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    GB a.m.: Guest puppies, Census figures and Packers chat

    We'll get a look at the Bay Area Humane Society's new visitors, puppies displaced by the Oklahoma tornadoes. We'll have the latest Brown County population figures, and make sure to join Wes Hodkiewicz for a live Packers chat this afternoon.

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    Armed robbery at Green Bay home investigated

    A small amount of property and money was stolen in an armed robbery of a home at 728 Mather St. in Green Bay Wednesday night.

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    The winning design by Sparta teen Sabrina Brady. Google

    Wisconsin teen wins Google's national contest

    A Wisconsin teen is the winner of Doodle 4 Google's national contest with her art called 'Coming Home.'

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    Joseph Frey, 53, right, and Wisconsin Innocent Project's law student Micheal Hahn listen to Winnebago County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Bissett's statement for the overturn of Frey's 1991 rape conviction Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Oshkosh. Shu-Ling Zhou/Gannett Wisconsin Media

    Judge overturns Wisconsin man's rape conviction

    A Wisconsin man who has spent two decades in prison for rape has had his conviction overturned.

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    Update: Democrats, advocates speak out against rent to own

    Opponents to the rent-to-own industry are making one last plea for the Legislature's budget committee to reject Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to exempt the stores from Wisconsin's consumer protection laws.

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    It'll be frosty tonight, but sunny Friday (video)

    A rainy and cool morning is expected to give way to clearing through the day, but get ready for a cold night with advisories for frost and freezing conditions around the region.

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    A variety of coreopsis lines the road along North Maiden Lane Wednesday morning, May 22, 2013, in Joplin, Mo. It's a perennial flower. (AP Photo/The Joplin Globe, T. Rob Brown)

    The day in photos: May 23, 2013

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

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    A child is wheeled out on stretcher through Lilydale Park trails on Wednesday after a landslide during a field trip. www.kare11.com

    Recovery effort resumes in deadly landslide in Minnesota

    Recovery efforts have resumed at the site of a fatal landslide in a St. Paul park along the Mississippi River.

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    GPS restraining orders under consideration

    The Legislature's finance committee is set to consider provisions in Gov. Scott Walker's budget that would allow judges to order GPS monitoring as part of a restraining order.

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    Bill to allow DNA collection upon arrest up for debate Thursday

    The Legislature's powerful finance committee is expected to review Gov. Scott Walker's plan to take DNA from anyone arrested for a felony and anyone convicted of any crime.

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    A Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold in Fremont. File/AP

    $1 million Powerball ticket sold in Fremont

    A $1 million winning Powerball ticket was sold at Fremont Mobil Mart in Waupaca County for Wednesday's drawing.

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    May 23 in history

    May 23, 1939 — $400,493 for county roads: President Roosevelt has approved a WPA grant of $400,493 to improve Brown County owned roads, it was announced when the county board of supervisors convened for the May session.

    • May 20, 2013
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    A slow camera shutter captures traffic as it streaks along U.S. 41 in Ashwaubenon on Monday. Evan Siegle/Press-Gazette Media

    Cheaper gas prices may arrive for holiday, road construction to stop

    Gas prices have skyrocketed across the Midwest but local travelers may see relief at the pump heading into Memorial Day.

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    Sullivan-Wallen American Legion Post 11 member Tom Harrison places flags on veterans graves Wednesday at Allouez Catholic Cemetery, in preparation for Memorial Day. H. Marc Larson/Press-Gazette Media

    Memorial Day events

    Memorial Day Veterans Cemetery Ceremonies: May 27 Abrams American Legion Post 523 conducts cemetery at Stiles Cemetery, 9 a.m; Brookside, 9:45 a.m.; Riverside in Little Suamico, 10:30 a.m.: John Cantius in Sobieski, 11:15 a.m. (920) 826-7130.

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    Susan Kates salvages items from a friend's tornado-ravaged home Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Moore, Okla. Cleanup continues two days after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) AP

    Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 billion

    The cost of a massive tornado that battered an Oklahoma City suburb could be more than $2 billion, according to a preliminary official estimate announced Wednesday.

    • May 22, 2013
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    West De Pere's Sarah Meiners, shown inside her French V classroom, is a Green Bay Press-Gazette 2013 Academic Team member. Meiners will be attending UW-Madison next year. Evan Siegle/Press-Gazette Media

    Academic Team: Sarah Meiners 'works not just to succeed, but to exceed'

    Sarah Meiners, a senior at West De Pere High School, is a member of the 2013 Press-Gazette Media Academic Team.

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    Kids test out new bicycle helmets at safety event

    A bike helmet may be too expensive for some children, but a local child safety organization is providing free helmets toa little more then 1,000 children in the area this week.

