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Bills to change election rules draw some oppositionSubmitted: 03/10/2014
MADISON - A coalition of groups is speaking out against elections-related bills up for a vote in the state Senate.

One that would limit in-person absentee voting hours and another that would allow lobbyists to give donations to politicians sooner than they can now.

Members of the Coalition to Protect Wisconsin Elections held a news conference Monday to urge the Senate to reject the bills that are up for votes Tuesday.

The bills are sponsored by Republicans, who control the Senate, and expected to pass.

One proposal would limit in-person absentee voting to between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays in the two weeks before an election.

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Hydrologist warns of flooding if snow melts quickSubmitted: 03/09/2014

MADISON - If all this snow melts too quickly, there could be severe flooding in areas of Wisconsin.

That's according to the National Weather Service.

Steve Buan, the senior hydrologist for the North Central River Forecast Center in Chanhassen, Minn., says the ripening flood conditions have been caused by higher-than-usual snowfall and frost depths nearing 8 feet in some places.

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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.

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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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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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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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Judge asks ACLU to reconsider injunction requested in gay marriage caseSubmitted: 03/05/2014

MADISON - Wisconsin's gay marriage ban will likely stay in effect as a lawsuit challenging it moves forward.

U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb asked the American Civil Liberties Union to reconsider its request to temporarily nullify Wisconsin's gay marriage ban.

Crabb says any injunction would be immediately challenged.

That could lead to a stay of any order issued.

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