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  • Weather Update Storms some strong possible tonight

    Tornadoes touched down in three states on Sunday, ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region. A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, ...

  • West Allis police arrest man in womans death

    WEST ALLIS -- West Allis police have arrested a 48-year-old man in the death of a 63-year-old woman who was found in a hallway of her apartment ...

  • Brewers Lose Series To Cardinals

    David Freese had an RBI in a four-run fourth inning to go with big plays at third base, and the Cardinals beat their former teammate for the third straight time with a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on ...

  • Tornadoes tear through Kansas Oklahoma Iowa

    A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, moving northeast at about 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service ...

  • Firefighter injured in Milwaukee house fire

    Milwaukee fire officials say it happened at 91st Street and Edgewater Drive. The fire started on the outside of the house and spread inside, quickly becoming a dangerous situation, official said. "We had people inside, the roof started to give way, we pulled them out in time," said Milwaukee Fire Battalion Chief Dale Schwark. The injured firefighter was believed to have hurt his ...

Movie Review

The Fast and the Furious

The Fast and the Furious is loud and dumb, but it's also entertaining and, at times, even exhilarating. But, most importantly, it earns that excitement the old-fashioned way. In a summer of CGI-heavy action movies in which actors run around battling with highly detailed three-dimensional cartoons, it's almost refreshing to see a flick in which virtually everything is real. ...

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  • Wisconsin bill would eliminate workplace flu-shot requirement

    Madison - Wisconsin employers, including hospitals, nursing homes and other health care agencies, could no longer require workers to get flu shots under a bill pending in the Legislature. Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R-Fond du Lac) said he began drafting the legislation after several hospital workers and health care contractors in his district complained they were fired after refusing to be ...

  • DNR considers purchase of 140 acres in Oconomowoc River valley

    A140-acre property at 1147 St. Augustine Road in the Town of Erin is to be aquired by the DNR for addition to the Loew Lake Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest in Washington ...

  • New Milwaukee SDC member sees lack of trust on board

    Newly sworn in and attending her first board meeting, Social Development Commissioner Magda G. Peck listened for more than an hour as the commission discussed and debated a slate of issues including the hiring of a search firm to find a new CEO, where to hold the annual meeting and how to elect a new executive committee for the anti-poverty agency. The tone was sometimes friendly, but at other ...

  • Outpost Natural Foods plans July start 80 jobs for Mequon store

    Rendering of Outpost Natural Foods' store in Mequon Outpost Natural Foods Cooperative has closed on the purchase of a site in Mequon for its fourth store location, expected to create 80 jobs, and is aiming for a July start to construction. Also this week, an Oconomowoc developer proposes building townhouses on a South Milwaukee site owned by the city of South Milwaukee. The Milwaukee-based ...

  • Budget panel to consider rent-to-own changes

    MADISON -- The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee is poised to consider provisions in Gov. Scott Walker's executive budget that would exempt rent-to-own stores from Wisconsin's consumer protection laws. Rent-to-own businesses offer customers a chance to rent items such as appliances and electronics with no credit check. Customers can exit and rejoin the deals as they wish with ...

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