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Family of Elderly Woman Found Dead on Toilet Say they Warned Her Not to Move to WI.
Last Updated: 4:14 AM 05/12/08 - Friends and family of the 90-year-old woman whose remains were found on a toilet in a house said they warned her not to move to the area from Washington state.
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NO BULL! : Fiberglass Bull Mysteriously Found on Onalaska Football Field

Last Updated: 4:10 AM 05/12/08 - Carol Huber is happy and that's no bull.
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Dolly Parton Giving Children 5 and Under, Free Books Each Month in One Wis. Town

Last Updated: 4:05 AM 05/12/08 - Children in Oshkosh 5 and under are eligible for free books each month.
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POLICE SAY: Motorcycle Rider Arrested for 6th OWI After Crashing into Building

Last Updated: 4:00 AM 05/12/08 - A motorcyclist got more than he bargained for when he crashed into a building this past weekend.
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Wis. Police Say 10 Year Old Boy had Handgun and Bullets Hidden in Desk at School
Last Updated: 4:28 AM 05/09/08 - Police in Cudahy are investigating after a boy turned up with a handgun and bullets in his desk at Lincoln Elementary School
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ROAD RAGE: SUV Rams Waukesha Woman's Car, Police Find Driver Hiding in Tree
Last Updated: 4:24 AM 05/09/08 - A Waukesha County woman says she thought she was going to be killed when an SUV driver started ramming her car, and now that driver has been charged in court.

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NEW INFO: Judge OKs Use of Statements to Police in Portage Torture Case
Last Updated: 4:19 AM 05/09/08 - A woman's statements to police about a torture and death case in Portage may be used at her murder trial.
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NEW INFO: Wis. Police Plan to Discuss Toddler Strangulation Case with Prosecutors Later Today
Last Updated: 4:14 AM 05/09/08 - Police detectives in Neenah plan to meet with a special prosecutor today about possible charges in the case of a woman who told police she suffocated her 2-year-old son.
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NEW INFO: Police Confirm Identity of Man Accused in Kwik Trip Robbery

Last Updated: 9:15 PM 05/08/08 - Wausau Police say they now know the name of the man accused of robbing a Kwik Trip Convenience store on the city's North-East side. According to Lt. Michael Juedes, the suspect is 36 year old Jeffery S. Deuel of Medford. (Full Story)
Menasha Teacher Accused of Grooming 5th Grade Student for Sexual Encounter

Last Updated: 9:58 AM 05/08/08 - A teacher at a parochial school in Appleton is accused of using conversations about sex in the fifth-grade classroom to groom a student for sexual encounters.
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Wis. State Workers Spend Nearly a Million Dollars on Travel Even After Gov. Says "Cut Back"

Last Updated: 9:02 AM 05/07/08 - In the weeks after Governor Doyle's administration ordered state employees to curb unnecessary travel, those same workers charged the state more than $900,000 for hundreds of trips around the world.
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Police Arrest 15 Year Old Sheboygan Girl After They Say Knife Attack Was False
Last Updated: 4:01 AM 05/07/08 - Police say they have arrested a 15-year-old Sheboygan girl after she made up a story about being attacked by a knife-wielding suspect on her way to school.
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Wausau Police Search for Suspect in Monday Morning Robbery

Last Updated: 6:30 AM 05/06/08 - Wausau Police say they are continuing to look for a man who robbed a Kwik Trip convenience store around 1:30 A.M. Monday Morning. The suspect is described as a white male, late 20's to 30's with a moustache.
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Searchers Scour Land, Air and Water Looking for Missing Neenah Woman

Last Updated: 4:08 AM 05/02/08 - Private businesses provided boats and a helicopter to help search for a Neenah woman who's been missing since last Saturday afternoon, but there's still no sign of her.

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Wis. Humane Society Baffled After Mystery Illness Kills Several Canines

Last Updated: 8:58 AM 05/02/08 - A Waukesha humane society hopes to learn Friday what's caused seven dogs to die in 10 days and 10 others to show signs of illness.
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STOP THE VIOLENCE: Hmong Couples Retreat Aimed at Creating Safe and Healthy Marriages

