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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:30:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>$19.6M settlement in priest sex abuse lawsuit against Donald McGuire</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Six men who say they were victims of former Jesuit priest Donald McGuire settle their sex abuse lawsuit for nearly $20 million.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 23:38:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Budget committee OK's $50 tobacco use health insurance fee for smokers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a Gov. Scott Walker proposal that has won approval by the Legislature's budget committee.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:26:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Severe storms rumble across E Minn., W Wis.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Skies turned dark and the rain came down in torrents as severe storms rumbled across eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:28:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bipartisan bill requires annual WEDC audit</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A bipartisan group of legislators has introduced a bill that makes some changes to Wisconsin's troubled economic development agency.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:47:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>9,000-acre wildfire in NW Wis. contained</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Firefighters battling a 9,000-acre in northwestern Wisconsin have contained the massive blaze.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dick Trickle dead at 71; Ex-NASCAR driver</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Authorities in North Carolina say former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 21:50:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Benedictine monk from Wisconsin denies Illinois abduction charges</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A Benedictine monk from Wisconsin has denied trying to abduct four Illinois girls.]]></description>
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<title>Student who hacked into school computers expelled</title>
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<description><![CDATA[An Altoona student accused of hacking into the school district's computer system has been expelled.]]></description>
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<title>Mail carrier accused of stealing $1,500 in checks sentenced</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A former Duluth mail carrier has been sentenced to probation for stealing rebate checks and other items from residents along his route.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:16:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dead, live alligators, snakes found at Kenosha home</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Police in Wisconsin are investigating a possible case of animal cruelty after two sets of alligator remains, a burned snake and several other live reptiles were found in a Kenosha home.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:25:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wisconsin librarians urge students to scream</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Librarians usually tell students to keep quiet. That's not the case at one college in Wisconsin.]]></description>
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<dig:alt><![CDATA[  Its the annual Finals Scream at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse.]]></dig:alt>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 22:01:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Janesville man sentenced to life in Rockford double-murder</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A Wisconsin man who was convicted in the 2010 slayings of a Rockford couple has been sentenced to life in prison.]]></description>
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<title>Dead soldiers' taxes would be forgiven under Wisconsin bill</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The parents of a Wisconsin soldier killed in Afghanistan are backing a bill that would forgive state income taxes for military members killed in combat.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:29:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Man arrestted in Mount Pleasant boy's death</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mount Pleasant police have made an arrest in the death of a 3-year-old boy.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 18:48:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Obama honors police, including Chicago, Wis. officers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama on Saturday praised the nation's police officers for everyday acts of courage, saying they often rush into danger to do ''some really tough stuff.'']]></description>
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<title>Packers looking for 400 new concession employees</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Green Bay Packers' renovations at Lambeau Field have created a need for more than 400 additional concession workers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 14:50:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wis. man held in 2005 triple homicide</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A 29-year-old Racine man has made his first court appearance in connection with a 2005 triple homicide.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 14:52:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hundreds turn out to honor fallen Wis. officers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The names of five fallen police officers have been added to the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial.]]></description>
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<title>Popping balloons mistaken for gunfire at Western Technical College campus</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A report of gunshots on the campus of a La Crosse technical college drew an immediate response from heavily-armed police officers who found the sound was nothing more than balloons popping during a class project.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:00:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>8 cases of tuberculosis confirmed in Sheboygan area</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Health officials say three more Sheboygan students have an active case of tuberculosis, in addition to the case confirmed last month.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:27:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Standoff over concealed carry: Lessons from Wisconsin</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The deadline for Illinois state lawmakers to pass a concealed carry law is just a month away. ABC 7's Paul Meincke visits the last state to put such a law into effect - Wisconsin.]]></description>
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<title>Down syndrome teen takes beauty queen to prom</title>
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