• Disaster relief groups struggling to manage non-cash donations

  Two major disaster relief agencies said workers are struggling to manage an overload of well-meaning donations of goods meant for Oklahoma tornado ...

• DOT proposes double-decker freeway on part of I-94

  One of those proposals is a double-decker freeway, but the plan does not sit well with everyone. The view from Lee Brady's living room is the envy of any Brewers fan. Her Story Hill home next to I-94 overlooks Miller Park, and she wants to keep that view. But she and other residents worry if the DOT creates a double-decker stretch of freeway, her neighborhood will suffer. "It would be ...

• Man attempting to outrun FBI had to be lowered from building by a stretcher

  MILWAUKEE - There was commotion in downtown Milwaukee after the corners of Third and Highland Avenue were blocked off Wednesday morning. Police and the FBI attempted to serve a warrant to a man staying in an apartment above Tutto's Restaurant. The man attempted to flee from them in his underwear. He tried using a fire escape but was caught. Milwaukee Fire assisted in lowering the man ...

• Lake Geneva architect says his buildings withstand tornadoes

  LAKE GENEVA - After seeing the devastation in Oklahoma, veteran architect D. Thomas Kincaid wanted to tell us about a building design he contends could survive a tornado. In his Lake Geneva home, Kincaid showed TODAY'S TMJ4 reporter Tom Murray renderings and plans for monolithic domes. Essentially, they are upside down concrete bowls reinforced with steel. "Monolithic means one. ...

• Settlement to compensate Wisconsin e-book customers

  Wisconsin consumers will be compensated for overpaying for e-books and may benefit from lower prices in the future, as a result of a settlement that top justice officials have reached with Penguin Group, officials announced Wednesday. Attorneys general in 33 states, including Wisconsin, reached a settlement in a lawsuit against Penguin that accused the company of fixing prices in collusion with ...

• Milwaukee set for bigger infestation of emerald ash borers

  The emerald ash borer, the damaging green beetle that was officially discovered last year on the northwest side, will continue to infest Milwaukee on a broader basis, the city's forestry services manager said Wednesday. In comments made to the Common Council's Capital Improvements Committee and in a follow-up interview, city forester David Sivyer said, "We're expecting to ...

• Scott Walker plan allows rent-to-own contracts lacking key details for consumers

  Madison -- Rent-to-own stores could encourage customers to sign contracts lacking key details such as the total payment needed to take ownership of a television and then later fill in these blank spaces in the agreements, under a proposal by Gov. Scott Walker a key committee will consider Thursday. The provision is one of several in the Republican governor's 2013-'15 budget bill that ...

• Brewers look bad in lopsided loss to Dodgers

  After what may have been the worst game yet in a season of mostly bad baseball, Ryan Braun hit for the cycle in summarizing the current state of the Milwaukee Brewers. "It's been pretty terrible. Miserable," Braun said following the 9-2 loss Wednesday afternoon to the Los Angeles Dodgers. "It's no fun playing like this. We're barely even competitive." When it ...

• Fond du Lac couple loses granddaughter in Oklahoma tornado

  Sydney Angle was one of the children killed when that tornado tore apart her school. In the Fond du Lac neighborhood where Sydney's parents grew up and her grandparents still live, friends and neighbors are feeling the loss. Friends in Mike and Leslie Benson's quiet Fond Du Lac neighborhood held their breath when they heard that the massive twister had destroyed the Oklahoma elementary ...

• Kitten survives attack by a group of kids in Racine

  RACINE - A group of about 10 kids were chasing June the kitten, but one animal lover came to her rescue before she could be harmed. Wayne Clingman said it was right here in front of his house where he saw a group of kids chasing the kitten. The youngest of them was two years old, and the oldest was twelve years old. "It was my opinion, which I strongly believe," explains Clingman, ...

• Man blames murder on voices in his head

  A man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing a neighbor on Friday, May 17 at a mental health facility in West Allis. John Vegas has been charged with stabbing another resident more than 30 ...

• Milwaukee police panel upholds Chief Edward Flynns firing of officer

  The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission on Wednesday upheld Police Chief Edward Flynn's decision to fire an officer for an off-duty drunken driving accident that injured himself and his passenger, also a police officer. The drunken driving crash caused by Milwaukee Police ...

• Racine students to walk in honor of classmate with cancer

  Danielle Frost is winding up her senior year at Washington Park High School. She was determined to help her classmate John Tierney, who was diagnosed with leukemia last month. She handed out flyers and went to classrooms asking for help in showing the school's support for Tierney. "I just wanted to come up with something to show him that he had support and people did care for ...

