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  • Charges Dismissed Against Skenandore

    APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Felony charges against an Appleton man have been dismissed after a judge ruled he's not competent to stand trial. 28-year-old Joseph Skenandore faces 3 felony charges after allegedly kidnapping a 3-year-old boy and sexually assaulting him at a park in July ... More

  • "Rich Allen" Sentenced to Prison

    FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (WTAQ) - A former Fox Valley DJ will spend at least 2 years in a Virginia prison for trying to solicit sex from a minor.  Richard Kieffer, who went by the name of Rich Allen at WVBO-FM, was sentenced Friday to a total ... More

  • "Flat Tire Bandit" Formally Charged

    GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The man dubbed the "Flat Tire Bandit" has formally been charged with using a fake ID to obtain money, theft and criminal damage to property.  Police say 50-year-old John Johnson used a scam on unsuspecting women at Green Bay area stores ... More

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  • Smart Phones Becoming Big Part of UW-Madison

    MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Many students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have the Internet right in the palm of their hand. The results of a campus survey done by the UW’s Division of Information Technology shows nearly 45 percent of students now have smart phones ... More

  • Harley-Davidson, Union Agree to Proposed Deal

    MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Union leaders and Harley Davidson have reached a proposed labor agreement that would keep about 1,340 jobs and manufacturing operations in Wisconsin.  The company declined to reveal terms of the deal, but a spokesman says it includes competitive compensation and allows ... More

  • Jefferson Co. Jury to Hear Possible 30-Year-Old Murder

    COLUMBIA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A jury from Jefferson County would hear the possible trial of a man accused of killing an 18-year-old woman in Columbus 30 years ago. A two-week trial is scheduled to begin November 8th in Columbia County for 52-year-old Curtis Forbes. He ... More

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  • Judge denies bail for former Enron CEO Skilling: court document

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court judge on Friday denied bail for former Enron Corp Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling, according to a court document. Skilling led Enron's transformation from a sleepy natural gas pipeline company into a global energy trading powerhouse, which disintegrated in ... More

  • Madoff investors win $12.74 mln in Merkin case

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in Gabriel Capital LP, a so-called feeder fund that funneled money to imprisoned swindler Bernard Madoff, were awarded $12.74 million by a panel of three arbitrators, court records show. The award to two New Jersey investment funds was disclosed in ... More

  • Miami police sue city over emergency pay cuts

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Miami police union sued the city this week for abandoning their collective bargaining agreement and pushing through emergency pay and pension plan cuts. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Miami Dade County, the Fraternal Order of Police said the ... More

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  • Google faces Texas AG inquiry, settles privacy suit

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office into the fairness of its search engine rankings. The world No. 1 search engine company said the probe is the first by a ... More

  • Madoff investors win $12.74 mln in Merkin case

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in Gabriel Capital LP, a so-called feeder fund that funneled money to imprisoned swindler Bernard Madoff, were awarded $12.74 million by a panel of three arbitrators, court records show. The award to two New Jersey investment funds was disclosed in ... More

  • Four Mexican politicians die in plane crash

    OAXACA, Mexico (Reuters) - Two members of Mexico's Congress and two local politicians were killed on Friday when their private plane crashed near a popular Mexican Pacific beach resort, officials said. Guillermo Zavaleta and Juan Huerta, both members of President Felipe Calderon's National Action ... More

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  • Report: Senate Candidate Johnson Has Half As Much Money As Feingold

    OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson has about half as much campaign money on hand as incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold. Newly-released campaign reports show that Johnson had $1.6 million in the bank as of August 25th, to $3.1 million ... More

  • DNC Chair Opens Campaign Office in Milwaukee

    MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The head of the Democratic National Committee says attacks on Social Security will help Russ Feingold and other Democrats win this fall. Tim Kaine was in Milwaukee this week to open a new campaign office and meet with candidates. He said Republican ... More

  • Scott Walker Has Plans To Improve State's Deer Herd

    MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker says he would hire an independent auditor to keep tabs on Wisconsin’s deer herd. After buying a hunting license in Milwaukee Thursday, Walker said many hunters have lost faith in the DNR’s deer management practices ... More

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  • Madoff investors win $12.74 mln in Merkin case

