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No plea deal for father in three killings; swimming away won’t get man out of trouble; faster safety tests for new medicines; vote on favorite farmers’ market; Batman star visits victim; more briefs…
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No plea deal for father in three killings; swimming away won’t get man out of trouble; faster safety tests for new medicines; vote on favorite farmers’ market; plus more briefs.
Wednesday, July, 25, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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No plea deal for father in three killings; swimming away won’t get man out of trouble; faster safety tests for new medicines; vote on favorite farmers’ market; plus more briefs.
Wednesday, July, 25, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Stillwater bridge closes today; Dad arrested for arson after three sons die in blaze; more briefs
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Thousands of commuters in northwest Wisconsin are taking a different route to their jobs in Minnesota’s Twin Cities area. The lift bridge at Stillwater Minnesota is closing today for about 3 1/2 months.
Monday, September, 10, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Thousands of commuters in northwest Wisconsin are taking a different route to their jobs in Minnesota’s Twin Cities area. The lift bridge at Stillwater Minnesota is closing today for about 3 1/2 months.
Monday, September, 10, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Supreme Court primary nearly certain; partisan politics is issue
A three-way primary for the Wisconsin Supreme Court is one step away from being assured.
Friday, January, 04, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A three-way primary for the Wisconsin Supreme Court is one step away from being assured.
Friday, January, 04, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Claims for 'Sandy' damage hit Wisconsin’s property insurers; Presidential hopefuls stopping here again; Judge rules Walker's clout doesn't trump Evers'; more state news
Wisconsin News
As winds from epic hurricane Sandy dissipated over the Great Lakes Tuesday, the phones started to ring at property insurance firms headquartered in Wisconsin. Also, a Dane County judge has ruled that Gov. Scott Walker doesn't have more authority to set school rules than elected school Superintendent Tony Evers. Plus stories about former state senator Randy Hopper, a cheap-gas campaign event and an age discrimination lawsuit.
Wednesday, October, 31, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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As winds from epic hurricane Sandy dissipated over the Great Lakes Tuesday, the phones started to ring at property insurance firms headquartered in Wisconsin. Also, a Dane County judge has ruled that Gov. Scott Walker doesn't have more authority to set school rules than elected school Superintendent Tony Evers. Plus stories about former state senator Randy Hopper, a cheap-gas campaign event and an age discrimination lawsuit.
Wednesday, October, 31, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Walker not planning changes to WRS; recount affirms Senate swing to Democrats; Xcel crews head east to help untangle storm damage; more briefs
A report released Monday indicates Gov. Scott Walker won't tinker with the $77 billion Wisconsin Retirement System as long as it remains viable for taxpayers and retirees. Also, Wisconsin's prolonged heat wave is unseasonably early and is quickly drying out crops statewide. Also, a rookie Milwaukee police officer has been fired and faces charges after her car appears to have been used in a homicide. Plus more state briefs.
Monday, July, 02, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A report released Monday indicates Gov. Scott Walker won't tinker with the $77 billion Wisconsin Retirement System as long as it remains viable for taxpayers and retirees. Also, Wisconsin's prolonged heat wave is unseasonably early and is quickly drying out crops statewide. Also, a rookie Milwaukee police officer has been fired and faces charges after her car appears to have been used in a homicide. Plus more state briefs.
Monday, July, 02, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Deer Czar recommends joint management program; GOP clears way for Dems to take control of state Senate; more briefs
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One of the top recommendations in a study of Wisconsin’s deer management practices is to start a program used in 20 other states to help manage the herd.
Wednesday, July, 11, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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One of the top recommendations in a study of Wisconsin’s deer management practices is to start a program used in 20 other states to help manage the herd.
Wednesday, July, 11, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Health officials investigate possible West Nile deaths; Wisconsin on track for budget surplus; Men charged with letting pit bull attack teen as punishment; more briefs
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Wisconsin may have its first human deaths from the West Nile virus in four years. The current state budget could have a $274 million surplus when it expires next June.
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsin may have its first human deaths from the West Nile virus in four years. The current state budget could have a $274 million surplus when it expires next June.
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Bill limiting junk-food purchases with food stamps passes Assembly; Heroin use spikes in mid-Wisconsin; more state news
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The state Assembly has voted to make Wisconsin the first state to force food stamp recipients to spend most of their benefits on healthy food. Marathon County sheriff’s official Gary Schneck said heroin use in the Wausau area has jumped rapidly in the last three years, and it started when drug-makers added time-release coatings to painkillers like OxyContin to cut down on their abuse.
Wednesday, May, 08, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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The state Assembly has voted to make Wisconsin the first state to force food stamp recipients to spend most of their benefits on healthy food. Marathon County sheriff’s official Gary Schneck said heroin use in the Wausau area has jumped rapidly in the last three years, and it started when drug-makers added time-release coatings to painkillers like OxyContin to cut down on their abuse.
Wednesday, May, 08, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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UW-Whitewater grad among those killed in theater shooting; Heat advisory issued for southern Wisconsin; more briefs
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UW-Whitewater graduate John Larimer was among the 12 people murdered in Friday’s movie theater shooting rampage in Aurora, Colo. Southern Wisconsin will be under another heat advisory today. More briefs.
Monday, July, 23, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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UW-Whitewater graduate John Larimer was among the 12 people murdered in Friday’s movie theater shooting rampage in Aurora, Colo. Southern Wisconsin will be under another heat advisory today. More briefs.