• After Mattingly criticism Dodgers top Brewers 9-2

  Dodgers manager Don Mattingly criticized his team and benched All-Star right fielder Andre Ethier, then watched Los Angeles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-2 ...

• Packers sign rookie WR Alex Gillett

  Packers General Manger Ted Thompson is all smiles after The Green Bay Packers pick Datone Jones , DE, UCLA as their first pick in the NFL draft. Photos taken Thursday, April 25, 2013 Journal Sentinel photo by RICK WOOD/ ...

• 4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes

  FILE - In this May 15, 2013, file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Holder said that in conducting U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida and its associated forces, the government has targeted and ...

• BYO Burger expands into Mahtomedi eyes Wisconsin

  < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } BYO Burger, which opened this past winter on Robert Street in West St. Paul, is already expanding. The fast-casual burger joint (BYO stands for Build Your Own) opened a second location in the old Zantigo at 961 Wildwood Road, Mahtomedi. The West St. Paul restaurant is also a former Zantigo. There are plans for a third location near Interstate 94 and ...

• Moore mayor New law needed

  6min The mayor of tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, will push for a law requiring storm shelters or safe rooms in new homes, he told CNN ...

• Mayville Middle School High School on lockdown

  Mayville Middle School and High School are on lockdown because of a report of a person with a weapon in the area, according to the school ...

• Gov. Walker to court Iowans stoking 2016 talk

  MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is gearing up for re-election next year. But the Republican's actions suggest he might be seeking a much bigger prize -- the presidency in 2016. Walker is courting outside-the-state donors and conservatives. This week, he plans to talk to Republicans in Iowa, which traditionally holds the nation's first presidential caucus. He's ...

• Con-way Freight to Build Facility in Wisconsin

  will build a new, 96-door freight service center in Fond du Lac, Wis.The $8 million, 47,000 square foot facility will serve as the local hub from which the less-than-truckload trucking company will provide daily local freight pickup and delivery services connecting the greater Fond du Lac metropolitan area with one-, two- and three-day service points ...

• DNR board approves acquisition along Oconomowoc River

  The Natural Resources Board on Wednesday approved, on a 7-0 vote, the purchase of 140 acres in the Town of Erin for land that will become part of the Loew Lake unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. The Department of Natural Resources will buy the parcel with funds from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund. The price: $720,000, which was below appraisals. The land is owned by Renotta and ...

• Unemployment improves in nearly all Wis. counties

  MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Unemployment rates improved in nearly all 72 Wisconsin counties last month. The state Department of Workforce Development said Wednesday that unemployment got worse in April in Calumet, Menominee and Price counties, and stayed the same in Iron and Langlade counties. Unemployment rates improved in the other 67 counties. The highest unemployment rate was in Menominee ...

• Brewers to honor fallen Wis. police officer Jen Sebena Friday

  MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee Brewers are planning to honor the Wauwatosa police officer who was gunned down Christmas Eve while on duty. The team is dedicating its opening ceremony Friday to Officer Jennifer Sebena. Her husband is charged in her death. Sebena's family will be at the game, and her friend, Officer Katie Gierach, will throw out the first pitch. The festivities are part ...

• Wis. common core education standards to be discussed

  MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Advocates and opponents of common core standards for teaching math and English in Wisconsin were gathering for a joint hearing before the Legislature's education committees. While Wednesday's hearing is informational only, critics of the common core standards are calling for a closer look. Dozens of tea party supporters sent lawmakers a letter this week raising ...

• Wave stays at US Cellular Arena in Milwaukee

  Milwaukee Wave defender #4 Josh RIfe follows through on his shot to score a goal on this shot in third period of game between the Milwaukee Wave and Baltimore Blast. The Milwaukee Wave won the MISL championship with a 12-10 win overtime against Baltimore Blast, Sunday, March 18, 2012 at the U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is the Wave's second consecutive MISL championship. ...

• Wis. candidates got $758K from sand gas industry

  MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A new report says the sand mining and natural gas industries have given Wisconsin candidates nearly $758,000 since 2007, with contributions spiking last year as sand mining took off in the state. The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign study found the gas and sand mining industries gave candidates a total of $18,762 in 2007 when only five sand mines were operating in the state. ...

• Rep. Paul Ryan writing book

  The book will be "a mix of autobiography, political analysis, and policy prescriptions," wrote Robert Costa, National Review's Washington-based political reporter. Ryan's office did not respond to a WISN 12 News request for more information about the book. Ryan ran for vice president on the GOP ticket with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney last year. Ryan returned to ...

• FBI Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe

  Investigators stand outside an apartment complex in Orlando, Fla., where a man was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed his home early on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. 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 ...

