Provides the latest RSS feeds for Wisconsin 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/cat/d2a460830d69bfa0/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 00:01:51 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:01:51 -0400 30 WEST BEND - A man from West Bend has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after his girlfriend's daughter died of a severe infection. "Haley Kluwe died May 1, 2012, of a massive streptococcus infection throughout her body after several days of ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214704671/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:26:55 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214704671/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 PORT WASHINGTON - A man from Wauwatosa has been arrested for providing drugs to another man who later died of an overdose. On May 9, 26-year-old Tyler Bares died as the result of a heroin or cocaine overdose. According to the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office, Mack Scott, 30 of Wauwatosa, had provided drugs to Bares. Scott has been charged with First Degree Reckless Homicide, Conspiracy to ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214704672/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:26:54 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214704672/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A Milwaukee County Board committee reversed course Wednesday and voted in favor of replacing the longtime paddleboat operator on the Juneau Park lagoon with a Minneapolis-based vendor. The reversal was prompted by reports that owners of Juneau Park Paddleboats had offered to sell their business to the Minneapolis competitor, Wheel Fun Rentals, shortly after winning a one-year contract extension ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214704673/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:18:39 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214704673/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Packers want Favre 'back in the family' GREEN BAY - Aaron Rodgers has taken another step to end any bad feelings Packers fans have toward former quarterback Brett Favre. Rodgers appeared on the Jim Rome Show Wednesday, and according to NFL.com, said he would be "excited" if Brett Favre is inducted into the Hall of Fame, and his number is retired with the Packers. ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214703544/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:17:14 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214703544/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The Legislature's budget writing committee set aside fiscal issues for a time this week to take up the increasingly contentious issue of high-capacity wells and whether state regulators should consider the effect of a large well on others nearby. At the end of Tuesday's deliberations, the Republican-controlled panel voted, 12-4, in favor of a motion that would bar persons from ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214703545/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:09:05 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214703545/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 E-mail Newsletter The latest local news delivered to your inbox Monday-Friday during the 2 p.m. hour - or whenever there's big breaking ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214703782/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:08:53 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214703782/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Not long after going to work for GE Healthcare, Kevin Koch was playing around with a magnetic resonance scanner when an idea came to him that might solve a vexing problem in imaging: The technology produces poor images near metal implants, such as those used for artificial hips and knees, now in millions of people. Koch, a Delafield native who earned a doctorate in physics from Yale University, ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214703546/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:08:49 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214703546/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE (STMW) — The list of Top Ten fugitives in McHenry County got shorter after a man wanted for the sexual abuse of a girl was captured by police and federal agents in Milwaukee. On Nov. 8, 2012, Algonquin police obtained an arrest warrant for Brandon A. Williams of Milwaukee for sexually abusing and choking a juvenile girl, a statement from the McHenry County Sheriff's office ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214703484/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:42:33 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214703484/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - There was commotion in downtown Milwaukee after the corners of Third and Highland Avenue were blocked off Wednesday morning. Police and the FBI attempted to serve a warrant to a man staying in an apartment above Tutto's Restaurant. The man attempted to flee from them in his underwear. He tried using a fire escape but was caught. Milwaukee Fire assisted in lowering the man ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214702464/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:07:50 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214702464/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 LAKE GENEVA - After seeing the devastation in Oklahoma, veteran architect D. Thomas Kincaid wanted to tell us about a building design he contends could survive a tornado. In his Lake Geneva home, Kincaid showed TODAY'S TMJ4 reporter Tom Murray renderings and plans for monolithic domes. Essentially, they are upside down concrete bowls reinforced with steel. "Monolithic means one. ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214702465/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:07:49 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214702465/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wisconsin consumers will be compensated for overpaying for e-books and may benefit from lower prices in the future, as a result of a settlement that top justice officials have reached with Penguin Group, officials announced Wednesday. Attorneys general in 33 states, including Wisconsin, reached a settlement in a lawsuit against Penguin that accused the company of fixing prices in collusion with ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214702466/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:59:45 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214702466/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Madison -- Rent-to-own stores could encourage customers to sign contracts lacking key details such as the total payment needed to take ownership of a television and then later fill in these blank spaces in the agreements, under a proposal by Gov. Scott Walker a key committee will consider Thursday. The provision is one of several in the Republican governor's 2013-'15 budget bill that ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214702468/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:59:40 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214702468/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 After what may have been the worst game yet in a season of mostly bad baseball, Ryan Braun hit for the cycle in summarizing the current state of the Milwaukee Brewers. "It's been pretty terrible. Miserable," Braun said following the 9-2 loss Wednesday afternoon to the Los Angeles Dodgers. "It's no fun playing like this. We're barely even competitive." When it ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214702469/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:59:38 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214702469/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 RACINE - A group of about 10 kids were chasing June the kitten, but one animal lover came to her rescue before she could be harmed. Wayne Clingman said it was right here in front of his house where he saw a group of kids chasing the kitten. The youngest of them was two years old, and the oldest was twelve years old. "It was my opinion, which I strongly believe," explains Clingman, ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214701063/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:58:57 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214701063/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing a neighbor on Friday, May 17 at a mental health facility in West Allis. John Vegas has been charged with stabbing another resident more than 30 ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214701064/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:58:56 