Saturday State News Briefs: Call leads De Pere to murder-suicide scene
Wisconsin News
-- De Pere Police say a person called them saying he had killed three people. When officers arrived at the home, they say they found the bodies of a woman and two children. They also found the body of the husband. Investigators say it appears to be a triple-murder-suicide.
Tanker truck explodes near Whitewater
Wisconsin News
-- A tanker truck and a building were damaged in a propane gas explosion Friday afternoon, but no injuries were reported.
Afternoon State News Briefs: Appeals court throws out judge's decision on recall petitions
Wisconsin News
-- A state appeals court threw out a judge's order this afternoon to make election officials remove false-and-duplicate signatures from recall petitions.
Bridge replacements top Pierce County road work
Bridges in opposite corners of Pierce County will be replaced this construction season and, because of their priority, reconstruction of an Ellsworth area road is being delayed
RELATED CONTENTDeath of two month old not suspicious
Wisconsin News
-- Brown County authorities say the death of a 2 month old boy at a child care center near Green Bay does not appear to be suspicious.
Three Mexican nationals serving 10 year prison terms
Western Wisconsin News
-- Three Mexican nationals are starting to serve 10-year prison terms, after being convicted of running a remote marijuana-growing operation in northwest Wisconsin.
Wisconsin officials looking for food stamp program fraud.
Wisconsin News
-- Wisconsin officials say they've increased their efforts to look for fraud in the state's food stamp program.
Minnesota Legislative Notebook: GOP pushes right-to-work amendment
Minnesota News
-- Republican legislators want to give Minnesotans the option to opt out of unions, a subject that has created heated debate in many states.
Minnesota News Briefs: Stearns County deputy struck by semi
Minnesota News
-- A Stearns County deputy was taken to the hospital after his squad car was struck by a semi on I-94 near the city of Avon.
Public hearing to be hold on proposed new power lines in western Wisconsin
Western Wisconsin News
-- Folks in western Wisconsin will have their say next month on plans to build a new electric transmission line north of La Crosse.
Morning State News Briefs: UW-La Crosse dorm will be closed for the rest of the year
Wisconsin News
-- A UW-La Crosse dormitory will be closed for the rest of the school year, after a basement fire last weekend.
Federal government looking into whether Wisconsin violated Indian treaty rights
Wisconsin News
-- The federal government is looking into whether Wisconsin violated Indian treaty rights, by not consulting with tribal governments affected by the state's new mining bill.
Antigo football coach and principal charged in marijuana ring has resigned
Wisconsin News
-- John Lund, the Antigo high school football coach and elementary principal who's charged in a marijuana sales ring, has resigned.
Presidential campaign activity heats up in Minnesota before Tuesday's caucuses
Minnesota News
-- Both Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and former U.S. senator Rick Santorum will be campaigning in Minnesota this weekend while former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney made stops throughout the state yesterday as candidates visit the Gopher State with its precinct caucuses scheduled for Tuesday at 7 p.m.
River Falls firefighters honor longtime peer
Area News
-- Gene McKahan, a 38-year veteran of the River Falls Fire Department, gives a typical answer to the question of if he was surprised to be honored by his peers at a Jan. 21 banquet with the 2011 Firefighter of the Year Award: Yes.
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