• Wisconsin Gov. Walker Rep. Ryan invited to speak at St. Louis ACU convention

  O'FALLON, Mo.o With senior aces Calvin Munson of Francis Howell and Ryan Franklin of Fort Zumwalt West opposing each other in a Class 5 ...

• Owner of channels 18 24 might be eyeing Fox 6

  Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns WVTV-TV (Channel 18) and WCGV-TV (Channel 24) in Milwaukee, might be a suitor for the company that owns the local Fox affiliate, WITI-TV (Channel 6). The company that owns WITI-TV (Channel 6) in Milwaukee is for sale and the owner of Milwaukee channels 18 and 24 could be the buyer. As I reported earlier, private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners has ...

• Body in Mississippi River was Wisconsin student 18

  The body pulled from the Mississippi River in St. Paul Tuesday has been identified as 18-year-old Dakotah Coach, the Ramsey County medical examiner's office said Wednesday. Coach and Erika Borgstrom, 16, jumped from the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis on May 14, the St. Croix Central School District in Hammond, Wis., said last week. Coach, of Hammond, was a senior and Borgstrom was a ...

• Lohse to miss start because of elbow irritation

  Mike Fiers will start in place of Lohse on Saturday against visiting Pittsburgh.Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke made the announcement before Wednesday's game against ...

• Cambridge Major completes Germantown expansion

  Cambridge Major is a provider of intermediates and ingredients for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Cambridge Major Laboratories Inc. this month is unveiling its expanded active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing facility in Germantown. The expansion, which The Business Journal reported in September 2012, was partly funded through a loan from Economic Development of Washington County. The ...

• From the ICSC Southridge nears completion of makeover

  The addition of Macy's was part of a recent renovation of Southridge Mall in Greendale. Simon Property Group Inc. just has a couple of key spaces to fill at Southridge Mall in Greendale before it considers its renovation and remerchandising project finished, and it already have prospective tenants lined up, a Simon official said Wednesday. Robert Alexander, senior vice president of leasing ...

• Milwaukee high school cited for college preparedness

  Tony Tagliavia of MPS said Rufus King International School was given the ACT's College and Career Transition Award for high schools Wednesday in Washington, ...

• Brewers Pitcher To Miss Start

  Right-hander Kyle Lohse will miss his next scheduled turn in the Milwaukee Brewers' rotation because of irritation in his pitching elbow. Mike Fiers will start in place of Lohse on Saturday against visiting Pittsburgh. Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke made the announcement before Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lohse signed a $33 million, three-year contract with ...

• Baldwin makes maiden speech on Senate floor

  Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin made her first speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday, calling for more bipartisan cooperation, and paying tribute to an iconic former Wisconsin senator, Robert "Fighting Bob" ...

• Family of 14-year-old wants justice for hit-and-run driver who struck child

  MILWAUKEE - A mother is pleading for help to find the driver who hit her son, then took off. TODAY'S TMJ4's Nick Montes talked exclusively with the mom and her 14-year-old son, Nathan Pacala, who is slowly recovering. It's been two months since a car struck Nathan at the corner of South Muskego and West Mitchell Streets. The driver took off, and it's been a long journey ...

• Heartland heartbreak hits home for Milwaukee woman who lived in Oklahoma

  MILWAUKEE - Allison Silveira is from the Midwest but studied meteorology for fifteen years at the Univesity of Oklahoma. She moved to Milwaukee two years ago, but knows Moore very well. "I have been to a movie at the Warren Theater that got hit that was very close to the elementary school as well," she sad. Plus, Allison has a lot of friends, family, and collegeaues who still ...

• Packers K Mason Crosby becomes new dad

  Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby (2) chats with San Francisco 49'rs David Akers (2) before the NFL Divisional playoffs between the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49'rs at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California, Saturday, Januyary 11, 2013 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Photo by Rick ...

• Brewers look for series win vs. Dodgers

  MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers are aiming for a series win, something that's been a while coming for the slumping Brew Crew. They're in action right now at Miller Park. Listen to Bob Uecker and Joe Block now on 620WTMJ ...

• Green Bay CVB explains why Lambeau Super Bowl is a never say never idea

  Green Bay Packer legend Bart Starr and other former players line the field with flags before the game against the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau ...

• Obama to visit Oklahoma on Sunday

  President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Oklahoma on Sunday, the White House announced. At least 24 were killed in the mammoth ...

• Police surround downtown Milwaukee building as man is rescued

  Wisconsin law enforcement officials and Milwaukee police have blocked off an alley between W. State St. and W. Highland Ave. while Milwaukee Fire Department rescue workers prepare to lower an injured man from the second story of a building to an awaiting ambulance. It's unclear why there was a heavy law enforcement presence while the man was being treated. Fire Department Batallion Chief ...

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