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214701064/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission on Wednesday upheld Police Chief Edward Flynn's decision to fire an officer for an off-duty drunken driving accident that injured himself and his passenger, also a police officer. The drunken driving crash caused by Milwaukee Police ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214701065/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:50:30 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214701065/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Dodgers manager Don Mattingly criticized his team and benched All-Star right fielder Andre Ethier, then watched Los Angeles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-2 ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214699695/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:51:21 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214699695/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MOORE - A child from Fond du Lac is among those dead in Monday's tornado outside Oklahoma City. Cody Holyoke has the full story at 5 ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214699696/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:50:07 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214699696/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Packers General Manger Ted Thompson is all smiles after The Green Bay Packers pick Datone Jones , DE, UCLA as their first pick in the NFL draft. Photos taken Thursday, April 25, 2013 Journal Sentinel photo by RICK WOOD/ ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214699697/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:50:06 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214699697/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 FILE - In this May 15, 2013, file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Holder said that in conducting U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida and its associated forces, the government has targeted and ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214699340/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:24 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214699340/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mayville Middle School and Mayville High School are being released from lockdowns that started Wednesday afternoon, city police said, though the cause wasn't identified. Channel 12 News ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214699982/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:42:05 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214699982/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } BYO Burger, which opened this past winter on Robert Street in West St. Paul, is already expanding. The fast-casual burger joint (BYO stands for Build Your Own) opened a second location in the old Zantigo at 961 Wildwood Road, Mahtomedi. The West St. Paul restaurant is also a former Zantigo. There are plans for a third location near Interstate 94 and ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214699698/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:14:09 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214699698/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MAYVILLE - Mayville Middle School and High School are both on lockdown after reports of an "armed person" with in the neighborhood. Dr. Patricia Antony, superintendent of the Mayville School District, has confirmed that Mayville High School and Middle School have been locked down, due to reports of an armed person in the neighborhood. No one was reported inside either ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214698335/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:40:01 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214698335/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is gearing up for re-election next year. But the Republican's actions suggest he might be seeking a much bigger prize -- the presidency in 2016. Walker is courting outside-the-state donors and conservatives. This week, he plans to talk to Republicans in Iowa, which traditionally holds the nation's first presidential caucus. He's ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214698336/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:39:57 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214698336/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The games paid off when Karthik, now 15, made the finals of the National Geographic Bee in 2011 and 2012. But it was 12-year-old Sathwik, of Plainville, Mass., who finished the job, calmly answering questions about obscure island chains, bodies of water, global trade and culture to win the 25th annual geography bee ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214697937/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:22 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214697937/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 will build a new, 96-door freight service center in Fond du Lac, Wis.The $8 million, 47,000 square foot facility will serve as the local hub from which the less-than-truckload trucking company will provide daily local freight pickup and delivery services connecting the greater Fond du Lac metropolitan area with one-, two- and three-day service points ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214697698/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:31:43 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214697698/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The Natural Resources Board on Wednesday approved, on a 7-0 vote, the purchase of 140 acres in the Town of Erin for land that will become part of the Loew Lake unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. The Department of Natural Resources will buy the parcel with funds from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund. The price: $720,000, which was below appraisals. The land is owned by Renotta and ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214698337/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:31:42 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214698337/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The vice chairman of the state Building Commission has decided to let a Wisconsin Chippewa tribe keep a $250,000 grant to help build a cultural ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214698625/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:16:02 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214698625/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Unemployment rates improved in nearly all 72 Wisconsin counties last month. The state Department of Workforce Development said Wednesday that unemployment got worse in April in Calumet, Menominee and Price counties, and stayed the same in Iron and Langlade counties. Unemployment rates improved in the other 67 counties. The highest unemployment rate was in Menominee County, ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214696893/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:40 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214696893/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee Brewers are planning to honor the Wauwatosa police officer who was gunned down Christmas Eve while on duty. The team is dedicating its opening ceremony Friday to Officer Jennifer Sebena. Her husband is charged in her death. Sebena's family will be at the game, and her friend, Officer Katie Gierach, will throw out the first pitch. The festivities are part of ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214696892/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:38 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214696892/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Advocates and opponents of common core standards for teaching math and English in Wisconsin were gathering for a joint hearing before the Legislature's education committees. While Wednesday's hearing is informational only, critics of the common core standards are calling for a closer look. Dozens of tea party supporters sent lawmakers a letter this week raising ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214696891/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:36 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214696891/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Milwaukee Wave defender #4 Josh RIfe follows through on his shot to score a goal on this shot in third period of game between the Milwaukee Wave and Baltimore Blast. The Milwaukee Wave won the MISL championship with a 12-10 win overtime against Baltimore Blast, Sunday, March 18, 2012 at the U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is the Wave's second consecutive MISL championship. ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214696890/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:35 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214696890/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A new report says the sand mining and natural gas industries have given Wisconsin candidates nearly $758,000 since 2007, with contributions spiking last year as sand mining took off in the state. The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign study found the gas and sand mining industries gave candidates a total of $18,762 in 2007 when only five sand mines were operating in the state. ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214696889/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:33 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214696889/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Investigators stand outside an apartment complex in Orlando, Fla., where a man was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed his home early on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The FBI says the man, being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation. (AP Photo/John ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214696788/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:51 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214696788/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 O'FALLON, Mo.o With senior aces Calvin Munson of Francis Howell and Ryan Franklin of Fort Zumwalt West opposing each other in a Class 5 ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214696895/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:50 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214696895/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 killing Barbeau's great-grandmother inside her Sheboygan Falls home in September with a hatchet and a hammer. Paape has pleaded not guilty in the case; Barbeau has pleaded not guilty by mental disease or defect. The boys were 13 at the time of the killing. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214697149/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:20:07 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214697149/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Public broadcasters in Wisconsin and state veterans groups are attempting to gather photos for each of the 1,244 Wisconsinites on the Vietnam War Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., for a wall of faces in a new museum and education center. The Milwaukee County Historical Society, 910 Old World Third St., has scheduled a free "A Face for Every Name" workshop for 7 p.m. May 29 to learn ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214697150/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:20:06 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214697150/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 the Green Bay Press Gazette reports . Complaints from city hall officials and from an athlete whom she criticized during a high school basketball game have been the highlight of her tenure so far. Bostedt jumped and yelled from the bleachers at the game in Suring four months ago to "complain about a rough play," the article says, leading the athlete to demand an apology and damages. ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214697151/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:20:04 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214697151/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The plan calls for $8.2 million in borrowing authority to expand hatcheries, $1.8 million for operating expenses over the next two fiscal years and $2 million for grants for private organizations to expand walleye production. The plan also includes money for the University of Wisconsin Extension to continue aquaculture work, acquiring walleye fingerlings from organizations and expanding a program ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214697152/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:03:44 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214697152/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Critics of silica sand mining had hoped the Minnesota Legislature would adopt aggressive statewide rules to protect people and the environment. What finally emerged from the just-finished session, however, was a compromise that still leaves much of the authority for deciding how and whether to regulate the industry up to local ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214697095/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:03:35 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214697095/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The body pulled from the Mississippi River in St. Paul Tuesday has been identified as 18-year-old Dakotah Coach, the Ramsey County medical examiner's office said Wednesday. Coach and Erika Borgstrom, 16, jumped from the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis on May 14, the St. Croix Central School District in Hammond, Wis., said last week. Coach, of Hammond, was a senior and Borgstrom was a ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214696896/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:51:47 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214696896/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mike Fiers will start in place of Lohse on Saturday against visiting Pittsburgh.Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke made the announcement before Wednesday's game against ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214697308/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:44:46 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214697308/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - A mother is pleading for help to find the driver who hit her son, then took off. TODAY'S TMJ4's Nick Montes talked exclusively with the mom and her 14-year-old son, Nathan Pacala, who is slowly recovering. It's been two months since a car struck Nathan at the corner of South Muskego and West Mitchell Streets. The driver took off, and it's been a long journey for ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214695356/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:47 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214695356/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - Allison Silveira is from the Midwest but studied meteorology for fifteen years at the Univesity of Oklahoma. She moved to Milwaukee two years ago, but knows Moore very well. "I have been to a movie at the Warren Theater that got hit that was very close to the elementary school as well," she sad. Plus, Allison has a lot of friends, family, and collegeaues who still live ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214695357/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:45 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214695357/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby (2) chats with San Francisco 49'rs David Akers (2) before the NFL Divisional playoffs between the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49'rs at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California, Saturday, Januyary 11, 2013 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Photo by Rick ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214695359/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:44 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214695359/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers are aiming for a series win, something that's been a while coming for the slumping Brew Crew. They're in action right now at Miller Park. Listen to Bob Uecker and Joe Block now on 620WTMJ ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214695358/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:43 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214695358/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Green Bay Packer legend Bart Starr and other former players line the field with flags before the game against the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214695360/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:42 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214695360/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 David Lyle, CEO of the National Geographic Channel, has seen enough of the letters to know how they go. The writer is typically a longtime reader of the magazine, who perhaps recalls the times he leafed through its glossy pages while perched on grandpa’s ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214694920/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:09:00 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214694920/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wisconsin law enforcement officials and Milwaukee police have blocked off an alley between W. State St. and