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Victim's Family: `It's a Big Tragedy'

The huge explosion and fire that destroyed an industrial warehouse near downtown Milwaukee injured dozens and is a personal tragedy for families of 3 workers who died.

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Allied Drive Community Says No To Eviction

Residents in the Allied Drive Community want answers. A number of tenants have been handed eviction notices and have until the end of the month to find a new home now they want to know why.

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Sexual Assault Prompts Security Reminder

Police say the suspect in a sexual assault on Madison's east side earlier this week gained entry through an unlocked door. Security experts say most criminals are opportunistic, and look for the easiest target.

Beefing Up Background Checks

Employees who work closely with children are used to going through criminal background checks. Now, in some cases, volunteers are required to go through the same process.

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Salvation Army in Serious Need

The Salvation Army and Toys for Tots drive are coming up short this holiday season, due to an unusually high amount of need in the Dane county area.

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Marine From Wisconsin Rapids Area Killed in Iraq

A 19-year-old Marine from the tiny Wood County community of Vesper has been killed in Iraq. The Pentagon says Lance Corporal Jesse Tillery died Saturday from wounds suffered during combat in Al Anbar province.

Shop With A Cop Program A Big Success

Shop with a cop program rewards students in Dane County for being good students with good behavior. This year's shopping spree rewarded 62 kids in the county who now have almost all of their Christmas shopping in the bag.

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Proposed Disease Lab Stirs Up Controversy

A proposed federal laboratory in the town of Dunn is not sitting well with some local residents. If built, the federal laboratory would perform studies on foreign animal diseases.

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Madison Drivers React to Milwaukee Bus Crash

Madison bus drivers say they don't know how a Milwaukee bus driver who crashed with a bus full of kids on Wednesday, was ever allowed to drive without having a basic drivers' license.

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Weston School Security Upgrades Help Healing Process

The Weston School District is getting more support, following September's tragic shooting of a principal. On Thursday, State Superintendent of Schools Elizabeth Burmaster awarded Weston a $25,000 grant to upgrade security.

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Future of Deerfield Police Department Decided

The future of the Deerfield police department has been decided. The Village Board voted 4-2 in a special meeting on Wednesday to disband their current police department. Members of the board voted to contract police services through Cambridge and Dane County.

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Killer Sentenced to Life in Prison

A Monticello woman accused of luring an elderly acquaintance to her home, fatally shooting her and stealing her money is sentenced to life in prison today.

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Madison School Reaches Out to Latinos

A local school district is hoping to break down language barriers and help educate their kids with a new Spanish-langurage area in their high school.

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Surviving Holiday Grief

Holidays can be stressful ... and grief counselors say that stress can be over whelming for people who have lost a loved one in the past year.

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Officials Hope to Save Dane County's Largest Marsh

Madison's Board of Estimates approved a plan last Monday night that would allow the city, Dane County, and the state to spend up to $4.5 million on hundreds of acres near Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park from a developer.

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More Hunters Putting Safety First

The Wisconsin DNR is calling the 2006 gun-deer season one of the safest on record. One hunter was killed and 10 others injured statewide during the 9-day hunt. While there's always room for improvement, DNR leaders say more hunters are putting safety first.

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