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November 2012

4 posts

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Nov 06, 20124 notes
Race for the White House

http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Race-for-the-White-House-Early-Wins-177577891.html

Nov 06, 20120 notes
Pocan Wins

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State Assemblyman Mark Pocan has won the U.S. House race for Wisconsin’s 2nd District, keeping the Madison-area seat with Democrats.

The seat was held by Tammy Baldwin for seven terms, but she gave it up to run for the U.S. Senate.

Pocan defeated Republican challenger

Chad Lee on Tuesday. But the election outcome wasn’t all that surprising because the district, which covers Madison and its surrounding areas, is reliably Democratic.

Like Baldwin, Pocan is openly gay and has championed greater rights for gays and women. He has also served as a co-chairman of the Assembly’s Joint Finance Committee, which he credits for giving him valuable experience in writing budgets.

Baldwin had held the seat since 1998.

http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Pocan-Wins-Democrats-Keep-Madison-area-House-Seat-177576631.html

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October 2012

1 post

President Obama: Campaign Stop in Madison

On Thursday afternoon, President Obama will campaign in Madison.  He’ll address a crowd at UW-Madison.   Here is social media coverage of the event.  (click on box)

Oct 04, 20120 notes
#President Obama #president barack obama #Obama #Barack Obama #Madison #University of Wisconsin #UW-Madison

August 2012

2 posts

Paul Ryan Rally in Janesville: Social Media Coverage

Click on box for Storify coverage of Paul Ryan Rally in Janesville.

Aug 27, 20120 notes
#Janesville #Paul Ryan #Vice President
Tragedy at the Temple

Here’s how social media covered yesterday’s shooting at the Temple in Oak Creek. Here’s our storify timeline we created: (just click on the icon-box)

Aug 06, 20120 notes
#Temple #shooting #Temple shooting #Oak Creek #Milwaukee #Wisconsin

July 2012

2 posts

Msnbc.com becomes NBCNews.com → nbcnews.com
Jul 16, 201217 notes
Jul 16, 20120 notes
#explosion #Madison #Wisconsin

June 2012

13 posts

Jun 29, 20123 notes
#fire #hotel #hotel fire #Wisconsin #Wisconsin Dells
List of Firework Displays Across Southern Wisconsin → nbc15.com

We’ve posted a list of firework displays across southern Wisconsin at NBC15.com.

Jun 29, 20122 notes
#fireworks #Wisconsin #Madison
Matt Kenseth To Leave Roush At End Of Season → nbc15.com

Big news in the world of NASCAR: Matt Kenseth is leaving Roush Fenway Racing at the end of the season.

Jun 26, 20120 notes
#Matt Kenseth #NASCAR
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Jun 26, 20120 notes
#wedding
Jun 22, 2012183 notes
Jun 12, 20120 notes
#brat summit #Governor Scott Walker #Scott Walker #Wisconsin
Governor Walker Holding "Brat Summit" Today → nbc15.com

Plenty of Wisconsin food and beverages will be on the menu today when Gov. Scott Walker hosts his so-called “brat summit.” He’s invited members from both political parties to join him at a cookout —- hoping the event will help him mend some fences.

Jun 12, 20120 notes
#Scott Walker #Wisconsin #Governor #Governor Scott Walker
GOP's Moulton tops Dexter in Wis. Senate recall

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state Sen. Terry Moulton has defeated Democrat Kristen Dexter in Tuesday’s recall elections.

Democrats angry with Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s contentious plan that all but ended most public workers’ union rights forced the governor, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, Fitzgerald and two other GOP senators into recalls. They also were trying to capture an open seat in Tuesday’s elections.

Walker claimed the plan was needed to control the state budget, but many public workers opposed erosion of their bargaining rights.

Dexter was making a bid to rejoin the Legislature after losing her state Assembly seat in the 2010 elections. Moulton, from Chippewa Falls, was first elected to the Senate that same year.

Jun 05, 20120 notes
Fitzgerald Remains in Senate

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Veteran Senate Republican Leader Scott Fitzgerald has defeated Democrat Lori Compas in Tuesday’s recall elections.

Democrats angry with Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s contentious plan that all but ended most public workers’ union rights forced the governor, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, Fitzgerald and two other GOP senators into recalls. They also were trying to capture an open seat in Tuesday’s elections.

Walker claimed he had to impose the union restrictions to balance the state budget. Democrats saw the moves as a direct attack on organized labor.

Compas, a Fort Atkinson photographer, has never held public office and faced a difficult fight against Fitzgerald. He has represented his southeastern Wisconsin district in the Senate for nearly two decades.

Jun 05, 20120 notes
Lt. Gov. Kleefisch Survives Recall Election

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch has survived a recall attempt, defeating Democratic challenger Mahlon Mitchell in a historic recall election.

The Republican Kleefisch was the first lieutenant governor in the nation’s history to face a recall election. Now she’s also the first to survive one.

Kleefisch faced a recall along with her boss, Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Democrats and unions had been angered after Walker and the GOP-led Legislature took on public-sector union rights last year.

Walker and Kleefisch both won their races Tuesday.

Since 1970, Wisconsin has elected its governor and lieutenant governor as a pair on a joint ticket. But because of how these recalls were conducted, the races for governor and lieutenant governor were listed separately.

Jun 05, 20120 notes
Gov. Walker defeats Tom Barrett

(AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has survived a recall election, defeating the Democratic mayor of Milwaukee to keep the state’s top political job.

Walker becomes the first governor in American history to stay in office after a recall challenge.

The Republican governor rose to national prominence last year after taking on public-sector unions shortly after being sworn in. That fight also triggered the recall and set up a rematch with Tom Barrett, who was defeated by Walker in 2010.

