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  • A 12-year-old from Glendale, Wis., has become the youngest-ever black Eagle Scout in the country.
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  • Crews that built the now-closed Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge in Green Bay weren't able to rest its steel structure atop sturdy limestone bedrock, which some geologists and engineers say may have contributed to its sinking pavement.
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  • The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says work will begin next week to stabilize a major bridge in Green Bay.
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  • Waupaca County authorities say the heads of five horses were found on the property of a Clintonville woman who is now charged with neglecting five other horses.
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  • A woman who has been staying at an upscale Racine hotel for nine years will be evicted after she ran up a $29,000 bill.
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  • Cockroaches are the subject of nightmares for some people. But for one Wisconsin company, they're a sport.
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  • Wausau police say they now believe a missing woman was murdered the night she disappeared three years ago.
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  • Northeastern Wisconsin veterans are still going to Washington next week to see the war memorials, despite the federal government shutdown.
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  • Police were able to talk a gunman into surrendering following a 13-hour standoff in Monroe.
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  • Kenosha County sheriff's officials believe alcohol had a role in a crash that killed a 5-year-old boy.
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  • Kenosha County sheriff's officials believe alcohol had a role in a crash that killed a 5-year-old boy.
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  • Authorities are searching for a cunning criminal who stole a Wisconsin woman's diamond ring after paying to fly her to St. Louis.
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  • The FBI and Calumet County sheriff's officials are investigating who intentionally set 2,000 mink free from a fur farm.
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  • Detroit Lions center Dominic Raiola has apologized for making "inappropriate" remarks to the University of Wisconsin band during Sunday's game at Green Bay.
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  • The body of a Wisconsin Marine who died in Afghanistan is being returned to the U.S.
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  • Wisconsin officials have started updating the state's 15-year-old standard for ambulance inspections.
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  • Agriculture officials are warning farmers to watch for signs of a cattle disease that can cause fever and lameness after two cases were found in Wisconsin.
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  • The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is looking at ways to rely less on donations after posting a $1.8 million deficit last fiscal year.
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  • Wisconsin's dairy exports are growing, by more than 20 percent from 2011 to 2012.
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  • Wisconsin state health officials are trying to help pregnant women who smoke kick the habit.
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  • A University of Wisconsin student with a nickname of "Silo" is eating his way through school - competitively.
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  • The Washington Redskins will face protesters as well as the Green Bay Packers when they play at Lambeau Field on Sunday.
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  • A Wisconsin woman who says she was verbally assaulted by a bus driver wants that the driver fired. The incident was caught on camera.
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  • Divers in Dane County have recovered the body of a missing swimmer from Lake Mendota.
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  • Severe storms that moved through northeastern Wisconsin have had deadly consequences.
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  • A Phelps School District employee is accused of accessing child pornography while at work.
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  • 52-year-old Terry Boyd was arrested after Wausau police responded to a call for help last Monday.
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  • Two more people have been killed in Milwaukee.
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  • A computer crash over the weekend has affected Wisconsin state government offices.
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  • Gov. Scott Walker says he believes there would be significant bipartisan support in the Legislature to create a mandatory minimum sentence for those who illegally possess a gun.
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  • The Wisconsin Department of Justice says three Catholic hospital systems can't deny abortion providers admitting privileges.
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  • The University of Wisconsin-Madison's ranking as the nation's eighth best party school is being met not with a toast but a sigh by those who work to curb underage drinking.
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  • The American Cheese Society will choose a top cheese out of nearly 1,800 entries in Madison, Wis.
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  • Jetman, a Swiss adventurer, is using his custom-built flying jet suit to make his first public flights in the United States this summer...
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  • Last year it was drought, but now too much rain is taking a toll on many Wisconsin farmers' crops.
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  • Two people are injured after a house exploded in Beloit.
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  • Two brothers and a friend are planning a more than 80-mile crossing of Lake Michigan by sharing time on a paddle board.
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  • A pair of Milwaukee police officers get a big surprise after pulling over a speeding driver.
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  • The U.S. Coast Guard says it's suspended its search for a man presumed drowned in Lake Michigan off the Kenosha shore.
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  • The people who operate the Experimental Aircraft Association are objecting to a $500,000 bill for air traffic controllers at the association's annual convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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  • Milwaukee Pug Fest, billed by organizers as the largest such event in North America, had its best year yet.
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  • Military members and their families are treated to a day of fun at Navy Pier in honor of Armed Forces Day.
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