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  • Some Brookfield residents upset about turning quarry into DOT landfill

    A MASSIVE OLD BROOKFIELD QUARRY COULD SOON BECOME THE SITE OF NEW LANDFILL FOR DOT PROJECTS. THE IDEA HAS SPARKED ANGER FROM NEARBY RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS. NEW AT SIX: WISN 12 NEWS HILLARY MINTZ SHOWS US THE FIGHT TO PRESERVE THE LAND. CLIP 6755 YEAH IT'S BEAUTIFUL.THAT'S HOW BROOKFIELD HOMEOWNER LISA KOLLMEYER DESCRIBES THE QUARRY RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM HER....AND ...

  • Judge suggests district attorney rethink 25-year-old drowning case

    THERE IS A NEW TWIST TONIGHT IN A QUARTER-CENTURY OLD MYSTERY. IT WAS 25-YEARS-AGO TODAY 8-YEAR-OLD ARTIS ECHOLES DROWNED IN A JEFFERSON COUNTY POND. AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO INSIST HIS DEATH WAS AN ACCIDENT - BUT HIS MOTHER BELIEVES IT WAS MURDER. AND AS KENT WAINSCOTT REPORTS, ONLY ON 12 NEWS, SHE'S NOW PINNING HER HOPES ON A SURPRISING LETTER SHE GOT IN THE MAIL. ARTIS ECHOLES WAS BROUGHT ...

  • Lawmakers pass venture capital bill

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- State lawmakers have approved legislation that would invest millions of dollars in public money in Wisconsin startups despite criticism that the investment only targets limited industries. The venture capital program created under the bipartisan proposal would contain $25 million from the state and at least $50 million in private money. The investment will go to qualified ...

  • Game Blog Brewers vs. Houston Astros

    and answer some of your questions during every Brewers game this season. Today, the Brewers open a three-game series at Minute Maid Park with the Houston Astros. Milwaukee righthander Alfredo Figaro (1-0, 3.47) faces 22-year-old Jordan ...

  • Wisconsin DNR wants to increase wolf hunt limits

    Hunters and trappers would be allowed to kill dozens more wolves during Wisconsin's second wolf hunt in the fall under new quotas released Tuesday by state wildlife officials. Department of Natural Resources officials say the new quotas will help shrink the state's burgeoning wolf population to what they think is its ideal size of 350 animals. But the plan promises to incur the wrath ...

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The Wages of Fear (La Salaire de la peur) [DVD]

The Wages of Fear (La Salaire de la peur) [DVD]

Henri-Georges Clouzots existential suspense classic The Wages of Fear (La Salaire de la peur) opens in Las Piedres, a village in a poor, unnamed country somewhere in the heart of South America. It is a lost, dilapidated place of nearly suffocating heat where naked chi ... ...

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  • Milwaukee military plane makes emergency landing in Indiana

    "One of the reasons we're sending the aircraft to Grissom Air Force Base is it has a longer runway. One of the prerequisites we have to do when switching over to a hydraulic system is the flaps will have to be extended manually, and the crew will have to extend the flaps the whole way, so what will happen (is) the aircraft will have to have a faster landing speed, so a longer runway ...

  • Pewaukee Fourth of July fireworks saved by fundraising

    North Shore Bank announced late Tuesday afternoon it had raised enough money through its donation matching program to help pay for the Fourth of July fireworks ...

  • House fire in West Allis

    WEST ALLIS - Fire crews from West Allis and Milwaukee have gone to the scene of a fire at a home in West Allis. It happened at about 6:00 p.m. near the corner of South 62nd and West Lapham. There was no initial word on the cause of the fire or any ...

  • Shorewood cycling event leads to road closings Thursday

    SHOREWOOD - Thousands of cyclists are expected in Shorewood on Thursday, for the 10th annual Shorewood Criterium Cycling Classic. It's part of the Tour of America's Dairyland. The event will feature men and women's pro races. There's even a "Kid's Roll" for neighborhood kids to ride their bikes, as long as they're wearing a helmet. The races start at ...

  • Could Brookfield lake become a dump

    BROOKFIELD - Buried beyond the trees of Debbie Hanson’s Brookfield backyard is a quiet oasis; a lone lake in an old quarry. "I bought this house because of what’s back there. Nothing’s back there but the nature." But the area could soon lose its peacefulness. A contractor with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Super Excavators, plans to buy the ...

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