Monday, July, 23, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Most school districts will get less state aid this year; State puts part of surplus in ‘rainy day fund’; more briefs
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Dozens of Wisconsin school districts will either get the same or more state aid than a year ago, but most will get less, according to a district-by-district breakdown released Monday by the state Department of Public Instruction.
Tuesday, October, 16, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Dozens of Wisconsin school districts will either get the same or more state aid than a year ago, but most will get less, according to a district-by-district breakdown released Monday by the state Department of Public Instruction.
Tuesday, October, 16, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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14-year-old allegedly stole van, caused crash in Dunn County; Dead woman hailed as hero in spa shooting; more briefs
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Prosecutors are still trying to decide how to charge a 14-year-old boy after he allegedly stole a van in Durand last Tuesday and got into a head-on crash near Menomonie.
Wednesday, October, 24, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Prosecutors are still trying to decide how to charge a 14-year-old boy after he allegedly stole a van in Durand last Tuesday and got into a head-on crash near Menomonie.
Wednesday, October, 24, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Now it’s Isaac; then it was Katrina
MENOMONIE -- A UW-Stout student knows what it’s like to be in the shoes of thousands of Gulf Coast residents who are nervously watching the approach of tropical storm Isaac.
Monday, August, 27, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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MENOMONIE -- A UW-Stout student knows what it’s like to be in the shoes of thousands of Gulf Coast residents who are nervously watching the approach of tropical storm Isaac.
Monday, August, 27, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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7th District U.S. Congress: Former lumberjack aims to chop deficit
His background as a reality television star and lumberjack couldn’t prepare Sean Duffy for the wilderness of Washington, D.C. Life as a congressman has its ups and downs, Duffy admitted, but he remains hopeful that dramatic change in this country’s politics could be just around the corner.
Tuesday, October, 30, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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His background as a reality television star and lumberjack couldn’t prepare Sean Duffy for the wilderness of Washington, D.C. Life as a congressman has its ups and downs, Duffy admitted, but he remains hopeful that dramatic change in this country’s politics could be just around the corner.
Tuesday, October, 30, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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93rd District Assembly: Partisanship creates divisions, blocks progress, says Smith
There’s too much outside money in politics and the result is elected officials who listen to the wishes of their contributors rather than to the needs of their constituents, says Jeff Smith. Smith is hoping to regain the 93rd Assembly District seat he held for two terms but lost to Warren Petryk two years ago.
Tuesday, October, 30, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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There’s too much outside money in politics and the result is elected officials who listen to the wishes of their contributors rather than to the needs of their constituents, says Jeff Smith. Smith is hoping to regain the 93rd Assembly District seat he held for two terms but lost to Warren Petryk two years ago.
Tuesday, October, 30, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A rarity: Pond scum on Lake Superior; Judge orders man who made threats to stay away from Kind; more briefs
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Normally Lake Superior is so cold that it rarely gets algae, but that’s apparently not the case this summer. A La Crosse man was given a conditional release yesterday after he was found to be not guilty by reason of insanity to making threats at a federal building which houses the La Crosse Post Office.
Tuesday, July, 31, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Normally Lake Superior is so cold that it rarely gets algae, but that’s apparently not the case this summer. A La Crosse man was given a conditional release yesterday after he was found to be not guilty by reason of insanity to making threats at a federal building which houses the La Crosse Post Office.
Tuesday, July, 31, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Third visit from Obama, innocent plea in camera shop deaths, three killed after car slams into trees, backlog causes late unemployment checks; more briefs
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MADISON -- Wisconsin’s presidential race heats up, as both major candidates and their running mates plan separate appearances over the next six days.
Friday, October, 26, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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MADISON -- Wisconsin’s presidential race heats up, as both major candidates and their running mates plan separate appearances over the next six days.
Friday, October, 26, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Pace of U.S. Senate primary race heats up; GOP warns election officials to clean up process; more briefs
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With 33 days until the Republican primary, Wisconsinites are just starting to pay attention to the U.S. Senate race. Veteran GOP consultant Mark Graul says we’ll see a lot of swings in the polls.
Thursday, July, 12, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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With 33 days until the Republican primary, Wisconsinites are just starting to pay attention to the U.S. Senate race. Veteran GOP consultant Mark Graul says we’ll see a lot of swings in the polls.
Thursday, July, 12, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Heat may have been factor in up to 22 deaths; New formula: Less than half of state’s students proficient in math or reading; more briefs
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Health officials now say up to 22 people could have died from the intense heat in Wisconsin over the past two weeks. Refigured results show that only 48% of Wisconsin’s third- through eighth-graders and high school sophomores were proficient or better in math and just 36% of those youngsters were proficient or better in reading. More briefs
Tuesday, July, 17, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Health officials now say up to 22 people could have died from the intense heat in Wisconsin over the past two weeks. Refigured results show that only 48% of Wisconsin’s third- through eighth-graders and high school sophomores were proficient or better in math and just 36% of those youngsters were proficient or better in reading. More briefs
Tuesday, July, 17, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Sikh Temple massacre takes six lives, leaves state stunned; more briefs
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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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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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Civil rights workers monitor polls in Milwaukee; Reporter finds ‘missing’ boater; more briefs
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The U.S. Justice Department is keeping an eye on some of the voting in today’s Wisconsin fall primaries. Civil rights personnel planned to monitor polling places in Milwaukee to watch for discrimination, harassment and intimidation.
Tuesday, August, 14, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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The U.S. Justice Department is keeping an eye on some of the voting in today’s Wisconsin fall primaries. Civil rights personnel planned to monitor polling places in Milwaukee to watch for discrimination, harassment and intimidation.
Tuesday, August, 14, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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