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Sheboygan Mayor Loses Job in Recall Election

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) -- Voters in Sheboygan removed Mayor Bob Ryan from office in this eastern Wisconsin city's first-ever mayoral recall election.

Published: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:38:35 GMT

UPDATE: Bloom, O'Melia to Move Forward in Oneida County Judge Race

Final primary election results are in for the race for Oneida County Circuit Court Judge, Branch II.

Published: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:35:18 GMT

UPDATE: Suspect in Shawano County Death Facing Homicide Charge

A 20-year-old Wittenberg man is being held in the Shawano County Jail on probable cause of First Degree Intentional Homicide in the death of his father.

Published: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:48:28 GMT

Man found dead in Grand Chute hotel room

Authorities are investigating an apparent homicide in Grand Chute, after a man's body was found with in a hotel room with stab wounds.

Published: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:25:47 GMT

State Senate Passes Worker Training Bill

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin state Senate has passed a bill supported by Gov. Scott Walker that creates a pilot program to provide people on unemployment a chance to receive part-time training with employers that may lead to full-time work.

Published: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:22:54 GMT

Wis. Assembly passes ban on text solicitations

The state Assembly has passed a bill that would extend no-call prohibitions to text messages.

Published: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:22:03 GMT

Wis. Assembly passes child death reporting bill

The state Assembly has passed a bill that lays out new child death reporting requirements as well as missing children protocol.

Published: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:18:21 GMT

Volunteer EMT Accused of Covering up Accident

Meldon Maguire, 49, went to the scene on State Hwy 153 on January 28th. The driver of the truck, Jacob Pitt, 23, who works for Maguire and rents property from him, called him because he needed help.

Published: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:14:11 GMT

Religious Network Hopes to Reduce WI Prison Population by Half

WISDOM hopes to reduce the state's prison population by half by the year 2015. There are approximately 22,000 prisoners in Wisconsin. They've launched an awareness effort called 11 X 15 Campaign.

Published: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:51:43 GMT

Truck Goes Into Lake Wausau

No one was hurt after a truck broke through the ice of Lake Wausau Tuesday afternoon.

Published: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:49:03 GMT