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Madison Man Indicted For Threats Against Democrats Submitted: 08/01/2012
MADISON - A federal grand jury has formally charged a Madison man for phoning in threats to the state's Democratic Party headquarters.

U.S. Marshalls arrested 61-year-old William Diederich in May for using a telephone to threaten damage to a building and kill or injure people with explosives.

Diederich made more than 100 calls to the party's Madison office between January and May, the height of the drive to recall Governor Scott Walker.

He allegedly threatened to blow up the Democrats' office, shoot anyone who ran against Walker and take head shots at Democrats walking around the state Capitol square.

Diederich's attorney said he hadn't seen the indictment and declined comment.

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Minocqua Farmers Market Opens for the Season Submitted: 05/24/2013

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15 vendors filled the Minocqua Park Complex on Highway 70.

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Fire Burns Rhinelander Apartment Building Submitted: 05/24/2013

RHINELANDER - People jumped from a second story window to escape an early morning fire in Rhinelander.

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Half of a four unit apartment building was already in flames when they got there.

Five people living in the building had already gotten out.

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Schofield company planning up to 350 new jobs in Central Wisconsin Submitted: 05/24/2013

SCHOFIELD - A Schofield company is planning to expand in central Wisconsin and add several hundred manufacturing jobs over the next few years.

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Panel Blocks Change to Rent-to-Own Rules Submitted: 05/24/2013

MADISON - Consumers will still be told how much interest they will pay at a rent-to-own businesses in Wisconsin.

The Legislature's finance committee has blocked Republican Governor Scott Walker's plan to exempt rent-to-own businesses.

A handful of Republicans, including Senate President Mike Ellis, have been pushing the committee to remove the proposal from the budget.

The committee voted 10-6 yesterday to eliminate the plan.

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Ministry Health Care Thanks Emergency Responders Submitted: 05/23/2013

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ARBOR VITAE - Ministry Health Care honored its first responders tonight.

The celebration was part of EMS Appreciation Week.

More than 40 emergency responders went to the celebration in Arbor Vitae.

Dr. Rick Brodhead is the medical director of emergency services at Ministry Howard Young.

He was one of the presenters.

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Walleye Plan Excites Local Fishermen Submitted: 05/23/2013

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EAGLE RIVER - The initiative will help to rebound what's thought of as a suffering walleye population by adding hundreds of thousands of the fish to Wisconsin lakes.

The project could improve fishing for the state's most popular game fish and tourism in the state. George Langely, a local fishing guide at Eagle Sports bait shop in Eagle River, says walleye fishing isn't what it used to be.

"The walleye population has pretty much suffered in the last twenty years and it's really nice to see Madison recognizing that and taking some steps to do something about it. It will take a while but it's a great start."

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