Provides the latest RSS feeds for Milwaukee News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Milwaukee Sun.com http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/563d1c1db6cb5197/ en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:14:38 -0500 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:14:38 -0500 30 RACINE - The Racine County District Attorney's Office charged a man Thursday with two counts of operating without a valid license in connection with a crash that killed a 4 year-old boy Monday. Luis ... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33038807/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:07:10 -0500 TMJ 4 http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33038807/ View all » Over the last few years there has been an increase in the use of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in combination with modern infertility tre... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33038809/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:55 -0500 Examiner http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33038809/ View all » When choosing your wedding officiant, look for someone who you feel comfortable with, and who truly wishes to make your ceremony personal and reflective of who and what you believe in... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33038808/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:52 -0500 Examiner http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33038808/ View all » A few weeks back, Google announced a plan to bring ludicrous speed Internet to a few cities in the US. It was a huge hit, even prompting Topeka, Kansas to change their name to Google.... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33038810/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:51 -0500 Examiner http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33038810/ reported Thursday that they have made significant progress toward its goal of bringing health care costs down to the Midwest average. The Franklin-based group said that according to an analysis of cl... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33038806/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:16:04 -0500 The Business Journal http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33038806/ A device resembling a hand grenade was found Thursday afternoon near the intersection of Meadowbrook Road and Silvernail Road in Pewaukee.The Waukehsa County Sheriff's Department said the Milwaukee Po... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33035795/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:43:18 -0500 WISN http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33035795/ However, CEO Brian Bedford started a systemwide web meeting by telling his workers that he is not prepared to announce a decision on the future of the Frontier and Midwest names. http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33035792/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:41:26 -0500 TMJ 4 http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33035792/ A four-story apartment building near University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was evacuated late Thursday morning because of heavy smoke from a fire.Additional units were called to help get the residents out... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33032566/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:52:22 -0500 WISN http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33032566/ (4) Comments A plan to cut pensions of elected county officials to match cuts targeted for other county employees hit a snag Thursday. The County Board's finance committee deadlocked, on a 3-3 vot... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33032563/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:34:44 -0500 Journal Sentinel http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33032563/ There's not much going on in the classic car world in Milwaukee these days. Winter keeps that scene pretty tightly under wraps. While some may have been tempted to take advantage of the recent heat wa... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33032565/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:18:30 -0500 Examiner http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33032565/ Wisconsin foreclosure filings increased nearly 8 percent in February compared with January and rose almost 34 percent from February 2009, according to foreclosure data tracker http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33029594/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:01:10 -0500 Business Journal http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33029594/ With regular season play coming to an end in just over a month, the American Hockey League released the Clear Day Rosters for all 29 of its teams this morning. These 22-man rosters are the players fro... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33029595/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:26 -0500 Examiner http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33029595/ View all » Jerry Zucker was born on March 11, 1950 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is an American film director best known for co-creating the movies Airplane! and Naked Gun with his older brother http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33029596/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:25 -0500 Examiner http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33029596/ Spring is a great time to take advantage of local trails and even incorporate biking into your daily commute. And now, thanks to Google, finding ways to bike to work or for fun is easier than ever bef... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33029597/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:23 -0500 Examiner http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33029597/ Marquette University to form an Industry & University Cooperative Research Center over the next five years focused on freshwater research, UWM said Thursday in a news release. The grant combines ... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33029589/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:37:43 -0500 The Business Journal http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33029589/ Illinois Liquor Control Commission ruled that because A-B’s parent, Anheuser-Busch InBev, is based outside the state and in Belgium, it can’t control a distributor in Illinois. Regulators... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33029590/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:37:41 -0500 The Business Journal http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33029590/ Briggs & Stratton Corp. in Wauwatosa was one of six major manufacturers that will share in $1.7 million awarded by the state of Wisconsin to invest in energy efficiency. The $203,000 awarded to B... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33029591/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:37:38 -0500 The Business Journal http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33029591/ Internal Revenue Service . The company could show a net gain of up to $82 million after resolving income tax issues. The Milwaukee-based mortgage insurer is involved in a dispute with the IRS that co... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33029592/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:37:35 -0500 The Business Journal http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33029592/ The Wisconsin Supreme Court has sided with a Wausau truck dealership in a dispute with a major manufacturer of semitrailers. The court today upheld an administrative law judge's decision that Volvo T... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33027959/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:33:15 -0500 Pioneer Press http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33027959/ Dense fog advisories are in effect until noon for parts of southeastern Wisconsin.Some locations are reporting visibilities less than 1/4 mile while others have visibilities of upward of one mile. The... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33026340/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:43:39 -0500 WISN http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33026340/ One of the top complaints around this time of year is the potholes.They seem to pop up overnight and can turn roadways into obstacle courses.With shovels in hand, a Wauwatosa Public Works crew is on a... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33026341/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:43:38 -0500 WISN http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33026341/ MILWAUKEE - A Wisconsin state senator wants the Brewers to help take care of the Miller Park sales tax. "We just think that as an element of fairness, that the Brewers should look at chipping in... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33026336/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:41:27 -0500 TMJ 4 http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33026336/ MILWAUKEE - A semi truck attempting to enter the Mitchell Airport drop-off terminal got stuck in a tunnel. That has caused delays for people trying to drop off those flying out from Milwaukee. The t... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33026337/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:41:27 -0500 TMJ 4 http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33026337/ Wisconsin environmental officials want to designate six new state natural areas. State-designated natural areas are zones on state land devoted to scientific research and preservation. The Department... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33026338/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:47:52 -0500 Pioneer Press http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33026338/ The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association says its biennial contest to name the world's best cheese has attracted a record number of entrants. The association says more than 2,300 cheeses and butters h... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33026339/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:47:07 -0500 Pioneer Press http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33026339/ Two Dodge County parents will find out Thursday if they will go to trial after prosecutors say a 14-year-old girl was starved and abused for at least two years.The girl's stepmother, Kathryn Kreier, i... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33023557/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:51:45 -0500 WISN http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33023557/ MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee County judge will decide today whether to free a pedophile. Shawn Schulpius has spent time behind bars since 1991, when he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a four-year-ol... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33023556/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:50:08 -0500 TMJ 4 http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33023556/ MILWAUKEE - He's accused of sexually assaulting two women, including a UWM student. Wednesday, Joel Hoffman was in court for the first time. But could the alleged assaults been prevented? Milwaukee ... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33021354/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:19:25 -0500 TMJ 4 http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33021354/ MILWAUKEE - The Verge Music Festival will now be Milwaukee's first summer event. The two day fest features alternative and indie rock bands and will take place on four stages at the Summerfest ground... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33017102/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:25:35 -0500 TMJ 4 http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33017102/ U.S. salutes World War II fly girls Washington - Elinore Owen Pyle wanted to fly ever since she was a little girl. Ethel Jones Sheffler got hooked on airplanes when she took her first rid... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33014696/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:43:24 -0500 Journal Sentinel http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33014696/ Photo/Scott Paulus MILWAUKEE - Twelve different Admirals earned points on Wednesday night's 5-1 win over the Lake Erie Monsters, snapping the team's three-game losing streak and moving them wi... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33014697/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:28:30 -0500 Examiner http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33014697/ Standards would prompt curriculum changes in Wisconsin A panel of educators convened by the nation's governors and state school superintendents proposed a uniform set of academic standard... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33012391/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:19:40 -0500 Journal Sentinel http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33012391/ Brady Thomas Belter, 7, of East Troy tries his hand at tying a fly Wednesday with the help of Mike Kuhr at a fly tying clinic at the Journal Sentinel Sports Show. Kuhr, 33, is among several instructor... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33012393/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:19:39 -0500 Journal Sentinel http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33012393/ (1) Comments Hours after he contracted pneumonia and was rushed from a locked mental health facility to Froedtert Hospital, Richard Petersen died Tuesday evening, surrounded by his wife of 59 years... