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  • New Miller Park beer named after team mascot

    Brewers officials announced Wednesday that "Bernie's Barrelman Ale" was the name selected by fans for a new Leinenkugel Brewing Company beer available only at the ...

  • Neighbor charged in West Allis stabbing death

    A West Allis man has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the stabbing death of a woman at his apartment complex. John Vegas, 48, is charged in the death of Barbara Blong. Blong was found stabbed outside her apartment May 17. According to the criminal complaint, Blong's roommate told police that when she awoke from a nap, she heard Vegas yelling from his apartment across ...

  • Basements scarce in tornado-prone Okla. city

    It's one of the most familiar pieces of advice from authorities to people in the path of a tornado: Get into your basement. Yet few homes in the Oklahoma City area have them -- even though that state is hit by far more powerful tornadoes than most ...

  • Emerald ash borer problem expected to widen in Milwaukee

    Emerald ash borer, the damaging green beetle that was officially discovered last year on the northwest side, will continue to infest Milwaukee on a broader basis, the city's forestry services manager said Wednesday. In comments made to the Common Council's Capital Improvements Committee and in an follow-up interview, city forester David Sivyer said, "We're expecting to find ...

  • Wisconsin firms utility commission Wyoming energy storage system

    At home, at work or on the road, energy writer Thomas Content keeps you current as you adapt to changes in the world of energy, climate change and efforts to build a greener ...

Movie Review

Leaving Las Vegas

During an early scene in "Leaving Las Vegas," Ben Sanderson (Nicholas Cage) drunkenly tries to pick up on an unwilling woman in a bar. He makes a fool of himself, and when the woman suggests that he shouldn't drink so much, he retorts by saying, "Yeah, well, maybe I shouldn't breathe so much." That statement sums up Ben's mental framework. Not much information is given, but early on we le ... ...

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  • Wisconsin candidates got $758K from sand gas industry

    MADISON, Wis. -- A new report says the sand mining and natural gas industries have given Wisconsin candidates nearly $758,000 since 2007, with contributions spiking last year as sand mining took off in the state. The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign study found the gas and sand mining industries gave candidates a total of $18,762 in 2007 when only five sand mines were operating in the state. Last ...

  • Wisconsin Police Aggressive in Redacting Accident Reports

    Brenda O’Malley figured she’d get the police accident report and file an insurance claim after her teenage daughter got into a car accident in Sheboygan Falls this past spring. But the report turned out to be so redacted – or blacked-out – it was useless. She called the mayor, the city attorney and the federal Department of Transportation before the state Department of ...

  • Milwaukee Brewers mascot gets own themed beer

    Bernie Brewer now has a namesake beer. Fans overwhelming voted for Bernies Barrelman Ale, a name inspired by the Milwaukee Brewers mascot, in an online contest to dub a new beer created in partnership between the baseball club and Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. About 55 percent of the 10,000 votes were cast for Bernies Barrelman Ale. The other options were Brew Crew Brew, which won 35 percent of ...

  • 6 EF5 tornadoes in Wisconsins history

    MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The strength of the tornado that killed at least 24 people and destroyed countless homes in Oklahoma this week is rarely seen in Wisconsin. The Oklahoma tornado was a top-of-the-scale EF5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph. The National Weather Service says only six tornadoes in Wisconsin match the severity of the EF5. The Journal Sentinel ...

  • Brewers pick exclusive Miller Park beers name

    Bernie Brewer gives the thumbs up sign to fans attending the Milwaukee Brewers On Deck event held at the Frontier Center Sunday January 29, 2012. Photo by Tom ...

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