<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Breaking News &#187; Wis.</title>
	<atom:link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/t/wis/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n</link>
	<description>News and incisive Views 24/7/365</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Bus with Special Olympics athletes hits Wis. guardrail and tips over, seriously injures 2</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bus-with-special-olympics-athletes-hits-wis-guardrail-and-tips-over-seriously-injures-2-130306/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bus-with-special-olympics-athletes-hits-wis-guardrail-and-tips-over-seriously-injures-2-130306/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accidents and Disasters]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Accidents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Waupun]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/bus-with-special-olympics-athletes-hits-wis-guardrail-and-tips-over-seriously-injures-2-130306/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WAUPUN, Wis. — Wisconsin authorities say a bus with about 20 adult Special Olympics athletes crashed while returning from Nebraska, leaving two people with serious injuries.

Dodge County Sheriff Todd Nehls (NAYLZ&#8217;) says the bus driver lost control Tuesday about 3:30 a.m. and crashed into a guardrail near Waupun (wuh-PAHN&#8217;), which is about 50 miles northeast [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bus-with-special-olympics-athletes-hits-wis-guardrail-and-tips-over-seriously-injures-2-130306/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>4 Wisconsin women accused of tying up, gluing married at center of alleged lovers&#8217; quadrangle</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-wisconsin-women-accused-of-tying-up-gluing-married-at-center-of-alleged-lovers-quadrangle-129621/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-wisconsin-women-accused-of-tying-up-gluing-married-at-center-of-alleged-lovers-quadrangle-129621/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Imrie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Violent Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wausau]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-wisconsin-women-accused-of-tying-up-gluing-married-at-center-of-alleged-lovers-quadrangle-129621/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WAUSAU, Wis. — A married man who planned to rendezvous with one of his handful of lovers at an eastern Wisconsin motel instead found himself bound, blindfolded and assaulted by a group of women out for revenge, according to court documents.

Four women, including his wife, eventually showed up to humiliate the man, who ended up [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-wisconsin-women-accused-of-tying-up-gluing-married-at-center-of-alleged-lovers-quadrangle-129621/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wisconsin same-sex couples begin registering under state&#8217;s new domestic partnership law</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-same-sex-couples-begin-registering-under-states-new-domestic-partnership-law-129181/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-same-sex-couples-begin-registering-under-states-new-domestic-partnership-law-129181/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Family Issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights and Civil Liberties]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Human Welfare]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Couples]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Madison]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-same-sex-couples-begin-registering-under-states-new-domestic-partnership-law-129181/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — Same-sex couples in Wisconsin have started signing up for the state&#8217;s new domestic partnership registry.

Monday was their first chance to sign up and obtain dozens of the same legal protections as spouses.
Fifty-six-year-old Janice Czyscon (SIZE&#8217;-kon) and her partner of 29 years, 57-year-old Crystal Hyslop, arrived at the Dane County offices in Madison [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-same-sex-couples-begin-registering-under-states-new-domestic-partnership-law-129181/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Oshkosh posts 3rd-quarter loss as low demand for construction activity hurts some units</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oshkosh-posts-3rd-quarter-loss-as-low-demand-for-construction-activity-hurts-some-units-125530/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oshkosh-posts-3rd-quarter-loss-as-low-demand-for-construction-activity-hurts-some-units-125530/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial Performance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Military]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Contracts And Orders]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oshkosh]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/oshkosh-posts-3rd-quarter-loss-as-low-demand-for-construction-activity-hurts-some-units-125530/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OSHKOSH, Wis. — Vehicle maker Oshkosh Corp. said Thursday it posted a narrower fiscal third-quarter loss amid continued weak demand in segments affected by construction activity

During the quarter, Oshkosh said it lost $26.6 billion, or 36 cents per share, compared with a loss of $84.3 billion, or $1.12 per share in the prior-year period.
The company [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oshkosh-posts-3rd-quarter-loss-as-low-demand-for-construction-activity-hurts-some-units-125530/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Space travel startup Virgin Galactic gets $280M boost from Abu Dhabi fund buying 32 pct share</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/space-travel-startup-virgin-galactic-gets-280m-boost-from-abu-dhabi-fund-buying-32-pct-share-123419/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/space-travel-startup-virgin-galactic-gets-280m-boost-from-abu-dhabi-fund-buying-32-pct-share-123419/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Richmond</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Aerospace Technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Consumer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Products and Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Telecommunications]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oshkosh]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United Arab Emirates]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/space-travel-startup-virgin-galactic-gets-280m-boost-from-abu-dhabi-fund-buying-32-pct-share-123419/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OSHKOSH, Wis. — British billionaire Sir Richard Branson signed a deal Tuesday to sell about a third of his space travel startup Virgin Galactic to a Mideast investment fund, giving the venture an influx of cash at a time when the global recession has dried up funding sources.

Aabar Investments will pay $280 million for a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/space-travel-startup-virgin-galactic-gets-280m-boost-from-abu-dhabi-fund-buying-32-pct-share-123419/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wis. panhandler accepts $1 from man, then grabs all of his money and punches him in the face</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wis-panhandler-accepts-1-from-man-then-grabs-all-of-his-money-and-punches-him-in-the-face-123394/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wis-panhandler-accepts-1-from-man-then-grabs-all-of-his-money-and-punches-him-in-the-face-123394/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Madison]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oddities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/wis-panhandler-accepts-1-from-man-then-grabs-all-of-his-money-and-punches-him-in-the-face-123394/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — Madison police said a panhandler accepted $1 from a good Samaritan, then grabbed the rest of the donor&#8217;s cash and punched him in the face. Police said the panhandler approached a 50-year-old man Monday evening and asked for 40 cents. Authorities said the man pulled out $14 and handed $1 to the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wis-panhandler-accepts-1-from-man-then-grabs-all-of-his-money-and-punches-him-in-the-face-123394/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The final frontier: Earthlings get up-close look at Virgin Galactic spaceship launcher</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-final-frontier-earthlings-get-up-close-look-at-virgin-galactic-spaceship-launcher-122401/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-final-frontier-earthlings-get-up-close-look-at-virgin-galactic-spaceship-launcher-122401/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Richmond</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Aerospace Technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Products and Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kim]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oshkosh]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-final-frontier-earthlings-get-up-close-look-at-virgin-galactic-spaceship-launcher-122401/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OSHKOSH, Wis. — Hundreds of earthlings turned their faces to the sky Monday to see an airplane built to launch a ship into space, watching the gleaming white craft soar overhead.

