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  • Lawmakers to vote on expanding DNA database

    Wisconsin lawmakers are set this week to consider Gov. Scott Walker's plan to take DNA from anyone arrested for a felony and anyone convicted of any ...

  • Plan to address jail problems never put in place

    WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) -- Officials in Wisconsin say they had a plan to address problems at the Marathon County jail before two officers were injured during an attack there in March. But the plan was never put in place. Marathon County officials provided information about the plan last week to community members assigned to tackle problems at the jail in Wausau. Marathon County Administrator Brad ...

  • Man dies after fall from back door of bus

    ELLSWORTH, Wis. (AP) -- A River Falls man has died after falling out of the back of a party bus. Police say 23-year-old Joel Velure fell out of the back door of the bus on Saturday in Ellsworth and was pronounced dead at the scene. The bus is owned by Elijah Omweno and leased to Kilimanjaro. Omweno referred questions to his attorney, who did not immediately return a call Monday. The death ...

  • Ryan Braun Aaron Rodgers opening Bayshore restaurant

    8-Twelve MVP Bar and Grill, a restaurant associated with athletes Ryan Braun and Aaron Rodgers, will open its second location at Glendale's Bayshore Town Center. The new 8-Twelve will be located in the space occupied by COA, a locally owned Mexican restaurant which Marc and Marta Bianchini opened in 2009. COA closes June 30. 8-Twelve opened its first location last July in Brookfield. Its ...

  • Person killed in early-morning shooting

    Police said they received a call around 4:15 a.m. Monday near 26th Place and West Glendale Avenue. Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer said a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed during a disturbance. WISN 12 News reporter Hillary Mintz said a person was taken into police custody near the scene Monday morning. However Stanmeyer said two people arrested in the area of the shooting were taken into custody on ...

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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers [DVD]

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers [DVD]

The problem with Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers is that it's a bridge movie, linking Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), which jump-started the series back into existence after a long hiatus with the introduction of Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris), Michael's niece, and Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), which answers the mystery left at ... ...

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  • Tornadoes kill 2 more bad weather expected

    Tornadoes destroyed homes and tossed trees around like toothpicks as powerful storms ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and ...

  • Powerball fever hits Milwaukee after $1M ticket sold

    MILWAUKEE - Who is it? Who's the newest millionaire in Milwaukee? A store on the city's east side sold a $1 million Powerball ticket. There was a lot of buzz Monday at the Pick 'n Save on East Garfield Avenue near North Humboldt Street. "It would have been nice (for me to win,)" said Sharon Gamm. "I called my sister in Antigo first because I knew ...

  • Women of the Walls Hoffman in Milwaukee tonight

    An Israeli woman at the center of an international push to secure for women the equal right to pray at Jerusalem's Western Wall will speak this evening at Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid in Glendale. Anat Hoffman is chairwoman ...

  • Report Job training rule for food stamps would trim rolls by half

    Madison -- Requiring basic job training from able-bodied participants in the state's food stamp program would cause about half of them to drop out of the program -- a total of tens of thousands of people statewide and 14,500 in just Milwaukee. The ...

  • Jury selected in raw milk trial

    Greg Griffin (left) and Bill Patton show their support for dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger, whose raw-milk trial starts today in Baraboo. They are hanging a banner across the street from the Sauk County ...

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