Last Updated: 9:22 AM 05/01/08 - The Thao clan hosts a first of its kind workshop to encourage dialogue about culture of marriage (Full Story)
IT'S CONFIRMED: Cougar Shot in City of Chicago Came from Wisconsin
Last Updated: 4:24 AM 05/01/08 - Biologists have confirmed that a cougar shot to death by Chicago police came into the city by way of Wisconsin. (Full Story)
Wisconsin Congressman Co-Sponsors Bill That Would Repeal Incentives for Producing Ethanol
Last Updated: 4:21 AM 05/01/08 - Wisconsin Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner has signed on as a co-sponsor of a bill that would repeal incentives for producing ethanol.
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Wis. Experiences Big Spike in Hispanic Population in State Since Year 2000
Last Updated: 4:19 AM 05/01/08 - New figures show the Hispanic population in Wisconsin grew about 40 percent since the 2000 census. (Full Story)
NEW INFO: Man Pleads Not Guilty in Wis. HIV Sex Case
Last Updated: 4:09 AM 04/30/08 - An 18-year-old man is pleading not guilty after being accused of having unprotected sex with a woman without telling her he was HIV-positive.
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NEW INFO: Thousands Expected to Pay Respects to School Administrator Killed in Crash
Last Updated: 4:05 AM 04/30/08 - A funeral parlor in Oconomowoc expects thousands of people, many of them children, to pay respects to the pregnant school administrator and her daughter who were killed in a traffic crash last Friday.
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Police Say N.Y. Woman Met Wis. Teen Boy on Internet, Then Travelled to State to Have Sex
Last Updated: 4:12 AM 04/29/08 - A New York woman is accused of developing an online relationship with a 15-year-old boy, then traveling to Eau Claire with plans to have sex with him.
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Wis. Congresswoman Disappointed at High Court Ruling on Voter Identification
Last Updated: 4:07 AM 04/29/08 - A Wisconsin congresswoman says she's disappointed at the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that states can require voters to produce photo identification at the polls.
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Wisconsin D.A. Considering Cockfighting Charge Against Accused Drug Dealer
Last Updated: 7:21 AM 04/29/08 - Prosecutors in Fond du Lac County say a man facing drug charges could soon have an added charge of setting up a cockfighting operation.
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Meow! Big Cat Lovers Have a New Destination in Wisconsin
Last Updated: 7:53 AM 04/28/08 - Refuge for lions, tigers and leopards opens at Rock Springs (Full Story)
Wisconsin DNR Says Deer with Arrow Through Side Should be Left Alone
Last Updated: 9:19 AM 04/28/08 - A state biologist understands why observers are alarmed at the site of a live deer that has an arrow stuck in its side. But he says it's probably best to leave the deer alone.
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Former Wisconsin Teacher to Face Porn & Sex Related Charges in Court Today
Last Updated: 9:21 AM 04/28/08 - A former Brookfield high school teacher is scheduled to answer to charges in Louisiana Monday related to pornography and indecent behavior. Forty-one-year-old Michael Sprinkel of Sussex, has been charged in Louisiana with solicitation using a computer, indecent behavior with a juvenile and pornography involving juveniles.
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Wis. Man Assaulted While Playing Frisbee Disc Golf on University Course
Last Updated: 9:01 AM 04/25/08 - A man was hospitalized with facial injuries after being assaulted on the Frisbee disc golf course of the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County.
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Church Steeple Goes Up in Flames After Direct Hit From Above
Last Updated: 10:18 AM 04/25/08 - Flames lit up a church steeple near Milwaukee's airport when it was hit by lightning as a storm moved through the area Thursday afternoon. (Full Story)
YouTube Fight Leads to Punishment for Madison Girls
Last Updated: 7:25 AM 04/24/08 - School suspension imminent for teens featured in internet video brawl. (Full Story)
Insurance Co. Don't like Court Verdict, Say They Should Have to Pay for Fox River Cleanup
Last Updated: 4:20 AM 04/24/08 - Insurance companies have filed a motion to throw out a jury verdict that could cost them hundreds of millions of dollars in Fox River cleanup expenses. (Full Story)
IT'S MINE!: Feds Step In Over Dispute Between State and Explorers on Who Owns 17th Century Shipwreck
Last Updated: 4:41 AM 04/23/08 - An appeals court says the federal government should have authority, for now, over a Lake Michigan shipwreck that could be The Griffin.
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Police Say Wis. Driver Who Drove Over Woman and Left Her for Dead is Facing Charges
Last Updated: 4:36 AM 04/23/08 - A driver accused of running over a woman, killing her and then leaving the scene faces three charges, including hit and run involving death.
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Sheboygan Memorial Day Parade Canceled, Organizers say Lack of Interest

Last Updated: 11:52 AM 04/23/08 - Organizers of Sheboygan's Memorial Day parade say they're canceling this year's event because of a lack of interest, even as the nation's military forces are at war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Former Wis. Sheriffs Deputy Facing Prison Time After Admitting to Having Sex with Mentally Challenged Inmate
Last Updated: 4:32 AM 04/18/08 - A former Monroe County sheriff's lieutenant who admitted having sexual contact with a mentally ill female inmate faces prison time after pleading guilty to misconduct in office.
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Wis. Sheriff's Dept. Discovers Bicyclist Body in Ditch on Rural Country Road
Last Updated: 4:28 AM 04/18/08 - Green County authorities are investigating after a bicyclist was found dead along a rural road in the town of Spring Grove.
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Lac du Flambeau Given More Control Over Water Quality
Last Updated: 7:28 AM 04/17/08 - Band allowed to set up standards program. (Full Story)
Campus Explosion Leaves Students & Faculty in the Cold and Without Hot Water
Last Updated: 3:58 AM 04/17/08 - The explosion of a backup boiler in the power plant at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has left the campus without heat and hot water.
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Four Teens Could Face 100 Charges Each for Damaging Mailboxes in Wis.
Last Updated: 10:22 AM 04/17/08 - Four teens face nearly 100 charges each in a mailbox vandalism spree in Dunn County that also included damaging vehicles.

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Mosinee Police Say They're Waiting for More Information on Bones Discovery
Last Updated: 3:51 AM 04/17/08 - Police in Mosinee are still waiting for results of tests by the state crime lab on bones found in a yard last week.
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