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  • Caterpillar Steelworkers union to resume talks this week

    BizTimes reports that both sides have agreed to resume talks on Thursday. Ross Winklbauer, a United Steelworkers director, asked the company to meet this week. He said nothing significant had changed, but said the union might make modifications to its proposals to work toward a contract. Talks between the two sides have been on hold since May ...

  • Man saves kitten being chased by children

    Wayne Clingman said he was relaxing at his home Monday evening when he heard children shouting outside. He went out to investigate, and saw a toddler chasing a kitten, being followed by a group of older carrying rocks and ...

  • Man charged with killing woman with motorcycle to appear in court

    Jodi Arias, the woman convicted of killing her ex-boyfriend, has asked an Arizona jury to spare her life, saying she could teach people to read in prison and make a positive impact on ...

  • Legislators back curbs on public worker double-dipping

    Madison -- Public workers would have to wait longer after retiring before seeking another government job and in some cases could not receive retirement benefits while working the new job under a provision Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee adopted Tuesday. The provision is meant to curtail so-called double-dipping, where retirees return to work and collect both a paycheck ...

  • The Dalai Lamas Message to Wisconsin

    Last week, Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, addressed a joint session of the Wisconsin State Legislature. He spent four days in Madison ...

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The Wrestler [Blu-Ray]

The Wrestler [Blu-Ray]

The defining shot in Darren Aronofskys The Wrestler, a bittersweet story about a man struggling through lifes second act, is a tracking shot that follows right behind the titular character, a decaying former superstar named Randy The Ram Robinson, as he walks down various hallways a ... ...

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  • Rescuers search board by board for survivors

    Amid downed power lines, hissing gas pipes and immense devastation, rescuers searched "board by board" Tuesday for survivors and victims of a massive tornado that pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City ...

  • Missing teenager from Milwaukee

    MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Police say they're searching for a teenager who went missing Monday night. According to a police spokesman, Deavan Harroway was last seen by her mother at 7:00 p.m. Monday evening, and reported missing three hours later. Police ask you to call them at ...

  • Teen killed in Milwaukee shooting IDd by police

    16-year-old boy who was shot and killed earlier this week in Milwaukee was identified Tuesday by police as Marvin J. Cottrell. The teen was shot "during a disturbance" at 3:30 a.m. Monday outside an apartment building in the 2500 block of West Glendale Avenue, Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer said. Stanmeyer said the investigation is continuing and no suspects are in custody. Module type ...

  • County officials warn legislators about cutting child support enforcement

    Madison -- As state lawmakers consider cutting local child support enforcement by 25% next year, county officials say this ongoing trend is already taking the pressure off deadbeat parents and endangering millions of dollars in additional federal money. Members of the Legislature's powerful Joint Finance Committee are set Tuesday ...

  • Dalys Pen Shop to close at Grand Avenue

    Daly's Pen Shop, a downtown Milwaukee fixture since 1924, will close its location in the Shops of Grand Avenue at the end of the year. The firm, which sells fine writing instruments and describes itself as the country's oldest pen store, is not going out of business. Daly's opened a second location, at 7632 W. Burleigh St., about a year ago. It will continue there and with its ...

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