Provides the latest RSS feeds for Milwaukee News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Wisconsin Star.com http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/cat/563d1c1db6cb5197/ en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:26:13 -0400 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:26:13 -0400 30 NEW AT TEN. TECHNOLOGY COULD BE STANDING IN THE WAY OF YOUR CALL FOR HELP. GREENFIELD'S 9-1-1 SYSTEM IS NEED OF AN UPGRADE...AND IN SOME CASES IT HAS DROPPED CALLS. 12 NEWS' JASON NEWTON IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE POLICE STATION. JASON THE CITY HAD BEEN PLANNING TO UPDATE THIS SYSTEM, BUT NOT THIS EARLY. IT'S A STORY OUR PARTNERS AT GREENFIELD PATCH ARE FOLLOWING. THE PLAN HAD BEEN TO ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215261983/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:27:51 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215261983/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Pharmacist by day, 'OWI Hunter' by night APPLETON -- Drunk drivers in the Fox Valley will get no reprieve from the "OWI Hunter," after a judge ruled he is not acting as an illegal agent of law enforcement. The man known simply as Brad was called into an Outagamie County courtroom by a defense attorney last month as part of an attempt to get an OWI charge dismissed. The ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215261984/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:26:41 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215261984/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 WAUKESHA - At the Reaching Treetops Studio in Wauskesha, they're flipping yoga up in the air. It's called aerial yoga. Instructors hang hammocks from the ceiling and work on different poses. From swinging, to inversion, to other aerial techniques, gravity is used to better stretch and strengthen the body. It also has the added of excitement of doing yoga in flight. Instructor Rhiannon ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215261985/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:26:40 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215261985/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Rachel Maddow plays powerful video of Wisconsin State Representative Many Wright's personal disclosure about having been raped by a cousin at 8-years-old but not having filed a police report - a circumstance Wisconsin Republicans are hoping to use as an excuse to block access to a legal abortion for the victim should such abuse result in pregnancy, because they believe women lie about rape ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215261780/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:08:26 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215261780/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 LAKE DELTON - A carbon monoxide leak at a hotel in the Wisconsin Dells has some guests upset more wasn't done to help them. Doug Schuenemann was enjoying a vacation in the Dells with his fiance and baby boy when all of the sudden early Saturday morning at the Travelodge hotel, he got a shock. "A firefighter on our door saying 'Lake Delton Fire Department. We need to evacuate ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215261166/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:23:41 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215261166/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The U.S. State Department said Monday it wasn't surprised that Iran's newly elected president, Hassan Rouhani, said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should stay in power until ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215261067/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:16:06 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215261067/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Like the 130-year-old paper mill in Nekoosa, on the banks of the Wisconsin River, many of Wisconsin's paper mills are more than a century old. Wisconsin's economy remains surprisingly reliant on papermaking and printing industries, according to a new ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215260710/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:15:31 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215260710/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 West Bend -- Add pollution cleanup to the list of uses for vegetable oil. A blended emulsion of soybean oil and water will be injected into the ground at a former Gehl Co. property near the Milwaukee River in the next few weeks to begin the process of eliminating contaminants in soil and shallow groundwater. The vegetable oil won't do a thing to the chemicals, but it will feed bacteria ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215261167/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:15:28 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215261167/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MEQUON - The Ozaukee Co. Sheriff's Office has shut down I-43 northbound after a rollover crash. Flight for Life was headed to the scene of the crash, which happened just before 9:00 p.m. Monday night. TODAY'S TMJ4 reports that a vehicle struck a center barricade at the Milwaukee-Ozaukee Co. line. At least one person may have been injured. Check back for more details on this breaking ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215260374/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:18:41 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215260374/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. -- Eau Claire Police say a body has been pulled from the Chippewa River. Police say canoeists spotted the body Monday not far from the Short Street Bridge. Eau Claire firefighters then launched a boat and recovered the body. WQOW-TV (http://bit.ly/17UpX9YP reports there's no word on an ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215260379/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:16:26 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215260379/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The names of dozens of detainees held at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were released for the first time on Monday after a newspaper sued the federal government for the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215260295/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:11:23 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215260295/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 With youth unemployment hitting 24.5% nationally in May, several Milwaukee teenagers are getting real-world work experience this summer, thanks to the St. Charles Youth and Family Services Youth Employment Services program, ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215259906/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:10:54 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215259906/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Patrons gather at Estabrook Park Beer Garden on Saturday. To see a map of local bars with impressive craft beer collections, visit jsonline.com/beer ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215260375/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:10:47 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215260375/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 GET READY FOR ANOTHER FULL FREEWAY CLOSURE. THIS TIME, IN WEST ALLIS, OVER I-894. NEW AT SIX: WISN 12 NEWS PATRICK PAOLANTONIO SHOWS WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE CLEVELAND AVENUE BRIDGE. PATRICK PAOLANTONIO/WEST ALLIS I'M STANDING ON THE CLEVELAND AVENUE BRIDGE AND THAT SOUND YOU HEAR, IS THE TRAFFIC, DOWN BELOW ON 894. BIG CHANGES ARE ABOUT TO COME TO THIS AREA. THE CLEVELAND AVENUE BRIDGE, ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215259495/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:15:31 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215259495/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 18min Passengers on a United Airlines flight on Monday helped subdue a man who they said stood up and screamed about the CIA, national security leaks and poison. The disruption occurred during Flight 116 from Hong Kong that eventually landed safely at its ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215259494/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:15:30 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215259494/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 SHE DISAPPEARED JUST DAYS AFTER THE BANK SHE WORKED FOR WAS ROBBED. TONIGHT: A STUNNING TWIST IN THE INVESTIGATION INTO A MISSING COLLEGE STUDENT. 