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  • Man killed during armed robbery in Milwaukee

    A man was arrested Friday at the Cannes Film Festival after firing a gun loaded with blanks during a live television interview, sending an Oscar-winning actor running for ...

  • Storm Threat Increases For Monday

    Better chances for rain and storms on Monday with the cool front. Some storms may be strong/severe. Looks like the best chances for the rougher weather will be in western Wisconsin. The threat for severe storms diminishes Tuesday, but the rain hangs around off and on through ...

  • Medical safety device scams

    MILWAUKEE - If you or someone you know gets a call about a free or low cost medical safety device, watch out. It may be a scam. There have been a number of phone scams targeting seniors lately, but one of the most troubling is an offer for a low cost medical safety device. The scammer might also say the device is covered by a government program. If you or someone you know gets this ...

  • Report N Korea fires short-range missiles

    North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as ...

  • Investigator Top US Treasury officials told of tax probe in June of campaign year 2012

    WASHINGTON - The ousted head of the U.S. tax agency apologized to Congress for his agency's tougher treatment of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, including during last year's presidential election, saying it resulted from a misguided effort to handle a flood of applications, not political bias. Lawmakers from both parties harshly criticized the Internal Revenue Service ...

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THX 1138

THX 1138

When young, first-time director George Lucas presented his debut feature THX 1138 to the executives of Warner Bros. in 1970, they were appalled. They hated it. Of course, at the time, they had no idea that Lucas would become one of the most influential and economically ... ...

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  • Feds to probe Connecticut train crash

    Federal transportation investigators will work to determine what caused two passenger trains to collide during rush hour in Connecticut, sending dozens to the ...

  • Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District plan pushes toward electric self sufficiency

    Oak Creek - To generate 100% of the electricity needed to run the South Shore sewage treatment plant, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District needs bacteria living in large underground tanks to give it more gas. The plant is halfway to its goal of self-sufficiency in electricity production by 2035, and it will gain another 10% in the next few years by installing new sewage mixers in the ...

  • Young woman overcomes brain surgeries other hurdles to earn degree

    Madison - Angela Schoepke doesn't need to walk across a stage in a cap and gown. Every day is a celebration of what the soon-to-be-graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has accomplished, despite 10 major orthopedic surgeries by the time she was 12, surgery for scoliosis when she was 16, and two surgeries last November that removed one-fifth of her brain because of cancer and ...

  • Man tied to ATFs stolen ammunition gets six years in prison

    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 ...

  • Packers draft pick Jones ready to make a point

    Green Bay - The demand seems simple enough. In today's NFL, teams need large, athletic defensive linemen. As the spread offense proliferates, defenses must dot the field with multiple defensive backs. And more players on the back end means fewer players up front. Disruptive interior pass rushers are at an all-time premium. This player has eluded Green Bay Packers general manager Ted ...

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