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Looking for a romantic getaway? Forget Paris. Go to Wisconsin.

​Move over Honolulu, see you later San Francisco -- if you're looking for romance, the place to be is La Crosse, Wisconsin. And if that doesn't work for you, go to Green Bay.

Or so say the folks at Redbox. The movie rental company recently compiled a list of the Top 10 Most Romantic Cities in the country based on the number of romantic comedies rented in 2011.

And don'cha know, the Upper Midwest dominates the list. Wisconsin is ridiculously well represented with four cities, Iowa with two, and Mankato clocks in at number 10. Apparently drinking beer, eating cheese, and watching romantic comedies is a more popular date activity than you might think.

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Valerie Bartkey

​In October, sisters Valerie Bartkey, 24, and Amanda Johnson, 17, both of Somerset, allegedly forced a man to undress, twisted his penis with pliers, and forced him to drink their urine.

The victim later told authorities that the penis twisting was the most painful thing he's ever experienced.
 
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John Chadima learned a "very hard lesson" -- it's wrong to touch somebody's genitals without permission.

​It appears Happy Valley doesn't have the market cornered when it comes to Big 10 sports-related sex scandals.

Earlier this month, John Chadima, senior associate athletic director at UW Madison, resigned his position after an adult student employee of the university alleged that Chadima touched him inappropriately during a boozy Rose Bowl party.

More details about the incident were released yesterday thanks to a report released by a panel put together by UW Madison administrators.

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Casey Lewis is enjoying her 15 minutes of fame.

​Three days after pathetically whimpering about how her Packers-themed nail-job and Clay Matthews jersey caused her favorite team to lose to the New York Giants, "sad Packers fan" Casey Lewis is apparently feeling better.

Lewis, 24, is a lifelong Wisconsin resident and currently lives in Wauwatosa. Now that her video has gone viral (400,000 views and counting), she's doing the media circuit.

In other words, the one-minute video of her blubbering like a child has apparently resulted in her 15 minutes of fame.

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Pathetic Packer tears: Salve to the soul of a Vikings fan

​Sunday was a sad day in Packer nation, as Green Bay's bid for back-to-back championships was rudely ended by the visiting New York Giants.

But after all, it was just a football game. Nothing to cry about, right?

Wrong. A video has surfaced of a female Packer fan pathetically whimpering about how her Packers-themed nail-job and Clay Matthews jersey caused her favorite team to come up short.

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Michael T. Philbin died when he fell through the ice in Oshkosh.

​Yesterday, Michael T. Philbin, son of Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin, was reported missing after last being heard from about 2 a.m. Sunday morning.

Minutes ago, the worst-case scenario was confirmed -- Philbin died, presumably when he fell into the icy waters of the Fox River in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

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Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-bop-bop

​A man named Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-bop-bop was arrested last Thursday near the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison.

That's his real name. Weird Wisconsin, indeed.

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Patricia Woodford said she didn't want to see the ring go to waste.

​Patricia Woodford doesn't like to see a good piece of jewelery go to waste.

At least that's what she told police when they busted her for stealing a ring from an acquaintance's corpse this summer.

Woodford, a 55-year-old from Eau Claire, Wisc., pleaded guilty to theft from a corpse charges for swiping the ring from Gladys Patton's cold, dead finger in late August. She was sentenced yesterday to 15 days in jail and a year of probation.

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Mugshot: Buffalo County Sheriff's Office.

Gary Jenson is kind of like the Grinch, but drunker.

​Gary Jenson, a 52-year-old rural Wisconsin man, is facing felony charges for drunkenly ramming his car into a Christmas parade this weekend.

Jenson crashed his Dodge Neon into a float carrying "several small children" at the annual holiday parade in Mondovi, a small town near Eau Claire, according to charges.

Luckily no one was injured, but we guess that this is a holiday season those kids won't soon forget.

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Wisconsin is preparing to star in a big-budget Western.

​This morning, Wisconsin began taking applications for the state's brand new concealed carry gun law.

By this afternoon, every single person in Wisconsin will be armed to the teeth. Shoulder holster, one at the hip, little one down by the ankle. Strap up, Wisconsin. Let's do this thing.

According to a spokesman for the Wisconsin Secretary of State's office, more than 80,000 people had downloaded the concealed carry application online. And that number came after the website had been up and running for exactly one hour.

If you're curious, you can drive to Madison this weekend, and watch as thousands of people in Aaron Rodgers jerseys stir their beer-cheese soup with the business end of a pistol.
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