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  • Milwaukee Public Museum to feature poop exhibit

    An exhibit traveling to the Milwaukee Public Museum this fall concentrates on something few like to talk in depth about: poop. The exhibit is called "Scoop on Poop" and it's based on a popular children's book by the same name. It gives visitors an idea of what poop is and how animals and humans use it. It features artifacts, models and interactive exhibits. Visitors can ...

  • Operation Drive Sober initiative results in 12 arrests

    MILWAUKEE- A weekend drunk driving intiative in Milwaukee county results in 12 arrests. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department says the average PAC of the offenders was 0.16. Two of the people arrested were repeat offenders. The aggressive Driving Under the Influence initiative began Friday night and ended early this morning. Since January 2010, Operation Drive Sober has resulted in ...

  • Remember core values comedian Bill Cosby tells MU graduates

    Comedian Bill Cosby delivered an inspirational commencement address to Marquette University students and faculty Sunday at the BMO Bradley ...

  • 9 still hospitalized after trains crash

    Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens injured, some of them critically, authorities ...

  • Wisconsin bill would ban mandatory flu shots

    Wisconsin employers, including hospitals and nursing homes, could no longer require workers to get flu shots under a bill pending in the Legislature. Republican Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt, of Fond du Lac, says he began drafting the legislation after several hospital workers and health care contractors in his district complained they were fired after refusing to be vaccinated. The bill would ...

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The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel) [Blu-Ray]

The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel) [Blu-Ray]

Ever since its publication in 1959, many thought Gnter Grasss fantastical novel The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel) was unfilmable. The story of a three-year-old boy who spites the idiocies of the world around him by refusing to grow up, making him into a sort of political Peter Pan ... ...

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  • Garage fire in Sussex

    SUSSEX: A possible explosion and fire destroyed a garage connected to a home in Sussex early this morning. Neighbors described hearing what sounded like firecrackers for about fifteen minutes before seeing flames or smoke. The garage's roof along with two vehicles were destroyed in the fire. No one was hurt. There's no word yet on what caused the fire. The damage is estimated at ...

  • Report N. Korea fires fourth missile

    North Korea fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Sunday, according to South Korea's semiofficial news agency Yonhap, citing a South Korean military ...

  • Another nice day today for Milwaukee before rain storms hit

    Sunday will start with a bit of patchy morning fog before mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies take over for the majority of the day, according to WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) meteorologist Jesse Ritka. There is a very slim chance for a morning shower if storms in Iowa hold together, but that will be a quick chance and most of the Milwaukee area will stay dry. It will be warmer with a bit more humidity ...

  • Two $1 million Powerball tickets sold in Wisconsin

    One of the million dollar tickets was sold at a Pick 'N Save store located at 1100 E. Garfield Avenue in Milwaukee. The other million dollar ticket was sold at Krist Food Mart, 104 Superior Street in ...

  • Partial I-94 closure ends 7.5 hours earlier than scheduled

    But around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, the Department of Transportation announced that work had ended more than seven hours early, so all lanes were ...

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