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Wisconsin man killed in apparent hunting accident

Mon, 04/18/2016 - 3:29am
Authorities say a Janesville man has been fatally shot by a member of his turkey-hunting party in an apparent accident.

Stinking drunk? Police say "inebriated" man used fart spray

Mon, 04/18/2016 - 12:44am
Police in Georgia have arrested a man for allegedly causing a stink at a bar. 

Rock ramps at North Texas park help turtles exit the water

Mon, 04/18/2016 - 12:42am
Some turtles having a tough time crawling out of an updated North Texas pond can now use special exit ramps. 

University mistakenly sends 5,000 students acceptance emails

Mon, 04/18/2016 - 12:10am
More than 5,000 prospective students have mistakenly been notified by email that they've been accepted into an upstate New York university. 

Officials: Wisconsin man killed in apparent hunting accident

Sun, 04/17/2016 - 10:53pm
Authorities say a Janesville man has been fatally shot by a member of his turkey-hunting party in an apparent accident.

'Mr. G's Saloon' owner holds fundraiser for pet shelters in honor of his dog

Sun, 04/17/2016 - 7:24pm
Tom Gilbertson, owner of Mr. G's Saloon in Marshfield, always threw a birthday party at his bar for his English Bulldog, Kelly, in April every year. 

Troubled Wisconsin youth prison faces staff vacancies

Sun, 04/17/2016 - 6:33pm
New figures show nearly 30 job vacancies among employees who guard residents and work most closely with them at the state's youth prison in northern Wisconsin.

Expert: Ecuador's quake 20x strong than Japan's

Sun, 04/17/2016 - 3:44pm
Ecuador's earthquake is being described as 20 times stronger and releasing more energy than the one in Japan a day before.

Wisconsin nurses slower to self-report drug abuse

Sun, 04/17/2016 - 12:03pm
Thousands of Wisconsin nurses deal with drug addiction, and the state has created a program for nurses who want to get help.

We all lie, scientists say, but politicians even more so

Sun, 04/17/2016 - 10:56am
This is the season of lies. 

Medicare's 'Innovation Center' rebalancing quality and cost

Sun, 04/17/2016 - 10:47am
In an office park near Baltimore, 360 people at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation are trying to reinvent Medicare to improve it, and maybe save taxpayers money. 

Pointers softball falls to UW-La Crosse in home opener

Sat, 04/16/2016 - 10:00pm
The UW-Stevens Point softball team dropped both games of a doubleheader in the teams home opener with UW-La Crosse, falling by scores of 5-2, and 4-2 at McCarty Memorial field. 

Wisconsin Rapids girl goes to White House Science Fair

Sat, 04/16/2016 - 8:19pm
A senior at Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids attended the White House Science Fair this week, with a project that is out of this world.

One-car crash in Kronenwetter sends at least 1 to hospital

Sat, 04/16/2016 - 7:58pm
At least one person was taken to the hospital after a one-car crash in Kronenwetter, according to the Kronenwetter Police Department.

Burning banned in most North Central Wisconsin counties

Sat, 04/16/2016 - 5:13pm
According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, residents with annual burning permits are not allowed to burn debris piles, in burning barrels and grass and woodland areas Saturday.

Wisconsin health officials waited to announce outbreak

Sat, 04/16/2016 - 2:53pm
Records show Wisconsin health officials waited several months to announce an outbreak of a rare bloodstream infection to the public.

Police arrest 3 men in Racine man's suspicious death

Sat, 04/16/2016 - 2:08pm
Racine police say three men are under arrest in connection with the suspicious death of a 34-year-old man.

Racine man convicted in friend's death gets life in prison

Sat, 04/16/2016 - 10:37am
A Racine man convicted in the fatal shooting of his friend has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. 

The Latest: Death toll in Japan twin quakes rises to 39

Sat, 04/16/2016 - 10:31am
Japanese media say the death toll from the two earthquakes in southern Japan has risen to 39.

101-year-old Florida woman gets second chance at prom

Sat, 04/16/2016 - 10:22am
A 101-year-old Florida woman is getting a second chance at prom. 

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