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MilwaukeeSun.com Sunday 5th February 2012 Issue 036/10
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Weather Blog: Wintry Reminder Ahead?
Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 Blog! February has started off where December and January left off...unseasonably mild. In this blog we will look ahead to a taste of some more typical...


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Slideshow: Ice Carving At Cedarburg Winter Festival
From the 2012 Cedarburg Winter Festival ice carving contest. This year's theme was "Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales". Each entry was completed by an individual or group/family. Due to the...
Harley-Davidson plans yearlong 110th anniversary celebration
Harley-Davidson honors 9/11 victims with flag display MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Harley-Davidson plans a year-long celebration in 2013 for its 110th anniversary. Officials at the Milwaukee-based...
GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota
(0) Comments With back-to-back victories fueling him, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney is looking toward the next states that hold GOP nominating contests as main rival Newt...
Armed Man Arrested Inside Waukesha Hotel
An armed man was arrested inside a Waukesha hotel on Saturday night.Police said it happened around 9:45 p.m. at a hotel near Bluemound Road and Plaza Court.A woman called police from outside the...
Pedestrian Hit By Vehicle In Downtown Milwaukee
A pedestrian was hospitalized early Sunday morning after being struck by a vehicle.Milwaukee police said it happened near State and Van Buren streets.The victim was taken by ambulance to Froedtert...
Woman Killed In Rollover Crash
A woman was killed during a rollover crash in Fond du Lac County late Saturday night.The sheriff's department said it happened just before 10 p.m. on Highway H near Golden Corners Road in the...
Brown Deer teacher stabbed to death in Naperville, Ill.
Brown Deer to consolidate schools into two buildings NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- An elementary school teacher is dead and two other people have been injured after being stabbed at a suburban Chicago...
Federal officials plan free ice fishing day for kids
New risks for fish MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Federal wildlife officials are planning a free ice fishing day for kids on the Upper Mississippi National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Children between the...
Ohio St. holds off Badgers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Jared Sullinger scored 24 points and William Buford hit a critical 3-pointer down the stretch, helping No. 3 Ohio State beat No. 19 Wisconsin 58-52 on Saturday. Deshaun...
Charges expected in UW-Parkside racial threat hoax
Slinger students searched after threat SOMERS, Wis. (AP) -- The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department says some recent racially-motivated threats at University of Wisconsin-Parkside were a hoax. ...
Bulls blow out Bucks 113-90
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Derrick Rose scored 26 points and had 13 assists and Luol Deng added 21 points in his return after missing seven games due to injury, as the Chicago Bulls easily beat the Milwaukee...
Third teenager dies after Fond du Lac crash
Chair, dead cat block Fond du Lac County road CAMPBELLSPORT - A third teenage girl died after after a sports utility vehicle traveled off a rural road in Fond du Lac County early Saturday morning. ...
Rodgers wins NFL MVP award
NFL, players agree to deal; Packers fans excited INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide. Rodgers...
Rodgers wins MVP award
Click to see complete playoff schedule Indianapolis - The not-so-subtle dig sifted through his acceptance speech with tight-spiral precision. In front of about 2,500 people at the Murat Theatre,...
Park East could be in play for Kohl's
View All Blog Posts A City of Milwaukee affiliate has secretly purchased downtown's Sydney Hih building, a move that could pave the way for Kohl's Corp. to move its headquarters from...
Wisconsin-Milwaukee women lose to No. 10 Green Bay
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Wisconsin-Milwaukee got another look at No. 10 Wisconsin-Green Bay on Saturday night, and the Panthers just couldn't keep up with the Phoenix. Angela Rodriguez scored 12...
Teacher From Brown Deer Killed At Chicago Area Bar
An elementary school teacher, originally from Brown Deer, Wis., was fatally stabbed in a suburban Chicago bar on Friday night.Shaun Wild's friends and family gathered at Brown Deer High School...
Governor Walker speaks about meeting with Milwaukee Co. District Attorney
Milwaukee district attorney's office investigating claims involving Darling, Pasch supporters HARTFORD - Governor Scott Walker entertained questions a day after he announced he'd meet with...
Uncanny coincidences let man's death go unnoticed for years
You've reached your 20-article limit for this month. With JS Everywhere digital package, you gain unlimited access. Everywhere you go, and with every digital device you own. And, new mobile and...
Bill would open juvenile court records
Police, prosecutors and judges across Wisconsin would get greater access to juvenile court records under a bill pending in Madison, eliminating a potentially dangerous blind spot in the criminal...
Bucks dominated by Bulls
Box score: Bulls 113, Bucks 90 Led by Derrick Rose's 26-point, 13-assist outing, the Chicago Bulls won their sixth consecutive game over the Milwaukee Bucks, 113-90, on Saturday night at the...
