2 bear attacks unusual in Wisconsin
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on June 19, 2013 - 7:03 p.m.
RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ carnivore specialist says attacks by black bear in Wisconsin are unusual, despite two such incidents so far this spring. David ...
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Wis. welfare-to-work incentives could trim cases
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on June 19, 2013 - 7:02 p.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials hope a new incentive plan will trim participation in the state’s welfare-to-work program, which has seen an increase in enrollment despite predictions that fewer ...
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Health groups oppose bill barring gun inquiries
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on June 19, 2013 - 7:01 p.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Health organizations say a Wisconsin bill that would prohibit doctors from asking patients whether they own guns would interfere with the doctor-patient relationship. Under the proposal ...
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Wooden beam could be detached part of shipwreck
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on June 19, 2013 - 6:56 p.m.
FAIRPORT, Mich. (AP) — A wooden beam that has long been the focus of the search for a 17th century shipwreck in northern Lake Michigan was not attached to a ...
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Assembly passes state budget, heads to Senate
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on June 19, 2013 - 12:27 p.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly has passed the state budget on a 55-42 vote. The vote came abruptly on Wednesday after Democrats surprisingly decided against offering any amendments. ...
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High-speed motorcycle pursuit ends in crash
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on June 19, 2013 - 7:25 a.m.
JANESVILLE--A high-speed pursuit left a Beloit man hospitalized and arrested on multiple charges after he crashed his motorcycle Tuesday night. Joshua C. Miller, 24, Beloit, was arrested on charges of ...
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Turtle reward increases to $8,200
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA on June 19, 2013 - 6:52 a.m.
DELAVAN--The reward for information leading to arrest of the individual responsible for beating to death a mother snapping turtle has now been increased to $8,200. The turtle, a female searching ...
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Two bear attacks unusual in Wisconsin
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on June 19, 2013 - 4:48 a.m.
RHINELANDER—The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ carnivore specialist says attacks by black bear in Wisconsin are unusual, despite two such incidents so far this spring. David MacFarland, in Rhinelander, says ...
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Report faults UW-System education schools
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on June 18, 2013 - 10:06 p.m.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A review of the nation’s teacher-training programs released Tuesday suggests that many University of Wisconsin System education schools are of middling quality. The nonprofit National Council on ...
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Wis. Republicans looking to curtail mine protests
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on June 18, 2013 - 7:27 p.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans are looking to curtail public access to an iron mine site in far northwestern Wisconsin in hopes of stopping protesters from interfering with the project. ...
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Democrat Hulsey considering becoming independent
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on June 18, 2013 - 7:25 p.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic state Rep. Brett Hulsey of Madison is considering switching his party affiliation to become an independent. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Hulsey told him ...
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DNR: Man mauled by bear in Burnett County
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on June 18, 2013 - 7:24 p.m.
SHELL LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A man who was attacked by a black bear in northwestern Wisconsin is recovering at a hospital in the Twin Cities. The Wisconsin Department of ...
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Assembly delays budget debate until Wednesday
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on June 18, 2013 - 7:23 p.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly has adjourned after debating the state budget for only 15 minutes. The Assembly is scheduled to resume debate at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday and ...
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Wisconsin home sales rise 18 percent in May
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on June 18, 2013 - 9:17 a.m.
MILWAUKEE—Home sales in Wisconsin continue to rise. The Wisconsin Realtors Association says May sales are up about 18 percent compared to the same month last year. It’s the 23rd consecutive ...
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UPDATE: Officials consider cause of Tuesday fire to be suspicious
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on June 18, 2013 - 6:38 a.m.
JANESVILLE—The cause of a fire that badly damaged a mobile home early Tuesday morning is considered suspicious, a Janesville fire official said. “We are deferring this to the police department, ...
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Firefighters responding to mobile home fire
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on June 18, 2013 - 4:33 a.m.
JANESVILLE—Janesville firefighters and police are responding to the scene of a mobile home fire at 1548 Swallow. The fire was reported at 4:21 a.m. Tuesday in the Jacob Woodland Heights ...
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Sixth OWI lands Janesville man in jail, authorities say
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on June 17, 2013 - 7:57 p.m.
A Janesville man was arrested Sunday night for his sixth operating while intoxicated offense, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Kevin S. Eyers, 43, was driving north on Highway ...
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Milwaukee officer accidentally shoots suspect
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on June 17, 2013 - 7:31 p.m.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee police say an officer accidentally shot and wounded a car theft suspect while arresting him. A second suspect escaped Monday. WTMJ-TV reports the suspects robbed two ...
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Wisconsin produces most maple syrup since 1992
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on June 17, 2013 - 1:45 p.m.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin’s maple syrup producers are having a great year. A report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s statistical arm says the state’s farmers produced five ...
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Winning lottery ticket sold in Janesville
Posted by KATHERINE KRUEGER on June 17, 2013 - 10:45 a.m.
A Janesville gas station sold a winning ticket for Friday’s Wisconsin Lottery, carrying a jackpot valued at $34,500. The ticket holder will split the $69,000 jackpot from the Badger 5 ...
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