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1 hr ago | Channel 3000

Officials Say Deer Harvest Will Be Smaller

Wisconsin wildlife officials are warning hunters they'll probably take fewer deer than last year.

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9 hrs ago | Green Bay Press-Gazette

Wisconsin Army Reserve members may be at Fort Hood

Members of the Wisconsin Army Reserve may be at Fort Hood, Texas, the site of Thursday's shooting that killed 12 and injured 31.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Wisconsin, Madison Metro, US National Guard

Sat Nov 07, 2009

KARE 11 TV

Bankruptcy filings in Wis. up over last year

Bankruptcy filings in the state are up about 30 percent from this time last year, particularly among seniors struggling with medical expenses.

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy, Wisconsin

WEAU-TV Eau Claire

Governor Doyle declares Snowplow Driver Appreciation Day

Gov. Jim Doyle wants to officially say "thank you" to snowplow drivers. As winter closes in, the governor has declared Tuesday as Snowplow Driver Appreciation Day.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Jim Doyle, Wisconsin

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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Fri Nov 06, 2009

KansasCity.com

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, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

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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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, Criminal Defense Law, Law, River Hills, WI, Wauwatosa, WI

Thu Nov 05, 2009

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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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

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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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, Wedding

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, Jim Doyle, US Governors

Wed Nov 04, 2009

WisInfo

Report: Stimulus created or saved 10,000 jobs in state of Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. - Federal stimulus money created or saved more than 10,000 jobs in Wisconsin, President Barack Obama's administration reported Friday.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Madison Metro, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

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

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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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

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Today's TMJ4

Obama Visits Wisconsin During Education Debate

President Barack Obama's visit to Wisconsin on Wednesday comes as state lawmakers are considering a proposal to allow the mayor of Milwaukee to take over control of that city's struggling school district.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Milwaukee Metro

WSAW

Wis. Assembly Takes Up Birth Control Education

Schools that decide to teach sex education would have to instruct students on the use of birth control under a bill up for debate Tuesday in the state Assembly.

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Related Topix: Human Sexuality, Abortion, Wisconsin

Wausau Daily Herald

Updated: Wis. teachers couldn't be fired over test scores

Wisconsin schools could use student test scores to evaluate teachers, but they still couldn't use the information to discipline or fire them under a bill moving quickly through the Legislature.

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