WISCONSIN
Buyer sought for Osceola, Wis., injection molding company
An injection molding company here faces an uncertain future.By Forum Communications Co. report , August 27, 2010
Duro is closing Hudson, Wis., plant; 63 jobs will be lost
HUDSON, Wis. — Duro Bag Manufacturing Company will close its facility here in mid-October and lay off 63 workers, according to Tim Young, the parent company’s vice president of human resources.By Doug Stohlberg and Judy Wiff, Forum Communications Co. , August 25, 2010
Three found dead from gunshots in their Wis. home
Three people have been found dead of gunshot wounds at a home in Superior. The home’s occupant, Matthew Magdzas, recently returned from a military deployment overseas, according to a neighbor. He lives at the home with his wife, April Oles, and their daughter, according to public records and social networking sites.By By Steve Kuchera and Maria Lockwood, Forum Communications Co. , August 21, 2010
Flood leaves couple bruised, saddened
RIVER FALLS, Wis. — Ken and Dee Possin said their dog, Olive, acted downright weird last Tuesday night during the storms that brought heavy, heavy rains to the area.
They readied for bed, listened to the news and figured Olive saw or heard an animal.
“And then we heard a loud crack,” said Dee.
By By Debbie Griffin, Forum Communications Co. , August 20, 2010
Obama tells voters: 'Don't give in to fear' 
Flying thousands of miles to reap millions of dollars, President Barack Obama is dashing across the country to help his party retain power, essentially offering one familiar argument: Republicans don't solve problems.
August 17, 2010
Flooding causes Wisconsin bridges to wash out, evacuations
The rain kept coming across western Wisconsin Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.
By Forum Communications Co. report , August 11, 2010
Court rejects candidate's appeal over expletive
A candidate for the Wisconsin Legislature who wants to use an expletive and a racially charged phrase to describe herself on the ballot has lost an appeal of a federal judge's order dismissing her lawsuit.
August 09, 2010
Wisconsin emergency responders save trooper
When Don Magdzas’ heart stopped, his neighbors kept his blood pumping. When his breath failed, they gave him theirs.
In September, three Foxboro residents — Sara Larsen, Rick Stromberg and Summit Volunteer Firefighter Willy Silvernale — will be honored for saving the life of Magdzas, a Wisconsin State Trooper who supervisor Sgt. W. Brett Heino calls “one of our best.”
By By Maria Lockwood, Forum Communications Co. , July 23, 2010
Wis. chief forester fined for shooting turkey
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chief forester in Wisconsin has turned himself in and paid a $263 fine for shooting a hen turkey out of season.
June 28, 2010
Ducklings rescued from storm sewer
NEW RICHMOND, Wis. — It was a quiet Friday afternoon when the call to the St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center came in from a local resident.
A family of ducks had wandered too near a storm sewer grate and nine babies had fallen inside.
By By Jeff Holmquist , Forum Communications Co. , June 18, 2010
One dead in I-94 crash in Woodbury, Minn.
WOODBURY, Minn. – An Ohio man died and two other people were critically injured in a head-on crash during Friday morning rush hour here, causing westbound Interstate 94 traffic to back up into Wisconsin.
By By Scott Wente, Forum Communications Co. , June 11, 2010
Fewer young criminals push states to close prisons
WALES, Wis. (AP) — After struggling for years to treat young criminals in razor wire-ringed institutions, states across the country are quietly shuttering dozens of reformatories amid plunging juvenile arrests, softer treatment policies and bleak budgets.
June 06, 2010
Vatican suit details Wis. abuse
The case of a Wisconsin priest accused of preying on boys at a school for the deaf was presented to the Vatican by one of the victims a year earlier than previously thought, according to documents revealed Thursday in another lawsuit aimed at the highest levels of the Roman Catholic Church.
April 30, 2010
Wisconsin rolls into title tilt
Wisconsin wasted little time showing why it is a college hockey superpower and that Rochester Institute of Technology isn’t quite ready for the sport’s biggest stage.
April 09, 2010
Small aircraft has trouble; lands in grassy field near New Richmond, Wis., airport
NEW RICHMOND, Wis. – A small airplane taking off from New Richmond Regional Airport on Wednesday afternoon developed engine problems and eventually landed in a grassy field next to the runway.
By Forum Communications Co. report , April 07, 2010
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