W. Highland Ave. while Milwaukee Fire Department rescue workers prepare to lower an injured man from the second story of a building to an awaiting ambulance. It's unclear why there was a heavy law enforcement presence while the man was being treated. Fire Department Batallion Chief ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214694436/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:07:14 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214694436/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Two Republican state senators want the Legislature's finance committee to delete wording in Gov. Scott Walker's executive budget that would exempt rent-to-own businesses from Wisconsin's consumer protection ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214695658/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:23 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214695658/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 In a news release, Superior police say Clink was pinned against machinery and died from asphyxiation. Police say he had been working alone at the time and was ultimately found by a ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214695593/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:13 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214695593/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Emerald ash borer, the damaging green beetle that was officially discovered last year on the northwest side, will continue to infest Milwaukee on a broader basis, the city's forestry services manager said Wednesday. In comments made to the Common Council's Capital Improvements Committee and in an follow-up interview, city forester David Sivyer said, "We're expecting to find a ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214693710/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:53:04 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214693710/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 At home, at work or on the road, energy writer Thomas Content keeps you current as you adapt to changes in the world of energy, climate change and efforts to build a greener ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214693038/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:52:59 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214693038/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Thirty-three-year-old Nycole Creed entered the plea Wednesday to delivering heroin. Creed is accused of buying heroin and giving it to Thomas Knickerbocker leading to his overdose death March ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214693969/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:36:58 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214693969/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 http://bit.ly/119wCKr ) reports Knapp has seven previous OWI convictions dating back to 2002 in Bayfield, Ashland, Lincoln and Marathon counties. He spent more than two years in prison from his last drunken driving conviction in 2010. Authorities say Knapp has never held a Wisconsin driver's ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214693971/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:36:58 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214693971/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Ministry Health Care plans to lay off several hundred employees, citing a drop in the number of patients and cuts in federal reimbursement ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214693970/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:36:58 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214693970/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Marshfield Utilities said it will begin replacing old electric and water meters with new wireless ones in June. The new meters will transmit data documenting energy and water use to the utility company's office, eliminating the need for meter readers, assistant utility manager Bob Trussoni ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214693972/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:36:57 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214693972/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Brenda O’Malley figured she’d get the police accident report and file an insurance claim after her teenage daughter got into a car accident in Sheboygan Falls this past spring. But the report turned out to be so redacted – or blacked-out – it was useless. She called the mayor, the city attorney and the federal Department of Transportation before the state Department of ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692745/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:21:10 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692745/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Bernie Brewer now has a namesake beer. Fans overwhelming voted for Bernies Barrelman Ale, a name inspired by the Milwaukee Brewers mascot, in an online contest to dub a new beer created in partnership between the baseball club and Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. About 55 percent of the 10,000 votes were cast for Bernies Barrelman Ale. The other options were Brew Crew Brew, which won 35 percent of ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214693711/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:53:54 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214693711/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The strength of the tornado that killed at least 24 people and destroyed countless homes in Oklahoma this week is rarely seen in Wisconsin. The Oklahoma tornado was a top-of-the-scale EF5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph. The National Weather Service says only six tornadoes in Wisconsin match the severity of the EF5. The Journal Sentinel ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692363/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:28 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692363/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Bernie Brewer gives the thumbs up sign to fans attending the Milwaukee Brewers On Deck event held at the Frontier Center Sunday January 29, 2012. Photo by Tom ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692096/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:27 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692096/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 the La Crosse Tribune reports . Organizers say Oktoberfest began as a four day festival. It changed to a nine-day fest in 2000. The event posted losses in three of the past four years, the Tribune reports. This year's festival will remain nine days, from Sept. 27 through Oct. 5. Next year, the festival will open Thursday, Sept. 25, with the Torchlight Parade. Drunken ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692365/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:41:07 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692365/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Green Bay Press Gazette reports . The trend follows a nationwide trend, which shows poverty shifting from inner cities to suburbs, where the number of poor are growing at twice the rate as urban areas, the article said, referring to a study by the Brookings Institution, the article said. In Green Bay, poverty has shrunk by several percentage points since 2000, and poverty in suburbs like ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692364/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:41:05 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692364/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 the Leader Telegram reports . The elevated level still leaves the river three feet below flood stage, but the river is expected to rise above flood stage later today and continue rising Thursday. The river will likely remain above flood stage until Sunday, according to the Leader Telegram. Segments of the Chippewa River Trail are closed due to high water. Module type name is JSO ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692366/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:41:04 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692366/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A 52-year-old Friendship man was sentenced to nine months in the Racine County jail for stealing a shopping basked filled baby formula from a Racine Pick 'N ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692368/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:41:03 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692368/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Green Bay Press Gazette reported . Timothy Christ, 29, was convicted of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and three counts of causing injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle. Christopher Croley, 13, of Ishpeming, Mich., died and his mother and two sisters were injured after Christ's pickup truck crashed into their car on U.S. 141 in Marinette County on Oct. 5. According to a criminal ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692370/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:41:02 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692370/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Governor Scott Walker on Wednesday announced a program developed by the Department of Natural Resources to improve the state's walleye fishery. Called the Wisconsin Walleye Initiative, the program will "dramatically increase" the number of walleyes in Wisconsin by expanding production at state, private, and tribal fish hatcheries, according to a statement released by state ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692098/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:57 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692098/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Green Bay has seen its poor population increase from 10.5 percent in 1999 to 16.3 percent in 2011. But in Ashwaubenon, the percentage of poor more than doubled from 4 percent to 9.3 percent in that time. Similar growth in poverty has been seen in Bellevue, De Pere, Howard and ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692372/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:51 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692372/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A bill that would prohibit law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin from using drones unless they have a search warrant or legitimate reason is up for a Capitol hearing next ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692373/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:50 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692373/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Northwestern Mutual, through its foundation, is giving 12 grants totaling $336,000 to Wisconsin colleges and universities. The grants support scholarship opportunities and fund specialized programs in areas such as information technology. The 10 schools receiving grants represent both private and public institutions and are located throughout the state. "Education is a driving force for any ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692099/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:54:44 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214692099/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A judge in Milwaukee has denied a Navy veteran's several attempts to dismiss an unusual civil suit seeking enforcement of a Japanese judgment that he raped a woman there in 2002. Catherine ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214690147/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:28:16 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214690147/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke pauses behind the mound before throwing in the third inning of their game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) MILWAUKEE--Zack Greinke's aura of invincibility at Miller Park vanished into the warm May air Tuesday night. Making his first appearance as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214690381/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:58:10 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214690381/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Download our FREE Gameday Extra app for comprehensive Packers coverage! GREEN BAY - "One." Former Green Bay Packers defensive back Charles Woodson repeated that word many times in his postgame speech following the 2010 NFC Championship Game as he rallied his team Perhaps it's the most important word Woodson ever said in his tenure in green and gold ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214688912/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:18:30 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214688912/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 WINTER, Wis. (AP) -- A western Wisconsin school district will change its Native American logo that it's used for its sports teams. Winter School District Administrator Penny Boileau says the American Indian warrior logo has been used for decades, but if it's offensive to anyone, then it's time to change. A state law requires the state superintendent to consider any complaints ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214688913/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:18:29 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214688913/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A Milwaukee man has come forward as one of two $1 million winners after Saturday's Powerball jackpot drawing and will participate in a Thursday news conference about his winnings. Jason Peck purchased his winning ticket Saturday night at Pick 'N Save, 1100 E. Garfield Ave., and will receive a lump sum payment of $672,500 after taxes, according to a Wisconsin Lottery news release. A $1 ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214688914/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:22 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214688914/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Graduation for Gabrielle Geissler, one of two valedictorians at McDonell Central Catholic High School in Chippewa Falls, will be bittersweet. While celebrating her graduation, Geissler also will be reminded of her twin brother, Nicholas, who would have been standing with her during the ceremony but died shortly after their 11th birthday, ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214689095/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:21 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214689095/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Winter-- A western Wisconsin school district will change its Native American logo that it's used for its sports teams. Winter School District Administrator Penny Boileau says the American Indian warrior logo has been used for decades, but if it's offensive to anyone, then it's time to change. A state law requires the state superintendent to consider any complaints that a school ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214689096/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:20 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214689096/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A 42-year-old Madison man who was found guilty of neglecting his 15-year-old daughter but received a mistrial on four other charges will be back in court in November, according to ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214689097/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:19 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214689097/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Appleton Post-Crescent . Donald T. Dercks faces charges of two counts of second-degree sexual assault, use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, child sexual exploitation, marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. A criminal complaint alleges that Dercks knew the girls' ages and asked them to send nude photos to him. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214689098/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:18 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214689098/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wisconsin State Journal . The president of McFarlane Manufacturing Co., which owns McFarlanes' True Value hardware store on Water St., said Tuesday that the company plans to rebuild and wants to resume providing service to customers as soon as possible. The store has been in Sauk City since 1918. