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Wisconsin hit with over 1 foot of snow, thousands lose power

Tens of thousands of Wisconsinites were left without power Friday after a storm system dumped over a foot of snow on the central part of the state.

A winter storm dumped snow in central Wisconsin and left tens of thousands without power, officials said Friday.

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The National Weather Service reported 13.2 inches of snow in Sheboygan along Lake Michigan on Friday, while We Energies reported over 46,000 customers were without service, mostly in Milwaukee County.

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A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper was struck by a vehicle while investigating a crash Thursday night on snow-covered and slippery Interstate 94 in western Wisconsin’s Lucas Township, police said.

The trooper was outside his patrol car and standing next to a pickup on the freeway’s shoulder around 10 p.m. Thursday when a passing car hit him and the pickup, the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office said. The trooper was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

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