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  • Fond du Lac couple loses granddaughter in Oklahoma tornado

    Sydney Angle was one of the children killed when that tornado tore apart her school. In the Fond du Lac neighborhood where Sydney's parents grew up and her grandparents still live, friends and neighbors are feeling the loss. Friends in Mike and Leslie Benson's quiet Fond Du Lac neighborhood held their breath when they heard that the massive twister had destroyed the Oklahoma elementary ...

  • Kitten survives attack by a group of kids in Racine

    RACINE - A group of about 10 kids were chasing June the kitten, but one animal lover came to her rescue before she could be harmed. Wayne Clingman said it was right here in front of his house where he saw a group of kids chasing the kitten. The youngest of them was two years old, and the oldest was twelve years old. "It was my opinion, which I strongly believe," explains Clingman, ...

  • Man blames murder on voices in his head

    A man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing a neighbor on Friday, May 17 at a mental health facility in West Allis. John Vegas has been charged with stabbing another resident more than 30 ...

  • Milwaukee police panel upholds Chief Edward Flynns firing of officer

    The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission on Wednesday upheld Police Chief Edward Flynn's decision to fire an officer for an off-duty drunken driving accident that injured himself and his passenger, also a police officer. The drunken driving crash caused by Milwaukee Police ...

  • Racine students to walk in honor of classmate with cancer

    Danielle Frost is winding up her senior year at Washington Park High School. She was determined to help her classmate John Tierney, who was diagnosed with leukemia last month. She handed out flyers and went to classrooms asking for help in showing the school's support for Tierney. "I just wanted to come up with something to show him that he had support and people did care for ...

Movie Review

Trading Places [DVD]

Trading Places [DVD]

Trading Places is what you might imagine a Frank Capra film would be like if it were reimagined for the Reagan era and starring a couple of stand-out comedians from Saturday Night Live. In true Capraqesue fashion, its all about the underdog rising up and the greedy-wealthy being punished, even though the lesson at the end of the movie is to get as much money as possible at all costs ... ...

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  • After Mattingly criticism Dodgers top Brewers 9-2

    Dodgers manager Don Mattingly criticized his team and benched All-Star right fielder Andre Ethier, then watched Los Angeles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-2 ...

  • Packers sign rookie WR Alex Gillett

    Packers General Manger Ted Thompson is all smiles after The Green Bay Packers pick Datone Jones , DE, UCLA as their first pick in the NFL draft. Photos taken Thursday, April 25, 2013 Journal Sentinel photo by RICK WOOD/ ...

  • 4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes

    FILE - In this May 15, 2013, file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Holder said that in conducting U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida and its associated forces, the government has targeted and ...

  • BYO Burger expands into Mahtomedi eyes Wisconsin

    < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } BYO Burger, which opened this past winter on Robert Street in West St. Paul, is already expanding. The fast-casual burger joint (BYO stands for Build Your Own) opened a second location in the old Zantigo at 961 Wildwood Road, Mahtomedi. The West St. Paul restaurant is also a former Zantigo. There are plans for a third location near Interstate 94 and ...

  • Moore mayor New law needed

    6min The mayor of tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, will push for a law requiring storm shelters or safe rooms in new homes, he told CNN ...

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