The twin-fuselage craft named WhiteKnightTwo, looking like two planes connected at the wing tips, circled the runway several times before touching down at the Experimental [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-final-frontier-earthlings-get-up-close-look-at-virgin-galactic-spaceship-launcher-122401/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Virgin Group chairman hopes to have spaceship ready in time to take parents for a ride</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/virgin-group-chairman-hopes-to-have-spaceship-ready-in-time-to-take-parents-for-a-ride-122187/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/virgin-group-chairman-hopes-to-have-spaceship-ready-in-time-to-take-parents-for-a-ride-122187/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Products and Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oshkosh]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/virgin-group-chairman-hopes-to-have-spaceship-ready-in-time-to-take-parents-for-a-ride-122187/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OSHKOSH, Wis. — Virgin Group&#8217;s billionaire chairman Richard Branson says he hopes to have a spaceship ready in time to take his 92-year-old father and 89-year-old mother into space with him.

He said Monday he promised they could come.
Branson is at the Experimental Aircraft Association&#8217;s annual AirVenture convention. He spoke to The Associated Press while waiting [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/virgin-group-chairman-hopes-to-have-spaceship-ready-in-time-to-take-parents-for-a-ride-122187/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wis. man who chained 2 men in basement and sexually assaulted them gets 50 years in prison</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wis-man-who-chained-2-men-in-basement-and-sexually-assaulted-them-gets-50-years-in-prison-117719/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wis-man-who-chained-2-men-in-basement-and-sexually-assaulted-them-gets-50-years-in-prison-117719/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kidnapping]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Violent Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin Rapids]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/wis-man-who-chained-2-men-in-basement-and-sexually-assaulted-them-gets-50-years-in-prison-117719/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. — A Wisconsin paper mill worker has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting two young men he kept chained at his home.

The judge told 47-year-old Ed Lanphear on Wednesday the sentence virtually ensures he can never commit another crime in his lifetime.
Lanphear apologized to the victims [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wis-man-who-chained-2-men-in-basement-and-sexually-assaulted-them-gets-50-years-in-prison-117719/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Leader of Wis. religious group gets 2 years in prison for hiding corpse in followers bathroom</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/leader-of-wis-religious-group-gets-2-years-in-prison-for-hiding-corpse-in-followers-bathroom-117609/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/leader-of-wis-religious-group-gets-2-years-in-prison-for-hiding-corpse-in-followers-bathroom-117609/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mauston]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/leader-of-wis-religious-group-gets-2-years-in-prison-for-hiding-corpse-in-followers-bathroom-117609/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MAUSTON, Wis. — The leader of a Wisconsin religious order has been sentenced to two years in prison for hiding a dead follower&#8217;s body on a toilet for weeks so he could collect her Social Security payments.

Alan Bushey (boo-SHAY&#8217;) pleaded no contest to hiding a corpse in February.
Juneau County Judge John Roemer said Wednesday that [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/leader-of-wis-religious-group-gets-2-years-in-prison-for-hiding-corpse-in-followers-bathroom-117609/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>&#8216;Slow and steady&#8217; wins 114-pound circus tortoise a week of freedom after Wisconsin show</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/slow-and-steady-wins-114-pound-circus-tortoise-a-week-of-freedom-after-wisconsin-show-113863/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/slow-and-steady-wins-114-pound-circus-tortoise-a-week-of-freedom-after-wisconsin-show-113863/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Madison]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oddities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/slow-and-steady-wins-114-pound-circus-tortoise-a-week-of-freedom-after-wisconsin-show-113863/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — A massive tortoise who left the circus and took his show on the road for six days has been found and is expected to be back with his circus family soon.

The 114-pound male tortoise named Berta didn&#8217;t make it very far. He had traveled just two miles when he was spotted on [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/slow-and-steady-wins-114-pound-circus-tortoise-a-week-of-freedom-after-wisconsin-show-113863/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Driver of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile goes forward instead backward, crashes into Wis. home</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/driver-of-the-oscar-mayer-wienermobile-goes-forward-instead-backward-crashes-into-wis-home-113208/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/driver-of-the-oscar-mayer-wienermobile-goes-forward-instead-backward-crashes-into-wis-home-113208/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Deck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mount Pleasant]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oddities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/driver-of-the-oscar-mayer-wienermobile-goes-forward-instead-backward-crashes-into-wis-home-113208/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oscar Mayer Wienermobile crashes into Wis. home
MOUNT PLEASANT, Wisconsin — One southern Wisconsin homeowner is probably not in love with the Oscar Mayer wiener. The famed hot dog&#8217;s Wienermobile crashed Friday into the deck and garage of a home in Mount Pleasant, about 35 miles south of Milwaukee.

