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  • Wauwatosa woman delivers message of hope to Boston amputees

    As they shared a Sunday afternoon together, she told WISN 12 News anchor Kathy Mykleby about the loss of her leg to a painful diagnosis. She explained why the bombing in Boston, that took the limbs and lives of others, pushed her to deliver a personal message of hope. "It all began in 2003 in April. I found a lump on my left leg, just below the knee," Danisewicz said. At age 12, cancer ...

  • State updates plans to rebuild I-94

    MILWAUKEE - The state needs to rebuild I-94 west of downtown Milwaukee between 25th Street and 70th Street. It doesn't plan to put shovels in the ground for years. But it's working now to develop the plan, which will result in changes to the community that surrounds the ...

  • Wisconsin DOT takes to the air to catch speeders

    RIB MOUNTAIN, Wis. -- The Wisconsin State Patrol plans to increase its use of air support this summer to crack down on speeders. It's part of a series of initiatives by the Department of Transportation to improve safety on Wisconsin roadways. DOT Secretary Mark Gottlieb says speed is a factor is about 30 percent of traffic fatalities in Wisconsin. He says the DOT will mobilize the State ...

  • Vigil for missing woman planned for tonight

    Now, more than week since they've seen her, friends and family will gather to pray for Jessica Benson. The vigil will be at 6 p.m. at the Educators Credit Union near 70th Street and Appleton ...

  • Stories of hope after Oklahoma tornado

    How you can help tornado victims MOORE, Okla. - In the midst of the tragedy caused by one of the most destructive tornadoes in recorded history, the people of Moore, Oklahoma are revealing hope and resiliency. "We're going to be OK," said a woman with confidence and strength in her voice to TODAY'S TMJ4's Brian Gotter, who returned to his once-home state to show ...

Movie Review

Leaving Las Vegas

During an early scene in "Leaving Las Vegas," Ben Sanderson (Nicholas Cage) drunkenly tries to pick up on an unwilling woman in a bar. He makes a fool of himself, and when the woman suggests that he shouldn't drink so much, he retorts by saying, "Yeah, well, maybe I shouldn't breathe so much." That statement sums up Ben's mental framework. Not much information is given, but early on we le ... ...

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  • From the ICSC Searching for tenants to join Von Maur

    Katie Falvey and Bruce Westling at the International Council of Shopping Centers convention in Las Vegas. Add Katie Falvey and Bruce Westling to the list of attendees at the International Council of Shopping Centers convention who say this year's event has been more productive than previous years. Before the recession, convention attendees weren't always serious about doing deals, said ...

  • Search for survivors winds down in Oklahoma

    No survivors or bodies have been found in Moore since Monday, the day a mammoth tornado ripped through 17 miles of central Oklahoma and pummeled 2,400 ...

  • Wisconsin Realtors Association Wisconsin home sales and prices continue …

    Wisconsin Realtors Association: Wisconsin home sales and prices continue healthy growth in April 5/21/2013 For More Information Contact: Michael Theo, WRA President CEO, 608-241-2047, mtheo@wra.org or David Clark, Economist, C3 Statistical Solutions and Professor of Economics, Marquette University, 414-803-6537, dclark@c3stats.com MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin existing home sales ...

  • Budget panel makes changes for public retirees to stop double-dipping

    Madison - Public workers would have to wait longer after retirement before they could return to the government workforce and in some cases would be barred from receiving retirement benefits while working the new job, under a provision Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee adopted Tuesday. Other changes by the Joint Finance Committee would affect many public workers, including ...

  • Packers o-linemen shift into new positions

    Green Bay - A month ago the news was big but the timing was right. The Green Bay Packers staff told the offensive line that everyone except center Evan Dietrich-Smith would begin the offseason playing a new position. After four weeks of work behind the scenes, that change was unveiled to the media and fans Tuesday during organized team activities. "Yeah it's going to be tough," ...

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