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Rodgers headlines "Evening of Stars" event for Red CrossSubmitted: 04/25/2018
NORMAL, IL - Over the last year, the Red Cross responded to a record number of hurricanes, floods, mudslides, and other natural disasters.

But the organization says it's helped more people from single-family house fires than all other disasters combined.

Red cross supporters got together in Illinois last night for the 25th annual Evening of Stars.

Aaron Rodgers headlined the event.

"It's tough to keep it up. Because it's draining," Rodgers told the crowd. "It's family and people and emotion. And you're out there pouring your heart and life into this and I just applaud you."

Rodgers volunteered for the Red Cross as a child and praised the work it does for those hit by tragedy.

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Photos show 2 Great Lakes electric cables were severedSubmitted: 04/25/2018

MACKINAW CITY, MI - Officials say underwater photos show two electric cables were severed in what Michigan's attorney general says was a tugboat anchor strike in the waterway that connects Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.

An investigative team led by the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday a remotely controlled vehicle had obtained images of the damage site beneath the Straits of Mackinac. The two severed cables were among six owned by American Transmission Co. that are stretched along the lake floor.

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Vice President Mike Pence plans to talk about the Republican tax overhaul during a visit to MilwaukeeSubmitted: 04/25/2018

MILWAUKEE - Vice President Mike Pence plans to talk about the Republican tax overhaul during a visit to Milwaukee Wednesday afternoon.

The event is sponsored by a group created to promote President Donald Trump's policies.

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DNR approves pulling Lake Michigan water for Foxconn plantSubmitted: 04/25/2018

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The agency approved the request Wednesday.

The Taiwanese company expects to break ground by next month on a $10 billion flat-screen plant in Mount Pleasant. The City of Racine asked the DNR permission to divert lake water to serve the facility.

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Body of unidentified woman to be exhumed in WaupunSubmitted: 04/24/2018

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Sheriff's officials say forensic anthropologists will examine the remains of "Jane Doe" using techniques that weren't available when her body was found. Through chemical isotope analysis, investigators may learn where the woman lived and her approximate age. DNA testing can determine eye, skin and hair color, as well as genetic ancestry and face shape.

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State opens up application window for school safety grantsSubmitted: 04/24/2018

MADISON - The state Department of Justice is now accepting applications for $100 million in newly created school safety grants.

Gov. Scott Walker proposed legislation establishing the grants in the wake of a mass shooting at a Florida high school in February.

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Wisconsin Rapids man shot dead in MinnesotaSubmitted: 04/24/2018

CARLTON, MINNESOTA - A man killed in northeastern Minnesota used to be the director of the Native American Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

57 year old Andrew Gokee of Wisconsin Rapids was shot in the head over the weekend at his brother's house.

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Harley-Davidson is making the offer for those who join its summer internship program.

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