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  • Two lanes of Hwy 41 in Menomonee Falls blocked

    Just before 8:30 a.m., officers reported that the two left lanes of southbound Highway 41 near Highway 100 were closed due to a crash. All lanes of traffic were reopened around 8:50 a.m. Officials have not released any information regarding the ...

  • FBI Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe

    Investigators stand outside an apartment complex where a man was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed his home early Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. The FBI says the man, being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation. (AP Photo/John ...

  • Update Case against Milwaukee veteran over Japanese rape judgment proceeds

    A judge in Milwaukee has denied a Navy veteran's several attempts to dismiss an unusual civil suit seeking enforcement of a Japanese judgment that he raped a woman there in 2002. Catherine ...

  • Milwaukee Brewers Zack Greinke no longer perfect at Miller Park

    Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke pauses behind the mound before throwing in the third inning of their game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) MILWAUKEE--Zack Greinke's aura of invincibility at Miller Park vanished into the warm May air Tuesday night. Making his first appearance as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers ...

  • Search on for man who hit woman 71 with metal pipe

    A man fatally shot by the FBI in Orlando was being investigated for a possible connection to the Boston Marathon bombings, according to a U.S. law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the Boston Marathon ...

Movie Review

Leaving Las Vegas

During an early scene in "Leaving Las Vegas," Ben Sanderson (Nicholas Cage) drunkenly tries to pick up on an unwilling woman in a bar. He makes a fool of himself, and when the woman suggests that he shouldn't drink so much, he retorts by saying, "Yeah, well, maybe I shouldn't breathe so much." That statement sums up Ben's mental framework. Not much information is given, but early on we le ... ...

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  • Police search for 2 men in Sheboygan robbery

    Police said two men displayed a gun at United One Credit Union on Superior Avenue and dmanded money. The two men left the scene with an unknown amount of cash. Witnesses said they left in a gold or tan-colored mid 2000s Chevrolet Impala or Malibu. Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call ...

  • One Charles Woodsons impact with Packers

    Download our FREE Gameday Extra app for comprehensive Packers coverage! GREEN BAY - "One." Former Green Bay Packers defensive back Charles Woodson repeated that word many times in his postgame speech following the 2010 NFC Championship Game as he rallied his team Perhaps it's the most important word Woodson ever said in his tenure in green and gold ...

  • Wisconsin schools retire Native American logo

    WINTER, Wis. (AP) -- A western Wisconsin school district will change its Native American logo that it's used for its sports teams. Winter School District Administrator Penny Boileau says the American Indian warrior logo has been used for decades, but if it's offensive to anyone, then it's time to change. A state law requires the state superintendent to consider any complaints ...

  • Milwaukee man one of two $1 million Powerball winners

    A Milwaukee man has come forward as one of two $1 million winners after Saturday's Powerball jackpot drawing and will participate in a Thursday news conference about his winnings. Jason Peck purchased his winning ticket Saturday night at Pick 'N Save, 1100 E. Garfield Ave., and will receive a lump sum payment of $672,500 after taxes, according to a Wisconsin Lottery news release. A ...

  • Derzon heirs collect $100000 sword jewelry

    The heirs to the David Derzon fortune collected $100,000, a Civil War sword and jewelry from one of the women who ran the family coin business for four years, until a judge ordered her out. The payment by Diane Mehalko ends her role in ...

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