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  • Racine students to walk in honor of classmate with cancer

    Danielle Frost is winding up her senior year at Washington Park High School. She was determined to help her classmate John Tierney, who was diagnosed with leukemia last month. She handed out flyers and went to classrooms asking for help in showing the school's support for Tierney. "I just wanted to come up with something to show him that he had support and people did care for ...

  • After Mattingly criticism Dodgers top Brewers 9-2

    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 ...

  • Fond du Lac child among victims of Oklahoma tornado

    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 ...

  • Packers sign rookie WR Alex Gillett

    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/ ...

  • 4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes

    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 ...

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Trading Places [DVD]

Trading Places [DVD]

Trading Places is what you might imagine a Frank Capra film would be like if it were reimagined for the Reagan era and starring a couple of stand-out comedians from Saturday Night Live. In true Capraqesue fashion, its all about the underdog rising up and the greedy-wealthy being punished, even though the lesson at the end of the movie is to get as much money as possible at all costs ... ...

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  • BYO Burger expands into Mahtomedi eyes Wisconsin

    < 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 ...

  • Moore mayor New law needed

    6min The mayor of tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, will push for a law requiring storm shelters or safe rooms in new homes, he told CNN ...

  • Mayville Middle School High School on lockdown

    Mayville Middle School and High School are on lockdown because of a report of a person with a weapon in the area, according to the school ...

  • Gov. Walker to court Iowans stoking 2016 talk

    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 ...

  • Con-way Freight to Build Facility in Wisconsin

    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 ...

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