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Wisconsin’s economy
Jun 18th
MILWAUKEE (AP) – A new study raises concerns about Wisconsin’s long-term economy, in part because it relies too heavily on industries that are now facing a decline. A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report says three of the state’s five largest sectors have to do with paper and printing. That could be a concern as the nation More >
Pittsville school partners with Chinese school
Jun 18th
PITTSVILLE, Wis. (AP) – A central Wisconsin high school district is partnering with a Chinese school to teach the Chinese students a U.S. curriculum. A News-Herald Media report says the partnership is between the Pittsville School District in Wood County and two schools in China. Pittsville district administrator Terry Reynolds says about 400 Chinese students will begin More >
God remarks didn’t bias sentence
Jun 18th
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin appeals court has rejected a sex offender’s arguments that a judge improperly called his offenses as an abomination in the sight of God. Prosecutors accused Robert J. Betters of having repeated sexual contact with his girlfriend’s two teenage sons. Brown County Circuit Judge Donald R. Zuidmulder sentenced him in June More >
Teen accused of providing LSD
Jun 18th
BARRON, Wis. (AP) – A 17-year-old is charged with providing a hallucinogen drug to a man who ran onto a Barron County highway and was fatally struck by a semi. Dorian Hash faces a charge of first-degree reckless homicide in the death of 18-year-old Alexander Hill. A criminal complaint says Hill ran in front of a More >
Speeding ticket tossed
Jun 18th
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin appeals court has tossed out a Superior man’s speeding ticket because a tree branch blocked the speed limit sign. Police in Superior issued Justin Bachinski a $175 citation in June 2012 for traveling 34 mph in a 25-mph zone. Bachinski argued a branch obscured the speed limit sign and the More >
Brewers at Houston
Jun 18th
HOUSTON (AP) – Alfredo Figaro is slated to take the mound tonight for the Milwaukee Brewers against right-hander Jordan Lyles and the Houston Astros. The Brewers are coming off 5-1 loss to Cincinnati on Sunday, while the Astros had their four-game winning streak snapped yesterday by the Chicago White Sox.
New Bucks assistant coaches
Jun 18th
ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (AP) – Bob Bender and Nick Van Exel are following Larry Drew to Milwaukee. The Bucks announced Monday that Bender and Van Exel will be assistants on Drew’s staff. Bender also was an assistant during Drew’s three years as head coach in Atlanta, while Van Exel was the Hawks’ player development instructor from More >
Driver’s ready if Packers call
Jun 18th
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) – Donald Driver will be ready to go if the Green Bay Packers call and say they needed his help. Other NFL teams, however, needn’t bother. Green Bay’s all-time leading receiver announced his retirement Jan. 31 after 14 years in the NFL – all with the Packers. Driver says he still loves the game, More >
Packers release linebacker Desmond Bishop
Jun 18th
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – The Green Bay Packers have released linebacker Desmond Bishop. The move Monday was expected as a cost-saving measure. Bishop was due to make $3.464 million this season after missing all of last year with a hamstring injury. The 28-year-old inside linebacker had 310 tackles, nine sacks, seven forced fumbles and an More >
Home Sales Rose
Jun 18th
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Home sales in Wisconsin continue to rise. The Wisconsin Realtors Association says May sales are up about 18 percent compared to the same month last year. It’s the 23rd consecutive month of growth. Prices are up as well. The Journal Sentinel (http://bit.ly/13NRCFt ) reports the median price last month was $144,000. That’s up 4.3 More >