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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

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Report finds $267 million potential state savings
A commission created to identify waste and fraud in state government has identified $267 million in potential annual savings.

Powerball ticket price goes from $1 to $2 in January
Lottery officials say ticket prices will go from $1 to $2 starting Jan. 15. The starting jackpot will also double, from $20 million to $40 million.

Minnesota Woman dies from Tick-bourne Virus
A northern Minnesota woman has died from a tick-borne virus that's also present
in southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Questions linger ahead of Wisconsin concealed-carry law
Gov. Scott Walker signs a concealed-carry bill into law this week. When he does,
city officials and businesses around the state will have about four months to
figure out how to comply while also keeping citizens and customers safe.

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National And World News
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Sex assault complaint to be filed against Strauss-Kahn in France
A lawyer for French writer Tristane Banon says he will file a criminal complaint
against former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn over an
alleged sexual assault.

Second day of deliberations in Casey Anthony trial
Jurors in the Casey Anthony capital murder trial begin a second day of
deliberation Tuesday to determine if the 25-year-old Orlando woman is guilty of
killing her 2-year-old daughter.

Montana governor presses for answers on resources for oil clean-up
Dozens more workers Monday are joining the effort to clean up an oil spill that
dumped hundreds of barrels of crude into Montana's Yellowstone River over the
weekend, ExxonMobil said.

ExxonMobil said between 750 to 1,000 barrels \(32,000 to 42,000 gall...

Strauss-Kahn files counterclaim against French writer
The French writer Tristane Banon will file charges Tuesday against former
International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn for an alleged rape
attempt in 2002, her lawyer David Koubbi told CNN Monday.

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