22-YEAR-OLD JESSICA BENSON VANISHED JUST DAYS BEFORE SHE WAS TO GRADUATE FROM MOUNT MARY COLLEGE... WISN 12 NEWS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER COLLEEN HENRY JOINS US FROM THE EDUCATORS CREDIT UNION... COLLEEN, POLICE NOW SAY THEY THINK THE ROBBERY AND ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215259493/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:15:29 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215259493/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Shooting at Potawatomi Casino MILWAUKEE – Questions are swirling about the way security officers handled a shooting at Potawatomi Bingo Casino. Never before has a shooting taken place on the casino floor, according to a spokesman. Patrons describe the scene as chaotic. "All of a sudden, people started stampeding--that’s all I can say," said Linda Schmit, who was at ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215259496/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:14:27 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215259496/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 WAUKESHA - People living in Waukesha have a mystery on their hands. Dozens of homeowners say they've watched their pine trees wither away and die. Scott Barrowclift is one of the residents who's had to cut down several pine trees on his property because they are sick. He said trees on his property aren't the only one's that have turned brown. "On Sunset I've ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215258570/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:11:26 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215258570/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 SHEBOYGAN - Nathan Paape is on trial for murder as an adult at just 14 years old. Prosecutors say Paape and his friend killed that friend's great-grandmother with a hatchet and hammer for money. However, defense attorneys aim to persuade the jury that friend Antonio Barbeau was the primary planner and attacker. "What Nate never told agent Wilson is that he ever intended to kill ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215258569/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:11:24 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215258569/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 KENOSHA - A dive and rescue team has been called out to a location in Kenosha to assist two people there who went into water. TODAY'S TMJ4 has learned it happened at Lake Michigan near 51st Place. Initial reports say a man went into the water to help out a woman there. The Coast Guard has been called to the scene, and police and fire crews also came to ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215258568/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:11:24 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215258568/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 "We've been open 22 years now. We welcome 6 million people a year. We're open 24-7. We've never had shots fired on the floor like that before," Potawatomi Bingo Casino spokesman Ryan Amundson ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215257559/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:09:14 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215257559/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Shooting at Potawatomi Casino MILWAUKEE - TODAY'S TMJ4 has learned that Milwaukee Police arrested a 27-year-old man at the scene of the shooting at Potawatomi Casino in the Menomonee Valley. His arrest for recklessly endangering safety and carrying a concealed weapon this weekend is not the first time he's been in trouble. Court records show he's been found guilty of ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215257560/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:08:13 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215257560/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 are related and from the La Crosse area. Sheriff Mick Brennan says autopsies are being done Monday after the victims' bodies were recovered from the crash wreckage on Sunday. The Piper Comanche went down south of a runway on the island in northwestern Wisconsin Saturday evening and became engulfed in flames. Brennan says the two men were the only occupants. They have not been identified ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215257561/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:08:10 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215257561/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The Packers are teaming up with the NFL and the National Guard to host a free football camp for high school students in Green Bay this ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215257562/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:08:01 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215257562/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wisconsin officials are suing Chicago-based Legal Helpers Debt Resolution over allegations that the firm illegally collected millions of dollars in fees from Wisconsin consumers who were trying to get out of debt. Prosecutors say Legal Helpers portrayed itself as a law firm but actually operated a debt settlement service. The company operated between December 2009 and April 2012. As of April ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215257420/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:00:31 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215257420/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The state Department of Justice has charged a southeastern Wisconsin tobacco store owner with multiple counts of evading state taxes and operating with the proper permits. According to criminal complaints filed last week, 40-year-old Mohammad Abdul Qadeer Siddiqui of West Allis owns a tobacco store in Sheboygan and two tobacco stores in Milwaukee County. State tax agents ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215256491/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:04:54 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215256491/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 ASHLAND, Wis. (AP) -- Ashland County authorities say a La Crosse doctor and his brother were killed in a single-engine plane crash on Madeline Island. Sheriff Mick Brennan identifies the victims as the pilot, 63-year-old Dr. Richard Renwick, and his brother, 58-year-old Bruce Renwick from Waunakee. WXOW-TV reports Dr. Renwick was a physician in obstetrics and gynecology at Gundersen Health ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215256492/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:04:50 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215256492/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MENOMONEE FALLS - Dustin Feider always had an affinity for trees. "I love tree climbing," Feider told me. "It's super fun." It was so much fun he decided to make it his career. Feider ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215256493/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:04:49 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215256493/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Madison -- Democratic leaders publicly solicited the votes of moderate Republican state senators to switch sides on the budget debate during a news conference Monday aimed at defeating the expansion of school voucher programs. "We are here to put out the welcome mat to those senators to put their money where their mouth is," Senate Minority Leader Chris Larson (D-Milwaukee) said. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215256494/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:57:08 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215256494/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Due to high demand and a waiting list of more than 100 prospective students, Woodlands School will open its second location this fall, according to school Principal Maureen Sullivan. Woodlands School is a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee charter school at 5510 W. Blue Mound Road. The new school, Woodlands East, will be at 3121 W. State St. after renovations are completed on the former Indian ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215256495/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:57:06 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215256495/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Although it has been on the market for more than a decade, doctors still can't say with any certainty whether Medtronic's spine surgery product Infuse increases the risk of a complication that causes sterility in men. But two independent reviews of the safety and effectiveness of the product published Monday heighten concerns about the complication and raise questions about why ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215256496/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:56:56 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215256496/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Two independent reports issued Monday found Medtronic's spine surgery product known as Infuse offered little benefit over conventional spine surgery and may be linked to serious harms including cancer and a complication that can ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215256497/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:56:54 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215256497/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 -- Two Milwaukee-area Assemblymen behind an elections package defended the doubling of contribution limits to candidates as a way to limit the influence of outside groups in ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215255353/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:02:35 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215255353/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The robbery took place in the 4700 block of North 48th Street. Officers spotted the car at North 53rd and Melvina streets with two people inside, Milwaukee police Capt. Regina Howard ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215255352/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:02:35 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215255352/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 DELAVAN - The reward has been raised to $8,000 in the effort to find whoever beat and killed a turtle with a club on a golf course in Walworth County. A snapping turtle died after it was found bloody and beaten, with a cracked shell at Delbrook Golf Course back on June 10. The Global Conservation Group in Watertown offered a $3,000 reward for any information which would lead to the arrest and ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215255354/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:00:54 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215255354/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 A car theft suspect reportedly was shot and injured by police while another suspect escaped on foot Monday afternoon on Milwaukee's north side. The two men had just stolen a yellow Pontiac on N. 48th St. when they ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215255355/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:53:06 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215255355/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The state Assembly plans to begin debate of the state budget, with Republicans hoping to fight back any significant changes to the $70 billion two-year spending plan. The budget up for debate Tuesday would cut income taxes by $650 million, extend private school vouchers statewide, and reject a federally funded Medicaid expansion. The proposal would also allow for the sale ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215254205/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:58:49 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215254205/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE - TODAY'S TMJ4's Lacey Crisp reports that Milwaukee Police have a suspect in custody at a Milwaukee-area hospital after an officer shot him Monday afternoon. Another suspect is on the loose. Police tell Lacey that two men stole a car, then went to the corner of North 53rd Street and West Capitol Drive. An officer on the scene shot one of the two suspects. The other was able ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215254204/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:58:49 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215254204/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The builder of the development confirmed Monday that Saks OFF 5th, Old Navy and Nordstrom Rack are among nine tenants for the Wauwatosa development. The shopping center will be housed on the site of the former Roundy's warehouses near Highway 45 and West Burleigh ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215253160/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:57:41 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215253160/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The Bucks reportedly offered a two-year extention to Ellis earlier this month, however that deal was contingent on Ellis not opting out of the final year on his current ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215253159/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:57:41 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215253159/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 , the Bucks have announced two new coaching additions. Bob Bender and Nick Van Exel, who is from Kenosha, will join Larry Drew’s staff as assistant coaches for the Milwaukee Bucks. "Bender joins the Bucks after nine seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, including the last three with Drew as head coach," according to NBA.com. "Van Exel also worked with Drew as a member of the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215253161/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:56:34 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215253161/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided not to hear an appeal filed by two residents of Mukwonago who didn't feel the court's decision over Mukwonago's mascot was fair. The residents said the state ordering the school district to drop the team name and mascot, which was then the Indians, didn't offer taxpayers due ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215253162/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:56:33 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215253162/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 June 17, 2013 11:00 a.m. | The longest day of the year and the official start to summer finally arrive this week in Wisconsin. Anglers will try their luck and skill at catching Wisconsin’s state fish during