Police said the driver was trying to turn [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/driver-of-the-oscar-mayer-wienermobile-goes-forward-instead-backward-crashes-into-wis-home-113208/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Far from Mexico, investigators fight major cocaine operation in the heartland</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/far-from-mexico-investigators-fight-major-cocaine-operation-in-the-heartland-112954/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/far-from-mexico-investigators-fight-major-cocaine-operation-in-the-heartland-112954/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Richmond</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Products and Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Law and Order]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Military]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Central America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Criminal Investigations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Demographic Groups]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Down]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Drug-related Crimes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fact]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hispanics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Latin America And Caribbean]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Organized Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Smuggling]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Watertown]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/far-from-mexico-investigators-fight-major-cocaine-operation-in-the-heartland-112954/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WATERTOWN, Wis. — In this Midwestern town 1,500 miles from Mexico, in a place that proudly proclaims itself the birthplace of kindergarten, Coco the cocaine kingpin flourished.

Coco came to the United States illegally, and used layers of family members and henchmen to build an operation that saturated southeastern Wisconsin with cocaine until authorities moved in. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/far-from-mexico-investigators-fight-major-cocaine-operation-in-the-heartland-112954/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wisconsin court says drunken concert goer did right thing by trying to sleep it off</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-court-says-drunken-concert-goer-did-right-thing-by-trying-to-sleep-it-off-110690/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-court-says-drunken-concert-goer-did-right-thing-by-trying-to-sleep-it-off-110690/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Bauer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fact]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Madison]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oddities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reckless Endangerment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-court-says-drunken-concert-goer-did-right-thing-by-trying-to-sleep-it-off-110690/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — An Illinois teen knew he was too drunk to drive home after a Dave Matthews Band concert south of Milwaukee. So he fell asleep in his car, only to be awoken by a state trooper.

Travis Peterson, 19, of Dixon, Ill., said even though he told the officer he was drunk and sleeping [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-court-says-drunken-concert-goer-did-right-thing-by-trying-to-sleep-it-off-110690/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Clarification: Congress-National Motto story</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/clarification-congress-national-motto-story-110434/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/clarification-congress-national-motto-story-110434/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Madison]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/clarification-congress-national-motto-story-110434/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — In a story July 14, The Associated Press reported that &#8220;In God We Trust&#8221; has appeared on U.S. currency since 1957. The motto appeared on paper currency for the first time that year. It first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/clarification-congress-national-motto-story-110434/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Police: Military flare sparked blaze that caused $50M in damages to SE Wis. meatpacking plant</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-military-flare-sparked-blaze-that-caused-50m-in-damages-to-se-wis-meatpacking-plant-109663/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-military-flare-sparked-blaze-that-caused-50m-in-damages-to-se-wis-meatpacking-plant-109663/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accidents and Disasters]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cudahy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fires]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-military-flare-sparked-blaze-that-caused-50m-in-damages-to-se-wis-meatpacking-plant-109663/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CUDAHY, Wis. — Police say a massive fire that gutted part of a southeastern Wisconsin meatpacking plant started when a military flare landed on the roof.

Cudahy (CUH&#8217;-duh-hay) police said Tuesday there&#8217;s no indication the military fired the flare. Authorities aren&#8217;t elaborating on the nature of the flare, but federal, state and local agencies are offering [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-military-flare-sparked-blaze-that-caused-50m-in-damages-to-se-wis-meatpacking-plant-109663/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wisconsin atheist group seeks to block &#8216;In God We Trust&#8217;, pledge engravings at US Capitol</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-atheist-group-seeks-to-block-in-god-we-trust-pledge-engravings-at-us-capitol-109409/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-atheist-group-seeks-to-block-in-god-we-trust-pledge-engravings-at-us-capitol-109409/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan J. Foley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Law and Order]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Madison]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Visual Arts And Design]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-atheist-group-seeks-to-block-in-god-we-trust-pledge-engravings-at-us-capitol-109409/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — The nation&#8217;s largest group of atheists and agnostics filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block an architect from engraving &#8220;In God We Trust&#8221; and the Pledge of Allegiance at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington.

The Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation&#8217;s lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in western Wisconsin, claims the taxpayer-funded [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-atheist-group-seeks-to-block-in-god-we-trust-pledge-engravings-at-us-capitol-109409/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Man flying US flag upside down in protest says police wrongly seized it July 4</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-flying-us-flag-upside-down-in-protest-says-police-wrongly-seized-it-july-4-106062/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-flying-us-flag-upside-down-in-protest-says-police-wrongly-seized-it-july-4-106062/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Imrie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Political and Civil Unrest]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chris]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Demographic Groups]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[President]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Protests And Demonstrations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Veterans]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wausau]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-flying-us-flag-upside-down-in-protest-says-police-wrongly-seized-it-july-4-106062/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WAUSAU, Wis. — An American flag flown upside down as a protest in a northern Wisconsin village was seized by police before a Fourth of July parade and the businessman who flew it — an Iraq war veteran — claims the officers trespassed and stole his property.

A day after the parade, police returned the flag [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-flying-us-flag-upside-down-in-protest-says-police-wrongly-seized-it-july-4-106062/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>UW-Madison says new Google deal will expand public access to library collection</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/uw-madison-says-new-google-deal-will-expand-public-access-to-library-collection-105704/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/uw-madison-says-new-google-deal-will-expand-public-access-to-library-collection-105704/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Products and Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Madison]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/uw-madison-says-new-google-deal-will-expand-public-access-to-library-collection-105704/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison says a new agreement with Google will expand public access to its library collection.

The university says readers across the country will be able to preview its books for free and buy access to the full texts online.
In addition, universities, colleges and public libraries will be able to offer [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/uw-madison-says-new-google-deal-will-expand-public-access-to-library-collection-105704/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Regulators grant Wisconsin utility permission to build wind farm in southern Minnesota</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/regulators-grant-wisconsin-utility-permission-to-build-wind-farm-in-southern-minnesota-104989/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/regulators-grant-wisconsin-utility-permission-to-build-wind-farm-in-southern-minnesota-104989/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Richmond</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Products and Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government Regulations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industry Regulation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Madison]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Utilities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/regulators-grant-wisconsin-utility-permission-to-build-wind-farm-in-southern-minnesota-104989/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — State regulators gave a Wisconsin utility permission Thursday to begin building a giant wind farm in southern Minnesota, opening the door for Wisconsin ratepayers to shell out millions of dollars in construction costs.

