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  1. Bigger thrills bring bigger safety precautions in Wisconsin Dells Bigger thrills bring bigger safety precautions in Wisconsin Dells
    There was a day when thrills in the Wisconsin Dells area were horse-drawn wagon trips through Lost Canyon, watching a German shepherd leap the gap at Stand Rock and taking a splashing ride on a Duck. Now there is much more. And with it, an increased sense of danger.
    Sep 05, 2010 | 12:40 pm | Loading…
  2. Gang activity in Madison often flies under public radar Gang activity in Madison often flies under public radar
    A few years ago, a Madison gang targeted a prominent detective for murder. That plot failed. But police say gangs have been responsible for at least three murders in the last three years.
    Sep 05, 2010 | 12:30 pm
  3. On Wisconsin: Picnic table saved family from Turtle-Flambeau tornado On Wisconsin: Picnic table saved family from Turtle-Flambeau tornado
    Larry Krznarich of Park Falls — along with his wife, Rita, and their dog, Lilly, along with Mark and Gay Rumppe of Clinton — used the 2,000-pound log table on his campsite to escape the ravages of a July 27 tornado at this northern Wisconsin wilderness area.
    Sep 04, 2010 | 8:37 pm | Loading…
Gang activity in Madison often flies under public radar
Gang activity in Madison often flies under public radar
A few years ago, a Madison gang targeted a prominent detective for murder. That plot failed. But police say gangs have been responsible for at least three murders in the last three years.
Officials to conduct on-site review of UW Hospital after syringe incident
Officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plan to conduct an on-site review of UW Hospital after a needleless syringe was reused there in July, the hospital said in a statement Friday.
A DNR survey shows a diverse bird population — and highlights protection efforts
A DNR survey shows a diverse bird population — and highlights protection efforts
Though he has traveled and studied the Lower Wisconsin River Valley for years, bird researcher Mike Mossman found himself entranced this summer as he conducted new surveys in remote pockets of the valley. He remembered one particularly telling moment when he heard a cascade of cerulean warbl…
Wis. court: Searching, viewing porn is possession
A former City of Fond du Lac human resources director convicted of viewing child pornography will soon go to jail more than two years after being sentenced. The Fond du Lac Reporter reports that Circuit Court Judge Dale English on Friday ordered 60-year-old Benjamin W. Mercer to report to th…

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Q Why is there no baseball team at UW-Madison? A UW-Madison's athletic department has no plans right now to bring back the baseball team that was eliminated in 1991, said Justin Doherty, assistant athletic director for external relations. The baseball team began in 1870 and was the oldest pr…

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