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    Sydney Angle, 9, whose grandparents live in Fond du Lac, was among the school children killed by a tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., Monday. Submitted photo

    Girl with Fond du Lac ties killed in Oklahoma tornado

    A fund is being set up for a former Fond du Lac County family who lost their daughter and home in the Oklahoma tornado.

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    DoIt! campaign raises $1,000 in less than 3 weeks

    Efforts to raise money for a program that provides home care for local seniors has netted $1,060 since it began earlier this month.

    • May 22, 2013
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    Common core education standards debated at hearing

    Critics of national education standards adopted three years ago in Wisconsin packed an informational hearing on Wednesday that was called by two legislative committees to examine the issue.

    • May 22, 2013
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    Damage caused by an EF5 tornado in Oakfield in 1996. File/Gannett Wisconsin Media

    Photos: Wisconsin has seen only 6 EF5 tornadoes

    The strength of the tornado that killed at least 24 people and destroyed countless homes in Oklahoma this week is rarely seen in Wisconsin.

    • May 22, 2013
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    An Afghan refugee girl walks back to her home in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday. Pakistan hosts over 1.6 million registered Afghans, the largest and most protracted refugee population in the world, according to the U.N. refugee agency. Muhammed Muheisen/AP

    The day in photos: May 22, 2013

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

    • May 22, 2013
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    The American Indian logo used by Winter schools, as seen on the district's website.

    Winter schools retire American Indian logo

    A northwestern Wisconsin school district will change a Native American logo that it's used for its sports teams.

    • May 22, 2013
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    This Wisconsin State Patrol car is a reminder that a crackdown on drunken driving is planned for mid-August during the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. Gannett Wisconsin Media

    Watch: State launches summer travel safety initiatives

    The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced Tuesday a series of initiatives aimed at improving traffic safety and reducing road deaths during the summer, including the launch of the department's first smartphone application.

    • May 22, 2013
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    Dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger gets lunch for himself and his family during a lunch break with supporters at the Al Ringling Theatre in Baraboo on Monday. Hershberger is on trial across the street at the Sauk County Courthouse. Hershberger and his supporters say he has been targeted for selling raw milk. But state officials say the only issue in the case is licensing, and even farmers selling pasteurized milk need the right permits. M.P. King/Wisconsin State Journal/AP

    State raw milk farmer accused of ignoring licensing laws

    Prosecutors are trying to show a jury that a Wisconsin raw milk farmer showed blatant disregard for state licensing laws.

    • May 22, 2013
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    Time Warner contract dispute may lead to dropped service

    A contract dispute between Time Warner Cable and LIN Media, a parent company for WLUK, Channel 11,could cause those channels to be dropped from Time Warner service in the area.

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    Police operate a quad-copter drone during a demonstration of security measures in Cali, Colombia, on Monday. Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images

    Bill limiting police drone use to get public hearing

    A bill that would prohibit law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin from using drones unless they have a search warrant or legitimate reason is up for a hearing next Wednesday.

    • May 22, 2013
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    A sand mine in western Wisconsin. File/Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

    State candidates got $758K from sand, gas industry

    Sand mining and natural gas industries have given Wisconsin candidates nearly $758,000 dollars since 2007, with contributions spiking last year as sand mining took off in the state.

    • May 22, 2013
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    Man killed in Superior industrial accident

    SUPERIOR — Police say a 30-year-old man has been killed at a wood shingle manufacturer in Superior.

    • May 22, 2013
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    Building Commission chairman allows Chippewa tribe to keep grant

    MADISON — The vice chairman of the state Building Commission has decided to let a Wisconsin Chippewa tribe keep a $250,000 grant to help build a cultural center.

    • May 22, 2013
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    May 22 in history

    May 22, 1950 — Married teachers not to be hired in Green Bay schools.

    • May 20, 2013
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    Volunteer Sam Van Beek loads a 25-pound box of food for the Feed the Children program, which partnered with the Salvation Army of Brown County to distribute food and personal care items at the Green Bay Kroc Center last week. Lukas Keapproth/Press-Gazette Media

    Poverty's newest frontier: Number of needy grows faster outside of Green Bay

    The face of poverty in Brown County has been changing over the last decade, following a national trend that shows it leveling off in inner cities but growing elsewhere, according to a new study.

    • May 22, 2013
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    Food, music and tall ships scheduled to fill summer

    Summer in the city is going to be one of food and music. A lot of food and music.

    • May 22, 2013
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    High school students take the ACT college entrance exam. File/Gannett Wisconsin Media

    Vote delayed on mandatory ACT tests for state high school juniors

    The Legislature's budget committee has delayed taking a vote on whether to have every high school junior in Wisconsin take the ACT college entrance exam.