Wisconsin Power &#038; Light Co. wants to build scores of turbines on 50 square miles just north of Albert Lea [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/regulators-grant-wisconsin-utility-permission-to-build-wind-farm-in-southern-minnesota-104989/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Oscar G. Mayer, retired chairman of Wisconsin-based Oscar Mayer Foods, dead at 95</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oscar-g-mayer-retired-chairman-of-wisconsin-based-oscar-mayer-foods-dead-at-95-102421/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oscar-g-mayer-retired-chairman-of-wisconsin-based-oscar-mayer-foods-dead-at-95-102421/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Madison]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Obituaries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personnel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/oscar-g-mayer-retired-chairman-of-wisconsin-based-oscar-mayer-foods-dead-at-95-102421/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — Oscar G. Mayer, retired chairman of the Wisconsin-based meat processing company that bears his name, has died at the age of 95.

Mayer&#8217;s wife, Geraldine, said he died of old age Monday age at Hospice Care in Fitchburg.
He was the third Oscar Mayer in the family that founded Oscar Mayer Foods, which was [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oscar-g-mayer-retired-chairman-of-wisconsin-based-oscar-mayer-foods-dead-at-95-102421/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Large blaze at Wis. meatpacking plant leads to evacuation of surrounding area; no injuries</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/large-blaze-at-wis-meatpacking-plant-leads-to-evacuation-of-surrounding-area-no-injuries-101053/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/large-blaze-at-wis-meatpacking-plant-leads-to-evacuation-of-surrounding-area-no-injuries-101053/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dinesh Ramde</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accidents and Disasters]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disaster Planning and Response]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Accidents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cudahy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fires]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Industry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Materials]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Milwaukee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ryan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-meatpacker-fire]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/large-blaze-at-wis-meatpacking-plant-leads-to-evacuation-of-surrounding-area-no-injuries-101053/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CUDAHY, Wis. — A large blaze gutted part of a meatpacking plant south of Milwaukee on Monday and authorities warned thousands of area residents to temporarily evacuate because of the possibility of an ammonia explosion.

More than 130 firefighters battled the blaze at the Patrick Cudahy Inc. plant in Cudahy (CUH&#8217;-duh-hay), a suburb of about 18,000 [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/large-blaze-at-wis-meatpacking-plant-leads-to-evacuation-of-surrounding-area-no-injuries-101053/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Firefighters battle large blaze at Wis. meatpacking plant; nearby residents told to leave</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/firefighters-battle-large-blaze-at-wis-meatpacking-plant-nearby-residents-told-to-leave-100953/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/firefighters-battle-large-blaze-at-wis-meatpacking-plant-nearby-residents-told-to-leave-100953/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dinesh Ramde</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accidents and Disasters]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cudahy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fires]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Milwaukee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ryan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-meatpacker-fire]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/firefighters-battle-large-blaze-at-wis-meatpacking-plant-nearby-residents-told-to-leave-100953/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CUDAHY, Wis. — Fire crews battled a large blaze at a meatpacking plant south of Milwaukee on Monday, and authorities warned residents within a mile of the plant to leave the area because of the threat of toxic fumes.

About 100 firefighters were battling the blaze at the Patrick Cudahy Inc. plant in Cudahy, a suburb [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/firefighters-battle-large-blaze-at-wis-meatpacking-plant-nearby-residents-told-to-leave-100953/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Bemis paying $1.2 billion for Alcan Packaging assets, will more than double its debt</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bemis-paying-12-billion-for-alcan-packaging-assets-will-more-than-double-its-debt-100791/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bemis-paying-12-billion-for-alcan-packaging-assets-will-more-than-double-its-debt-100791/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Consumer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Food Manufacturing and Agriculture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bemis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Neenah]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ownership Changes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-bemis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/bemis-paying-12-billion-for-alcan-packaging-assets-will-more-than-double-its-debt-100791/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Bemis Co., whose clear plastic packages hold everything from batteries to burgers, said late Sunday it is paying $1.2 billion for the global packaging business of Rio Tinto PLC.

Buying the assets, known collectively as Alcan Packaging Food Americas, gives Bemis 23 facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and New Zealand, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bemis-paying-12-billion-for-alcan-packaging-assets-will-more-than-double-its-debt-100791/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>About 100 firefighters battle blaze at Wis. meatpacking plant; nearby residents told to leave</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/about-100-firefighters-battle-blaze-at-wis-meatpacking-plant-nearby-residents-told-to-leave-100774/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/about-100-firefighters-battle-blaze-at-wis-meatpacking-plant-nearby-residents-told-to-leave-100774/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accidents and Disasters]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disaster Planning and Response]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cudahy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fires]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ryan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-meatpacker-fire]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/about-100-firefighters-battle-blaze-at-wis-meatpacking-plant-nearby-residents-told-to-leave-100774/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CUDAHY, Wis. — Fire crews battled a large blaze at a meatpacking plant in a crowded suburb south of Milwaukee on Monday, leading authorities to warn residents within a mile of the plant to evacuate the area because of the threat of toxic fumes.

