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5 min ago | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Charges filed against 2 men in 12-county burglary ring

Two men accused of operating a burglary ring in 12 counties have been charged on multiple counts including burglary, theft and battery, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said Friday in a news release.

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Related Topix: Waupaca, WI, Shawano, WI, Winnebago County, WI

4 hrs ago | Milwaukee Courier Online

Legislatively Speaking - Supporting our veterans in the budget

One of the Legislature's most important responsibilities is to care for our veterans .

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8 hrs ago | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Business in Wisconsin

Wednesday : "Managing Your Portfolio in any Investment Climate." Milwaukee Mutual Fund Group.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI, Brookfield, WI, Walworth County, WI

Fri May 17, 2013

TwinCities

Wisconsin: Cost of Scott Walker's Medicaid plan increases

The cost of Gov. Scott Walker's plan to reject federally funded Medicaid expansion and instead tighten income eligibility for the program has gone up.

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Related Topix: Scott Walker, US Governors, Healthcare Law, Law, Wisconsin Government

Lakeland Times

Douglas County wildfire

Introducing any fire in the outdoors is strongly discouraged today. The DNR will be suspending all burning permits and citizens should check with local fire officials for any additional restrictions in place.

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Related Topix: Fire, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Douglas County, WI, Wisconsin Government, Weather

Wisconsin Ag Connection

Midwest Farmland Values Still Up, Wisconsin Sees Lower Trends

The value of farmland in the upper Midwest continued to increase by double-digit percentage points during the first quarter of 2013, with the exception of Wisconsin, which was the only state to see lower values compared to a year earlier.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

Fox News

Bear Meets Wife:Brave Woman Saves Husband From Mauling

A Wisconsin woman saved her husband from an attacking black bear outside of their cabin by hitting the animal with a gun, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government

KARE 11 TV

Wisconsin wildfire started by logging operations

Investigators say a large wildfire caused by logging operations in northwestern Wisconsin wasn't intentionally set and criminal charges aren't expected.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government, Natural Disasters, Fire, Wildfire, Marinette County, WI

Weekend

Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library

Is someone you know having trouble reading standard print? The Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library provides Braille and recorded books and playback equipment for Wisconsin residents who for any physical reason cannot read standard print.

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WNFL-AM Green Bay

Fire started with logging equipment, determined ac...

Investigators now know the cause of this week's big wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Wisconsin Government

Thu May 16, 2013

WAOW

Gogebic Taconite reduces number of test holes

Finding child care is an in-demand and expensive endeavor in Wisconsin. "About 75% of children are in some type of out-of-home care situation, so that's a pretty significant number," Kelly Borchardt told A Merrill man stabbed his wife seven times, tried to strangle her and then hid her body in some woods near Medford following a discussion about ... (more)

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Related Topix: Merrill, WI, Lincoln County, WI, Douglas County, WI

Examiner.com

Police rescue deadly reptiles from abandoned home in Wisconsin

Kenosha police, responding to a possible animal cruelty complaint removed a Gila monster as well as a variety of snakes, two 6 to 8-foot alligators, a 5-foot crocodile and a snapping turtle from an urban home just a few blocks from the city's central police station onTuesday.

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Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

Gov. Scott Walker reports Wisconsin added 32,000 jobs in 2012

Cher Yang of Fond du Lac, talks with Brittany Junck, a job recruiter for Aerotek of Appleton, during a job fair in Fond du Lac in December.

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Related Topix: Scott Walker, US Governors, Wisconsin Government, Appleton, WI

The Charlotte Observer

9,000-acre wildfire in NW Wisconsin contained

A wildfire actively burns through the forest along Sutfin Road east of Duck Pond Road in Highland Township, Wis., east of Solon Springs, Wis., late Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government, Natural Disasters, Fire, Wildfire, Solon Springs, WI, Gordon, WI

WIGM-AM Medford

JFC agrees to 15 additional tax collectors

The state Legislature's Joint Finance Committee votes unanimously to add 15 new people to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue specifically to track down those who are delinquent in their state taxes.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government, Tax

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Wisconsin monk denies Illinois abduction charges

The Waukegan News-Sun reported that 57-year-old Thomas Chmura was arraigned on Tuesday in Lake County.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government

Wed May 15, 2013

CBS News

Massive wildfire hits northwestern Wisconsin

This May 14, 2013, photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources shows a smoky wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that has consumed 8,700 acres, destroyed nearly 50 structures and forced dozens from their homes.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Government, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Bayfield County, WI, Scott Walker, US Governors

WNFL-AM Green Bay

Poll: Wisconsinites against borrowing, tax hikes t...

Nobody likes to pay taxes and not many folks want to "pick a poison" and help legislators decide how to pay for new and improved highways.

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Related Topix: Scott Walker, US Governors

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Rare 'heat burst' hits southern Wisconsin, leading to wind damage

Meteorologists called Tuesday night's windy conditions from Dane County east to Milwaukee County a "heat burst." The water in the air evaporated before it hit the ground, causing the air to warm and whoosh to the ground in a sudden, hot burst.

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Related Topix: Dane County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Weather, Sullivan, WI, Dane, WI

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Wisconsin mining law reforms benefit polluters

In their May 7 opinion piece "Unlock minerals in Wisconsin," representatives of the Wisconsin and National Mining Associations grossly misrepresent the facts to sway the public in favor of mining law reforms for gold and base metals.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Tommy Thompson, Scott Walker, US Governors, Opinion

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