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OnMilwaukee.com Live Blizzard Blog: Feb. 8-9, 2010

Published Feb. 8, 2010 at 6:07 p.m.

Here we go again. Southeast Wisconsin could see as much as a foot of snow -- perhaps more for some lakeshore communities -- after a large winter storm passes through the area over the next 24 hours or so. We've got you covered with up-to-date information, pictures, videos and maybe even a little bit of fun in our live blizzard blog.

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Party gras! Saints tame Colts for Super Bowl title

Published Feb. 8, 2010 at 1:08 a.m.

After 43 years marked largely by disappointment and embarrassment (remember when those fans wore bags over their heads?), the New Orleans Saints are NFL champions. Sterling outings by Drew Brees and Tracy Porter (pictured) provided the highlights, but some gutsy moves by coach Sean Payton paved the way for an upset over Indianapolis.

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SPIN METER: Pols cool to public-financed campaigns

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Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 7:40 a.m.

Backers of public financing for congressional elections are making a new push, triggered by a Supreme Court decision that lets corporations spend unlimited money on politics. Two top Democrats in Congress back the idea ...

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Brown County police, fire agencies are relying more and more on state and federal grants to pay for new equipment, training and overtime

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Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 7:36 a.m.

State and federal grants nearly doubled the cash Green Bay police used to buy equipment in 2009 ...

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Court: Victim's dying statements can be used

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Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 6:05 a.m.

Associated Press - February 3, 2010 6:05 AM ET ... MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin appeals court says a gunshot victim's dying words can be used to prosecute the man accused of shooting ...

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Construction, snow snarl traffic in De Pere

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Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 1:27 a.m.

DE PERE The combination of snow-slick roads and construction on Wisconsin 172 caused traffic to back up Tuesday morning around the Claude Allouez Bridge that crosses the Fox River ...

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Holland votes for wind-farm moratorium

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Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 1:26 a.m.

Opponents of a proposed wind farm in southern Brown County hope the town of Holland is just the first municipality to set a one-year ban on wind farm construction ...

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Defendants get probation in Calumet Co. Krazy Glue case

Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 1:15 a.m.

CHILTON The Krazy Glue attack case that sparked an international media storm ended in a less sensational fashion Tuesday when the four women involved avoided jail time and were put on probation ...

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