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  • Disaster relief groups struggling to manage non-cash donations

    Two major disaster relief agencies said workers are struggling to manage an overload of well-meaning donations of goods meant for Oklahoma tornado ...

  • DOT proposes double-decker freeway on part of I-94

    One of those proposals is a double-decker freeway, but the plan does not sit well with everyone. The view from Lee Brady's living room is the envy of any Brewers fan. Her Story Hill home next to I-94 overlooks Miller Park, and she wants to keep that view. But she and other residents worry if the DOT creates a double-decker stretch of freeway, her neighborhood will suffer. "It would be ...

  • Man attempting to outrun FBI had to be lowered from building by a stretcher

    MILWAUKEE - There was commotion in downtown Milwaukee after the corners of Third and Highland Avenue were blocked off Wednesday morning. Police and the FBI attempted to serve a warrant to a man staying in an apartment above Tutto's Restaurant. The man attempted to flee from them in his underwear. He tried using a fire escape but was caught. Milwaukee Fire assisted in lowering the man ...

  • Lake Geneva architect says his buildings withstand tornadoes

    LAKE GENEVA - After seeing the devastation in Oklahoma, veteran architect D. Thomas Kincaid wanted to tell us about a building design he contends could survive a tornado. In his Lake Geneva home, Kincaid showed TODAY'S TMJ4 reporter Tom Murray renderings and plans for monolithic domes. Essentially, they are upside down concrete bowls reinforced with steel. "Monolithic means one. ...

  • Settlement to compensate Wisconsin e-book customers

    Wisconsin consumers will be compensated for overpaying for e-books and may benefit from lower prices in the future, as a result of a settlement that top justice officials have reached with Penguin Group, officials announced Wednesday. Attorneys general in 33 states, including Wisconsin, reached a settlement in a lawsuit against Penguin that accused the company of fixing prices in collusion with ...

Movie Review

Trading Places [DVD]

Trading Places [DVD]

Trading Places is what you might imagine a Frank Capra film would be like if it were reimagined for the Reagan era and starring a couple of stand-out comedians from Saturday Night Live. In true Capraqesue fashion, its all about the underdog rising up and the greedy-wealthy being punished, even though the lesson at the end of the movie is to get as much money as possible at all costs ... ...

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  • Milwaukee set for bigger infestation of emerald ash borers

    The emerald ash borer, the damaging green beetle that was officially discovered last year on the northwest side, will continue to infest Milwaukee on a broader basis, the city's forestry services manager said Wednesday. In comments made to the Common Council's Capital Improvements Committee and in a follow-up interview, city forester David Sivyer said, "We're expecting to ...

  • Scott Walker plan allows rent-to-own contracts lacking key details for consumers

    Madison -- Rent-to-own stores could encourage customers to sign contracts lacking key details such as the total payment needed to take ownership of a television and then later fill in these blank spaces in the agreements, under a proposal by Gov. Scott Walker a key committee will consider Thursday. The provision is one of several in the Republican governor's 2013-'15 budget bill that ...

  • Brewers look bad in lopsided loss to Dodgers

    After what may have been the worst game yet in a season of mostly bad baseball, Ryan Braun hit for the cycle in summarizing the current state of the Milwaukee Brewers. "It's been pretty terrible. Miserable," Braun said following the 9-2 loss Wednesday afternoon to the Los Angeles Dodgers. "It's no fun playing like this. We're barely even competitive." When it ...

  • Fond du Lac couple loses granddaughter in Oklahoma tornado

    Sydney Angle was one of the children killed when that tornado tore apart her school. In the Fond du Lac neighborhood where Sydney's parents grew up and her grandparents still live, friends and neighbors are feeling the loss. Friends in Mike and Leslie Benson's quiet Fond Du Lac neighborhood held their breath when they heard that the massive twister had destroyed the Oklahoma elementary ...

  • Kitten survives attack by a group of kids in Racine

    RACINE - A group of about 10 kids were chasing June the kitten, but one animal lover came to her rescue before she could be harmed. Wayne Clingman said it was right here in front of his house where he saw a group of kids chasing the kitten. The youngest of them was two years old, and the oldest was twelve years old. "It was my opinion, which I strongly believe," explains Clingman, ...

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