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  • Obama defends drone strikes says they arent cure-all

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said he is haunted by the civilians unintentionally ...

  • Motorcycle riders begin Memorial trek to D.C.

    Wisconsin riders will cover more than 700 miles on the trip, which also raises money for veterans groups and other military causes. More than 800,000 riders nationwide are expected in Washington D.C. this ...

  • Police searching for man who robbed Bank Mutual

    MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying the suspect responsible for the May 17 robbery at the Bank Mutual located at 3340 S. 27th Street. According to Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer with Milwaukee Police, the robbery happened around 2:15 p.m. "The suspect entered the bank, approached a teller, and handed her note demanding money while implying that ...

  • Jury for brother of man accused of killing his children to come from Portage Co.

    Armin Wand III (left), 32, the father of three children killed in a house fire in southwestern Wisconsin and his 18-year-old brother, Jeremy ...

  • Schools that Can Milwaukee bolstered by $1.5 million in donations

    A school improvement nonprofit working to get 20,000 Milwaukee children into high-performing schools by 2020 has received about $1.5 million in commitments after a donation drive this ...

Movie Review

Zoolander [DVD]

Zoolander [DVD]

The unstated joke throughout Zoolander, Ben Stiller's humorously surreal comedy about the fashion industry, is that the two leads, Stiller and Owen Wilson, who play competing male supermodels, look nothing like male supermodels. ...

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  • Milwaukee driver crashes into 3 women waiting for bus

    A 37-year-old Milwaukee driver injured at least three women waiting for a bus Thursday when he veered off a road, plowed through a bus shelter and crashed into a building. The accident occurred about 11:20 a.m. in the 4200 block of N. 27th St. The women's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, said Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer, Milwaukee police spokesman. Police are trying to determine ...

  • Legislators scale back Scott Walker measure on GPS restraining orders

    Madison -- A proposal from Gov. Scott Walker to allow statewide GPS tracking for those under restraining orders was scaled back by the Legislature's budget committee Thursday as the panel took on a slew of criminal justice provisions. Under Walker's proposal, the state would have spent $3 million over two years to help local governments around the state set up the tracking, with the ...

  • Revived J.C. Penney could help Bon-Ton stores Hoffman

    Brendan Hoffman outside the downtown Milwaukee Boston Store. J.C. Penney Co.s return to heavier advertising and promotional activity may actually help Boston Store owner Bon-Ton Stores Inc. in shopping centers where both retailers operate, said Bon-Ton president and CEO Brendan Hoffman. Hoffman, answering an analyst question on the companys first-quarter conference call Thursday, said J.C. ...

  • 5 injured after car strikes Milwaukee bus shelter

    President Barack Obama in a major counterterrorism speech Thursday defended the American drone program, saying that despite the controversies around it, the strikes are legal and save lives. Obama said the use of lethal force extends to U.S. citizens ...

  • Car crashes into bus shelter at least four people injured

    MILWAUKEE - Four people were injured after a car struck a bus shelter by 27th and Hope, two blocks north of Capitol, Wednesday morning just before 11:30 a.m. "A 1998 Buick LeSabre driven by a 37-year-old Milwaukee man veered off the road, stuck a bus shelter, and then struck a building," said Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer with Milwaukee Police. Stanmeyer said four people were taken to ...

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