About 100 firefighters worked through the night and were still fighting the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/about-100-firefighters-battle-blaze-at-wis-meatpacking-plant-nearby-residents-told-to-leave-100774/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Bedeviled by budgets, states don&#8217;t have time, money to keep campaign promises or start reforms</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bedeviled-by-budgets-states-dont-have-time-money-to-keep-campaign-promises-or-start-reforms-99471/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bedeviled-by-budgets-states-dont-have-time-money-to-keep-campaign-promises-or-start-reforms-99471/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Bauer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Law and Order]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Education Budgets]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government Regulations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industry Regulation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Madison]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rhode Island]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sex In Society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-state-budgets-unfinished-business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/bedeviled-by-budgets-states-dont-have-time-money-to-keep-campaign-promises-or-start-reforms-99471/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — As lawmakers in cash-strapped states wrestled this year with revenues that kept on falling, both campaign promises and long-standing reform efforts got pushed to the side. There just wasn&#8217;t enough time or money to expand health care or improve education — or, in Rhode Island, finally get around to banning indoor prostitution [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bedeviled-by-budgets-states-dont-have-time-money-to-keep-campaign-promises-or-start-reforms-99471/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Matt Kenseth finishes second, Tony Stewart fifth in All-Star Challenge</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/matt-kenseth-finishes-second-tony-stewart-fifth-in-all-star-challenge-96251/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/matt-kenseth-finishes-second-tony-stewart-fifth-in-all-star-challenge-96251/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Car-all-star-challenge]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oregon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/matt-kenseth-finishes-second-tony-stewart-fifth-in-all-star-challenge-96251/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OREGON, Wis. — Matt Kenseth finished second at his hometown track and Tony Stewart was fifth in a short-track All-Star Challenge at Madison International Speedway on Tuesday night.

Chris Wimmer, a short-track veteran from Wausau, Wis., won the 100-lap super late model race on the half-mile oval.
Kenseth led 86 laps, but did not have the dominant [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/matt-kenseth-finishes-second-tony-stewart-fifth-in-all-star-challenge-96251/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wisconsin tart cherry crop bounces back after near total loss; US production up 30 percent</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-tart-cherry-crop-bounces-back-after-near-total-loss-us-production-up-30-percent-94368/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-tart-cherry-crop-bounces-back-after-near-total-loss-us-production-up-30-percent-94368/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Imrie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Food Manufacturing and Agriculture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-farm-scene-tart-cherries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wausau]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-tart-cherry-crop-bounces-back-after-near-total-loss-us-production-up-30-percent-94368/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WAUSAU, Wis. — What a difference a year makes for growing cherries.

After an almost total crop loss last year, Wisconsin — one of the nation&#8217;s largest tart cherry growers — is expected to produce more than 8 million pounds of cherries this year. Overall, U.S. production is expected to spike nearly a third to 283.6 [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-tart-cherry-crop-bounces-back-after-near-total-loss-us-production-up-30-percent-94368/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Milwaukee man accused of driving drunk on a highway in a golf cart</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/milwaukee-man-accused-of-driving-drunk-on-a-highway-in-a-golf-cart-90092/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/milwaukee-man-accused-of-driving-drunk-on-a-highway-in-a-golf-cart-90092/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Milwaukee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oddities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reckless Endangerment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Richfield]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-odd-owi-golf-cart]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/milwaukee-man-accused-of-driving-drunk-on-a-highway-in-a-golf-cart-90092/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[RICHFIELD, Wis. — A South Milwaukee man was accused of driving drunk after trying to use a golf cart to drive home nearly 40 miles away from the golf course where he had been drinking beer. The Washington County Sheriff&#8217;s Department said in a release Monday that the 47-year-old man told deputies his relatives had [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/milwaukee-man-accused-of-driving-drunk-on-a-highway-in-a-golf-cart-90092/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Endangered whooping cranes produce offspring in Wis.; same pair had chick in &#8216;06 that survived</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/endangered-whooping-cranes-produce-offspring-in-wis-same-pair-had-chick-in-06-that-survived-89004/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/endangered-whooping-cranes-produce-offspring-in-wis-same-pair-had-chick-in-06-that-survived-89004/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Necedah]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Whooping-crane-hatched]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/endangered-whooping-cranes-produce-offspring-in-wis-same-pair-had-chick-in-06-that-survived-89004/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NECEDAH, Wis. — A pair of whooping cranes that produced a chick in 2006 that now migrates between Florida and Wisconsin has done it again.

Experts say the chick hatched June 14 or 15 at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin. The existence of the chick wasn&#8217;t confirmed until last week because of dense vegetation.
Researchers trying [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/endangered-whooping-cranes-produce-offspring-in-wis-same-pair-had-chick-in-06-that-survived-89004/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wisconsin submits proposal to reopen Janesville plant making GM&#8217;s new smaller cars</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-submits-proposal-to-reopen-janesville-plant-making-gms-new-smaller-cars-83538/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-submits-proposal-to-reopen-janesville-plant-making-gms-new-smaller-cars-83538/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Consumer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Janesville]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-gm-small-car-plant]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-submits-proposal-to-reopen-janesville-plant-making-gms-new-smaller-cars-83538/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[JANESVILLE, Wis. — Wisconsin has submitted a proposal to General Motors Corp. to reopen its Janesville factory to make the company&#8217;s new small car.

Zach Brandon is executive assistant at the state Commerce Department. He said a competitive proposal was delivered Tuesday but no details will be released because of the nature of the negotiations.
GM already [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-submits-proposal-to-reopen-janesville-plant-making-gms-new-smaller-cars-83538/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Road trip for Irish family living in Wisconsin ends tragically in fatal wreck killing parents</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/road-trip-for-irish-family-living-in-wisconsin-ends-tragically-in-fatal-wreck-killing-parents-82648/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/road-trip-for-irish-family-living-in-wisconsin-ends-tragically-in-fatal-wreck-killing-parents-82648/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accidents and Disasters]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Accidents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Iowa]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ireland]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leisure Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Madison]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transportation Accidents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-wisconsin-family-crash]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/road-trip-for-irish-family-living-in-wisconsin-ends-tragically-in-fatal-wreck-killing-parents-82648/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — A two-week road trip planned by an Irish family living in Wisconsin came to a sudden and tragic end when their van flipped over on a rural highway.

