Arctic blast closes schools and snarls Wisconsin roads
Strong northwesterly winds and drifting snow forced widespread school closures across Wisconsin and parts of Illinois. Roads were impassable in several counties, with several water mains freezing and utilities urging residents to run a pencil-thin stream of cold water to prevent bursts. Weather officials reported wind chills to 60 below zero and forecast highs from zero to 10 below.
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Wisconsin
Illinois
Browntown
Monroe
Rockford
Nate Klassy
Monroe Street
11Th Street
Klassy
U.S. 41
Lake Butte Des Morts
Grant
Iowa
Milwaukee
Wisconsin tightens Medicaid amphetamine payments
In Madison, the Department of Health and Social Services refused to delay a ban on Medicaid payments for amphetamines without prior state authorization, prompting claims it would curb a drug abuse subsidy. The move, ordered by Secretary Manuel Carballo, takes effect soon.
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Madison
Wis
Department of Health and Social Services
Department
Manuel Carballo
Darold Treffert
State Controlled Substances Board
State Agriculture Department
Patrick J. Lucey
Agriculture Department
Trial continues in Olson homicide case at Monroe courthouse
Testimony on Thursday in Circuit Court regarding Harry Olson charged with two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. Prosecution expert Dennis Skogen mapped speeds, skid marks, and final positions, while Dennis Timm testified about the intersection crash and prior alcohol in his car.
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Harry Olson
Monroe
Arthur L. Luebke
Olson
Richland Road
Richland
Haddinger Road
Dennis Timm
Timm
Debra Golackson
Cheryl Dalen
Dennis Skogen
Easton and Associates
Madison
Skogen
Oldsmobile
Wise
Dalen
Kenneth Rufener
St. Clare Hspital
Rufener
St. Clare Hospital
Wis
Melvin Washington
Green County
Dave Leeper
Greg Knoke
Thomas Kissack
Reger, Callahan
Frank Colossi
State Crime Lab
Taste of Things to Come in Wisconsin Winter Weather
Madison based meteorologist Reid Bryson predicts a shifting climate pattern with more north south storm loops rather than traditional east west movements. He warns the next five years may mirror the last five with severe winters and ongoing drought threats after Wisconsin recorded its driest year on record.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Reid Bryson
Bryson
Fire destroys Mandel residence in Evansville area
A basement fire from overheated furnace pipes gutted the Mandel home on Finneran Road in Evansville near Albany. Firemen from Albany and Evansville fought the blaze for about two hours. Firefighter Jim Johnson inhaled smoke but is reported satisfactory. The Mandel family of five is homeless, staying with relatives.
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Walden Mandel
Finneran Road
Evansville
Green Rock
Mandell
Irvin Klapper
Jim Johnson
Mandel
Alpine Ford
Marie Whalen
Janesville
Thorvald Olson
Mandels
Delmar Atkinson
Florence Atkinson
Times Albany
California
Weather delays deliverers as snow stalls newspaper
Harsh winter weather with blowing drifting snow and sub zero temperatures slows rural deliveries. Motor route drivers are making best efforts to deliver papers and readers are asked for patience and understanding.
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Laurel) Huebner
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