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National Police Week is a time to honor law enforcement officers who do the difficult job.  At the same time, Wisconsin police departments are encountering difficulty in recruiting new officers.  Departments in Dane County report they are only receiving one-third as many applicants as they have in past years.  Verona police say the volume of applications is only 40-to-60 percent of what it used to be.  The city requires a candidate have 60 college credits, but fewer college-educated students are entering law enforcement.  In 2013, Madison police received more than one-thousand applications.  That number fell to just less than 600 last year. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator

A retiring Wisconsin lawmaker says the state’s rural roads are badly in need of repairs. “We still have a lot of roads in need. We have a lot of bridges that need attention,” said Representative Ed Brooks (R-Reedsburg), who represents the 50th Assembly District west of Madison. Brooks said that surveys by his office show […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Juneau County Authorities are looking into possible leads on a theft that took place in the Township of Armenia.  A residence on 26th Avenue had the garage broken into.  The theft is believed to have taken place between April 9th and 26th of this year.  There were no signs of forced entry but the owner believes a credit card could have been used to unlock the doors.  Taken from the residence was an Echo brand chainsaw, two 6 gallon gas cans full of fuel, and an antique lantern.  Anyone with any information can call the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office at 608-847-5649. Callers can remain anonymous. Source: WRJC.com News At Other

Utility officials say they are working to ramp up pipe replacement around the city        Source: GreenBayPressGazette.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Randy Bryce, the ironworker running for Paul Ryan's seat, has some politician in him.        Source: WisconsinRapidsDailyTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]