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24 Freight Cars Derail in Southern WI
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Submitted: 02/08/2010 |
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TOWN OF PLEASANT PRAIRIE - Police in Kenosha County say no one was hurt after about 24 Union Pacific freight cars derailed.
The incident happened just after 12:30 Monday afternoon in the Town of Pleasant Prairie.
Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis says 20 of the cars were empty, two were carrying wheat, one was carrying plywood and one was carrying potting soil.
The train had a two-person operating crew and was traveling from Chicago to St. Paul, Minnesota.
The railroad spokesman says other trains will be re-routed until the derailment is cleaned up.
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More WI Farmers Markets Accepting Food Stamps
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Submitted: 09/09/2010 |
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MADISON - A growing number of farmers markets in
Wisconsin are accepting food stamps.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 11 farmers markets in the state are participating in the FoodShare program.
They're in every corner of the state, from Superior to Janesville to Milwaukee.
Vendors say they can sell more, while customers get healthy food that's locally grown.
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Kohls Helps Fight Breast Cancer
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Submitted: 09/09/2010 |
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RHINELANDER - Kohls is expanding its efforts to join the fight against breast cancer.
Designer Vera Wang created a collection of Simply Vera - Vera Wang merchandise.
It includes pink jewelry, t-shirts, sleep sets, and coffee mugs among other things.
The items cost between $5 and $10.
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Veterans Job Fair
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Submitted: 09/08/2010 |
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RHINELANDER - Imagine serving your country in the military for years only to come home from duty and find yourself out of work.
This is the reality for many local veterans.
But there is help out there for veterans who are on the job hunt and on Wednesday local service members got the opportunity to learn about a lot of those services.
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Lowered Flags for 9/11
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Submitted: 09/08/2010 |
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STATEWIDE - Governor Jim Doyle has ordered all flags be lowered this Saturday.
From sunrise to sundown, flags should be at half-staff in observation of the 9th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
That goes for all building, grounds and military installations in the state of Wisconsin.
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Inproper Installation in Parking Garage that Killed One
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Submitted: 09/08/2010 |
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MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker says
nearly all the concrete panels on a parking structure were not installed according to plan.
An independent firm started investigating after a 13-ton facade slab fell off the structure, killing a 15-year-old boy and injuring
two others in Milwaukee June 24.
Walker says only four of the 296 metal rods between the facades and walls were installed according to original plans and the county
has found no authorization for the change.
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