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  • County Board battles over a lawyer

    MILWAUKEE - The Journal Sentinel's Dan Bice took time to join Live at 3 and discuss the latest in the issues facing the Milwaukee County Board. The board is planning to fire the county's top ...

  • Car strikes child on Milwaukees near west side

    MILWAUKEE - Rescue crews have taken a child to a Milwaukee-area hospital after a car struck the child. It happened near the corner of North 20th and West State Streets before 3:00 p.m. Wednesday. According to initial reports, a four-year-old child was with family, but darted into traffic, and a car struck the child. The driver of the car stayed on the scene. The child has been transported to ...

  • Walker to speak at conservative think tank

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is scheduled to speak at a prominent think tank that denies the existence of man-made global warming. Walker was scheduled to appear at a $250 dinner and reception Wednesday night at the Chicago-based Heartland Institute. The group's website describes Walker as "the country's most successful and important governor." He was ...

  • Thousands of tea party activists rip IRS at rally

    Thousands of tea party activists gathered Wednesday outside the Capitol in loud protest of the Internal Revenue Service, seeking to keep the beleaguered agency's scandal afloat nearly six weeks after the news first ...

  • Milwaukee police arrest three on suspicion of homicide

    Milwaukee police arrested three people Tuesday on suspicion of homicide, according to the department's arrest log. A 31-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman were arrested at the same residence in the 400 block of N. 34th St. about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Several hours later, a 20-year-old man was arrested in the 9400 block of W. Silver Spring Drive. No charges have been filed against the three ...

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Howards End [Blu-Ray]

Howards End [Blu-Ray]

Howards End is generally considered the high point of the decades-long collaboration between American-born director James Ivory and Indian-born producer Ismail Merchant, who together produced 27 films that spanned multiple genres and covered much of the globe. When one hears the na ... ...

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  • Federal Reserve suggests its closer to slowing bond purchases

    Federal Reserve sketched a brighter economic outlook on Wednesday and signaled it's moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program, which is intended to keep ...

  • Barbeau testifies against friend in killing of great-grandmother

    Antonio Barbeau, 14, took the stand against Nathan Paape, also 14. Both teens have been charged with killing 78-year-old Barbara Olson in her Sheboygan Falls home last September. Barbeau pleaded no contest to charges last month. He was advised that he could possibly testify against his best friend. Prior to his testimony Wednesday, the court made it clear that Barbeau's testimony was not a ...

  • Commission approves improvementsrepairs on area buildings parks

    MADISON - The State of Wisconsin Building Commission has approved improvements, repair and maintenance on a number of state-owned buildings and areas. They include: - Improvements for Devil's Lake and Harrington Beach State Parks - Department of Correction facilities in Milwaukee and Racine Counties "The approval of these projects today will help maintain and improve some of ...

  • Wisconsin Senate to debate state budget Thursday following quick Assembly passage

    MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Senate plans to debate the state budget on Thursday, and Republican Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says no changes are planned. Fitzgerald said Wednesday he thinks there are enough Republican votes in the Senate to pass it in its current form. Republicans hold an 18-15 majority, but some moderates have raised concerns with the expansion of private school ...

  • Chicago company recalls child strollers

    Kolcraft Enterprises of Chicago announced it has issued a voluntary recall of its Jeep Liberty Limited Urban Terrain and All Terrain strollers as well as a Jeep Liberty Sport X ...

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