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12-Year-Old Girl Taken Into Custody

Best Of Madcity — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:31:37 +0000

Madison Police arrested a 12-year-old girl after she reportedly threatened a neighbor boy with a 12″ knife.

All Monona Grove 6th Graders Will Attend Glacial Drumlin Next Fall

Best Of Madcity — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:31:32 +0000

Citing administrative and staff recommendations, the Monona Grove School Board approved a measure to consolidate all 6th graders at Glacial Drumlin Middle School starting next fall.

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CrimeTracker 15: 4 Arrested in Covert Drug Operation

Best Of Madcity — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:31:20 +0000

Four people are arrested in a covert drug operation in Madison.

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Conservative tea party followers adopt platform

Best Of Madcity — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:05:00 +0000

Associated Press – March 12, 2010 11:05 AM ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Dozens of Wisconsin groups affiliated with the tea party movement will gather this weekend at a Wisconsin Dells resort to…

Parole denied for man convicted in vat death

Best Of Madcity — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:35:00 +0000

Associated Press – March 12, 2010 10:35 AM ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Parole has been denied for 1 of 5 men convicted of killing a Green Bay paper mill co-worker in 1992.

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Zoo Accused Of Starving 11 Rare Tigers

Best Of Madcity — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:29:49 +0000

Eleven rare Siberian tigers, starving and kept in small cages, have died at a cash-strapped zoo in China, heightening concerns about conditions at wildlife facilities in the country, where activists say profiteering off the carcasses of endangered species sometimes drives over-breeding.

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Breeders dump dogs to skirt new law

Best Of Madcity — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:35:00 +0000

Associated Press – March 12, 2010 7:35 AM ET MARATHON, Wis. (AP) – At least one central Wisconsin animal shelter has been inundated with dogs because of a new state law regulating…

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NYC Funeral Home Van Towed With Body Inside

Best Of Madcity — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:26:36 +0000

A police tow truck removed a minivan parked outside a New York City funeral home, giving its dearly departed passenger an unexpected side trip.

Judge: Groups can’t intervene in campaign cases

Best Of Madcity — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:15:00 +0000

Associated Press – March 12, 2010 6:15 AM ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A judge says three groups that support campaign finance reform cannot intervene in two lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s new law…

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New music festival in Milwaukee called "Verge"

Best Of Madcity — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:15:00 +0000

Associated Press – March 12, 2010 6:15 AM ET MILWAUKEE (AP) – The new music festival along Milwaukee’s lakefront now has a name. The nonprofit group that puts on Summerfest, Milwaukee…

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