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    Carter Simonson, 8, participates in tug-of-war Monday during Camp Lloyd on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus in Green Bay. Lukas Keapproth/Press-Gazette Media

    Camp Lloyd helps children grieve after loss of a loved one

    The week includes normal camp activities such as arts and crafts, swimming and outdoor games, but also offers young participants opportunities to face their struggle with grief.

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    An American Airlines flight takes off from Austin Straubel International Airport in this April file photo. File/Gannett Wisconsin Media

    Live at 9 a.m. Tuesday: Airport manager on arriving at Austin Straubel early

    Passengers flying out of Austin Straubel International Airport in the mornings are being asked to arrive a minimum of an hour and fifteen minutes before the scheduled departure for domestic flights, and two hours before for international flights.

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    Sen. Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay, speaks against state budget proposals including the school voucher program at the Brown County Courthouse on Monday, June 17, 2013. Jim Matthews/Press-Gazette Media

    Watch: State Democrats vent about Republican budget

    A handful of Democratic lawmakers gathered Monday morning in Green Bay to speak out against the Republican-supported biennial budget expected to win approval from the GOP-controlled Assembly on Tuesday.

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    Area groups get $1.8M in grants

    Mishandling a $5,000 financial aid refund check can land a student in steep debt and eventual poverty.

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    Michel L'Hour, director of France's Department of Underwater Archaeological Research, prepares to dive to what explorers believe may be the site of the long-lost ship the Griffin in northern Lake Michigan on Saturday. John Flesher/AP

    Shipwreck search thrills Lake Michigan town

    Commercial fisherman Larry Barbeau's comings and goings usually don't create much of a stir in his wind-swept Lake Michigan outpost, but in the past few days, his phone jangles the minute he arrives home.

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    A motorcycle and a small car collided early Monday morning on northbound Velp Avenue just north of Glendale Avenue in Howard. Northbound Velp was closed while police investigated. Nathan Phelps/Press-Gazette Media

    Watch: Motorcyclist severely hurt in Howard crash

    A 28-year-old man was severely injured early Monday morning when his motorcycle collided with a car in Howard.

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    Brian M. Cooper of Plainfield, Ill., is led into Door County Circuit Court in Sturgeon Bay, where a Wood County jury started hearing his trial on Monday, June 17, 2013. He is charged with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and one count of third-degree sexual assault in the Aug. 19, 2012, deaths of Alisha Bromfield, 21, and her unborn daughter. Tina Gohr/Gannett Wisconsin Media

    Testimony begins in Door County homicide trial

    A Sister Bay gas station owner told a jury in Door County Circuit Court on Monday about the day a Plainfield, Ill., man walked into the store to report a murder.

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    Justices: Arizona voter rules go too far

    The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Arizona cannot add to federal voter registration requirements by demanding proof of citizenship.

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    Live at 11 a.m. Tuesday: Chat about school vouchers

    Patti Zarling will chat about private school vouchers at 11 a.m. Tuesday.

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    Bellevue homes briefly evacuated after natural gas leak

    Some homes near the intersection of Aquarius and Gemini roads in Bellevue were briefly evacuated Monday morning after a work crew hit a natural gas line, causing a leak.

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    White Swiss Shepherd dogs  Kenai, left, and Yasu, right, jump  into the water during the dog diving competition at the International pedigree dog and purebred cat exhibition in Erfurt, Germany, on Sunday. The exhibition features 4,000 dogs and 150 cats from 20 countries. Jens Meyer/AP

    The day in photos: June 17, 2013

    The top news, sports and entertainment photos from Press-Gazette Media wire services.

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    Watch the forecast: Rain possible today, but a nice week ahead

    There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms today but the rest of the week looks nice with highs in the 70s.

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    Air traffic controllers and volunteers work the air traffic control tower during Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture 2012 in Oshkosh. File/AP/Gannett Wisconsin Media

    EAA to pay $450K in FAA fees

    The Experimental Aircraft Association has reluctantly agreed to pay nearly $450,000 to the Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic control services during the upcoming AirVenture fly-in.

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    Walnut Street bridge to open by noon Tuesday

    Motorists in downtown Green Bay will not be able to use the Walnut Street Bridge Tuesday morning.

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    Aurora gets $100K refund in equipment dispute

    The refund is the result of a dispute between Aurora and local taxing entities on whether medical equipment at the hospital at 2845 Greenbrier Road should be taxed as personal property.

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    Homicide suspect Nathan Paape appears in Sheboygan County Circuit Court on Monday morning wearing a suit and flanked by his attorneys. Justin Kabbes/Gannett Wisconsin Media

    Attorney: Sheboygan boy throught pal 'was joking' about killing great-grandmother

    Attorneys for Nathan Paape say the teenager had just come home from school last September when his friend, Antonio Barbeau, arrived with a hatchet and laid out a plan to murder and rob Barbeau's great grandmother at her Sheboygan Falls home.

