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October Is GB's Wettest Since 1886

Published on October 30, 2009 (3 weeks ago)

Wisconsin is about to finish one of its wettest Octobers ever. It hasn’t been this wet in Green Bay for 123 years. The National Weather Service said 5.1 inches of rain have fallen in Packerland this month – second only to October of 1886, when 5.4 inches fell ...

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Poll: 5 Of 6 Adults Like Their Health Insurance

Published on October 30, 2009 (3 weeks ago)

A new poll shows that 5 of every 6 Wisconsin adults are satisfied with their health insurance. But most people in the St. Norbert College-Wisconsin Public Radio poll still believe the system needs reform. 54 percent of the 400 adults surveyed this month favor a government plan to compete with ...

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President Obama Consoles Mueller Family

Published on October 30, 2009 (3 weeks ago)

President Obama consoled relatives of a Fox Valley soldier whose body was returned to the U.S. Thursday. They were at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where the bodies of 26-year-old Nikolas Mueller of Little Chute and 10 others were delivered. The soldiers were killed Monday in 2 helicopter ...

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Avery's Lawyers File Another 57 Pages On Wanting New Trial

Published on October 30, 2009 (3 weeks ago)

Steven Avery’s lawyers have filed another 57 pages of reasons why he should get a new trial in the slaying of Teresa Halbach. The 25-year-old Halbach was raped, shot, and burned 4 years ago on Halloween at the Avery family’s auto salvage yard in Manitowoc County. His public ...

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Jerry Bader: Lt. Gov. Lawton Accepts My Apology

Published on October 30, 2009 (3 weeks ago)

In a statement Friday morning, WTAQ talk show host Jerry Bader says: "After several attempts yesterday and this morning to contact Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton to personally apologize, I was contacted by a representative of her office this morning and was told that she accepts the apology I posted on ...

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Appleton's College Ave. Bridge Opens Friday

Published on October 30, 2009 (3 weeks ago)

The commute through Appleton is about to get a lot easier. The end of a year long headache for commuters is here, as the College Avenue bridge opens for traffic. Kim Rudat with the Wisconsin DOT says this project was a little different. Some of the improvements over the old ...

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Focus Tightened For Those Getting H1N1 Vaccine

Published on October 29, 2009 (3 weeks ago)

Children will have to wait a little longer before they can get vaccinated for H1N1. Health officials have cancelled H1N1 vaccination clinics in schools. Because of the supply, Brown County Health Department Director Judy Friederichs says they're going to focus on children 6 months to 4 years of age ...

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GB Police Looking For Men Who Tried Using Stolen Credit Card

Published on October 29, 2009 (3 weeks ago)

Green Bay Police say they're looking for 2 white males who tried to used a stolen credit card at the West Mason and De Pere Wal-Mart stores. One is about 35 years of age, stands 6 feet tall, is balding, has a bigger belly and is missing part of ...

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Ashwaubenon Man Gets Plea Deal For Stabbing Roommate

Published on October 29, 2009 (3 weeks ago)

A 39-year-old man who stabbed his roommate has entered into a plea deal. Erick Peterson has pleaded no contest to reduced charges of aggravated battery with a weapons enhancer for stabbing 37-year-old Shawn Montgomery 19 times with a hunting knife inside their Ashwaubenon apartment in April. Peterson is also expected ...

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Mayoral Bet Made For Sunday's Packers-Vikings Game

Published on October 29, 2009 (3 weeks ago)

Food is on the line for Sunday. Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak have placed their bet on the Packer-Vikings game. If the Packers win, Rybak will send a quart of beer, 10 pounds of polish sausage and a pound of fudge to Schmitt. If ...

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