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Northwest jet makes emergency landing in Wis.

AP — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:34:34 +0000

A Northwest Airlines flight has had to make an emergency landing for a second straight day.

Wis. Supreme Court rules against men in abuse case

AP — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:46:19 +0000

A lawsuit brought against two Roman Catholic dioceses by five men sexually abused by a Catholic school teacher was dismissed Wednesday by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Anti-abortion group that battled McCain backs him

AP — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:41:36 +0000

Just last year, the views of Wisconsin Right to Life and Sen. John McCain clashed in the Supreme Court _ over McCain’s signature campaign finance law, not...

Supermodel raises awareness for pediatric cancer

AP — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:12:59 +0000

Supermodel Cindy Crawford has been making appearances this weekend in Madison, Wis., to raise awareness of pediatric cancer.

Drifter pleads in Wis. torture-homicide case

AP — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:56:33 +0000

A member of a gang of drifters who was accused of helping to kill another woman in the group and of torturing the woman’s 11-year-old son pleaded no contest Thursday to reckless...

Dropout charged in Madison stabbing death

AP — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:43:51 +0000

A college dropout was charged Friday in the stabbing death of a Wisconsin man, the first arrest in three killings that have frightened some residents of the state capital over the past...

Dropout charged in Wis. stabbing death

AP — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:22:31 +0000

A college dropout was charged Friday in the stabbing death of a Wisconsin man, the first arrest in three killings that have frightened some residents of the state capital over the past...

Expert's lies jeopardize murder convictions

AP — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:57:35 +0000

Saami Shaibani often testified for the prosecution in big murder cases, taking the stand as an expert in what he called “injury mechanism analysis” _ a combination of physics, trauma medicine and engineering that he used to determine whether, say, a woman fell down the stairs or was beaten.

Lightning strike at Conn. park kills 1, hurts 4

AP — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:47:20 +0000

A person is dead and four are injured after lightning struck a pavilion at a Connecticut state park.

Lightning strike at Connecticut park injures 5

AP — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:02:37 +0000

Five people are in the hospital after lightning struck a pavilion at a Connecticut state park.