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  • Wisconsin Presidential speculation around Scott Walker heats up as he heads to Iowa

    Gov. Scott Walker is shown Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Madison, Wis. (Associated Press: Scott Bauer) n just a few days, Gov. Scott Walker will head to the heart of Iowa -- where the 2016 presidential race will likely begin -- and take center stage before that key state's Republican party faithful. But Walker, who developed a national conservative cult following after effectively ending ...

  • Family seeks help finding Milwaukee college student

    Jessica Benson was scheduled to graduate from Mount Mary College in Milwaukeeon Saturday, but has not been seen or heard from in more than a week. On Sundaynight, Judy Buyer is pleading for help in finding her sister. "Whoever has my sister or wherever she is, we just want her to come home safely," said Judy Buyer. Buyer said Benson was working as a bank teller at the Education Credit ...

  • Innovation Campus impact Mall expansion First in Print

    Innovation Campus rendering First in Print highlights The Business Journal's subscriber-only print stories that are now being made available online for non-subscribers after 30 days. Be among the first to read them by subscribing here. High tech, high profile: Innovation Campus could draw $300M in new development Holes have already begun to appear on the Wauwatosa land where the University ...

  • Cosby Selig speak to graduates at MU and UWM

    Marquette held its ceremony at the Bradley Center with comedian Bill Cosby delivering the commencement address. Cosby, who was given an honorary degree, told graduates that one of the greatest lessons they learned at Marquette was to serve ...

  • Teen dies after bicycle SUV collision

    New Berlin police said the teen was rushed to Froedtert Hospital after the collision. Police said she had been riding on the New Berlin Recreation Trail around 4:30 p.m. She died in the hospital. Investigators said neither speed nor alcohol appeared to be factors in the ...

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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  • Four-state tornado outbreak kills 1

    One tornado touched down near Wellston, Oklahoma, taking out power lines and damaging several homes, according to video from CNN affiliate KFOR. The affiliate's helicopter pilot estimated the funnel cloud to be about a half-mile ...

  • Nonprofit focuses on Milwaukees Havenwoods neighborhood

    Havenwoods Economic Development Corp., a nonprofit agency focused on improving the quality of life in the northwest Milwaukee neighborhood. Woodring, the company's product and quality control agent, said he would be willing to work with the organization, possibly joining a manufacturing roundtable discussion or training young people for technical careers. "If this is better for the ...

  • Summerfest CEO Don Smileys compensation rises $114000

    If you thought Summerfest CEO Don Smiley was already being paid like a rock star, wait until you see the latest set of numbers. Officials with Milwaukee World Festival just released data for 2012, and Smiley's total package climbed to $886,185 - an increase of $114,000 over the previous year. Smiley bolstered his bottom line last year by converting more than seven years of unused vacation ...

  • Milwaukee bra ban overturned

    Holler House Tavern was decorated with hundreds of bras left by female patrons for nearly half a century, until a Milwaukee, Wisc., city inspector decided that the sartorial decor constituted a fire hazard. "We've had bras hanging here for 45 years. It's been a charm of the place," Holler House Tavern owner Marcy Skowronski, ...

  • 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. ...

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