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Man drowns trying to pull dock from St. Croix River; Record rains fall over weekend; Headphone-wearing teen didn’t hear train that killed him; more briefs
Wisconsin News
A man drowned Sunday while trying to remove a dock from the St. Croix River on the Wisconsin-Minnesota border.
Monday, October, 15, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A man drowned Sunday while trying to remove a dock from the St. Croix River on the Wisconsin-Minnesota border.
Monday, October, 15, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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No travel advised after torrential rains hit Superior area; some zoo animals drown
Buildings are flooded and roads are closed in the Duluth-Superior region. Up to 8.4 inches of rain fell by 8 a.m. today, and it was still coming down.
Wednesday, June, 20, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Buildings are flooded and roads are closed in the Duluth-Superior region. Up to 8.4 inches of rain fell by 8 a.m. today, and it was still coming down.
Wednesday, June, 20, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Senator will testify to PSC about wind-turbine links to health troubles; study shows voter ID laws could shape White House race, more briefs
Wisconsin News
A state senator who wants more limits on wind energy turbines says he’ll give evidence to the Public Service Commission Wednesday on the medical risks of living near those turbines. Also, an AP review shows new voter ID laws could have a real effect on the White House race this fall and two drownings were reported in Wisconsin over the weekend, plus more state briefs.
Monday, July, 09, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A state senator who wants more limits on wind energy turbines says he’ll give evidence to the Public Service Commission Wednesday on the medical risks of living near those turbines. Also, an AP review shows new voter ID laws could have a real effect on the White House race this fall and two drownings were reported in Wisconsin over the weekend, plus more state briefs.
Monday, July, 09, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Comrade, neighbor saw signs of shooter's mental illness; final Republican debate tonight ahead of primary; stinging bugs proliferating
Wisconsin News
Neighbors of the disturbed veteran who killed six at Oak Creek last week say Michael Page displayed signs of mental illness, but no one alerted authorities. Although mosquito counts are down, bees and other stinging insects have flourished amid the summer's dry weather. And the Minnesota DOT says the new St. Croix bridge can be built with fewer piers, plus more state briefs.
Friday, August, 10, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Neighbors of the disturbed veteran who killed six at Oak Creek last week say Michael Page displayed signs of mental illness, but no one alerted authorities. Although mosquito counts are down, bees and other stinging insects have flourished amid the summer's dry weather. And the Minnesota DOT says the new St. Croix bridge can be built with fewer piers, plus more state briefs.
Friday, August, 10, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Expect cooler weather; Repairs to old lift bridge will mean detours for local commuters; more briefs
Wisconsin News
The heat wave is over in most of Wisconsin, and for the first time this week, the mercury is not supposed to hit 90 anywhere in the state.
Thursday, June, 21, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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The heat wave is over in most of Wisconsin, and for the first time this week, the mercury is not supposed to hit 90 anywhere in the state.
Thursday, June, 21, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Three die after crashing into road wash-out; MPS per-pupil cost near nation's highest; more state briefs
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A woman from Thorp and a couple from Milwaukee were all killed early Thursday after they unknowingly drove into a wide chasm in a Clark County road created minutes earlier by heavy flooding. Also, state officials announce a new pact with a Chinese trading group that may result in more dairy exports. Plus more state briefs.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A woman from Thorp and a couple from Milwaukee were all killed early Thursday after they unknowingly drove into a wide chasm in a Clark County road created minutes earlier by heavy flooding. Also, state officials announce a new pact with a Chinese trading group that may result in more dairy exports. Plus more state briefs.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Sikh Temple massacre takes six lives, leaves state stunned; more briefs
Wisconsin News
Why? That’s what everybody wants to know this morning after a gunman killed six people and injured three others Sunday at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek south of Milwaukee.
Monday, August, 06, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Why? That’s what everybody wants to know this morning after a gunman killed six people and injured three others Sunday at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek south of Milwaukee.
Monday, August, 06, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Drought conditions plague state; Man who started clinic fire wanted to ‘release souls’ of children; more briefs
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State Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp urges Wisconsinites to conserve water wherever they can so it can be used where it’s needed most in the current drought.
Tuesday, July, 10, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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State Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp urges Wisconsinites to conserve water wherever they can so it can be used where it’s needed most in the current drought.
Tuesday, July, 10, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Gunman’s former girlfriend arrested; Angry drinker threatens bartender with banjo, hatchet; more briefs
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The woman who broke up with Wade Michael Page just weeks before he committed the Oak Creek temple shootings was arrested last night. Gov. Scott Walker will speak as a headliner at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., later this month. More briefs.
