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Community rallies behind firefighters victims families

"We tried our best to rescue each person that was involved, and unfortunately the outcome wasn't good, but we tried our best, and now we are just trying to be there for the families," said West Allis firefighter Mallory ...
Freese hits slam Cardinals hold off Brewers 7-6

David Freese hit a grand slam for his first homer of the season, and the St. Louis Cardinals used a five-run first inning to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Friday ...
Woman accused of stalking Bob Uecker returns to Miller Park

When it expired, the Brewers sent her a letter saying she was banned from Miller Park, but she is still attending games and thinks she has every ...
Dont miss out on making all the money you can at a rummage sale

As rummage sale season gets under way, WISN 12 News' Patrick Paolantonio discovers people might be missing out on a big moneymaker in their own front ...
Medical Marvel Mequon man becomes the first deaf doctor ever to graduate from the University of Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE - A couple years ago, families with deaf children had to pay thousands of dollars, out of pocket, for a device that would allow their child to hear. The I-Team pressed the issue until 2009 when lawmakers finally required insurance companies to help pay for cochlear implants. The change has helped hundreds of Wisconsin families and now it's helping Josh Reiher make medical ...

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The Ex

Jerks come in all shapes, sizes, and levels of mobility, as demonstrated in the new comedy The Ex, which has the gall to make its smarmy villain a wheelchair-bound creep. As played by Arrested Development's Jason Bateman with perfectly edged snarkiness that suggests a big F--- you beneat ... ...

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In surprise ceremony Wisconsin Marine reunited with military dog...

Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach of Madison, Wis., gets a kiss from Casey, a 4-year-old yellow Labrador that he worked with while deployed in Afghanistan, as the two are reunited during a surprise ceremony, Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) DES MOINES, Iowa -- When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the ...
Trains collide in Connecticut dozens hurt

Two Metro-North passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens injured -- some of them seriously -- authorities ...
Ralph-A-Thon to help beloved teacher coach

Many kids who grew up on the east side and in Riverwest know Ralph Acevedo as a bilingual teacher and coach who led them through playground games of soccer, baseball and basketball - but also guided them into adulthood. Edward Bruske was a teen when he first met Acevedo on the old Cass St. playground, and he's never forgotten him. "I had a handicapped brother, James, who was in a ...
Milwaukee County Board braces for the first of pending changes

For Milwaukee County supervisors, a day of reckoning is fast approaching. Big cuts to the County Board's budget don't start until next year, and a 50% pay cut for supervisors won't happen until 2016, under a measure just approved by the Legislature. But curbs on the board's power, enhancement of County Executive Chris Abele's authority and other changes kick in as soon ...
Wisconsin DNR lifts statewide burning ban

MADISON, Wis. -- The state Department of Natural Resources has lifted a statewide burning ban. The DNR temporarily suspended all burning permits on Wednesday because low humidity, windy conditions and high temperatures had created conditions ripe for fires and dozens of fire departments were already committed to battling a massive wildfire in Douglas County. DNR fire officials said they lifted ...

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He is the most evil, vile, demonic criminal. He is dead to me. There will be no visits, there will be no phone calls. He can never be Daddy again. I have no sympathy for the man.

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Gregg was speaking about her father Ariel Castro who allegedly kidnapped, raped and held captive for a decade, three young women in Cleveland, Ohio.

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U.S. Senate puts paid to gun reform amendments

Of the forty five U.S. senators who voted down Wednesday's gun reform bill, 42 have received funding from arms manufacturers or their agents.

The London newspaper The Guardian revealed the statistic on Thursday citing a study dating back to 1990.

On Capitol Hill, 45% of the Senate was able to derail a proposal that polls say is supported by roughly 90% of Americans.

"Everyone who voted yesterday knows after reading that bill, in their heart of hearts, that the bill would have made America safer," MSNBC's co-host Mika Brzezinski said on Thursday's Morning Joe. "We are the 90%," his co-host Joe Scarborough added. "And 90% will not be ignored."

Forty one Republicans voted against the bill, as did four Democrats.

"All in all this was a pretty shameful day for Washington," President Barack Obamai, in company with victims of gun violence, told a press conference in the Rose Garden Wednesday.

Seven amendments were put up, covering assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and straw purchases. All 7 amendments were defeated.

The senators who opposed the bills were:

1. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)

2. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)

3. Sen. ...