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Owner says she didn't mean to hurt dog dragged 2 miles 01/10/2003 Associated Press TEMPLE, Texas - The owner of dog that was dragged behind a car for two miles to an animal shelter told authorities that she was didn't realize the animal was being hurt. The animal was euthanized. Bell County Sheriff Dan Smith said Wednesday that it was the worst case of animal cruelty he had ever seen. The dog "was brutally injured," he said. Sheriff Smith said the dog had a brown extension cord around its neck. The sheriff said Thursday that the county attorney has...

Woman charged in husband’s shooting By Mike Hoeft A Green Bay woman who shot her husband in the groin with a shotgun that she apparently thought was unloaded was charged Tuesday in the May 7 incident.Susan Winkler, 44, will have a preliminary hearing May 31 on a felony charge of first-degree recklessly endangering safety. If convicted, she faces up to five years in prison.Brian Winkler, 30, was listed in critical condition Tuesday at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay police said. Police have not been able to interview him because of his condition. Green Bay police Lt. Bill Galvin said the...