Wednesday, August, 08, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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The woman who broke up with Wade Michael Page just weeks before he committed the Oak Creek temple shootings was arrested last night. Gov. Scott Walker will speak as a headliner at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., later this month. More briefs.
Wednesday, August, 08, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Tougher standards, tests await public school students; Packers fans begin trek by horse, bike to season opener; more briefs
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Summer vacation is over for thousands of Wisconsin school students who are returning to classes today. State Supt. Tony Evers said students will face more rigorous “Common Core” learning standards for math and English, and standardized tests will be graded a lot tougher than in the past.
Tuesday, September, 04, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Summer vacation is over for thousands of Wisconsin school students who are returning to classes today. State Supt. Tony Evers said students will face more rigorous “Common Core” learning standards for math and English, and standardized tests will be graded a lot tougher than in the past.
Tuesday, September, 04, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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DA demands to carry weapon in courthouse; Romney campaigns in Wisconsin today; more briefs
Wisconsin News
The district attorney in Oshkosh says judges are illegally limiting his right to carry a concealed weapon in his courthouse, and he’s filing a petition today with the State Supreme Court to get that changed.
Monday, June, 18, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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The district attorney in Oshkosh says judges are illegally limiting his right to carry a concealed weapon in his courthouse, and he’s filing a petition today with the State Supreme Court to get that changed.
Monday, June, 18, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Fireworks spur grass fires; Van Hollen to lead AG association, more state briefs
The continued heat and drought put a damper on some Fourth of July festivities in southern Wisconsin and likely caused an accident at a Cudahy parade. Also, state regulators are relaxing Lyme disease reporting standards, many Wisconsin bankers think the economy has stabilized and investigation continues into the death of a woman sun-bathing in Madion who was run over by a parks department truck.
Thursday, July, 05, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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The continued heat and drought put a damper on some Fourth of July festivities in southern Wisconsin and likely caused an accident at a Cudahy parade. Also, state regulators are relaxing Lyme disease reporting standards, many Wisconsin bankers think the economy has stabilized and investigation continues into the death of a woman sun-bathing in Madion who was run over by a parks department truck.
Thursday, July, 05, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Cancun beckons -- juror takes off; Wolves attacking more domestic animals; more briefs
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A juror who walked out on deliberations to take a vacation in Cancun probably won’t be happy to come home.
Wednesday, August, 22, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A juror who walked out on deliberations to take a vacation in Cancun probably won’t be happy to come home.
Wednesday, August, 22, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Balloting mistakes blamed on poll worker shortage; Chiefs want more gun checks; Farm Bill's dairy 'safety net' draws ire, more state briefs
Wisconsin News
Governors from Nebraska and Virginia say they'll join Wisconsin in delaying implementation of health care reform until after the Presidential election. Also, Wisconsin's police chiefs want the feds to require background checks on all firearm sales -- not just those through licensed dealers. Plus more state briefs.
Monday, July, 16, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Governors from Nebraska and Virginia say they'll join Wisconsin in delaying implementation of health care reform until after the Presidential election. Also, Wisconsin's police chiefs want the feds to require background checks on all firearm sales -- not just those through licensed dealers. Plus more state briefs.
Monday, July, 16, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Tax reciprocity agreement runs into more snags; Eau Claire Co. offers ‘John School’ for panderers; Man dies in Burnett Co. ‘car-surfing’ incident; more briefs
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There’s a new disagreement over an agreement to bring back income tax reciprocity between Wisconsin and neighboring Minnesota. The two states don’t agree on the amount of money Wisconsin should pay Minnesota to equalize the arrangement.
Friday, August, 17, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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There’s a new disagreement over an agreement to bring back income tax reciprocity between Wisconsin and neighboring Minnesota. The two states don’t agree on the amount of money Wisconsin should pay Minnesota to equalize the arrangement.
Friday, August, 17, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Polls show Obama building lead over Romney; Dane Co. unions hope to extend bargaining rights; more briefs
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Two independent polls released Wednesday show that President Obama has extended his lead over Republican Mitt Romney in Wisconsin. Government employees in Dane County might become the first to take advantage of last week’s court ruling that struck down the nearly full ban on public union bargaining.
Thursday, September, 20, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Two independent polls released Wednesday show that President Obama has extended his lead over Republican Mitt Romney in Wisconsin. Government employees in Dane County might become the first to take advantage of last week’s court ruling that struck down the nearly full ban on public union bargaining.
Thursday, September, 20, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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