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  • Tornado Watch issued for western counties until 300 a.m. Monday

    The National Weather Service has included portions of southeast Wisconsin in the WISN 12 viewing area under a TORNADO WATCH until 3:00 a.m. ...

  • Man sued by his former lawyer then alleges malpractice by lawyer

    What started as a routine legal matter has turned into a nightmarish and costly courthouse roller coaster for Mark Halbman, a Menomonee Falls man who is still in court 13 years after injuring his neck in a traffic accident. Halbman, 53, has gone from being a client of attorney Mitchell Barrock - who initially won an impressive six-figure jury award for his client - to becoming a defendant in a ...

  • Weather Update Storms some strong possible tonight

    Tornadoes touched down in three states on Sunday, ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region. A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, ...

  • West Allis police arrest man in womans death

    WEST ALLIS -- West Allis police have arrested a 48-year-old man in the death of a 63-year-old woman who was found in a hallway of her apartment ...

  • Brewers Lose Series To Cardinals

    David Freese had an RBI in a four-run fourth inning to go with big plays at third base, and the Cardinals beat their former teammate for the third straight time with a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on ...

Movie Review

The Fast and the Furious

The Fast and the Furious is loud and dumb, but it's also entertaining and, at times, even exhilarating. But, most importantly, it earns that excitement the old-fashioned way. In a summer of CGI-heavy action movies in which actors run around battling with highly detailed three-dimensional cartoons, it's almost refreshing to see a flick in which virtually everything is real. ...

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  • Tornadoes tear through Kansas Oklahoma Iowa

    A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, moving northeast at about 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service ...

  • Firefighter injured in Milwaukee house fire

    Milwaukee fire officials say it happened at 91st Street and Edgewater Drive. The fire started on the outside of the house and spread inside, quickly becoming a dangerous situation, official said. "We had people inside, the roof started to give way, we pulled them out in time," said Milwaukee Fire Battalion Chief Dale Schwark. The injured firefighter was believed to have hurt his ...

  • Wisconsin bill would eliminate workplace flu-shot requirement

    Madison - Wisconsin employers, including hospitals, nursing homes and other health care agencies, could no longer require workers to get flu shots under a bill pending in the Legislature. Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R-Fond du Lac) said he began drafting the legislation after several hospital workers and health care contractors in his district complained they were fired after refusing to be ...

  • DNR considers purchase of 140 acres in Oconomowoc River valley

    A140-acre property at 1147 St. Augustine Road in the Town of Erin is to be aquired by the DNR for addition to the Loew Lake Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest in Washington ...

  • New Milwaukee SDC member sees lack of trust on board

    Newly sworn in and attending her first board meeting, Social Development Commissioner Magda G. Peck listened for more than an hour as the commission discussed and debated a slate of issues including the hiring of a search firm to find a new CEO, where to hold the annual meeting and how to elect a new executive committee for the anti-poverty agency. The tone was sometimes friendly, but at other ...

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