    • May 21, 2013
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    A scene from the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon, held on Sunday, May 19th, 2013. Mike Peters/ Press-Gazette media correspondent

    Photos, videos from this year's Cellcom Green Bay Marathon events

    The 2013 Cellcom Green Bay Marathon events were held Friday, May 17 through Sunday, May 19. Events included a 5K and kids run on Saturday and half and full marathons on Sunday.

    • May 22, 2013
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    $50 monthly surcharge for state workers who smoke is approved

    State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a Gov. Scott Walker proposal that has won approval by the Wisconsin Legislature's budget committee.

    • May 22, 2013
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    Wausaukee man gets 21 years in fatal drunken driving crash

    A 29-year-old Wausaukee man will spend 21 years in prison for killing a teen and injuring the teen's mother and two sisters in a drunken driving crash.

    • May 22, 2013
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    Lea Bessinger salvages a picture of Jesus as she and her son, Josh Bessinger, sort through the rubble of the elder Bessinger's tornado-ravaged home Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening an entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) AP

    Oklahoma tornado confirmed as EF5; search for survivors almost done

    Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives.

    • May 22, 2013
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    Green Bay to buy 2 downtown buildings

    With an apology from Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt, the City Council has approved a downtown building purchase that went undisclosed to the public until hours earlier.

    • May 22, 2013
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    Public workers' double-dipping eligibility tightened

    Government employees would have to stay off the public payroll more than twice as long as is currently required under a change to state law approved by the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee on Tuesday.

    • May 21, 2013
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    Limit local recalls, legislators urged

    Wisconsin should raise the bar for recalling local officials, a group of Wisconsin town officials says.

    • May 21, 2013
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    Health savings accounts for public workers endorsed

    The Legislature's budget committee has approved creating a high-deductible health insurance plan with health savings accounts for government workers in Wisconsin.

    • May 21, 2013
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    Barb’s Centre for Dance: Spring Celebration of Dance (photos)

    Barb's Centre for Dance 27th annual "Spring Celebration of Dance" was held May 17, 18 and 19 at the Meyer Theatre in Green Bay.

    • May 21, 2013
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    Green Bay man charged in Two Rivers meth bust

    A 24-year-old Green Bay man is facing felony charges in Manitowoc County Circuit Court in connection with a suspected meth lab found May 2 at a Two Rivers residence.

    • May 21, 2013
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    Four-year-old Emma Stout, from St. Joseph Township, Mich., cools off in the water at the Whirlpool Compass Fountain Monday, May 20, 2013, in St. Joseph, Mich. (AP Photo/The Herald-Palladium, Don Campbell)

    The day in photos: May 21, 2013

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

    • May 21, 2013
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    Selling of state property given green light

    A broad array of state properties, including prisons, university dormitories, power plants and highways, could be sold to private buyers without going through a public bidding process, under a provision approved by the Legislature's budget committee on Tu

    • May 21, 2013
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    Joe Fajardo walks to his car after buying a Powerball lottery ticket at a store Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Barrio Logan neighborhood of San Diego. AP Photo/Gregory Bull

    Milwaukee man claims $1M Powerball prize

    A Milwaukee man has claimed a $1 million prize from Saturday's record $590.5 million Powerball jackpot drawing.

    • May 21, 2013
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    Bonduel crash victim identified as Gillett man

    A 75-year-old man killed in a one-vehicle accident in Bonduel on Monday has been identified as Leon Felix Wychesit of Gillett.

    • May 21, 2013
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    Patricia Gosnell's 7-year-old granddaughter, Keyliana, takes a break from picking up to look at what was left of Brian and Jennifer Pederson's home on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Altoona, Wisc. Several people gathered to help Patricia Gosnell clean debris that flew across the street and landed in her yard after her neighbors' home exploded Sunday. Brian and Jennifer Pederson and their three children were vacationing in Georgia when they learned their house near Altoona had exploded into a pile of rubble. AP Photo/Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Shane Opatz

    Northwestern Wisconsin house leveled by explosion while family on vacation

    Members of northwestern Wisconsin's Pederson family have found a silver lining in the explosion that destroyed their house: They were far from home at the time of the devastating blast last Sunday.

    • May 21, 2013
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    A sand mine in western Wisconsin. File/Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

    DNR sand mine inspection proposal to be reviewed

    Wisconsin's budget-writing committee is scheduled to review provisions in Gov. Scott Walker's spending plan that would pull money from the state's environmental management fund to cover sand mining inspections.

    • May 21, 2013

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