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in Gabriel Capital LP, a so-called feeder fund that funneled money to imprisoned swindler Bernard Madoff, were awarded $12.74 million by a panel of three arbitrators, court records show. The award to two New Jersey investment funds was disclosed in ... More

  • Obama to address new economic ideas next Wednesday

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy, but analysts were skeptical he would be able to deliver a big enough package to lift growth significantly. Obama made his remarks after August ... More

  • Non-manufacturing sector slows in August: ISM

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. non-manufacturing sector grew in August for an eighth straight month but at a slower pace than July and at a rate that was below expectations, according to an industry report released on Friday. The Institute for Supply Management said ... More

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  • Murray outshines Jamaican to reach third round

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fourth-seeded Andy Murray of Britain dodged some rain drops and some sizzling serves before quickly reaching the third round by outshining Jamaican Dustin Brown 7-5 6-3 6-0 at the U.S. Open Friday. Murray ended a briefly rain-delayed opening set against the ... More

  • Sam Stosur beginning to feel like she belongs

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Australian Sam Stosur extended her best-ever run at the U.S. Open by reaching the fourth round on Friday and then said she now feels like she belongs among the game's elite. The fifth seed had never been beyond round two ... More

  • Defending U.S. champion Clijsters overwhelms Kvitova

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kim Clijsters erased an early first-set deficit and put her hopes of defending her U.S. Open title back on track with a 6-3 6-0 win against Petra Kvitova on Friday that secured the Belgian a spot in the fourth round. The ... More

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  • CORRECTION: Timer may help kids' bladder control problems

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests. For children with urinary incontinence, the first approach to treatment is usually behavior modification - sometimes called bladder training or "urotherapy." Tactics like changing drinking ... More

  • FDA staff: Biotech salmon safe for eating

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A biotechnology company's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said as they weighed approval of the first DNA-altered animal for Americans' dinner plates. The AquAdvantage salmon, developed by Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc, are ... More

  • Colonoscopy repeats greater with non-specialists

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds ... More

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  • U.N. climate panel urged to reform, stick to science

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. climate panel should only make predictions when it has solid evidence and should avoid policy advocacy, scientists said in a report on Monday that called for thorough reform of the body. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ... More

  • Study finds first genetic link to common migraine

    LONDON (Reuters) - An international scientific team has identified for the first time a genetic risk factor associated with common migraines and say their research could open the way for new treatments to prevent migraine attacks. Researchers who looked at genetic data from 50,000 people ... More

  • Scientists crack through wheat's genetic code

    LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have cracked and published almost all of the highly complex genetic code of wheat -- a staple food for more than a third of the world's people -- and say breeders can now use their findings to improve yields. The draft gene map ... More

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  • Gameworld: Tween players impacting online game development

    BURBANK, California (Reuters) - A booming market of tweens is changing the landscape of online games. This audience of boys and girls aged 8 to 11 has game publishers launching new games like Disney Online's "World of Cars Online" and Sony Online Entertainment's "Star ... More

  • Baidu to focus mobile Internet investment on search

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - Baidu Inc, operator of China's dominant search engine, said on Thursday that it will focus its future mobile Internet investments on its core search business as it takes aim at the next big Internet space. Baidu CFO Jennifer Li, speaking at ... More

  • Nokia to close down data access service Ovi Files

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Nokia has decided to close down its Ovi Files service which allows consumers to access their computer data remotely, the world's top cellphone maker said in an e-mail to users of the service. "Nokia is discontinuing the Ovi Files service, effective October ... More

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  • Rosanne Cash certain she'll write second memoir

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rosanne Cash has worn many hats through the years -- country music star, acclaimed singer-songwriter, mother of five and firstborn child of the legendary Johnny Cash. Now, with her long-awaited memoir "Composed," Cash is a best-selling author as well. For the week ended ... More

  • Man pleads not guilty to Paris Hilton home burglary

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man accused of breaking into the home of celebrity socialite Paris Hilton armed with knives pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge of attempted burglary, officials said. Nathan Lee Parada, 31, of Redlands, California, could face up to six years ... More

  • Chris Klein pleads no contest to drunken driving

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Chris Klein, who starred in the "American Pie" movies, pleaded no contest to drunken driving and will serve four years probation stemming from his arrest in June, court officials said on Friday. Klein, 31, also was sentenced to the four days ... More

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