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  • St. Johns cadet accused of sexually assaulting another student

    Delafield police said a 13-year-old boy was sexually attacked by an older male student at the military academy a year ago. According to the criminal complaint, 17-year-old Pablo Gonzalez Carbajal left the country before investigators learned of the crime. "This case is one where the subject is from Mexico, so it's been difficult to try to contact him or have any interview with ...

  • Breaking Severe T-storm Watch in effect for southeast Wisconsin

    A watch means conditions are favorable for t-storms to develop and could turn severe with the primary threats of damaging winds and large hail. Overall, the tornadic threat is low, but needs to be ...

  • Weather Update Strong storms possible late Monday evening

    Severe storms moving in from the southwest in eastern Iowa and western Illinois will likely progress into southeast Wisconsin in the 10pm-12am window. Here's the latest from Weather Watch 12's in-house forecast model, here's the arrival of some storms in Walworth county, possibly severe by 11:00 p.m. Here's 12:30 a.m. early Tuesday morning as the storms will move through. ...

  • Elderly woman beaten at her home in Milwaukee

    MILWAUKEE - It’s a senseless crime: a 71-year-old woman savagely attacked as she was sharing the gospel on her front porch. Police report a man hit her in the head with a metal object, and then ran off into the night. Betty Hernandez was standing on her front porch when a man attacked her. The suspect in this vicious attack is still on the loose. Now the victim is in the hospital ...

  • Inspector general to review flawed Milwaukee ATF sting

    A Journal Sentinel investigation uncovered mistakes and failures in an undercover sting in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – stolen guns, sensitive documents lost, wrong people charged and a burglary of the sting ...

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Mulholland Drive

"What can you say about a movie that doesn't make sense?" I asked five years ago in my review of David Lynch's Lost Highway (1996), a film that, indeed, makes no sense. At the time, I was not feeling particularly disposed to films that adamantly defy the logic of traditional narrative, which is reflected quite obviously in my largely negative review ...

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  • Man killed teen robber with own gun police say

    Investigators said 17-year-old Rico Blackmer was attempting to rob the man near 23rd Street and Keefe Avenue just before midnight Friday. The man said he was helping someone move into a nearby home when he was approached by the teen who pointed a gun and tried to rob him. Police said the man fought off the robber and shot him in self defense. The teen's aunt, Cormill Bonds, said she ...

  • Milwaukee County Zoo releases cause of orangutans death

    Mahal the orangutan was found dead in his exhibit in December. He was 5 years old. The zoo is working with a geneticist from University of Wisconsin-Madison to try to figure out what kind of tapeworm infection it was and how he got ...

  • Family grieves bicyclist hit by SUV in New Berlin

    Whitnall High School students grieve after classmate killed in bike crash NEW BERLIN- Fifteen seconds of silence for number 15. Whitnall High School soccer team honored their teammate Monday night. "We wanted to be here to support the team and for Brittany," said Mel Mickey, Brittany Barnstable’s grandfather. Whitnall freshman Brittany Barnstable ...

  • Plans for Juneau Park paddleboat operation turn murky

    A longtime Juneau Park lagoon paddleboat operator could face some rough waters when the Milwaukee County Board parks committee meets Wednesday to reconsider its endorsement of a contract extension. Last ...

  • Star zoo attraction Mahal died of tapeworm infection

    The unexpected death of Mahal, the wild-haired young orangutan and star Milwaukee County Zoo attraction, was the result of a severe tapeworm infection, the zoo announced Monday. The finding came after months of work and was the result of DNA sequencing by Tony L. Goldberg, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Using tissue from Mahal, ...

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