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  • Milwaukee Brewers giving out Ryan Braun bobblehead Sunday

    Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Braun carefully watches his pitches getting two walks, this one in the 4th inning during the MLB baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and San Francisco Giants at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Journal Sentinel photo by RICK WOOD/ ...

  • Local students react to Boy Scouts decision to allow in openly gay scouts

    , and many are happy about it. Nick Fetting is a junior at Whitefish Bay High School working on becoming an Eagle Scout. He would like to see other teens learning in the scouts like he has, even if they are openly gay. Gay scouts have been banned from the century old organization for 22 years. "It’s about time," Fetting says. "There's not any one reason they ...

  • UW students will get a break after discovery of reserve fund

    MADISON - UW students will finally get a break after lawmakers found out the UW-System had hundreds of millions of dollars stashed away. Lawmakers told the UW-System they have to use the reserves and can't raise tuition for at least two years, a break students say was a long time coming. "I think that's good. I am completely happy with that," said UW Milwaukee Junior Liz ...

  • How safe is that bridge youre driving over

    Like millions of other Americans, Dan and Sally Sligh packed up their vehicle and headed out for a Memorial Day weekend trip. As they crossed the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River outside Seattle, Washington, the bridge gave way and their pickup truck plunged into the frigid ...

  • Hiram Burgos to DL Tom Gorzelanny reinstated

    The Milwaukee Brewers did some more juggling with regard to their pitching staff on Friday, placing starter Hiram Burgos on the 15-day disabled list with a right-shoulder impingement and reinstating reliever Tom Gorzelanny from the DL. Burgos, 1-2 with a 6.44 earned-run average, made his last start Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He went only 3 1/3 innings, allowing six hits, two ...

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Paycheck

Paycheck

After watching Paycheck, one might be tempted to think that the title refers to director John Woos primary reason for making the movie. ...

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  • Another chapter in Favre drama comes to close

    A New York City lawyer for two massage therapists who sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre over claims he sent racy text messages says the case has been ...

  • Milwaukee police search for men who robbed Popeyes

    The men may have left in a maroon minivan. If anyone has any information about the crime, they are asked to contact Milwaukee police at ...

  • Woman accused of assaulting MPS substitute teacher at school

    MILWAUKEE - A 55-year-old woman that was reportedly in an incident with an MPS teacher could face charges. According to the Journal Sentinel, police say the woman pulled the hair of a 40-year-old substitute teacher during an argument at the school on Wednesday. "The hair-pulling occurred about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Rogers Street Academy, 2430 W. Rogers," according to the newspaper. ...

  • Majority of Milwaukee-area scouts support allowing gay members

    MILWAUKEE - With the Boy Scouts of American passing a resolution to allow openly gay scouts, local members are talking about the rule. Accoridng to the Journal Sentinel, a "majority of board members" from the Milwaukee area supported the resolution. "The Potawatomi Council, representing Waukesha and parts of Walworth, Washington and Jefferson counties, gave a unanimous thumbs up ...

  • Deputies apprehend escaped behavioral health division patient

    MILWAUKEE - Thursday morning, a patient with the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division escaped from a private transportation van. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff, the escape happened around 1:00 a.m. when the van stopped around 76th and Burleigh Streets. "The 27-year-old male was being conveyed from St. Joseph’s Hospital back to BHD by Able Access Van Services, a ...

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