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Twelve County Burglary Bust
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Submitted: 05/18/2013 |
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MADISON - Burglars accused of hitting 12 Wisconsin counties will answer for their crimes. Two men are charged after an investigation that took years to complete.
Twenty eight-year-old Robert Miles and 37-year-old Daniel Frausto are formally charged in three of those counties, including Oconto and Outagamie.
Frausto also faces burglary, robbery and false imprisonment charges in Waupaca County.
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said some of the other counties the ring operated in are Shawano, Portage, and Oneida counties.
Charges are expected to be filed in some of those other counties as well.
Van Hollen says they'll also charge other suspects.
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Boy Killed in Skid Loader Accident
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Submitted: 05/18/2013 |
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BLANCHARDVILLE - The Lafayette County sheriff's office has identified the 8-year-old boy run over by a skid steer loader.
The sheriff's department says Melvin Jarrett, Jr., was killed when he was accidentally struck by a skid loader being operated by Melvin Jarrett Sr.
Authorities say Jarrett Sr. was backing up when the boy was struck at about 4:40 p.m. Friday. Sheriff's officials say the machine was being used to help develop a small campground.
The boy is from Blanchardville and the man is from Mineral Point.
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WI Not Likely to Go the Way of Other States on Gay Marriage
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Submitted: 05/18/2013 |
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MADISON - Wisconsin's neighbor Minnesota may have become the 12th state in the country to legalize same-sex unions on Tuesday.
But gay marriage is not on the legislative agenda in Wisconsin, and that's not expected to change in the near future.
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse political scientist Joe Heim tells Post-Crescent Media national public opinion seems to lean toward gay marriage but he doesn't see Wisconsin joining that group soon.
Wisconsin's constitution, unlike Minnesota's, bans same-sex marriage.
In November 2006, nearly 60 percent of Wisconsin voters supported an amendment banning gay marriage.
Before Wisconsin lawmakers could consider a bill to allow gay marriage, voters would have to pass an amendment undoing the 2006 amendment language. But before that the Legislature would have to pass the amendment in two consecutive sessions.
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Deadline for No-Call List Nears Again
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Submitted: 05/18/2013 |
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MADISON - The quarterly deadline to place a telephone number on Wisconsin's no-call list is approaching.
The deadline to be added to the list is May 31. Any number put on the list then will be protected from unwanted phone solicitations and text messages starting July 1.
Registrations are good for two years, and people can re-register their numbers at any time.
The list is updated four times a year.
Anyone who misses the May 31 deadline won't be able to get their number added to the list until Oct. 1.
Numbers can be added to the list at http://nocall.wisconsin.gov or by calling 1-866-966-2255.
Political calls, calls from nonprofit organizations and calls made in response to a written or verbal request or permission are not covered.
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Community Celebrates Longtime Business By Planting Liberty Elm Trees
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Submitted: 05/18/2013 |
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RHINELANDER - Trees can be found just about everywhere in the northwoods.
But there's one tree that hasn't been in Rhinelander for a while.
Carlson Funeral Service celebrated its 100 year anniversary as part of the Rhinelander community.
Today more than 100 people joined them in planting 100 young Liberty Elm Trees.
After planting the tree, they put a white wrap around them to prevent animals from getting to them.
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Weather Conditions Create High Fire Risk Across Northern Wisconsin
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Submitted: 05/17/2013 |
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ACROSS THE NORTHWOODS - A week with little to no rain pushed fire risks dangerously high across northern Wisconsin. A fire in Bayfield spanning 9-thousand acres destroyed 17 homes. Fire crews want everyone to be smart about burning this time of year.
A small burn got out of control on Loop Heights Road in Pine Lake today. Fire Chief, Brian Gehrig, says the weather conditions make it easy for fires to get out of control.
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Michigan Company Wins Walmart Bid
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Submitted: 05/17/2013 |
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MERRILL - Micco Construction out of Pontiac, Michigan won the bid to build a new Super Walmart in Merrill.
Workers have surveyed and staked out the site to start working on the store.
Construction should start sometime after June 1.
The Highway 64-Pine Ridge Avenue intersection also has to be rebuilt.
That will start sometime after July 4th and finish up in the fall. Work on the store will go through winter.
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