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214689099/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:17 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214689099/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The heirs to the David Derzon fortune collected $100,000, a Civil War sword and jewelry from one of the women who ran the family coin business for four years, until a judge ordered her out. The payment by Diane Mehalko ends her role in ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214688915/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:13 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214688915/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Green Bay cornerback Sam Shields (37) intercepts a pass in front of Kansas City wide receiver Jamar Newsome (84) during a preseason game Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer) GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Organized team activities for the Green Bay Packers have begun without Sam Shields. The starting cornerback who finished last season with a bang was not on the practice field ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214689102/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:40:50 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214689102/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - The state needs to rebuild I-94 west of downtown Milwaukee between 25th Street and 70th Street. It doesn't plan to put shovels in the ground for years. But it's working now to develop the plan, which will result in changes to the community that surrounds the ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214687515/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:07:30 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214687515/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Madison -- A bill that would prohibit law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin from using drones unless they have a search warrant or legitimate reason is up for a hearing Wednesday. The bipartisan proposal from Rep. Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) would require law enforcement to obtain a warrant before using unmanned aircraft equipped with video or audio recording devices as part of criminal ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214687691/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:59:18 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214687691/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 It's part of a series of initiatives by the Department of Transportation to improve safety on Wisconsin roadways. DOT Secretary Mark Gottlieb (GOT'-leeb) says speed is a factor is about 30 percent of traffic fatalities in ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214687693/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:42:33 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214687693/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 RIB MOUNTAIN, Wis. -- The Wisconsin State Patrol plans to increase its use of air support this summer to crack down on speeders. It's part of a series of initiatives by the Department of Transportation to improve safety on Wisconsin roadways. DOT Secretary Mark Gottlieb says speed is a factor is about 30 percent of traffic fatalities in Wisconsin. He says the DOT will mobilize the State ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214687516/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:41 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214687516/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 How you can help tornado victims MOORE, Okla. - In the midst of the tragedy caused by one of the most destructive tornadoes in recorded history, the people of Moore, Oklahoma are revealing hope and resiliency. "We're going to be OK," said a woman with confidence and strength in her voice to TODAY'S TMJ4's Brian Gotter, who returned to his once-home state to show ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214686209/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:58:19 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214686209/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wisconsin Realtors Association: Wisconsin home sales and prices continue healthy growth in April 5/21/2013 For More Information Contact: Michael Theo, WRA President CEO, 608-241-2047, mtheo@wra.org or David Clark, Economist, C3 Statistical Solutions and Professor of Economics, Marquette University, 414-803-6537, dclark@c3stats.com MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin existing home sales ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214685615/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:35:20 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214685615/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 FILE - In this May 20, 2013 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., left, confers with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., as the Senate Judiciary Committee assembled to work on a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Leading senators working on immigration ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214683899/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:45 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214683899/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 EF5 tornadoes like the one that devastated Oklahoma this week are rare in Wisconsin. Only six tornadoes in Wisconsin dating back to the late 1800s are considered EF5, according to the National Weather Service in Sullivan. The National Weather Service began officially rating the severity of tornadoes in 1982. Tornadoes from 1950 to 1981 were rated by a commercial business contracted by the ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214681469/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:13:36 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214681469/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Green Bay - A month ago the news was big but the timing was right. The Green Bay Packers staff told the offensive line that everyone except center Evan Dietrich-Smith would begin the offseason playing a new position. After four weeks of work behind the scenes, that change was unveiled to the media and fans Tuesday during organized team activities. "Yeah it's going to be tough," ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214681253/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:13:33 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214681253/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - Firefighters and other first responders are still digging through tons of rubble. It's an exhausting and dangerous job. Timing is everything for the Heavy Urban Rescue Team. Captain Troy Klemstein knows exactly what the search and rescue teams are up against in Moore, Oklahoma. He shows the extremely sensitive listening devices teams are using to hear people buried in rubble . ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214680212/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:12:37 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214680212/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - Parking checkers made the city of Milwaukee $22.1 million last year from parking tickets, though the city agency in charge of parking enforcement thinks it can do better. Public documents obtained by the I-TEAM show the city lamenting over declining revenue from parking tickets. One document reads, "...since 2010, overall on-street parking revenues have fallen." But the ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214680214/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:12:36 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214680214/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Most people would drive through the town of Wheatland in Kenosha County and see the American Dream. But in January of 2008, it was a nightmare when a tornado ripped through the ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214680213/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:12:35 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214680213/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Charles Woodson: 'At this point, I want to play football' OAKLAND - The Oakland Raiders have announced they have signed former Packers player Charles Woodson. "The Oakland Raiders have signed free agent defensive back Charles Woodson," the team tweeted Tuesday ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214680215/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:12:34 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214680215/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The beginning of organized team activities was the first team that nearly every Green Bay Packers player was on the field together.Head coach Mike McCarthy admitted in his press conference the first ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214680504/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:35:55 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214680504/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Faced with increased enrollment, Wisconsin Lutheran College plans to build a five-story residence hall for around 200 students on Milwaukee's far west side. The building is planned for the south side of the 8900 block of W. Wisconsin Ave., where the college owns four apartment buildings that house 48 students. Those buildings would be demolished to make way for the new residence hall, said ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214679176/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:54:40 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214679176/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MOORE, Okla. (AP) Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children. Scientists