Both parents were killed in the accident in northeastern Iowa on Sunday night, while their three children were hospitalized, authorities said.
Among the survivors was the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/road-trip-for-irish-family-living-in-wisconsin-ends-tragically-in-fatal-wreck-killing-parents-82648/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wis. Democrats elect 30-year-old as nation&#8217;s youngest state chairman in either party</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wis-democrats-elect-30-year-old-as-nations-youngest-state-chairman-in-either-party-80871/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wis-democrats-elect-30-year-old-as-nations-youngest-state-chairman-in-either-party-80871/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Green Bay]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Political Organizations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Political Parties]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-young-party-chair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Who is]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/wis-democrats-elect-30-year-old-as-nations-youngest-state-chairman-in-either-party-80871/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[GREEN BAY, Wis. — Wisconsin&#8217;s Democratic Party says it now has the nation&#8217;s youngest state chairman in either party.

Wisconsin Democrats elected Mike Tate as their new chairman Saturday at their convention in Green Bay.
He just turned 30 in March.
Tate has been involved in state Democratic politics for more than a decade.
He has worked for several [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wis-democrats-elect-30-year-old-as-nations-youngest-state-chairman-in-either-party-80871/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Obama counters critics on health care plans, says inaction on overhaul is not acceptable</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-counters-critics-on-health-care-plans-says-inaction-on-overhaul-is-not-acceptable-79515/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-counters-critics-on-health-care-plans-says-inaction-on-overhaul-is-not-acceptable-79515/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Deficit]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Green Bay]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Industry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ownership Changes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-obama-health-overhaul]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-counters-critics-on-health-care-plans-says-inaction-on-overhaul-is-not-acceptable-79515/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[GREEN BAY, Wis. — President Barack Obama challenged Republican critics Thursday to offer alternative plans for overhauling U.S. health care, declaring he&#8217;s &#8220;happy to steal people&#8217;s ideas&#8221; but that doing nothing about out-of-reach costs and uninsured Americans is not an option.

&#8220;What else do we say to all those families who spend more on health care [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-counters-critics-on-health-care-plans-says-inaction-on-overhaul-is-not-acceptable-79515/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Presidential pardon: Obama writes Wisconsin girl a note for missing last day of school</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/presidential-pardon-obama-writes-wisconsin-girl-a-note-for-missing-last-day-of-school-79501/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/presidential-pardon-obama-writes-wisconsin-girl-a-note-for-missing-last-day-of-school-79501/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan J. Foley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Green Bay]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Missing Persons]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-obama-note]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/presidential-pardon-obama-writes-wisconsin-girl-a-note-for-missing-last-day-of-school-79501/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[GREEN BAY, Wis. — Ten-year-old Kennedy Corpus has a rock-solid excuse for missing the last day of school: a personal note to her teacher from President Barack Obama.

Her father, John Corpus of Green Bay, stood to ask Obama about health care during the president&#8217;s town hall-style meeting at Southwest High School on Thursday. He told [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/presidential-pardon-obama-writes-wisconsin-girl-a-note-for-missing-last-day-of-school-79501/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Obama challenges Republican critics to put forward their own plan on health care reform</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-challenges-republican-critics-to-put-forward-their-own-plan-on-health-care-reform-79224/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-challenges-republican-critics-to-put-forward-their-own-plan-on-health-care-reform-79224/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[D.c.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Deficit]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Green Bay]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Industry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Political Organizations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Political Parties]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-obama-health-overhaul]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Washington]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-challenges-republican-critics-to-put-forward-their-own-plan-on-health-care-reform-79224/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[GREEN BAY, Wis. — Undertaking a new and aggressive push to enact health reform this year, President Barack Obama bluntly challenged Republican critics on Thursday to put forward their own plan to expand coverage to the uninsured and help struggling families afford care. &#8220;To those who criticize our efforts, I ask them, &#8216;What&#8217;s the alternative?&#8217;&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-challenges-republican-critics-to-put-forward-their-own-plan-on-health-care-reform-79224/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Thief in northern Wisconsin has taste for finer things, taking wine, large cheesecake, arugula</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/thief-in-northern-wisconsin-has-taste-for-finer-things-taking-wine-large-cheesecake-arugula-79174/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/thief-in-northern-wisconsin-has-taste-for-finer-things-taking-wine-large-cheesecake-arugula-79174/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oddities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-odd-refined-thief]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Washburn]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/thief-in-northern-wisconsin-has-taste-for-finer-things-taking-wine-large-cheesecake-arugula-79174/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHBURN, Wis. — A thief who broke into a northern Wisconsin restaurant apparently has refined culinary tastes. The co-owner of DaLou&#8217;s Bistro said someone broke into her Washburn restaurant Tuesday and stole several bottles of wine, a large Italian ricotta cheesecake and a bag of arugula. Lois Stensvad said she found the thefts &#8220;bizarre.&#8221; She [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/thief-in-northern-wisconsin-has-taste-for-finer-things-taking-wine-large-cheesecake-arugula-79174/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>President Obama says he won&#8217;t push health care plan on Congress, ready to hear other proposals</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/president-obama-says-he-wont-push-health-care-plan-on-congress-ready-to-hear-other-proposals-79049/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/president-obama-says-he-wont-push-health-care-plan-on-congress-ready-to-hear-other-proposals-79049/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government Regulations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Green Bay]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industry Regulation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[President]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-obama-health-congress]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/president-obama-says-he-wont-push-health-care-plan-on-congress-ready-to-hear-other-proposals-79049/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[GREEN BAY, Wis. — President Barack Obama is vowing that he won&#8217;t run roughshod over Congress in putting together legislation overhauling the country&#8217;s health care system.

