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Students safe after fire at St. Lawrence SeminarySubmitted: 03/08/2014
MOUNT CALVARY - The nearly 200 students at St. Lawrence Seminary are safe after a five-alarm fire at the boarding school.

School spokesman Philip Van Ermen says all students have been allowed to return to their dorms, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

No one was injured in the fire, which happened before dawn Saturday in St. Joseph Hall.

Action Reporter Media in Fond du Lac reports that St. Joseph Hall is the oldest building on campus, and is severely damaged. The building houses offices and classrooms.

The cause of the blaze is still being investigated. No other buildings were damaged.

St. Lawrence Seminary High School is a private, Catholic boarding school for male students.

It was founded in 1860 by Capuchin Franciscans.

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Dogs lost in house fireSubmitted: 03/08/2014

LINCOLN CO. - Two dogs died in a house fire in Lincoln County.

Lincoln County Dispatch received a call just before 3 a.m. Saturday.

The owner came home and saw smoke coming out of the roof.

Russell and Pine River firefighters put out the fire.

Lincoln County Sheriff's deputies also responded to the home on Wyant Avenue in the Township of Schley.

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Lead tackles soon bannedSubmitted: 03/07/2014

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VILAS COUNTY - The DNR will ban fishing tackle containing lead from Escanaba, Pallette, and Nebish lakes in Vilas County.

It's part of a research project that analyzes the impact of lead on water birds like loons as well as raising public awareness.

Researchers are concerned lead in fishing products can kill loons and other birds on the water.

Loons have a tendency to dive down and swallow small sinkers and lures that fall into the lake.

"Very commonly, the loons will ingest a sinker or jig head from someone's fishing equipment," said Wild Instincts Rehabilitation Director Mark Naniot.

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Lt. Gov. hears regionally-based tax idea at Rhinelander roundtableSubmitted: 03/07/2014

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RHINELANDER - Wisconsin's Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Revenue heard a new idea about taxes from people in the Northwoods today.

Rebecca Kleefisch and Rick Chandler hosted their 13th statewide Tax Reform Roundtable at Nicolet College in Rhinelander.

Community leaders, business owners, and local officials considered the idea of tying where people live in Wisconsin to how much they pay in taxes.

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Students celebrate International Day in the NorthwoodsSubmitted: 03/07/2014

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WOODRUFF - The Olympics might be over, but the Paralympics are underway in Sochi. Teachers at one local school are using the Olympic spirit to teach students about other countries.

Students at North Country Montessori celebrated International Day Friday morning. The students learn about different countries throughout the school year.

"The children at Montessori do a huge unit on geography and world culture, and we used today as a way to express the information that we found and things that we've learned," says North Country Montessori director Candice Henderson.

This year's theme was the Sochi Olympics.

Each student dressed up as a different country and sang songs in Russian.

This was the school's 30th annual International Day celebration. It ended with a potluck meal featuring ethnic food from different countries.


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 REGIONAL NEWS
Panel formed to provide advice on fishingSubmitted: 03/07/2014

MADISON - A new group will provide advice on fishing in Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Conservation Congress have formed the Wisconsin Fisheries Advisory Council.

The group includes 16 representatives from fishing and tourism organizations.

The council will advise the DNR's fisheries management board and the conservation congress on statewide issues.

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Changes may be coming for online court recordsSubmitted: 03/07/2014

MADISON - People found innocent of a crime can still be hurt by the accusation.

That's because the charge remains in online court records in Wisconsin.

A bill approved by a state Senate committee would change that.

The bipartisan bill calls for erasing data from the public CCAP system when a person has been cleared.

For civil forfeiture cases, the record would be removed within 90 days if the defendant has been acquitted or the case was dismissed.

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Walker new chair of Midwestern Governor's AssociationSubmitted: 03/07/2014

MADISON - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker will be the new chair of the Midwestern Governor's Association.

For now, he plans to focus on propane issues.

The Washington-based group brings governors and staff together to solve significant problems in the region.

The association asked President Barack Obama for federal help in January as the region's propane supply dwindled.

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Counties asked to cut back road salt useSubmitted: 03/06/2014

MADISON - Doctors tell people to go easy on the salt.

Now, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is telling counties to do the same with their road salt.

They want to make sure there's enough in case the state gets freezing rain.

Counties have been asked to hold off on salting backbone routes such as state Highways 41, 151, 23 and 26.

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