concluded the storm was a rare and extraordinarily powerful type of twister known as an EF5, ranking it at the ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214678225/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:44:35 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214678225/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 BROOKFIELD - A team from Elmbrook Church in Brookfield is preparing to help with the Oklahoma disaster area this weekend. They had originally planned to head to Texas for relief work when the storm hit. "[They] stopped us and said do not come Sunday. Storms are going to going through that area," says team leader Mary Ann Lee. The group from Wisconsin would have arrived in Oklahoma ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214677211/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:43:28 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214677211/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE – Imagine being close to a terrifying tornado. It’s something Wisconsin native Tim Marquis does, for fun. "You just want to get those rare opportunities to see that kind of power and that kind of weather in action," Marquis said. Marquis, now a graduate student at Iowa State University, is fascinated by tornadoes. He and some college friends decided to chase the ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214677212/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:43:27 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214677212/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Madison -- A trend of declining funding for local child support enforcement would be reversed, putting the pressure back on deadbeat parents and safeguarding millions of dollars in endangered federal money, under a proposal unanimosly approved by the Legislature's budget committee Tuesday. The GOP co-chairs of the Legislature's powerful Joint Finance Committee, Rep. John Nygren of ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214677214/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:15 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214677214/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Painstaking work by Wisconsin hospitals in recent years has sharply lowered the occurrence of one of the most deadly types of infections: those from central lines used to deliver fluids, medication and blood to patients. Infections in intensive care units from central lines -- tubes placed in a large vein in a patient's neck, chest or arm -- were 56% lower last year compared with a national ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214676757/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:15 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214676757/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 and answer some of your questions during every Brewers game this season. Tonight, the Brewers face Zack Greinke (2-0, 1.62 ERA) - and his 15-0 record at Miller Park - in the second of a three-game home series against the Los Angeles Dogers. Hiram Burgos (1-2, 6.58 ERA) is on the mound for Milwaukee. Game time is 7:10 p.m. Also check in on ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214677215/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:14 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214677215/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. -- The Legislature's budget committee has approved Gov. Scott Walker's proposal requiring that able-bodied adults on Wisconsin's food stamps program spend at least 20 hours a week working or getting trained for a job. The Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines Tuesday to approve the plan over objections from Democrats. Those who ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214676648/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:07:49 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214676648/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKLEE - The Wisconsin Humane Society received dogs from Oklahoma just before the tornado struck. Now, they’re preparing for the possibility of receiving more. "Two days ago we received a transport of animals from that shelter, which now, as it turns out, would have likely been impacted by the disaster," said Matt Witte with the Wisconsin Humane Society. This shelter in ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214676011/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:35:24 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214676011/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 As a 71-year-old woman remains hospitalized after a brutal assault outside her east side home, her family and Milwaukee police are asking for the public's help in solving the crime. Betty Hernandez was hit with a metal object in the 1500 block of N. Farwell Ave. about 2:15 a.m. May 11. "It appears as if the victim may have been targeted, but we continue to try to identify a ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214676012/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:27:13 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214676012/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. (AP) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to temporarily close a lock and dam near Fountain City so a damaged gate can be ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214676286/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:11:33 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214676286/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A group of municipal officials pressed Wisconsin lawmakers Tuesday to make it harder to initiate recall elections at the local level, saying it's currently too easy and that such campaigns often divide ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214676285/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:11:33 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214676285/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. -- A broad array of state properties, including prisons, university dormitories, power plants and highways, could be sold to private buyers without going through a public bidding process, under a provision approved by the Legislature's budget committee on Tuesday. The Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee went along with Gov. Scott Walker's original call to allow ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214675494/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:59:26 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214675494/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin election officials on Tuesday agreed to ask the Legislature to revamp the state's absentee voting regulations by streamlining request deadlines, expanding electronic ballot access for overseas voters and implementing other changes. The state Government Accountability Board agreed after only brief discussion to make the recommendations at the request of a municipal ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214676015/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:59:25 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214676015/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - It was a deadly two-mile long tornado that ripped through Oklahoma and killed nine children. It knocked down homes and stores and schools. But how safe are our children if a tornado were to hit? The biggest school districts in Wisconsin tell Today’s TMJ4 that children are safe if a tornado were to hit. Milwaukee, Waukesha, and Kenosha took part in a state-wide tornado drill ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214674694/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:23:22 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214674694/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 are bringing back memories for those in Eagle. A tornado tore through that town nearly three years ago. Bill Kane is a lifelong Eagle resident. He and his house survived the Eagle tornado, and is closely following the tornado in Oklahoma. "I know what those people are going through," Kane said. "I did it. Not as bad though." The Eagle tornado twisted 11 towering trees in ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214674695/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:23:21 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214674695/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota and Wisconsin transportation officials have scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony for the new St. Croix bridge project connecting the two ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214675006/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:59:40 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214675006/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 ALTOONA, Wis. (AP) -- Members of northwestern Wisconsin's Pederson family have found a silver lining in the explosion that destroyed their house: They were far from home at the time of the devastating blast last ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214675005/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:59:40 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214675005/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 U.S. Money Funds Return to Eurozone Banks U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April, although asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch Ratings. As of end-April 2013, MMF allocations to eurozone banks represented 15.1% of assets under management within Fitch Ratings'sample of the 10 largest U.S. ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214674696/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:16 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214674696/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MOORE, Okla. - The National Weather Service has released their first survey on the tornado that hit Oklahoma City and surrounding areas on May 20, ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671889/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:12:21 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671889/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 NEW YORK (AP) -- Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Alan Williams has been suspended for 50 games under minor league baseball's drug program following a second positive test for a drug of abuse. The 23-year-old is 0-2 with a 3.00 ERA this year in three starts and 10 relief appearances for Huntsville of Double-A Southern League. He signed with the Brewers' organization in May 2011 after he ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671890/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:12:21 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671890/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - There are new rules in effect for airline passengers since the airlines started charging for bags. Gitte Laasby with the Journal Sentinel joins us to talk about new rules, like, "for instance, that if you get bumped off a flight, airlines have to give you money, not just a voucher." Laasby will join us to talk about that and many other tips. Read the full story ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214672183/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:12:20 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214672183/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A Racine man facing charges he molested a girl living next door was back in court Tuesday accused of violating the terms of his bond for installing a window fan in his home. Robert S. Lambkin, 60, was charged in February with confronting the 8-year-old girl in an alley between their houses and touching her ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214672184/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:31 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214672184/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Cloudy weather with a chance of showers roll into the area tonight. For the latest Milwaukee-area freeway travel times, traffic alerts, road conditions and more, visit our new traffic page ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671892/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:31 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671892/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 double shooting , but they need to find him first. Two men, ages 22 and 24, suffered multiple gunshot wounds about 11:40 p.m. May 14 inside a residence in the 4500 block of 29th Ave. Washington also is wanted on an active felony warrant issued by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Anyone with information about Washington's location should call your local police department. ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671177/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:30 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671177/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 sell heating plants, highways and other state property without seeking competitive bids, but stipulated that lawmakers must sign off on any sale. The proposal -- passed on a party-line, 12-4 vote -- is so sweeping that it would allow Walker and lawmakers to sell the state Capitol, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau told the Joint Finance Committee. "I am just shocked we're talking about ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671893/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:28 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671893/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Among the country's largest metropolitan districts, Milwaukee Public Schools maintained its status as fouth-highest in per-pupil spending in 2011, while Wisconsin also ranked in the top third of states that spent the most per student that year, according to a new report from the US Census. And while per-pupil spending in MPS and in Wisconsin increased between 2010 and 2011, average ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671894/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:27 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671894/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The Republican-controlled panel, on a party line vote, generally supported Gov. Scott Walker's proposal included in his state budget. The change made affects the practice known as double dipping. That involves a public employee retiring, then getting rehired for their old job while also collecting retirement ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214672185/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:59 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214672185/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Scott A. Groom and Laurayne K. Fischer are charged with 93 counts including perjury, theft and falsification of business records. The two are currently living in Wisconsin, according to the Anchorage Daily News ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671707/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:37 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671707/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 KENOSHA, Wis. (CBS) — The Kenosha Police Department is seeking information on the whereabouts of Lamarkous D. Washington. The 28-year-old Washington is wanted for questioning in regards to a shooting in 4500 block of 29th Ave. in Kenosha on May 14 where two adult men were shot multiple times, according to Kenosha Police Anyone having information on this case is asked to call Detective ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671182/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:14 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671182/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Reuben Ramcharit is accused of groping women at the Stillwater Cub Foods where he worked. (Courtesy of Washington County Sheriff's Office) More charges have been filed against a young man accused of groping several women. Following reports in early April that Reuben Ramcharit, 19, of Somerset, Wis., was arrested for allegedly grabbing a woman in a sexually inappropriate manner at Cub ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671895/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:35:02 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671895/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Officials at the Milwaukee County Zoo say the death of Mahal, a young orangutan immensely popular with visitors, was caused by a severe tapeworm infection. The determination was made after months of work and DNA examination by epidemiologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Tuesday. Tissue from Mahal, who died Dec. ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671896/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:12 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671896/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The Business Journal's Stacy Vogel Davis interviews Larry Kilduff at the International Council of Shopping Center's convention in Las Vegas. There has been a lot of talk at the International Council of Shopping Centers convention this week in Las Vegas about the large amount of retail development that is planned for southeastern Wisconsin over the next several years. From the The Mayfair ... http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671234/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:22:50 -0400 http://www.milwaukeesun.com/index.php/sid/214671234/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0