Millions Watch Video Of Wisconsin Hunter’s Encounter With Deer

(Hillsboro, WI)  —  More than 17 million people have watched a Facebook video of a deer hunter’s “crazy” encounter with an eight-point buck near Hillsboro in Vernon County. Dan Hartley of Janesville said he tried scaring the animal away on Saturday because it was smaller than what he wanted but instead of running off, the deer walked up and sniffed him, poked him in the back, and moved toward his feet before he decided to get away. Hartley then decided to make a seven minute video showing the animal shoving its antlers into Hartley as if he was a scrathing post. He used his gun, boots, and gloves to try

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Barron County father arrested in child’s death

HAUGEN, Wis. (AP) — Barron County sheriff’s investigators are recommending reckless homicide charges against the father of a 3-month-old child who died last July. The 31-year-old man is being held in the Barron County Jail while the district attorney reviews the case. First responders were called to a home in Haugen on a report of a child not breathing on July 11. The baby was flown to Marshfield Medical Center and later pronounced dead. The father was arrested after a four-month investigation by the sheriff’s department. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Kwik Trip plans $300 million capital investment

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Kwik Trip is planning to make a $300 million capital investment to support its convenience store chain. Plans by the La Crosse-based retailer include a $113 million bakery plant, expanding its dairy manufacturing facility, kitchen operations and transportation fleet. The investment is expected to create more than 300 jobs in the La Crosse area over the next five years. Construction of the new bakery is expected to be completed by late fall of 2018. Gov. Scott Walker’s office says the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has authorized up to $21 million in state income tax credits over the next five years for the expansion. Kwik Trip

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