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Walker asked to reconsider decision blocking casino planSubmitted: 01/28/2015
MADISON - A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging Republican Gov. Scott Walker to reconsider his decision to reject a Menominee Tribe casino in Kenosha.

Ten lawmakers, including Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, sent Walker the letter Wednesday.

Walker said Friday he was not going to approve the $800 million casino, citing concerns over potential losses to the state due to terms of a compact with the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe.

Walker had until February 19th to make his decision.

The lawmakers say in their letter that Walker is ignoring terms of the state's compact with the Menominee requiring the tribe to make up any Potawatomi losses.

The lawmakers say the potential benefit to the state in jobs and economic development offered by the Kenosha casino is too great to pass up.

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Rhinelander police take steps to get drugs off the streets Submitted: 01/27/2015

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RHINELANDER - Police in one Northwoods community feel like they've dealt with a lot of drug bust lately. It's after 5 people were arrested in Rhinelander in January. The group faces meth related charges. But police say there are still people who know how to make the drugs on the street.

The number one question is where police should start. Some police leaders believe they should target the people making the drugs. Rhinelander investigators say they are working hard to keep drugs off our streets.

Rhinelander Police Chief Mike Steffes says communication is a key factor in stopping drug abuse, but stopping it at the source is what they're trying to tackle right now.

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Eagle River Elementary puts on first Kindness WeekSubmitted: 01/27/2015

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EAGLE RIVER - In school, kids learn not only how to read and write but also how to be good neighbors. A Northwoods school joined a national effort this week to show kindness to each other and the community.

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Shepard could face additional felony chargesSubmitted: 01/27/2015

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CRANDON - Prosecutors think a Forest County woman protected her boyfriend after he threw her young son across a room in 2013.

Jennifer Shepard is charged with three felonies in the wake of the incident, including abuse, neglect, and helping a felon. Her boyfriend, Brandon Brunette, was sentenced to fifteen years in prison in October for throwing the boy.

Shepard was in court today to face another felony charge.

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Gerald Schleisner sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting 13-year-old girlSubmitted: 01/27/2015

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CRANDON - A Crandon man will spend more than ten years in prison for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl last year.

34-year-old Gerald Schleisner found out his sentence Tuesday.

This was the second time Schleisner has been convicted of sexually assaulting a child.

He was convicted in 2007 in Milwaukee County.

Schleisner apologized to the victim in court Tuesday.

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Prosecutors: 20-year-old man kissed his baby daughter, apologized and then killed her Submitted: 01/27/2015

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man is charged with fatally stabbing his infant daughter and another man during a domestic violence attack last week.

Twenty-year-old Ruben Garcia was charged Tuesday with first-degree intentional homicide in the deaths of his daughter, 5-month-old Kairii Dailey, and 39-year-old Paul Kucharczyk, a family friend.

Garcia also is charged with attempted homicide in the stabbings of 19-year-old Alexia Dailey _ the baby's mother and Garcia's ex-girlfriend _ and Dailey's current boyfriend, 22-year-old Christopher Hamilton.

Prosecutors say Garcia flew into a rage when his ex-girlfriend would not take him back.

Prosecutors say Garcia kissed his baby daughter, apologized and then slit her throat. Police found the girl dead in her crib.

Online court records do not list a defense attorney. Garcia remains in jail.

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Walker forms first committee for 2016 run Submitted: 01/27/2015

MADISON - Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has taken the first formal step toward running for president. He has formed a new tax-exempt group that can facilitate paying for his activities as he seriously eyes a 2016 White House bid.

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Budget cuts proposed for UW systemSubmitted: 01/27/2015

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MADISON - Governor Scott Walker wants to cut state funding for the University of Wisconsin System by 13 percent.

At the same time he thinks campuses should have more freedom.

Walker told The Associated Press he will be proposing that future funding to the UW system be a block grant funded by sales tax revenue.

It would be adjusted annually for inflation.

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UW System critic blasts governor's autonomy plan Submitted: 01/27/2015

MADISON - One of the University of Wisconsin System's toughest critics in the Legislature is blasting Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to give the system more autonomy.

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