Walker argued his policies were necessary to confront the state’s budget problems.

The loss is a blow to Democrats and to unions that spent millions to oust Walker.

Jun 05, 20121 note
Walker Survives Recall Election

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker survives recall election, defeats Democrat Tom Barrett.

Jun 05, 20120 notes
Jun 05, 20121 note
#Wisconsin #recall #Wisconsin recall #recall election #election

May 2012

8 posts

Madison Marathon's Full Marathon Canceled

Breaking News: Madison Marathon’s Full Marathon (for Sunday) has been canceled because of predicted heat.

May 25, 20121 note
#Madison #Madison Marathon #Marathon
May 25, 20122 notes
#brat #brat fest #Madison #Wisconsin #Take Your Brat To Work Day
16-Year-Old Graduates From UW-Madison → nbc15.com

What were you doing at the age of 16?  Well, a Monona teen just graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

May 21, 20121 note
#UW #UW-Madison #Madison #Wisconsin #University of Wisconsin
May 16, 20120 notes
#Tom Barrett #Scott Walker #Governor #Wisconsin #recall #recall election #election #poll
Customer Protests Restaurant Over Fish Fry → nbc15.com

A customer in Ozaukee County (near Milwaukee) is protesting after he was cut off from the restaurant’s all-you-can-eat fish fry.

May 15, 20121 note
#fish fry #all you can eat #restaurant #food
Decision 2012: Recall Election Is Rematch Of 2010 Governor's Race → nbc15.com

The Wisconsin recall election targeting Republican Gov. Scott Walker on June 5 will be a rematch of the 2010 race Walker won.

May 09, 20121 note
#Tom Barrett #Scott Walker #Wisconsin #Governor #election #politics
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May 08, 20121 note
#teacher #Wisconsin #education #school #favorite teacher
May 08, 20120 notes
#recall #recall election #election #election day #Wisconsin

April 2012

10 posts

Apr 24, 20123 notes
#crash #accident #Madison #Wisconsin
Apr 18, 20120 notes
#Wisconsin #crash #accident #Madison #Interstate
Wisconsin Cracks Down on Sex, Drugs at Nude Beach  → nbc15.com

Cracking down on sex & drugs at Wisconsin’s nude beach:

Apr 17, 20120 notes
#Wisconsin #nude beach #Mazomanie
BREAKING: NBC News confirms George Zimmerman is in custody.
Apr 11, 2012682 notes
NBC: George Zimmerman to be charged in Trayvon Martin case → usnews.msnbc.msn.com

msnbc:

The special prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin case will announce criminal charges against George Zimmerman Wednesday afternoon, a law enforcement official told NBC News. The nature of the charges weren’t immediately known, the official told NBC News Justice Department correspondent Pete Williams, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Apr 11, 2012230 notes
Apr 10, 2012165 notes
Apr 09, 20121 note
#drunk #drunk driver #Wisconsin #OWI #OWI arrest
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Apr 09, 20120 notes
#Madison #Wisconsin #Beltline #chase #police chase
Apr 06, 2012274 notes
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Apr 03, 20120 notes
#Wisconsin #plane #emergency landing #Door County

March 2012

12 posts

Recall Election Ordered For Gov. Scott Walker → nbc15.com

Happening Right Now: The GAB makes it official.   Here is the alert from the Associated Press:   MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin elections board orders historic recall election against GOP Gov. Scott Walker.

Mar 30, 20121 note
#Madison #Wisconsin #Scott Walker #Governor #recall #Recall Election
Jackpot Grows To $476 Million → nbc15.com

No one picked the six correct numbers in last night’s Mega Millions lottery game. So the jackpot is a record $476 million for Friday’s drawing.

Mar 28, 20121 note
#Mega Millions #Lottery #lotto #Wisconsin
Wisconsin Native Paul Hamm Retires

Wisconsin native Paul Hamm, the only U.S. man to win a world or Olympic all-around title, is retiring. Hamm told The Associated Press he is abandoning his comeback for the London Olympics because his body can no longer handle the demands of training and competition. He says “your mind wants a certain outcome … but you can’t get your body to perform a certain way.”

Mar 27, 20120 notes
#Paul Hamm #Wisconsin #retirement #Olympics #gymnastics
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Mar 22, 20120 notes
#Montello #Wisconsin #mysterious sounds #booms #sounds #noises
Tebow Traded; Sean Payton Suspended

Two big stories right now:   

Quarterback Tim Tebow has been traded from the Denver Broncos to the New York Jets. 

And the NFL has suspended New Orleans head coach Sean Payton for the 2012 season, and former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams is banned from the league indefinitely because of the team’s bounty program that targeted opposing players.

Mar 21, 20120 notes
#Sean Payton #Tim Tebow #Tebow #Denver #Broncos #New York #Jets
More Mysterious Sounds In Clintonville, Wisconsin → nbc15.com

Mysterious underground booms occurred again early this morning in Clintonville.

Mar 21, 20122 notes
#Clintonville #mystery #sounds #booms #vibrations
A Wisconsin Mystery → nbc15.com

Another night of mysterious booms in Clintonville, Wisconsin.  Here’s a link to coverage.

Mar 20, 20120 notes
#mystery #Clintonville
Mar 16, 20129,620 notes
'Community' Ratings Are Cool, Cool, Cool → huffingtonpost.com

huffposttv:

Guys! 4.9 million, 2.2 in the demo. It even beat “American Idol” in the 18-34 demographic. It’s all happening!

Mar 16, 201252 notes
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Mar 08, 20120 notes
#caught on tape #crash #dashcam #dash cam #dashcam video #dash cam video
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