News Headlines for Abrams, Wisconsin

Lightning strike kills boy, 16, during Wisconsin storm (Pioneer Press)
MILWAUKEE — Severe storms produced at least one tornado and a lightning strike that killed a teenager as they swept across southeastern Wisconsin on Monday.

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Wisconsin firm sells bull semen to Iran (WBAY Green Bay)
Associated Press - July 8, 2008 7:05 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - A Wisconsin seller of bull semen is among the companies that have helped U.S. exports to Iran grow more than tenfold during...

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New Student Ticket Lottery System For Wisconsin Football Leaves Many Upset (WISC-TV Madison)
MADISON, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin changed the way it distributed football tickets to students this year from a first-come, first-serve basis to a general lottery system.

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Rare Kirtland's warblers spotted in northern Wisconsin (Pioneer Press)
MADISON — A pair of extremely rare Kirtland's warblers has been spotted in Bayfield County in northern Wisconsin.

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Obama's Wisconsin Campaign Announces Its Leaders (WISC-TV Madison)
MADISON, Wis. -- A former aide to state Sen. Bob Jauch will lead Democratic presidential candidate's Barack Obama's campaign in Wisconsin. The Obama campaign said Dan Kanninen will be its Wisconsin state director. Kanninen served as chief of staff to Jauch, a Democrat from Poplar, for four years.

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Obama's Wisconsin campaign announces its leaders (FOX 6 News Milwaukee)
A former aide to state Sen. Bob Jauch will lead Democratic presidential candidate's Barack Obama's campaign in Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin an eager beaver at raising and razing dams (Chicago Tribune)
Demolition proposals roiled some waters in Wisconsin, but barrier to latest bid now breached Demolition proposals roiled some waters in Wisconsin, but a barrier to the latest bid has been breached. The Tribune's Maurice Possley reports from Big Spring, Wis.

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Wisconsin firm sells bull semen to Iran (WKBT La Crosse)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Wisconsin seller of bull semen is among the companies that have helped U.S. exports to Iran grow more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office -- even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists.

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Study: Many Wisconsin Seniors Can't Cover Basic Costs (FOX 11 Green Bay)
A new study finds many senior citizens in Wisconsin doesn't earn enough money to meet their basic living expenses.

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Missouri manufacturer to move to Wisconsin (Small Business Times)
Packers' Chemical Inc. (PCI) is moving its manufacturing operation from Missouri to Wisconsin and will receive $65,000 in Community Development Zone tax credits to construct and equip a new facility in Kieler, which is located in Grant County.

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