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  • Report N Korea fires short-range missiles

    North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as ...

  • Investigator Top US Treasury officials told of tax probe in June of campaign year 2012

    WASHINGTON - The ousted head of the U.S. tax agency apologized to Congress for his agency's tougher treatment of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, including during last year's presidential election, saying it resulted from a misguided effort to handle a flood of applications, not political bias. Lawmakers from both parties harshly criticized the Internal Revenue Service ...

  • Feds to probe Connecticut train crash

    Federal transportation investigators will work to determine what caused two passenger trains to collide during rush hour in Connecticut, sending dozens to the ...

  • Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District plan pushes toward electric self sufficiency

    Oak Creek - To generate 100% of the electricity needed to run the South Shore sewage treatment plant, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District needs bacteria living in large underground tanks to give it more gas. The plant is halfway to its goal of self-sufficiency in electricity production by 2035, and it will gain another 10% in the next few years by installing new sewage mixers in the ...

  • Young woman overcomes brain surgeries other hurdles to earn degree

    Madison - Angela Schoepke doesn't need to walk across a stage in a cap and gown. Every day is a celebration of what the soon-to-be-graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has accomplished, despite 10 major orthopedic surgeries by the time she was 12, surgery for scoliosis when she was 16, and two surgeries last November that removed one-fifth of her brain because of cancer and ...

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THX 1138

THX 1138

When young, first-time director George Lucas presented his debut feature THX 1138 to the executives of Warner Bros. in 1970, they were appalled. They hated it. Of course, at the time, they had no idea that Lucas would become one of the most influential and economically ... ...

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  • Man tied to ATFs stolen ammunition gets six years in prison

    A Journal Sentinel investigation uncovered mistakes and failures in an undercover sting in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – stolen guns, sensitive documents lost, wrong people charged and a burglary of the sting ...

  • Packers draft pick Jones ready to make a point

    Green Bay - The demand seems simple enough. In today's NFL, teams need large, athletic defensive linemen. As the spread offense proliferates, defenses must dot the field with multiple defensive backs. And more players on the back end means fewer players up front. Disruptive interior pass rushers are at an all-time premium. This player has eluded Green Bay Packers general manager Ted ...

  • Community rallies behind firefighters victims families

    "We tried our best to rescue each person that was involved, and unfortunately the outcome wasn't good, but we tried our best, and now we are just trying to be there for the families," said West Allis firefighter Mallory ...

  • Freese hits slam Cardinals hold off Brewers 7-6

    David Freese hit a grand slam for his first homer of the season, and the St. Louis Cardinals used a five-run first inning to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Friday ...

  • Woman accused of stalking Bob Uecker returns to Miller Park

    When it expired, the Brewers sent her a letter saying she was banned from Miller Park, but she is still attending games and thinks she has every ...

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