Discovery World Museum in Milwaukee provides fun for the whole family
Discovery World Museum on the Milwaukee lakefront is a good destination for parents with children of all ages. The building also houses the Reiman Aquarium and a separate area on water. The two main...
Wisconsin-Green Bay women win again
Julie Wojta scored 14 of her 16 points in the first half and No. 10 Wisconsin-Green Bay remained unbeaten with an 85-39 win over Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Saturday...
Milwaukee: Customer who shot robbery suspect won't be charged
The Aldi customer who shot an armed robber in the store Monday won't face criminal charges, prosecutors confirmed Friday. Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm said the law allows...
Weather Blog: Stays Mild, Little Snow
All of the low temperature records around this time are in 1996 as a huge Arctic blast gripped the region.Milwaukee's lowest recorded temperature according to the National Weather Service...
Brown Deer graduate stabbed west of Chicago
Brown Deer Police investigating a suspicious death BROWN DEER, Wis. - An elementary school teacher who grew up in Brown Deer was stabbed to death at a bar west of Chicago early Saturday. ...
Racine county accountable for inmate death
Washington County inmate found dead MILWAUKEE - More than four years after an inmate died while at the Racine County jail, the county is being held accountable Federal jurors rendered the verdict...
Latino jobs agency loses tax exempt status, child care license
(0) Comments Esperanza Unida, the south side job training agency that's been struggling to stay in business, has had its tax exempt status revoked. And the organization, which also runs a...
Waukesha County seeks state grant for greenway expansion
(0) Comments Waukesha - Waukesha County is asking the state to pay half the $755,000 it spent in 2009 for 229 acres along the Fox River in Vernon as an addition to the Fox River Greenway. The...
Successful schools get high marks for culture
Here are things that impressed Desiree Pointer Mace when she and her husband were considering where to send their first child for school: The seventh- and eighth-graders at Woodlands School, 5510 W....
No. 3 Ohio St. holds off Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Jared Sullinger wore out Wisconsin. Then William Buford put the Badgers away. No. 3 Ohio State wasn't going to give No. 19 Wisconsin a shot at another comeback. Sullinger...
Bond Set For Robbery Suspect Shot At Aldi
Bond was set Saturday at $20,000 for a man charged with the robbery of an Aldi store.Dierre Cotton was shot during the incident and was charged with several robberies in January.Police said...
Scott Walker and Tommy Thompson; a Republican study in contrasts
(46) Comments Sometimes the most interesting contrasts in a campaign year are between politicians in the same party. Take Scott Walker and Tommy Thompson, the GOP’s last two elected...
No. 3 Ohio State beats No. 19 Wisconsin 58-52
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Jared Sullinger scored 24 points and William Buford hit a critical 3-pointer down the stretch, helping No. 3 Ohio State beat No. 19 Wisconsin 58-52 on...
Sheriff Stops Car After Seeing Passenger Drinking Beer
A Milwaukee driver and passenger faced a handful of citations Saturday after they were pulled over by Sheriff David Clarke.According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, Clarke saw a...
Sullinger's 24 help No. 3 Ohio State beat No. 20 Wisconsin
Deshaun Thomas scored 16 points and Buford added 11 for the Buckeyes (20-3, 8-2 Big Ten), who held onto their lead in the conference standings. Sullinger also had 10 rebounds. Ryan Evans scored 14...
Family Of 4 Killed In Murder-Suicide, Police Say
A 46-year-old De Pere man shot and killed his wife, daughter and son before killing himself Friday, De Pere police said.Investigators said Denis Bay called police at about 3 p.m. Friday and told them...
Eighth OWI arrest for 50 year old man
Man arrested for OWI after crashing, shutting down Stadium Interchange ramp MILWAUKEE - It's not the first time a 50 year old man has been stopped on suspicion of driving while intoxicate. ...
City Council flap over lot west of Marquette
Gas Prices on Wild Ride MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee city aldermen have another two weeks to think about what to do with a dormant lot west of Marquette University. The Common council's zoning,...
City Hall clash stalling development plans
View All Blog Posts Conflicting ideas over how best to spur development at a long-dormant site west of Marquette University has sparked a high-profile fight at City Hall. At issue is Ald. Bob...
No. 3 OSU ends drought at Wisconsin on Sullinger's 24
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Jared Sullinger scored 24 points and William Buford hit a critical 3-pointer down the stretch, helping No. 3 Ohio State beat No. 19 Wisconsin 58-52 on Saturday. Deshaun...
Sendoff ceremonies for two Wisconsin national guard units today
Flags lowered to half-staff in Wisconsin Saturday Two Wisconsin National Guard units are leaving today--one with a military assignment unlike any other. The Hartford-based 82nd Agribusiness...