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  • Search on for man who hit woman 71 with metal pipe

    A man fatally shot by the FBI in Orlando was being investigated for a possible connection to the Boston Marathon bombings, according to a U.S. law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the Boston Marathon ...

  • Police search for 2 men in Sheboygan robbery

    Police said two men displayed a gun at United One Credit Union on Superior Avenue and dmanded money. The two men left the scene with an unknown amount of cash. Witnesses said they left in a gold or tan-colored mid 2000s Chevrolet Impala or Malibu. Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call ...

  • One Charles Woodsons impact with Packers

    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 ...

  • Wisconsin schools retire Native American logo

    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 ...

  • Milwaukee man one of two $1 million Powerball winners

    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 ...

Movie Review

Leaving Las Vegas

During an early scene in "Leaving Las Vegas," Ben Sanderson (Nicholas Cage) drunkenly tries to pick up on an unwilling woman in a bar. He makes a fool of himself, and when the woman suggests that he shouldn't drink so much, he retorts by saying, "Yeah, well, maybe I shouldn't breathe so much." That statement sums up Ben's mental framework. Not much information is given, but early on we le ... ...

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  • Derzon heirs collect $100000 sword jewelry

    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 ...

  • Wauwatosa woman delivers message of hope to Boston amputees

    As they shared a Sunday afternoon together, she told WISN 12 News anchor Kathy Mykleby about the loss of her leg to a painful diagnosis. She explained why the bombing in Boston, that took the limbs and lives of others, pushed her to deliver a personal message of hope. "It all began in 2003 in April. I found a lump on my left leg, just below the knee," Danisewicz said. At age 12, cancer ...

  • State updates plans to rebuild I-94

    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 ...

  • Wisconsin DOT takes to the air to catch speeders

    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 ...

  • Vigil for missing woman planned for tonight

    Now, more than week since they've seen her, friends and family will gather to pray for Jessica Benson. The vigil will be at 6 p.m. at the Educators Credit Union near 70th Street and Appleton ...

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