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River Falls hosts Bluegrass and Roots Festival
The River Falls Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau announces the lineup for the Third Annual Bluegrass and Roots Festival April 5-7 in downtown River Falls.
Saturday, March, 23, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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The River Falls Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau announces the lineup for the Third Annual Bluegrass and Roots Festival April 5-7 in downtown River Falls.
Saturday, March, 23, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Biden: ‘Republican obstructionism slowed progress’
MINNEAPOLIS -- Vice President Joe Biden pounced on Republicans, with his main targets Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, during an early afternoon downtown Minneapolis rally today.
Tuesday, August, 21, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Vice President Joe Biden pounced on Republicans, with his main targets Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, during an early afternoon downtown Minneapolis rally today.
Tuesday, August, 21, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Poll results: Most voters support use of photo ID’s, presidential race too close to call in Wisconsin, Baldwin trailing Thompson; more briefs
Wisconsin News
A new poll says two-thirds of Wisconsin voters support the concept of making people show photo ID’s to vote. The Quinnipiac, CBS, New York Times poll said only 32% of about 1,200 Wisconsin voters oppose the idea.
Thursday, August, 23, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsin News
A new poll says two-thirds of Wisconsin voters support the concept of making people show photo ID’s to vote. The Quinnipiac, CBS, New York Times poll said only 32% of about 1,200 Wisconsin voters oppose the idea.
Thursday, August, 23, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Walker heralded at GOP convention, predicts Midwest 'battleground'; juror fined for choosing Cancun over court; e-proof will be accepted at polls; more state briefs
Gov. Scott Walker invoked the names of Aaron Rogers, Ryan Braun and Laura Kaeppeler as he greeted delegates at the Republican National Convention. Also, the GAB has ruled poll workers can accept bank statements and utility bills shown on computer screens when vetting would-be voters, plus more state news.
Wednesday, August, 29, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Gov. Scott Walker invoked the names of Aaron Rogers, Ryan Braun and Laura Kaeppeler as he greeted delegates at the Republican National Convention. Also, the GAB has ruled poll workers can accept bank statements and utility bills shown on computer screens when vetting would-be voters, plus more state news.
Wednesday, August, 29, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Job situation: Back on track or derailed?; Wood-cutting accident caused wildfire that burned over 8,000 acres; more briefs
Wisconsin News
Wisconsin’s job picture is either exciting or lackluster, depending on which political party you believe. Smoke from logging equipment caused this week’s massive wildfire in far northwest Wisconsin.
Friday, May, 17, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsin’s job picture is either exciting or lackluster, depending on which political party you believe. Smoke from logging equipment caused this week’s massive wildfire in far northwest Wisconsin.
Friday, May, 17, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Final gubernatorial debate airs tonight; WMC survey shows strong hiring prospects; voter fraud debate and more state news
Wisconsin News
Wisconsin voters will get their last chance Thursday to see Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tom Barrett debate face-to-face. A fresh group of WDNR firefighters were headed to the UP to help control a massive forest fire, plus stories about hiring prospects, no state taxes paid in 2010 by ABC Supply executive and more briefs.
Thursday, May, 31, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsin voters will get their last chance Thursday to see Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tom Barrett debate face-to-face. A fresh group of WDNR firefighters were headed to the UP to help control a massive forest fire, plus stories about hiring prospects, no state taxes paid in 2010 by ABC Supply executive and more briefs.
Thursday, May, 31, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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State reports first human case of West Nile; Bomb threat prompts evacuation of Eau Claire theater; more briefs
Wisconsin News
Wisconsin has recorded its first human case of the West Nile Virus. The state Health Services Department’s Website said the case was confirmed in Dodge County earlier this month. Besides the one human case, the state has recorded only three West Nile cases in birds. Those happened in Pierce, Dane and Washington counties.
Tuesday, August, 21, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsin has recorded its first human case of the West Nile Virus. The state Health Services Department’s Website said the case was confirmed in Dodge County earlier this month. Besides the one human case, the state has recorded only three West Nile cases in birds. Those happened in Pierce, Dane and Washington counties.
Tuesday, August, 21, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Minnesota city ends opposition to St. Croix bridge; Michelle Obama comforts Sikh Temple families; more briefs
Wisconsin News
Another hurdle has been crossed in building a new four-lane bridge over the St. Croix River near Hudson. Last night, the City Council in Oak Park Heights, Minn., voted 4 to 1 to end its objection to the new bridge.
Friday, August, 24, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Another hurdle has been crossed in building a new four-lane bridge over the St. Croix River near Hudson. Last night, the City Council in Oak Park Heights, Minn., voted 4 to 1 to end its objection to the new bridge.
Friday, August, 24, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Ft. McCoy celebrating first new barracks since WWII; Walker returns from sneak trip to Kosovo; 2 deaths linked to West Nile, more state briefs
Wisconsin News
Officials snipped a ribbon Thursday marking completion of a $6.8 million barracks -- the first of several -- which offer modern comforts like Internet and air conditioning to soldiers who train at the Sparta area base. Also, Gov. Scott Walker was expected in Madison Friday, following a quick, quiet trip to visit Guardsmen from West Bend completing a one-year mission. Read on for more state news.
Friday, September, 07, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Wisconsin News
Officials snipped a ribbon Thursday marking completion of a $6.8 million barracks -- the first of several -- which offer modern comforts like Internet and air conditioning to soldiers who train at the Sparta area base. Also, Gov. Scott Walker was expected in Madison Friday, following a quick, quiet trip to visit Guardsmen from West Bend completing a one-year mission. Read on for more state news.
