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  • Boom first sign of problem on I-5 bridge

    The first sign for a truck driver that something was wrong on a bridge on Interstate 5 that collapsed into Washington's Skagit River was the sound of a "boom," a federal investigator said ...

  • Kohls hopes Starbucks marketing whiz can spice up brand

    From caramel Frappuccinos to Croft & Barrow solid pique polos: Kohl's Corp.'s hiring of high-flying Starbucks executive Michelle Gass to fill a newly created, top-level post is, by itself, a big move for the Menomonee Falls-based retailer. Gass -- her name rhymes with "sauce" -- didn't just figure prominently in taking the Frappuccino from a new iced-coffee ...

  • Brewers Lose Game Two To Pirates

    The Pirates lefthander didn't give up a run for the second straight game to help lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers ...

  • Police officer killed in accident after his shift

    A Twin Lakes police officer was heading home from work when a truck going the opposite direction crossed the center line and crashed head on into him. The officer, 36 year old Jeffery Kreft, died from his ...

  • Vacation rentals could put homeowners on the wrong side of the law

    Airbnb.com and similar websites to rent rooms to travelers could be operating unlicensed inns, according to the trade group for Wisconsin's bed and breakfast operators. As a result, those homeowners are avoiding health inspections, license fees and room taxes. "Sometimes it's not a fair playing field," said Liz Brown, co-owner of the Stagecoach Inn, a licensed 12-room bed ...

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Flightplan

Flightplan

Taking a cue from Alfred Hitchcocks The Lady Vanishes (1938), Flightplan is about a seemingly impossible disappearance in a confined space. Hitchcocks story took place on a train, whereas Flightplans story unspools almost entirely aboard a massive ... ...

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  • Harley riders take the scenic route to benefit COPS

    MILWAUKEE - House of Harley-Davidson hosted the second annual Law Enforcement Ride, benefitting the COPS organization, that's the Concerns of Police Survivors. Officers led the ride Saturday which began in Milwaukee and took a scenic route to the COPS Kids Camp in East Troy, Wisconsin. Today's TMJ4's Todd Hicks spoke with a woman, still healing after her loved one was hit by a ...

  • Special Education teacher charged with exposing himself to students

    Milwaukee--An MPS teacher has been accused of exposing himself to his students. Kevin France, 37, worked at Mary McLeod Bethune Academy on N. 35th st. According to the criminal complaint, the allegations go as far back as December 21 when four female students from his class reported the incidents to Principal Carol McKay. McKay told police that she separated the students and had them each ...

  • Volunteers from Brookfield are headed to Moore Oklahoma

    BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Elmbrook Church has a regular disaster response team, that according to its website, is ready to mobilize within 48 hours. This weekend instead of going to a party, a picnic or a parade, members of this non-denominational church are heading to Moore, Oklahoma, to help those devastated by a tornado that killed 24 people. The team had planned to go to Texas last week after ...

  • Milwaukee participates in nationwide Monsanto March

    MILWAUKEE - A thousand people showed up at the Milwaukee March Against Monsanto Saturday. Demonstrators gathered at Broadway and St. Paul and marched north on Water Street to City Hall. Michael Pettit helped to organize the protest and says it's an effort to show a growing public rejection of Monsanto, which has increasing control over food production by bio-tech companies. Speakers ...

  • Historic Racine building catches fire Saturday

    RACINE, Wis. - A piece of history nearly went down in flames Saturday morning. The former Women's Club of Racine at 740 Lake Avenue caught fire and were it not for an immediate call to 9-1-1, firefighters say it could have been a total loss. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy smoke coming from the stage area of the main floor and were able to extinguish the flames and ventilate ...

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