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    La Pointe on Madeline Island, the largest of the Apostle Islands. File/Gannett Wisconsin Media

    La Crosse doctor, brother killed in Madeline Island plane crash

    The two men killed Saturday in a single-engine plane crash on Madeline Island are related and are from the La Crosse area, Ashland County Sheriff Mick Brennan said.

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    Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chris Larson of Milwaukee, right, calls on Republicans to join Democrats and vote against the state budget during a press conference at the state Capitol in Madison on Monday. Scott Bauer/AP

    State Democrats urge moderate Republicans to join budget fight

    Democrats in the state Legislature called Monday for moderate Republicans to join them in voting against the state budget this week, and one of Wisconsin's most conservative lawmakers became the first in his party to publicly say he was casting a 'no' vote.

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    Maple syrup harvested this year has a light amber color that is said to be ideal. File/Gannett Wisconsin Media

    Wisconsin maple syrup production highest since 1992

    Wisconsin's maple syrup production has hit a 20-year high, increasing five-fold from last year when early warm weather cut the season short.

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    A water quality advisory sign at the Lake Michigan beach at Red Arrow Park in Manitowoc in 2007. Wisconsin communities and counties are seeking ways to pay for water quality tests at beaches in the wake of proposed federal cuts. File/Gannett Wisconsin Media

    State communities seek funds for beach water tests

    Wisconsin cities and counties are looking for ways to pay for water testing that could lead to beach closures after the federal government proposed cutting its funding for the program.

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    Lt. Col. Frank Alvarez climbs down the crew entry chute of KC-135R, which is part of the Milwaukee-based 128th Air Refueling Wing, at EAA AirVenture 2012 in Oshkosh. The wing is among Wisconsin National Guard units facing furloughs. File/Gannett Wisconsin Media

    700 Wisconsin National Guard members face furloughs

    Hundreds of Wisconsin National Guard members face furloughs as the result of the automatic federal budget cuts that took effect earlier this year.

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    Today's viral videos: DJs fired after radio bit mocks ex-NFL player's ALS

    A look at the weird, wild and wacky world of video.

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    GB a.m.: A busy day in Madison, plus a special camp for kids

    In Madison, state lawmakers are expected to take up the state’s spending plan for the next two years. Also today, we’ll be covering the start of UW-Green Bay’s annual Camp Lloyd.Watch other top local, regional videos:

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    June 17 in history

    June 17, 1952 — Jackson library well patronized.

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    Allyson Binversie and Erin Schuessler will compete for Miss Wisconsin and Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen respectively this weekend in Oshkosh. Submitted

    Photos: Miss Wisconsin contestants arrive in Oshkosh

    When Allyson Binversie, of Manitowoc, was crowned Miss Green Bay Area, she saw the opportunity to share her platform open up.

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    In middle, Rebecca Johnson, who is getting married in July of 2014, is all smiles as she searches for a wedding dress with her childhood friend Sarah Vauk, right, during the Brides Against Breast Cancer event at the Hyatt on Main in downtown Green Bay on Sunday, June 16, 2013. Johnson, who is from St. Louis, is engaged to Levi Langseth of Green Bay. Evan Siegle/Press-Gazette Media

    Watch: Brides Against Cancer show raises $5,000

    Stephanie Martin tried on at least a dozen wedding dresses Sunday.

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    Under a proposed school voucher program, parents would be able to transfer funds to private schools. File/Press-Gazette Media

    Local politicians weigh in on school vouchers

    Wisconsin lawmakers are expected this week to approve a state budget that includes a statewide private school voucher program.

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    This 1901 dress was worn by Myrtle Woodward at her marriage ceremony to William Bakken. Cori Picard/Press-Gazette Media

    Ashwaubenon event to showcase wedding dresses

    The wedding shawl worn by Chief Ashwaubomay's granddaughter will be on display Saturday at the Ashwaubenon Historical Society.

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    Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt. File/Press-Gazette Media

    Mayor says school vouchers could be good for Green Bay

    Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt supports an expanded private school voucher program for local low-income families.

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    Donald Driver talks with fans Sunday as he signs autographs after the Donald Driver Charity Softball Game at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute. Ron Page/Gannett Wisconsin Media

    Father's Day treat: Tailgate in sun, then watch Packers play softball at charity event

    Fans shared their love of the Green and Gold on Sunday for a reasonable amount of green.

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    2 people die in Madeline Island plane crash

    A pilot apparently was attempting to land a single-engine plane when it crashed near the airport on Madeline Island in northwestern Wisconsin, killing him and a passenger, authorities said Sunday.

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    1 injured in Milwaukee casino shooting

    One person was injured in an early-morning shooting Sunday at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Milwaukee police said.