Friday, September, 07, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Thompson: Sexual orientation ‘not an issue’ in race; Polk Co. man charged in death of son injured in 2007; A $24,696 tip on a $304 tab? Not what he intended; More briefs
Wisconsin News
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson said it was a mistake for one of his top aides to send disparaging messages about his opponent Tammy Baldwin. Thompson said his political director should not have sent critical emails and tweets that showed Baldwin dancing at a gay pride event.
Wednesday, September, 12, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson said it was a mistake for one of his top aides to send disparaging messages about his opponent Tammy Baldwin. Thompson said his political director should not have sent critical emails and tweets that showed Baldwin dancing at a gay pride event.
Wednesday, September, 12, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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No room in Milwaukee for Chinese bikers?; Polk County man pleads guilty to killing fiancé; more briefs
Wisconsin News
Gov. Scott Walker has invited Harley-Davidson riders from China to attend the company’s 110th anniversary in Milwaukee during the Labor Day weekend. But the question is whether they could find a place to stay.
Wednesday, April, 17, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Gov. Scott Walker has invited Harley-Davidson riders from China to attend the company’s 110th anniversary in Milwaukee during the Labor Day weekend. But the question is whether they could find a place to stay.
Wednesday, April, 17, 2013 - 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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Study says heavy drinking costs Wisconsin lives and money; Jurors begin deliberations in Native Mob case; more briefs
Wisconsin News
One thousand five hundred people die each year because of a “problematic alcohol culture” in Wisconsin, according to Paul Krupski of the Health First Coalition. A federal court jury in Minneapolis is about to decide whether three members of an American Indian gang are guilty of racketeering.
Wednesday, March, 13, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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One thousand five hundred people die each year because of a “problematic alcohol culture” in Wisconsin, according to Paul Krupski of the Health First Coalition. A federal court jury in Minneapolis is about to decide whether three members of an American Indian gang are guilty of racketeering.
Wednesday, March, 13, 2013 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Drivers blatantly ignoring construction-zone signs near Roberts; Walker touts Wisconsin education reform at Harvard conference; more briefs
Wisconsin News
A project engineer with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation says drivers are ignoring safety signs in a construction zone near the St. Croix County community of Roberts.
Friday, July, 27, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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A project engineer with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation says drivers are ignoring safety signs in a construction zone near the St. Croix County community of Roberts.
Friday, July, 27, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Ryan may be on Romney's VP short-list; Indian official in Milwaukee for Sikh memorials; Rhinelander teen repeats texting feat, more briefs
Wisconsin News
As interest grows in who Mitt Romney will pick to be his running mate, firebrand Congressman Paul Ryan's name is being talked about. Also, Punjab's prime minister arrived in Milwaukee and visited survivors of Sunday's mass killings that occurred in an Oak Creek Sikh temple. Plus, a blue-ribbon ham raised $8,700 for state 4-H'ers, plus more state briefs.
Thursday, August, 09, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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As interest grows in who Mitt Romney will pick to be his running mate, firebrand Congressman Paul Ryan's name is being talked about. Also, Punjab's prime minister arrived in Milwaukee and visited survivors of Sunday's mass killings that occurred in an Oak Creek Sikh temple. Plus, a blue-ribbon ham raised $8,700 for state 4-H'ers, plus more state briefs.
Thursday, August, 09, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Ryan is candidate for both vice president and Congress; Wisconsin voters just tired of elections?; more briefs
Wisconsin News
Paul Ryan will be on the ballot in November for both vice president and the First District U.S. House seat he’s held for the last 13 ½ years. According to the Racine Journal Times, state law allows him to run for both, and the House Budget chairman from Janesville confirmed on CBS’s “60 Minutes” last night that he’ll take full advantage.
Monday, August, 13, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Paul Ryan will be on the ballot in November for both vice president and the First District U.S. House seat he’s held for the last 13 ½ years. According to the Racine Journal Times, state law allows him to run for both, and the House Budget chairman from Janesville confirmed on CBS’s “60 Minutes” last night that he’ll take full advantage.
Monday, August, 13, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Cancun beckons -- juror takes off; Wolves attacking more domestic animals; more briefs
Wisconsin News
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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Stillwater bridge closes today; Dad arrested for arson after three sons die in blaze; more briefs
Wisconsin News
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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Union-limits issue goes to appeals court Oct. 4; Walker asks voters to sign petition to keep law; more briefs
Wisconsin News
An appeals court has scheduled an Oct. 4 hearing on the state’s request to temporarily restore public union bargaining limits for local governments and schools.
Friday, September, 21, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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An appeals court has scheduled an Oct. 4 hearing on the state’s request to temporarily restore public union bargaining limits for local governments and schools.
Friday, September, 21, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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Man due in court for murder of 13-year-old; search still on at Lake Pepin for overboard man; Walker calls for brat and burger summit; more state briefs
Wisconsin News
MILWAUKEE -- A judge will decide if there’s enough evidence to put John Spooner, 75, of Milwaukee, on trial. He’s charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the May 31 slaying of Darius Simmons.
Monday, June, 11, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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MILWAUKEE -- A judge will decide if there’s enough evidence to put John Spooner, 75, of Milwaukee, on trial. He’s charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the May 31 slaying of Darius Simmons.
Monday, June, 11, 2012 - Rivertowns.net - None
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