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Man dies in Shawano County Crash
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Submitted: 05/21/2013 |
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SHAWANO COUNTY - A crash in Shawano County killed a man.
Bonduel police were called to a wreck on north First street shortly after noon yesterday.
A car had slammed into a tree.
A 75 year old man riding in the car was pronounced dead at the Shawano Medical Center.
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Home Sales Up Overall for the State
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Submitted: 05/21/2013 |
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MADISON - Home sales in Wisconsin keep growing.
New numbers show April was the 22nd consecutive month of growth.
Sales were up 9 percent compared to April of last year.
The median price for existing homes rose 8 percent.
For the northern region of the state, sales were up five percent in April.
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Case Against Alleged Computer Sex Predator Will Move Forward
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Submitted: 05/20/2013 |
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RHINELANDER - In March, Benjamin Lahti posted on Craigslist he wanted sex.
A girl claiming to be 15 years old responded to the 24-year-old Ironwood man.
They planned to meet in Minocqua.
That's when Lahti was arrested as part of a statewide internet sex predator sting.
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Late Spring Shouldn't Affect Potato Crop
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Submitted: 05/20/2013 |
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ANTIGO - Most of us waited eagerly for spring so we could start our summer hobbies.
But farmers wait for spring so they can get to work.
John Schroeder runs a potato farm in Antigo.
He says the late spring could mean a bad harvest for crops like alfalfa, but potatoes should be just fine.
"It generally started a little wet and cold, he said. "We were probably three or four days behind planting right now, but we had a good week last week, so we're catching up."
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Wausau Paper Signs Agreement to Sell
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Submitted: 05/20/2013 |
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RHINELANDER - Wausau Paper today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its specialty paper business to a new company sponsored by KPS Capital Partners L.P. (“KPS”), a New York-based private equity firm with significant experience in the paper industry.
The new company will be known as Expera Specialty Solutions, LLC (“Expera”).
KPS, as previously announced, has also entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the specialty paper business of Packaging Dynamics Corporation
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Motorcylcist speeds away from Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Deputies at 100+ MPH
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Submitted: 05/20/2013 |
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MERRILL - When most people see flashing red lights, they pull over.
Lincoln county deputies are looking for a motorcycle rider who didn't.
A Cafe Racer bike flew down highway 51 around 7pm last night going 84 miles per hour.
A deputy south of Tomahawk tried to pull the driver over, but the biker took off at over 100 miles an hour. For safety reasons, the deputy did not start a chase.
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Obama, Walker Approved at Identical Rate in Wisconsin
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Submitted: 05/20/2013 |
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WISCONSIN - President Obama and Governor Scott Walker couldn't be much further apart on the political spectrum.
But Wisconsinites seem to like them about the same -- in fact, at exactly the same rate.
The Marquette University Law School came out with a new poll taken earlier this month.
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