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33012392/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:19:37 -0500 Journal Sentinel http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33012392/ (0) Comments "What if a man grew up expecting to live a peaceful, conservative life as a priest and suddenly found himself at a turning point in history, fires burning, protesters marching, te... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33012394/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:19:34 -0500 Journal Sentinel http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33012394/ clashed with police and security outside a campus office last week, it was a reminder of the days when it was the norm for college students to protest. The use of pepper spray by police during arrest... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33012395/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:19:33 -0500 Journal Sentinel http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33012395/ Special Report: Prescription medicines are involved in 70% of the overdose deaths in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington counties, a Journal Sentinel analysis found Kimberly Sell,... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33012389/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:19:29 -0500 Journal Sentinel http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33012389/ Lazar Hayward (AP/Frank Franklin II) Paced by Lazar Hayward’s game-high 20 points and nine rebounds, the Marquette Golden Eagles defeated the St. John’s Red Storm, http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33012390/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:03:10 -0500 Examiner http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33012390/ For the first time, the squad car video footage of the police shootout that left one man dead is available.It's a night a Fox Point police shift commander will never forget.After 10 years on the force... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33010214/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:55:19 -0500 WISN http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33010214/ Several local communities, like Franklin, Wis., have adopted sex offender residency ordinances limiting where sex offenders can live.However, two bills working their way through the state legislature ... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33010213/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:55:18 -0500 WISN http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33010213/ Witnesses to last week's protest at UWM met Wednesday night to share their stories about what happened.That day 16 people were arrested after some demonstrators threw snowballs at police, but those at... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33010216/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:55:15 -0500 WISN http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33010216/ Vandals shatter the efforts of a local builder working to add to Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood.For the second time, a pair of unique energy-efficient homes have been defaced.Houses meant to save ... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33010215/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:55:14 -0500 WISN http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33010215/ But school representatives say the rally did turn violent and that university police were forced to use pepper spray and detain people after the crowd tried to storm Chancellor Carlos Santiago’s... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33010211/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:53:27 -0500 TMJ 4 http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33010211/ Official Web site OK, here's the question starting to be heard around the National Basketball Association. How good are these guys, anyway? And these guys they're talking about, belie... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33010209/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:38:09 -0500 Journal Sentinel http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33010209/ I used to believe that the United States was a forward thinking nation. After all, we were the first to develop air travel, first with nuclear energy, and the only nation to put a man on the moon. We ... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33010212/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:22:11 -0500 Examiner http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33010212/ One of the top complaints around this time of year is the potholes.They seem to pop up overnight and can turn roadways into obstacle courses.With shovels in hand, a Wauwatosa Public Works crew is on a... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33007761/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:11:33 -0500 WISN http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33007761/ A new federal law requires more time between the primary and general elections to count military ballots.Now, Wisconsin officials are trying to comply with that federal law, without moving the primary... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33007762/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:11:30 -0500 WISN http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33007762/ RACINE- Success stories in education are rare, but parents say the Gateway Technical College Early Childhood Lab is one of them. But with the lab set to close in 6 months, parents are fighting to keep... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33007759/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:09:43 -0500 TMJ 4 http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33007759/ "I wanna be a billionaire so freakin' bad. Buy all of the things I never had. I wanna be on the cover of Forbes Magazine. Smiling next to Oprah and The Queen. Oh every time I close my eyes, I... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33007760/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:38:23 -0500 Examiner http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33007760/ MILWAUKEE - Rarely lent from the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy, Raphael Sanzio's painting "The Woman with the Veil" is making its last United States' appearance likely for many years at the Milwauke... http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33007245/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:37:17 -0500 C News http://story.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/563d1c1db6cb5197/id/33007245/