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  • Woman accused of assaulting MPS substitute teacher at school

    MILWAUKEE - A 55-year-old woman that was reportedly in an incident with an MPS teacher could face charges. According to the Journal Sentinel, police say the woman pulled the hair of a 40-year-old substitute teacher during an argument at the school on Wednesday. "The hair-pulling occurred about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Rogers Street Academy, 2430 W. Rogers," according to the newspaper. ...

  • Majority of Milwaukee-area scouts support allowing gay members

    MILWAUKEE - With the Boy Scouts of American passing a resolution to allow openly gay scouts, local members are talking about the rule. Accoridng to the Journal Sentinel, a "majority of board members" from the Milwaukee area supported the resolution. "The Potawatomi Council, representing Waukesha and parts of Walworth, Washington and Jefferson counties, gave a unanimous thumbs up ...

  • Deputies apprehend escaped behavioral health division patient

    MILWAUKEE - Thursday morning, a patient with the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division escaped from a private transportation van. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff, the escape happened around 1:00 a.m. when the van stopped around 76th and Burleigh Streets. "The 27-year-old male was being conveyed from St. Joseph’s Hospital back to BHD by Able Access Van Services, a ...

  • Funeral held for 8-year-old tornado victim

    Some 300 mourners crowded inside Eagle Heights Baptist Church here Friday to pay their respects to an elementary school student killed when a tornado churned through nearby Moore, ...

  • Milwaukee police release video of suspects in Popeyes robbery

    video Friday of two suspects wanted in a May 18 robbery at a Popeyes restaurant. Shortly after 5 p.m., two men forced their way behind the counter at Popeyes, 2910 W. Capitol Drive, and demanded money. Once they got the cash, the men fled and possibly got a ride from a maroon minivan parked at a nearby car wash. The first suspect is described as a black man between the ages of 28 and 32. He ...

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Paycheck

Paycheck

After watching Paycheck, one might be tempted to think that the title refers to director John Woos primary reason for making the movie. ...

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  • Panel accused of voting to cripple UW student advocacy group

    Madison -- A more than half-century-old advocacy group for Wisconsin's public university students says it will be crippled by a vote taken Thursday night by the Legislature's budget committee. The United Council of UW Students said it was "targeted for elimination" by a Joint Finance Committee vote that will make it harder for the council to receive the student fees that ...

  • Report Attanasio says Ron Roenicke is not the issue

    Milwaukee Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio made some candid comments about the team on Fox Sports Wisconsin's telecast of the Brewers' blowout loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Miller Park on Wednesday. On ...

  • Plan to move crime lab from Milwaukee old news

    The State Crime Lab is located in a former grocery store near Mitchell Street. Milwaukee police chief Edward Flynn has every right to express his opinion on the location of a new state crime lab for southeast Wisconsin, as he did Friday, but the idea of locating it outside the city has been on the table since at least March. That was when the state Building Commission, which includes Gov. Scott ...

  • Moose convention brings $10 million to city

    Thousands of members of the fraternal order of Moose are gathering in Milwaukee this weekend for a convention, and the city is proud to be a cheaper alternative to convention sites to the ...

  • Kohls compensation package for former Starbucks exec nearly $10M

    Kohl's enticed former Starbucks exec Michelle Gass with a compensation package totaling nearly $10 million. Talk about sweetening the pot. New Kohls Corp. chief customer officer Michelle Gass, lured away from Starbucks Corp. this month, will receive a compensation package of nearly $10 million. Gass annualized base salary is $927,200, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities & ...

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