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Ex-DA: Sexting case against him should be tossed

A former Wisconsin prosecutor who sent racy texts to a domestic abuse victim says regulators are trying to temporarily suspend his law license in an effort to silence criticism over their initial inaction.

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Wis. Democrat launches formal challenge to Walker

A Democrat widely viewed as a union favorite emerged Wednesday to challenge Gov. Scott Walker, a day after petition circulators spurred by anger over the Republican's moves against organized labor said they submitted more than enough signatures to force a recall election.

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Survey: Wis. gov recall will cost $9 million

A recall election to oust Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker from office could cost at least $9 million.

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Doc wounded in Iraq speaks out about combat trauma

Dr. Ken Lee lives every day with reminders of a suicide car bombing: a crescent-shaped scar on his temple, thumbs that don't work correctly, constant headaches, and legs and arms that always feel like they're on fire.

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Enviros, locals, tribes spar over Wis. mine bill

Conservationists, business leaders and tribal leaders squared off Wednesday at the first public hearing on a Republican bill designed to kick-start an iron mine in far northwestern Wisconsin.

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Wis. couple accused of starving infant daughter

A Wisconsin couple who were worried that their infant daughter would become obese starved her for months, causing the girl to gain just 5 pounds in the 14 months after her birth, prosecutors allege.

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Wis. family accused of leaving protector to die

The quote next to Mary Coleman's 1957 Reedsburg High School yearbook photo reads "speech is silver, silence is golden."

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Wis. mine plans pit jobs against environment

The idyllic Penokee Range is a hiker's paradise, a thickly forested ridge running 20 miles from Lake Superior's shoreline across far northwestern Wisconsin. It's a kaleidoscope of color in autumn, a postcard perfect snowscape in winter.

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Scores of Wis. school unions to try to recertify

More than 200 school unions in Wisconsin met Friday's deadline to seek recertification, but it's unclear how many others let it pass and gave up the little bargaining powers they had left under Republican Gov. Scott Walker's contentious union rights law.

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Scores of Wis. school unions to try to recertify

More than 200 school unions in Wisconsin have met the deadline to seek recertification, but it's unclear how many let it pass and gave up the little bargaining powers they had left under a contentious new law.

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Wisconsin court upholds conviction in torture case

A state appeals court says a drifter accused of helping to kill a fellow gang member and torturing the woman's 11-year-old son was properly convicted.

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Probe: Wis. clerk likely violated law in election

A county clerk likely violated the law when she failed to report thousands of votes in this spring's tightly contested Wisconsin Supreme Court election, but her conduct wasn't criminal, state investigators said Wednesday.

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Wis. clinic warns of possible disease exposures

A Madison-based clinic is trying to track down hundreds of patients after a nurse apparently spent years improperly using diabetic injection devices on them, potentially exposing them to blood-borne diseases such as HIV.

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Brothers, 3 and 4, found dead in car in Wisconsin.

The dead bodies of 3- and 4-year-old Wisconsin brothers were found in a parked car early Wednesday morning and the boyfriend of the children's mother was arrested, Madison police said.

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Wis. DOJ asks court to lift ban on union law

State attorneys asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday to immediately vacate a Madison judge's decision striking down Republican Gov. Scott Walker's contentious collective bargaining law.

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Wis. gov: Domestic partner law is unconstitutional

Gov. Scott Walker has told a judge he wants to stop defending Wisconsin's domestic partner registry in court because he doesn't believe it's constitutional.

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Wis. railroad CEO pleads to illegal donations

A Wisconsin railroad magnate pleaded guilty Thursday to making illegal political contributions in a deal with prosecutors.

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Wis. union battle casts shadow over local races

When the race for Green Bay mayor began months ago, the main issues looked clear-cut: planning downtown development, dealing with dwindling state aid and debating whether the city should have spent millions to build a replica of Elvis Presley's favorite roller coaster.

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Palin: Wis. gov doing the right thing with unions

Sarah Palin defended Wisconsin's governor at a tea party tax day rally Saturday, telling hundreds of supporters that his polarizing union rights law is designed to save public jobs.

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Wis. court challenger will seek statewide recount

Wisconsin Supreme Court challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg asked election officials Wednesday for a statewide recount in her flagging upset bid against Justice David Prosser, a race that marked yet another front in the fight over Republican Gov. Scott Walker's polarizing union rights law.

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Wis. asks state Supreme Court to take union case

Gov. Scott Walker's administration is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the law that would take away nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers.

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Wis. governor releases e-mails about union rights

In the days after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker announced plans to strip the state's public workers of nearly all their union bargaining rights, his office was flooded with a deluge of e-mail.

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Judge blocks contentious Wisconsin union law

The monthlong saga over Gov. Scott Walker's plan to drastically curb collective bargaining rights for public workers in Wisconsin took a turn Friday that could force a dramatic rebooting of the entire legislative process.

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Michael Moore rallies Wis. pro-union protesters

Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore urged Wisconsin residents Saturday to fight against Republican efforts to strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights, telling thousands of protesters that "Madison is only the beginning."

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Wis. judge nearly orders protesters out of Capitol

A judge weighing whether state officials overstepped their bounds by restricting protesters' access to the state Capitol nearly ordered all the demonstrators out on moments' notice Wednesday evening before state and union attorneys talked him out of it.

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