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    In this June 13, 2013, photo Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talke with reporters in Madison, Wis. The behind-the-scenes wrangling in the Assembly between Walker and GOP leigislative leaders and moderate Republican state senators seeking major budget changes ahead of Tuesday's budget debate shows unhappiness with the $70 billion, two-year spending plan as advanced by the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee. AP Photo/Scott Bauer

    Budget debate to begin; moderate Republicans seek major changes

    Moderate Republican state senators are seeking major changes to the state budget, including undoing a statewide expansion of private school vouchers and accepting a federally funded Medicaid expansion, while Gov.

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    Severe storms pop up in Minnesota and Wisconsin

    Severe thunderstorms packing damaging winds have been popping up in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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    June 16 in history

    June 16, 1942 — District WPA office closing.

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    Dean Raasch of De Pere and his daughter, Kaeli. Contributed photo

    Dads, daughters have a special connection

    Dancing in a show with 6-year-olds may not be for everyone, but Doug Marquis did it. He did it for Alyssa.

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    Driver thanks Packers fans for statue, street name

    Hundreds of Green Bay Packers fans erupted into cheers of 'We want Donald!' as Donald Driver made his way to the stage on Saturday at Titletown Brewing Co. in downtown Green Bay for the unveiling of his statue and a street named for him.

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    Caring for aging parents? In-home service is a must

    Joy Hurly of Sturgeon Bay doesn't need in-home care herself, yet that the service exists is a blessing.

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    Warren Jeffs looks over at the jury during his trial in St. George, Utah, in September 2007. Jeffs, an accused polygamist and head of the breakaway Mormon sect, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, was charged with two counts as an accomplice rape, related to the alleged coercion in the marriage and rape of a 14-year-old and a 19-year-old in 2001. File/Getty Images

    Watch: Polygamist's mailings create dilemma for counties

    Mailings from a religious sect once led by polygamist and convicted rapist Warren Jeffs are creating dilemmas for dozens of Wisconsin counties, including Brown County.

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    Jaime Ramirez and his daughter Brynn at Colburn Park in Green Bay. Cori Picard/Press-Gazette Media

    Watch: Smiles, fun are single fathers' rewards

    Some dads are moms, too.

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    Retired Mackville priest cleared in abuse allegations, diocese says

    The Catholic Diocese of Green Bay said Saturday it has cleared the Rev. Justin Werner in allegations of abuse of a minor at an Outagamie County church in the 1970s.

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    2 Green Bay officers injured during early-morning chase

    Two Green Bay police officers were hospitalized briefly early Saturday morning after being injured while chasing a vehicle on suspicion of drunken driving.

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    Nathan Paape sits in Sheboygan County Circuit Court during jury selection on Friday. Gary C. Klein/Gannett Wisconsin Media

    Watch: Jury chosen for Sheboygan teen's murder trial

    Eleven men and three women were selected as jurors to decide the fate of 14-year-old Nathan Paape, who is accused of taking part in the murder of his friend's great-grandmother in September.

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    Steve Libert, president of Great Lakes Exploration Group, stands near the Traverse City, Mich., marina on Lake Michigan on June 6. On Saturday, Libert led a diving expedition to an underwater site in northern Lake Michigan where archaeologists and technicians are trying to determine whether timbers he found while diving in 2001 are what remain of 17th-century French explorer La Salle's legendary Griffin. File/AP

    'Cultural artifact' found in search for 17th-century Lake Michigan ship

    Divers began opening an underwater pit on Saturday at a remote site in northern Lake Michigan that they say could be the resting place of the Griffin, a ship commanded by the 17th-century French explorer La Salle.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
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    Brian Murphy retired Wednesday from the Oak Creek Police Department File/AP

    Officer shot at state Sikh temple gets new job

    The Oak Creek police officer struck with 12 bullets while responding to the fatal shooting rampage at a Sikh temple last year is starting a new job with the company that made his bulletproof vest.

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    Photo for concealed carry law for 8-17-11 Door County Advocate. No further information at this time for cutline. Tina M. Gohr/Door County Advocate File/Gannett Wisconsin Media

    Gun rights group sues over state concealed carry rules

    A gun rights group has filed a lawsuit against Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen alleging his state Justice Department's concealed carry rules limit training class sizes.

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    A ultralight plane from Operation Migration tries to lead a group of whooping cranes out of the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in October 2007. File/Gannett Wisconsin Media

    FAA: Group must get new planes to guide whooping cranes

    A conservation organization that uses ultralight planes to lead endangered whooping cranes from Wisconsin to Florida for the winter has to replace its aircraft by next spring to comply with Federal Aviation Administration regulations.

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    A box of potatoes at a farmers' market. File/Gannett Wisconsin Media

    UW creates potato breeding professorship

    Wisconsin's potato growers have helped create a new professorship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison which is expected to lead to promising advances in potato breeding.

    • Jun. 15, 2013

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