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2 hrs ago | KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

MIDWEST: Wisconsin Mom Talks About Toddler's H1N1 Flu Death

A Cashton mother says there were no warning signs before her 21-month-old daughter died after contracting the H1N1 flu.

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7 hrs ago | KCRG

ODD: Finnish Firm Buys Naming Rights to Wis. Teen

An unemployed Wisconsin teen spent the first 19 years of his life as Calvin Gosz, but after selling his naming rights you can now call him Verkkokauppa Com.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Kansas City Star

Wis. man donates cheesehead hat signed by Obama

A Wisconsin man who got his cheesehead hat signed by President Barack Obama has decided to donate it to a museum rather than sell it on eBay.Mansfield Neblett told The Associated Press in an e-mail Friday he decided to donate the triangular, bright yellow hat to the Wisconsin Historical Society.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government

FOX6Now.com - WITI

Wisconsin soldier from Racine among those killed at Fort Hood

The uncle of a Wisconsin soldier says his nephew is among the soldiers killed in the Fort Hood shootings.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Racine Metro, Racine, WI, Milwaukee Metro

Channel 3000

Wisconsin Soldier Killed, Two Hurt In Fort Hood Rampage

One soldier from Wisconsin was killed and two others were hurt in the shooting massacre at the Fort Hood Army Base on Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Kiel, WI, Manitowoc County, WI, Manitowoc, WI

WLUK-TV Green Bay

Gov. Doyle visiting Mercury Marine

Gov. Jim Doyle plans to meet with employees and company leaders at Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac.

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WisDOT

Winter traveler information now available by dialing 511

The first snowflakes of the season have already fallen on parts of Wisconsin. As a result, the 511 Traveler Information System, a service of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, has activated its winter road condition report feature.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government

Thu Nov 05, 2009

FOX6Now.com - WITI

Wisconsin Senate passes tougher drunk driving laws

A comprehensive toughening of Wisconsin's notoriously weak drunken driving laws moved a step closer to becoming law Thursday with unanimous approval by the state Senate.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government, Criminal Defense Law, Law, River Hills, WI, Wauwatosa, WI

NBC26

Wis. Senate OKs new election money for justices

The state Senate has approved a bill that would create a new public financing system for state Supreme Court campaigns.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Arrest made in slaying of nun from Wisconsin

Federal agents descended on a small community on the Navajo Indian reservation early Thursday to make an arrest in the slaying of a nun whose body was found in her home on church property.

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Related Topix: Plymouth, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Construction, Retail, Green Bay Metro

KWWL-TV Waterloo

Wisconsin to gather input on racial profiling rules

State justice officials want to hear from the public on a new rule that calls for police to collect racial data during traffic stops.

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WBZ-AM Allston

Patrick to meet with Obama during DC visit

Gov. Deval Patrick is making a two-day trip to Washington focused on state economic development and health care issues.

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Related Topix: Deval Patrick, US Governors, Washington, Washington Government, US Military, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, US Army, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Jim Doyle, Wisconsin Government

KSTP-TV Minneapolis

Wis. Supreme Court Rejects Gay Rights Challenge

The state Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's domestic partner registry.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Wisconsin Government, Wedding

Wed Nov 04, 2009

News9 Oklahoma City

Obama offers schools money for backing initiatives

Pushing for a link between student test scores and teacher pay, President Barack Obama on Wednesday dangled $5 billion in federal grants to states willing to undertake a top-to-bottom overhaul of their schools in support of the White House's priorities.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Wisconsin Government, Jim Doyle, US Governors

WSAW

Last Madison Presidential Visit In 1950

President Barack Obama's visit to Wisconsin Wednesday will be the first stop in Madison by a sitting president in over a half century.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Mochila

Police: Disabled Wisc. Man abused by relatives

Police in Wisconsin are investigating after finding evidence that the family of a mentally disabled man had often chained him to a pole in their basem ...

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government, Video

WSAW

Bill To Reform State Child Care Advances

Child care providers convicted of numerous crimes, including child abuse, would be barred from participating in Wisconsin's troubled subsidy program under a bill headed to the full Legislature.

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Related Topix: Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, Wisconsin Government

WXOW

Wis. lawmaker sends Duncan letter over concerns

A powerful Democratic Wisconsin state lawmaker sent U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan a letter outlining concerns he has with the Race to the Top education stimulus program.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government

Tue Nov 03, 2009

JSOnline.com and WTMJ-TV

Man Sentenced for Stealing Plane, Flying Over Wisconsin

A 31-year-old Canadian man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing a plane in Canada and flying over three states before landing along a dark southern Missouri highway.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Prison

WUSA9

Rental Car Taxes Are Getting Jacked Up

Anyone renting a car in Maine would be paying the state 12.5% of their bill in excise taxes starting last month if the legislature there had its way.

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