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  • Man killed teen robber with own gun police say

    Investigators said 17-year-old Rico Blackmer was attempting to rob the man near 23rd Street and Keefe Avenue just before midnight Friday. The man said he was helping someone move into a nearby home when he was approached by the teen who pointed a gun and tried to rob him. Police said the man fought off the robber and shot him in self defense. The teen's aunt, Cormill Bonds, said she ...

  • Milwaukee County Zoo releases cause of orangutans death

    Mahal the orangutan was found dead in his exhibit in December. He was 5 years old. The zoo is working with a geneticist from University of Wisconsin-Madison to try to figure out what kind of tapeworm infection it was and how he got ...

  • Family grieves bicyclist hit by SUV in New Berlin

    Whitnall High School students grieve after classmate killed in bike crash NEW BERLIN- Fifteen seconds of silence for number 15. Whitnall High School soccer team honored their teammate Monday night. "We wanted to be here to support the team and for Brittany," said Mel Mickey, Brittany Barnstable’s grandfather. Whitnall freshman Brittany Barnstable ...

  • Plans for Juneau Park paddleboat operation turn murky

    A longtime Juneau Park lagoon paddleboat operator could face some rough waters when the Milwaukee County Board parks committee meets Wednesday to reconsider its endorsement of a contract extension. Last ...

  • Star zoo attraction Mahal died of tapeworm infection

    The unexpected death of Mahal, the wild-haired young orangutan and star Milwaukee County Zoo attraction, was the result of a severe tapeworm infection, the zoo announced Monday. The finding came after months of work and was the result of DNA sequencing by Tony L. Goldberg, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Using tissue from Mahal, ...

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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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  • Wisconsin UW-Madison student arrested in dorm fire

    MADISON, Wis. -- University of Wisconsin-Madison Police have arrested a 19-year-old student for allegedly setting fire to a bulletin board in a residence hall. Police responded to fire alarms in Sellery Hall early Saturday and determined the source was a bulletin board on the ninth floor of the B Tower in the residence hall. University police interviewed witnesses and arrested a male student. ...

  • 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, ...

  • Caterpillar Milwaukee workers union to resume contract talks

    CHICAGO | Mon May 20, 2013 7:48pm EDT CHICAGO May 20 (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc said late on Monday that it would resume contract talks with the union representing about 800 Milwaukee workers who make specialized mining machinery. The company said the two sides would reconvene on Thursday, May 23, ending a two-week hiatus in discussions. The existing contract covering the workers, who ...

  • WISN 12 News Update Legislative committee to look at double dipping

    WISN 12 News investigative reporter Colleen Henry first investigated the issue of double dipping, where public employees retire and start receiving their pension, but then get rehired in another public job and gets a paycheck. Gov. Scott Walker is proposing to more than double the length of time a public employee must be retired before being hired for another job. The Joint Finance Committee ...

  • Drive-by shooting damages Walgreens at Shops of Grand Avenue

    Police said a drive-by shooting in the early morning hours Sunday left a half-dozen bullet holes in the windows of that Walgreens at the Shops of Grand Avenue ...

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