Obama told a town hall meeting Thursday that Democrats and Republicans can agree on most aspects of a new health care program, but he conceded there are gaping differences over [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/president-obama-says-he-wont-push-health-care-plan-on-congress-ready-to-hear-other-proposals-79049/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Obama, facing challenge to health overhaul, calls on Congress to move quickly on complex issue</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-facing-challenge-to-health-overhaul-calls-on-congress-to-move-quickly-on-complex-issue-78971/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-facing-challenge-to-health-overhaul-calls-on-congress-to-move-quickly-on-complex-issue-78971/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Campaigns]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Deficit]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government Regulations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Green Bay]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industry Regulation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personnel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-obama-health-overhaul]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-facing-challenge-to-health-overhaul-calls-on-congress-to-move-quickly-on-complex-issue-78971/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[GREEN BAY, Wis. — Undertaking a new and aggressive push to enact health reform this year, President Barack Obama bluntly challenged Republican critics on Thursday to put forward their own plan to expand coverage to the uninsured and help struggling families afford care.

&#8220;To those who criticize our efforts, I ask them, &#8216;What&#8217;s the alternative?&#8217;&#8221; Obama [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-facing-challenge-to-health-overhaul-calls-on-congress-to-move-quickly-on-complex-issue-78971/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>But mom, I was hungry: Wisconsin bear cub freed from bird feeder stuck on its head</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/but-mom-i-was-hungry-wisconsin-bear-cub-freed-from-bird-feeder-stuck-on-its-head-74660/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/but-mom-i-was-hungry-wisconsin-bear-cub-freed-from-bird-feeder-stuck-on-its-head-74660/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Grantsburg]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The state]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-bear-in-feeder]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/but-mom-i-was-hungry-wisconsin-bear-cub-freed-from-bird-feeder-stuck-on-its-head-74660/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[GRANTSBURG, Wis. — It was no honey pot like in &#8220;Winnie the Pooh&#8221; but a bear cub in Wisconsin was spotted with a bird feeder stuck on its head.

A landowner in the northwestern part of the state told the state Department of Natural Resources about the cub over Memorial Day weekend. But the mother was [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/but-mom-i-was-hungry-wisconsin-bear-cub-freed-from-bird-feeder-stuck-on-its-head-74660/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>State and tribal agents overcome mistrust, jurisdictions to attack crime on reservation</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-and-tribal-agents-overcome-mistrust-jurisdictions-to-attack-crime-on-reservation-73263/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-and-tribal-agents-overcome-mistrust-jurisdictions-to-attack-crime-on-reservation-73263/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Richmond</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Law and Order]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Arrests]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bills]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Drug-related Crimes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lac Du Flambeau]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Law Enforcement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Medical Research]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Police]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Products And Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Smuggling]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tribal Governments]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-reservation-crime-fight]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Violent Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-and-tribal-agents-overcome-mistrust-jurisdictions-to-attack-crime-on-reservation-73263/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wis. — The two law officers meeting over breakfast at the Lake of the Torches Casino had not gone there looking for trouble. But they found it when they walked out into the sunshine and saw two teenagers flashing bills in the parking lot.

Quickly, they patted down the teens, then searched their [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-and-tribal-agents-overcome-mistrust-jurisdictions-to-attack-crime-on-reservation-73263/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wisconsin man convicted of kidnapping, sexual assaults of 2 men he chained at his home</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-man-convicted-of-kidnapping-sexual-assaults-of-2-men-he-chained-at-his-home-68877/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-man-convicted-of-kidnapping-sexual-assaults-of-2-men-he-chained-at-his-home-68877/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Imrie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kidnapping]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-wisconsin-abductions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Violent Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin Rapids]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-man-convicted-of-kidnapping-sexual-assaults-of-2-men-he-chained-at-his-home-68877/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. — A Wisconsin man has pleaded no contest to charges he kidnapped and sexually assaulted two young men who were held captive in chains at his home.

A judge in Wisconsin Rapids accepted a plea deal Monday that convicted Edward Lanphear of four felonies that carry terms of up to 200 years in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-man-convicted-of-kidnapping-sexual-assaults-of-2-men-he-chained-at-his-home-68877/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Crash in qualifying will put Castroneves last on Milwaukee Mile starting grid</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/crash-in-qualifying-will-put-castroneves-last-on-milwaukee-mile-starting-grid-67933/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/crash-in-qualifying-will-put-castroneves-last-on-milwaukee-mile-starting-grid-67933/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 05:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accidents and Disasters]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[93rd Indianapolis 500]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Accidents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Automobile Racing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Car-irl-castroneves-crash]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Indycar]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Milwaukee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transportation Accidents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[West Allis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/crash-in-qualifying-will-put-castroneves-last-on-milwaukee-mile-starting-grid-67933/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WEST ALLIS, Wis. — Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves has crashed in qualifying at the Milwaukee Mile.

Castroneves bounced off the wall on Saturday during qualifying for the A.J.Foyt 225. The Brazilian driver was not injured, but his Penske Racing No. 3 Dallara sustained considerable damage and he will start Sunday&#8217;s race from the rear of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/crash-in-qualifying-will-put-castroneves-last-on-milwaukee-mile-starting-grid-67933/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Turkey crashes through window of Wis. home; leaves behind feathers, blood and broken glass</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-crashes-through-window-of-wis-home-leaves-behind-feathers-blood-and-broken-glass-67588/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-crashes-through-window-of-wis-home-leaves-behind-feathers-blood-and-broken-glass-67588/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 14:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mishicot]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oddities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-odd-fowl-visitor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-crashes-through-window-of-wis-home-leaves-behind-feathers-blood-and-broken-glass-67588/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MISHICOT, Wis. — A Wisconsin woman and her 5-year-old daughter got a fowl visitor when an unwelcome wild turkey crashed through a bedroom window.

