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  • Is it better to buy your Powerball ticket in a small town

    Tonight's powerball jackpot is $600 million. That's the biggest powerball jackpot ever. You can increase your chance of winning big by thinking small. TMJ4's Steve Chamraz ...

  • Man trying to commit a robbery is shot and killed

    MILWAUKEE - Police in Milwaukee are investigating what appears to be an attempted robbery that happened Friday shortly before midnight. An 18-year-old man was shot and killed while trying to commit the robbery near North 23rd Street and West Keefe Avenue. The alleged shooter remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation. Police are not looking for other suspects at this ...

  • Drivers asked to be patient during I-94 shutdown this weekend

    MILWAUKEE - Part of I-94 is now completely closed in both directions as crews work to install a new culvert across the width of the interstate. The full closure is from near the Racine-Milwaukee County line to College Avenue. The work is expected to be complete by 9 a.m. Sunday. Detours are posted alerting drivers of the alternate routes for the duration of the project. During construction ...

  • Man killed during armed robbery in Milwaukee

    A man was arrested Friday at the Cannes Film Festival after firing a gun loaded with blanks during a live television interview, sending an Oscar-winning actor running for ...

  • Storm Threat Increases For Monday

    Better chances for rain and storms on Monday with the cool front. Some storms may be strong/severe. Looks like the best chances for the rougher weather will be in western Wisconsin. The threat for severe storms diminishes Tuesday, but the rain hangs around off and on through ...

Movie Review

Freddy vs. Jason [DVD]

Freddy vs. Jason [DVD]

Gory and silly as it is, Freddy vs. Jason is a movie that was long in the makinga decade, in fact. Ever since the ending of 1993s Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (which, of course, it wasnt) promised a match-up of the perennial 80s horror titans Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger, fans have been patiently waiting to see them share the screen in the ultimate slasher smackdown. Di ... ...

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  • Medical safety device scams

    MILWAUKEE - If you or someone you know gets a call about a free or low cost medical safety device, watch out. It may be a scam. There have been a number of phone scams targeting seniors lately, but one of the most troubling is an offer for a low cost medical safety device. The scammer might also say the device is covered by a government program. If you or someone you know gets this ...

  • 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 ...

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