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 ...

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 ...