Wisconsin Afternoon State News for Thursday 1/25/18

>A Big Job:  Wisconsin Firm Handles Super Bowl Security (La Crosse, WI)  —  A La Crosse-based security company has been training nearly 300 people to work security for Super Bowl 52.  O’Brien and Associates has been in business in western Wisconsin for more than 25 years.  Many of the trainees are already professionals — law enforcement agents, corrections officers, emergency medical technicians and nurses.  The company says the job is about more than just checking for weapons inside U-S Bank Stadium.  The F-B-I, Homeland Security and the Minnesota National Guard will be a part of the security effort at the big game February 4th.   >>Eau Claire Man Eludes Pursuing

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Universities that won't take funding from anti-smoking group

Public health schools at 17 universities in the U.S. and Canada say they won’t accept research money from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World because of its ties to the tobacco industry. The foundation was created in September with nearly… Source: LacrosseTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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