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Primary Elections to Narrow Field of Candidates in State and Local Races Submitted: 08/14/2012

MADISON - Republicans hoping to win a Wisconsin Senate seat in Democratic hands for more than 50 years are deciding which of four candidates they want to move forward to the general election.

Tuesday's primary features former Governor Tommy Thompson, state Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, former U.S. Representative Mark Neumann and political newcomer, businessman Eric Hovde.

The winner will advance to face U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin in November.

She is the only Democrat running.

Thompson is the most familiar candidate, having been in public life for nearly 50 years including 14 as governor.

Neumann is the backing of many in the tea party movement while Hovde casts himself as the businessman outsider best positioned to tackle the federal debt.

Fitzgerald ties himself closely to Governor Scott Walker.

Several locally contested primaries will be on your ballot today.

Democrats in the 12th Senate District will choose between Tomahawk's Lisa Theo and Susan Sommer of Phelps.

The winner will take on Republican Tom Tiffany in November.

Each party has a primary in the 34th Assembly District.

Incumbent Republican Representative Dan Meyer is retiring.

Democrats Merlin Van Buren and Roberta Retrum will try to take the nomination.

On the Republican side, Rob Swearingen and Alex Young face off for the right to advance to November.

This district includes many Northwoods counties.

Oneida County will choose its Republican nominee for District Attorney between Mike Schiek and Mike Fugle.

There is a clerk primary in Lincoln County, as well as a primary for County Clerk in Forest County.

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WI Not Likely to Go the Way of Other States on Gay Marriage Submitted: 05/18/2013

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 Submitted: 05/18/2013

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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Twelve County Burglary Bust Submitted: 05/18/2013

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 Submitted: 05/18/2013

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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Price County Among 405 Agencies to Focus on Seatbelt Safety Submitted: 05/17/2013

PHILLIPS - More police and sheriff's departments than ever before will make sure your seatbelt is buckled on the roads.

Next week kicks of Wisconsin's Click It or Ticket enforcement push.

More than four hundred agencies will participate across the state.

That includes two police departments and the Sheriff in Price County.

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Filling Prescriptions Gets Easier Submitted: 05/17/2013

MERRILL - You won't find candy bars or chips in the new vending machine at Ministry Good Samaritan in Merrill. This machine dispenses prescription medication.

It won't replace the regular pharmacist. But it will help patients who visit the hospital late at night.

"It allows patients to receive full prescriptions after hours for the local pharmacies. So if you have babe in arms that's sick that needs a prescription, we can fill that full prescription and get you on your way within less than five minutes," says Pharmacy Manager Jim Mason.

The machine has anything you would need for infections or pain; the kind of things a person goes to the ER for.

It's the fifth machine in Ministry facilities. Pharmacy Manager Jim Mason says they have a track record of safety. Each prescription is triple checked before it's dispensed.

"There has never been an error from dispensing the InstyMeds. So it's extremely safe, and it's well over a million prescriptions through InstyMeds," says Mason.

So far the Good Samaritan machine has filled around a hundred prescriptions. Doctors and patients say it's worked out well.

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Weather Conditions Create High Fire Risk Across Northern Wisconsin 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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