Construction is underway on a long-awaited $80 million overhaul of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, five years after money was first approved for the project.

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The main agency for veterans affairs in Wisconsin is moving offices.

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WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs will build a new veterans center in Wausau, according to the agency. The Wisconsin State Journal reports it’s part of an expansion of services statewide that will also include additional ...

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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Fort Snelling National Cemetery has 200,000 grave sites on 350 acres of land, with 20 new interments every day. A staff of 50, with help from summertime temporary workers, maintains the grounds ...

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By Sean Ryan Preservationists fearing a proposed U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs project will spoil the historic Milwaukee Soldiers Home want the agency to consider other sites. The department proposes a 40,000-square-foot assisted-living building for veterans on a portion of ...

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By Paul Snyder A federal regulation giving a preference to veteran-owned and disadvantaged contracting companies may force the government to ignore the possibility of saving money on a parking ramp project in Madison. The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, through ...

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Milwaukee police chief responds to fatal crashes MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn said officers attempting traffic stops that ended in crashes used proper judgment and followed procedure. Three people were killed in two crashes Thursday and Friday ...

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By Sean Ryan The Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing to tear down a house in the historic Soldiers Home property to build a 40,000-square-foot assisted living center. The roughly 150-acre Soldiers Home property in Milwaukee is a historic district ...

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Rita Beamish AP Writer President Barack Obama ordered federal officials to disclose their contacts with lobbyists trying to influence how the government doles out money to jump-start the economy. Yet few such communications have been reported even though lobbyists say ...

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