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  • Green Bay police investigating a homicide

    Green Bay Press Gazette GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Green Bay police have ruled the death of a 49-year-old man a homicide. The department announced last week it was investigating a suspicious death at Daniel Kuehl's residence. Detective Capt. Todd Thomas tells the Green Bay Press-Gazette the slaying likely occurred within a week of Kuehl's body being found. Police aren't ...

  • Arrest made in West Allis robberies

    WEST ALLIS, Wis. - A 27 year old Chicago man's been arrested in connetion with three recent robberies in the Milwaukee-area. West Allis police took Henry Davis Junior into custody, after the Tri-City Bank inside Pick-N-Save at 6760 W. National Avenue was held up at gunpoint last week. In all three cases, police say a Silver Nissan was spotted leaving the scene. The other robberies ...

  • Report Car drives into Va. parade crowd

    The AP said it happened at about 2:30 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival. The event celebrates the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, ...

  • Park East development kicks into high gear

    More than a year after Kohl's Corp. dropped the idea of moving its headquarters to Milwaukee's Park East strip, a long-awaited marketing campaign for that moonscape-like area is about to be launched. Meanwhile, a June groundbreaking is set for a Park East apartment development after years of delays, while a nearby Milwaukee School of Engineering parking structure under construction is ...

  • Man in police custody after body found in West Allis apartment building

    Police said they have a man in custody after the body of a 63-year-old West Allis woman was found in the hallway of an apartment building Friday ...

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Fritz the Cat [DVD]

Fritz the Cat [DVD]

For his first film, writer/director Ralph Bakshi decided to do what no one else had ever tried before: Create a feature-length adult cartoon. Bakshi, an animation wunderkind who was already a 10-year veteran of the Terrytoons animation studio when he was in his early 30s, teamed up with producer Steve Krantz and raised almost $1 million for the production. The result was Fritz the Cat, a f ... ...

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  • Delays on northbound 94 expected to grow Saturday night

    MILWAUKEE - Southbound traffic was reporting a miserable three-mile backup into Rawson Avenue, where I-94 remained shut down for construction work Saturday afternoon. Wisconsin Department of Transportation spokesman Mike Pyritz said in contrast, the northbound lanes had just a half-mile backup. Pyritz said there was no way to know for sure what accounted for the difference. He said there ...

  • I-94 project reportedly ahead of schedule

    MILWAUKEE - Mother nature was cutting construction workers along I-94 a break Saturday afternoon, as they rushed to finish a big project, that shut down the highway in both directions near College Avenue. Wisconsin Department of Transportation spokesman Mike Pyritz said dry conditions enabled crews to move at a pace, about an hour ahead of schedule. As of 1:30pm, they had already installed a ...

  • Crash investigation may restrict train service for days

    Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ...

  • Low rates sparking surge in mortgage refinancing

    As mortgage rates descended, David and Marilou Jasinski decided to jump on for the ride. After buying their house in Sussex in 2004 with a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage sporting an interest rate of about 5.5%, they refinanced to a 20-year term in 2011 with a rate a little higher than 4%. In February, they refinanced again, this time for 15 years at 2.5%. The latest refinance, while shaving five ...

  • Milwaukee Bra Ban Milwaukee Council Drops Bra Ban Threat at Historic Bowling Alley

    May 18, 2013 2:51 pm A potential Milwaukee's bra ban has been dropped by local officials, according to reports this week, after public outrage at the threat.A Milwaukee city inspector had lodged a complaint that a bowling alley in the city contained a fire hazard, potentially meaning the business could face severe fines if it did not rectify the ...

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