Heidi Herrera said she was watching television with her daughter Thursday when the bird quickly charged into the living room of their home in the eastern Wisconsin town of Mishicot. Herrera got [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-crashes-through-window-of-wis-home-leaves-behind-feathers-blood-and-broken-glass-67588/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>US judge declines to dismiss lawsuit that claims National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-judge-declines-to-dismiss-lawsuit-that-claims-national-day-of-prayer-is-unconstitutional-67183/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-judge-declines-to-dismiss-lawsuit-that-claims-national-day-of-prayer-is-unconstitutional-67183/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 00:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Law and Order]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Freedom]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Madison]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-prayer-day-lawsuit]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-judge-declines-to-dismiss-lawsuit-that-claims-national-day-of-prayer-is-unconstitutional-67183/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that claims the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled this week the case brought by the Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation can move forward with discovery.
A federal law sets the first Thursday in May as the day for [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-judge-declines-to-dismiss-lawsuit-that-claims-national-day-of-prayer-is-unconstitutional-67183/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Kohl&#8217;s 1st-quarter profit slips 11 percent as same-store sales decline 4.2 percent</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kohls-1st-quarter-profit-slips-11-percent-as-same-store-sales-decline-42-percent-62651/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kohls-1st-quarter-profit-slips-11-percent-as-same-store-sales-decline-42-percent-62651/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 19:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Consumer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial Performance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Menomonee Falls]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[President]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-earns-kohl's]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/kohls-1st-quarter-profit-slips-11-percent-as-same-store-sales-decline-42-percent-62651/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MILWAUKEE — The cutback in consumer spending pushed Kohl&#8217;s Corp.&#8217;s earnings down 11 percent in its fiscal first quarter. But the department store chain&#8217;s results beat expectations and it said it expects to keep gaining market share from competitors.

The Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based retailer has been posting same-store sales declines like many other retailers, but those [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kohls-1st-quarter-profit-slips-11-percent-as-same-store-sales-decline-42-percent-62651/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Gun rights advocate hosts open carry firearms picnic at park in La Crosse County</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gun-rights-advocate-hosts-open-carry-firearms-picnic-at-park-in-la-crosse-county-61942/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gun-rights-advocate-hosts-open-carry-firearms-picnic-at-park-in-la-crosse-county-61942/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 03:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights and Civil Liberties]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Human Welfare]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Odd-picnic-guns]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oddities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Political Issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Town Of Onalaska]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/gun-rights-advocate-hosts-open-carry-firearms-picnic-at-park-in-la-crosse-county-61942/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TOWN OF ONALASKA, Wis. — A picnic open to the public at a park in La Crosse County will offer free brats and hamburgers and an invitation to bring your gun. Organizer Hubert Hoffman said Sunday&#8217;s picnic at Marvin Gardens Park in the Town of Onalaska celebrates a recent opinion from state Attorney General J.B. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gun-rights-advocate-hosts-open-carry-firearms-picnic-at-park-in-la-crosse-county-61942/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>DA: Baby rescued from gasoline-soaked Wis. home where mother, siblings were slain is doing OK</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/da-baby-rescued-from-gasoline-soaked-wis-home-where-mother-siblings-were-slain-is-doing-ok-61034/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/da-baby-rescued-from-gasoline-soaked-wis-home-where-mother-siblings-were-slain-is-doing-ok-61034/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 09:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Imrie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stevens Point]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-bodies-found-wisconsin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Violent Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/da-baby-rescued-from-gasoline-soaked-wis-home-where-mother-siblings-were-slain-is-doing-ok-61034/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The infant daughter of a Wisconsin man accused of killing her mother and two siblings is doing fine after her rescue from a gasoline-soaked home, officials said Tuesday.

Portage County District Attorney Tom Eagon gave the update as Shane Kettner returned to court a day after he was charged with three counts [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/da-baby-rescued-from-gasoline-soaked-wis-home-where-mother-siblings-were-slain-is-doing-ok-61034/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Fire continues overnight at chemical plant in Wisconsin, about 140 residents evacuated</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fire-continues-overnight-at-chemical-plant-in-wisconsin-about-140-residents-evacuated-60245/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fire-continues-overnight-at-chemical-plant-in-wisconsin-about-140-residents-evacuated-60245/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 20:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accidents and Disasters]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Accidents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Columbus]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Columbus chemical]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Columbus chemical industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Explosions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fires]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fireworks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Materials]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sheriff]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-columbus-chemical-fire]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/fire-continues-overnight-at-chemical-plant-in-wisconsin-about-140-residents-evacuated-60245/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Wis. — A fire at a chemical plant that triggered explosions and forced the evacuation of about 140 homes was burning itself out Tuesday and residents were allowed to go home.

The blaze at a warehouse of the Columbus Chemical Industries plant erupted Monday night. Fire crews decided to withdraw and let it burn after [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fire-continues-overnight-at-chemical-plant-in-wisconsin-about-140-residents-evacuated-60245/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Prosecutor: Wisconsin man charged with intentional homicide in deaths of woman, 2 children</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-wisconsin-man-charged-with-intentional-homicide-in-deaths-of-woman-2-children-59732/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-wisconsin-man-charged-with-intentional-homicide-in-deaths-of-woman-2-children-59732/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 05:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Richmond</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lost]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Madison]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Us-bodies-found-wisconsin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Violent Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wis.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-wisconsin-man-charged-with-intentional-homicide-in-deaths-of-woman-2-children-59732/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — A central Wisconsin man killed his estranged girlfriend and shot their two small children in the head after she lost her job and their relationship crumbled, says a criminal complaint filed Monday.

Portage County prosecutors charged Shane Kettner, 36, of Nelsonville, with three counts of first-degree intentional homicide in the deaths of 30-year-old [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-wisconsin-man-charged-with-intentional-homicide-in-deaths-of-woman-2-children-59732/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

