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  • Cosby Selig speak to graduates at MU and UWM

    Marquette held its ceremony at the Bradley Center with comedian Bill Cosby delivering the commencement address. Cosby, who was given an honorary degree, told graduates that one of the greatest lessons they learned at Marquette was to serve ...

  • Teen dies after bicycle SUV collision

    New Berlin police said the teen was rushed to Froedtert Hospital after the collision. Police said she had been riding on the New Berlin Recreation Trail around 4:30 p.m. She died in the hospital. Investigators said neither speed nor alcohol appeared to be factors in the ...

  • Four-state tornado outbreak kills 1

    One tornado touched down near Wellston, Oklahoma, taking out power lines and damaging several homes, according to video from CNN affiliate KFOR. The affiliate's helicopter pilot estimated the funnel cloud to be about a half-mile ...

  • Nonprofit focuses on Milwaukees Havenwoods neighborhood

    Havenwoods Economic Development Corp., a nonprofit agency focused on improving the quality of life in the northwest Milwaukee neighborhood. Woodring, the company's product and quality control agent, said he would be willing to work with the organization, possibly joining a manufacturing roundtable discussion or training young people for technical careers. "If this is better for the ...

  • Summerfest CEO Don Smileys compensation rises $114000

    If you thought Summerfest CEO Don Smiley was already being paid like a rock star, wait until you see the latest set of numbers. Officials with Milwaukee World Festival just released data for 2012, and Smiley's total package climbed to $886,185 - an increase of $114,000 over the previous year. Smiley bolstered his bottom line last year by converting more than seven years of unused vacation ...

Movie Review

The Fast and the Furious

The Fast and the Furious is loud and dumb, but it's also entertaining and, at times, even exhilarating. But, most importantly, it earns that excitement the old-fashioned way. In a summer of CGI-heavy action movies in which actors run around battling with highly detailed three-dimensional cartoons, it's almost refreshing to see a flick in which virtually everything is real. ...

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  • Milwaukee bra ban overturned

    Holler House Tavern was decorated with hundreds of bras left by female patrons for nearly half a century, until a Milwaukee, Wisc., city inspector decided that the sartorial decor constituted a fire hazard. "We've had bras hanging here for 45 years. It's been a charm of the place," Holler House Tavern owner Marcy Skowronski, ...

  • Tornado Watch issued for western counties until 300 a.m. Monday

    The National Weather Service has included portions of southeast Wisconsin in the WISN 12 viewing area under a TORNADO WATCH until 3:00 a.m. ...

  • Man sued by his former lawyer then alleges malpractice by lawyer

    What started as a routine legal matter has turned into a nightmarish and costly courthouse roller coaster for Mark Halbman, a Menomonee Falls man who is still in court 13 years after injuring his neck in a traffic accident. Halbman, 53, has gone from being a client of attorney Mitchell Barrock - who initially won an impressive six-figure jury award for his client - to becoming a defendant in a ...

  • Weather Update Storms some strong possible tonight

    Tornadoes touched down in three states on Sunday, ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region. A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, ...

  • West Allis police arrest man in womans death

    WEST ALLIS -- West Allis police have arrested a 48-year-old man in the death of a 63-year-old woman who was found in a hallway of her apartment ...

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