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Wednesday Oct 28 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Doyle backs taking DNA sample when suspects are arrested

Gov. Jim Doyle threw his support behind a bill Wednesday that would require people to submit a DNA sample when arrested on felonies, rather than when convicted.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

The Country Today

Polk County judge orders beef rancher to register premises

A Polk County judge has ruled in favor of the state of Wisconsin in the state's second case of a farmer refusing to register a livestock premises.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Doyle backs DNA measure; Assembly approval predicted

Oct. 21, 2009 4:40 p.m. Madison a ' Gov. Jim Doyle threw his support behind a bill Wednesday that would require people arrested on felonies to submit a DNA sample, rather than when convicted.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

JSOnline.com and WTMJ-TV

Doyle Supports DNA Collection at Arrest

Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle said Wednesday he supports a bill calling for DNA to be collected at the time a person is arrested for a felony instead of upon conviction.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

WisInfo

'DNA Saves' needs tweaking

Samples of DNA, the so-called gold standard of proof in criminal cases, could be taken from anyone suspected of a serious crime in Wisconsin.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Bill would require DNA sample at time of arrest, not conviction

Requiring people to submit DNA when they are arrested for felonies - instead of when they are convicted - will save lives, a state senator and the parents of murder victims said Monday.

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WisInfo

Bill to encourage road-kill pickup

A Wisconsin lawmaker wants to make it cheaper for people to scoop up fresh road kill and fill their freezers or decorate their mantles.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

WisInfo

Road kill bill aims to up clean highways

A Wisconsin lawmaker wants to make it cheaper for people to scoop up fresh road kill and fill their freezers or decorate their mantles.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

Muskego

Ghost hunter brings tales of paranormal sightings around the Midwest to library

Muskego a ' A photograph of himself standing beside the grave of his great-great grandparents and enveloped in a bluish-white mist that seemed to have emerged from the grave propelled Terry Fisk into a career as a ghost hunter.

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Tue Oct 13, 2009

WisInfo

Editorial: DNA samples could speed convictions

Samples of DNA, the so-called gold standard of proof in criminal cases, could be taken from anyone suspected of a serious crime in Wisconsin.

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Sun Oct 11, 2009

The Baptist Message

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After a long and fruitful career with Southern Baptist missions in New Mexico and later with the Home Mission Board , Gerald and Libby Palmer retired to his family's farm in Balsam Lake, Wis.

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Tue Oct 06, 2009

Leader-Telegram

Bill calls for DNA swab at time of arrest

When asked how valuable DNA evidence can be in solving crimes, Eau Claire County Sheriff Ron Cramer quickly pointed to a 2005 robbery at Lasker Jewelers in Eau Claire in which $57,000 worth of Rolex watches were stolen, and that area native Bill Marquardt is facing murder charges in Florida.

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Fri Sep 25, 2009

Oshkosh Northwestern

Editorial: The dos and don'ts of DNA collections

It is no overstatement that DNA has been a boon to law enforcement, providing tools that can often conclusively tie suspects to crimes that at one time were unsolvable.

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Sun Aug 02, 2009

TwinCities.com

State of Wisconsin unemployment checks delayed

Unemployment checks for about 30,000 Wisconsin residents were delayed at least a day this week, officials said.

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Fri Jul 31, 2009

Wisconsin State Journal

30,000 state unemployment checks delayed for about a day

Unemployment checks for about 30,000 jobless workers were delayed for at least a day this week, officials said Thursday.

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Wed Jul 29, 2009

WQOW

Man arrested in hit-and-run that left victim with severe leg injuries

A western Wisconsin man was flown to the hospital after being hit by a truck as he checked the oil in his own truck.

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Mon Jul 27, 2009

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

Balsam Lake crash of stolen semi leaves bystander with two broken legs

An Inver Grove Heights man crashed a stolen semi truck in western Wisconsin on Saturday, pinning a man between two vehicles and fracturing both his legs.

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Z100 Radio

Pedestrian Hit, Driver Flees

Polk County sheriffs officials say Paul Whiteaker was working on his truck on a Balsam Lake street when a vehicle slammed into the back of the truck.

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Fri Jul 17, 2009

Nine Shift

Updated photo of your NineShift co-authors

"I got hooked on these futurists" wrote Sheryl Netwall of Balsam Lake, Wisc after attending a NineShift seminar last month.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

TwinCities.com

Former Glenwood City coach back in jail after allegedly contacting student he harassed

Russell "Fred" Booth, the former Glenwood City High School boys basketball coach convicted of trespassing in the home of a woman he had coached, is back in jail.

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