Hayward’s 64th ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215253163/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:48:42 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215253163/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Evon Young, 22, aka Yung LT, disappeared Jan. 2, and authorities have accused five men of beating, strangling and then burning the remains of the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215252054/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:54:16 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215252054/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE - A woman is in custody, and her baby's death is now being called a homicide. Michael A. Johnson III, died on June 13 in the 3100 block of N. 13th Street. Johnson was born June 6, 2013. According to Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer with Milwaukee Police, his mother is now in custody and will be referred to the DA"s office today for possible ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215252053/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:54:15 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215252053/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 President Barack Obama's approval rating dropped 8 percentage points over the past month, to 45 percent, the president's lowest rating in more than a year and a half, according to a new national ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215251908/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:46:46 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215251908/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The mother of an infant who was only a week old when he died is in police custody and will be referred to the Milwaukee County district attorney's office Monday, police said. The baby, Michael A. Johnson III, was born June 6 and died June 13 at a residence in the 3100 block of N. 13th St. The death was ruled a homicide, though police did not identify the cause of death. To view the latest ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215252055/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:46:14 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215252055/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Madison -- Gov. Scott Walker will be a guest speaker later this year in Japan at the annual Midwest U.S.-Japan Association Conference, which focuses on establishing business ties and opportunities between the two. Four other Midwest governors also are expected to speak in Walker's session, including Gov. Mike Pence (R-Indiana) and Gov. Rick Snyder (R-Michigan). The association is made up ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215252056/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:46:08 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215252056/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Politically speaking, Wisconsin and Minnesota are practically twins. They have voted the same way in the past seven presidential contests. They gave President Barack Obama almost identical victory margins last fall. They share a common border, a common heritage and the highest election turnouts in America. Yet based on how they are being governed, you would think they were two different ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215252057/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:22:00 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215252057/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Wisconsin's maple syrup producers are having a great year. A report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's statistical arm says the state's farmers produced five times as much maple syrup this year as last year and the most since it began keeping track in 1992. The USDA says Wisconsin produced 265,000 gallons of maple syrup this year. Last ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215250864/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:51:32 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215250864/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MADISON -- Wisconsin wildlife officials are warning people to be on the lookout for a couple of poison plants. Department of Natural Resources plant ecologists say poison hemlock and wild parsnip are becoming more common along roadsides. The sap from poison hemlock contains neurotoxins that can be absorbed through the skin; the story goes that Greek philosopher Socrates died after drinking ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215250865/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:51:27 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215250865/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 online live on Monday to declare the truth would come out even if he is jailed or killed, and said President Barack Obama did not fulfill his promises and expanded several "abusive" national security ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215250699/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:43:47 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215250699/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Jeffrey A. Wagner called a mistrial Monday morning in the case of Billy Griffin, who was charged in the death of rapper Evon Young. Wagner scheduled a new trial for Sept. 16 after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict late last week and on Monday. Young, a 22-year-old rapper recording under the alias Yung LT, was brutally beaten, strangled and shot three ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215250866/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:43:07 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215250866/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wisconsin Super Angel Fund and one of its portfolio companies will discuss raising investment dollars Thursday night at a first-ever "Capital Connections" event organized ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215250868/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:43:06 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215250868/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 In his first answers, Snowden said he had to get out of the United States before the leaks were published by the Guardian and Washington Post to avoid being targeted by the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215249405/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:50:41 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215249405/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 GREEN BAY - A man who went missing last week, along with his wife, has died. Leo Baeb, 92, and his 84-year-old wife were on their way to Green Bay last week but never made ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215249516/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:49:45 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215249516/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MEDFORD, Wis. (AP) -- A woman accused of trying to kill four of her six children is scheduled for a bond hearing in Taylor County. The 37-year-old mother is to appear in court Monday morning. Sheriff's authorities say the woman attempted to kill the four children by carbon monoxide asphyxiation. The children are ages 3, 5, 8 and 11. Sheriff Bruce Daniels said Monday the children are ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215249518/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:49:43 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215249518/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The Packers are teaming up with the NFL and the National Guard to host a free football camp for high school students in Green Bay this ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215249519/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:49:42 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215249519/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Madison -- Lawmakers will vote this week on a $68 billion, two-year budget that would cut income taxes, take taxpayer-supported private voucher schools statewide, and reject a federally funded expansion of state health programs under Obamacare. The budget crafted by GOP lawmakers and Gov. Scott Walker would sweep through many other parts of Wisconsin life, legalizing bounty hunters; giving the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215249520/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:41:42 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215249520/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Health advisories were issued Monday for all three of Milwaukee's beaches after heavy rainfall Saturday. Elevated bacteria levels at South Shore Beach prompted the advisory, which was issued by the city, while pre-emptive advisories were issued due to rainfall at Bradford and McKinley beaches. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215249027/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:41:40 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215249027/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The ongoing recovery of the housing market continued last month as sales of existing homes in Wisconsin rose 18.2% from sales in May 2012, the Wisconsin Realtors Association said Monday. The increase marked the 23rd straight month of positive sales growth. Prices were up, too. The median price for a Wisconsin home last month was $144,000, up 4.3% from a year earlier. Sales in the four-county ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215249521/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:41:32 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215249521/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 View Photo Associated Press/J. Scott Applewhite - U.S. History students from Austin, Minn. High School visit the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 17, 2013, in anticipation of key decisions being announced. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215248804/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:31:26 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215248804/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The first round of negotiations for a possible new trans-Atlantic trade deal between the United States and the European Union will take place next month in Washington, President Barack Obama said Monday at the Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland. "I believe that we can form an economic alliance as strong as our diplomatic and security alliances," Obama ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215248304/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:49:06 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215248304/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Atwater Beach in Shorewood was empty on Fathers Day despite the warmer weather. Officials have closed the beach due to elevated levels of e. Coli bacteria in the waters near the beach. Doctor's Park beach in Bayside has also been closed due to elevated bacteria levels. Further testing will be conducted this week to determine whether the waters are safe for ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215248305/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:49:04 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215248305/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Cities and counties in Wisconsin are looking for ways to pay for water testing that could lead to beach closures after the federal government proposed cutting its funding for the program. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been spending about $10 million per year on the program that requires local officials to post notices of increased health risks when water samples ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215248306/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:47:53 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215248306/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Representatives from Marcus Corp. and the Town of Brookfield are close to completing their negotiations on a development agreement tied to a proposed town financing proposal for The Corners retail project. Katie Falvey, Marcus director of real estate, told me she hopes that agreement will be reviewed this summer by the Town Board. "We're very close," Falvey said. Rick Czopp, ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215248307/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:40:11 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215248307/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Hundreds of Wisconsin National Guard members face furloughs as the result of the automatic federal budget cuts that took effect earlier this ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215248483/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:26:11 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215248483/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court will review a $1.24 million defamation judgment against a Wisconsin airline that reported one of its pilots as mentally unstable and caused him to be arrested. The justices said Monday they will hear an appeal from Air Wisconsin that claims it is shielded under federal law from the defamation claims of veteran pilot William Hoeper. Hoeper's job was in jeopardy ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215247707/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:15:28 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215247707/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 , a local law enforcement expert says it's tough to guard against violence like that while trying to maintain an open atmosphere. There's always a balance between security and being open to the public. But the move is toward more security, because of incidents like the shooting over the weekend. "I remember being able to get on an airplane and not pass through security ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215247207/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:47:06 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215247207/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 , according to the Journal Sentinel. The 27-year-old man from Wauwatosa was reportedly in an argument with the 23-year-old woman around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, when he allegedly shot her. The shooting left many panicked patrons running for the doors. "We are thankful no one was hurt more seriously and that the situation was contained quickly," the casino told the Journal Sentinel. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215247206/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:47:06 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215247206/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE - National furloughs will be affecting hundreds of Wisconsin National Guard members this summer. According to the Journal Sentinel, many will be required to take 11 furlough days. "The sequester will affect roughly 700 people who are considered Department of Defense technicians, which range from pilots and mechanics to folks who work in finance and human ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215247208/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:47:05 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215247208/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 A Wauwatosa man accused of opening fire Sunday at Potawatomi Bingo Casino and wounding a Milwaukee woman in her leg could be referred to the Milwaukee County district attorney's office for charges as early as Monday. The 27-year-old man allegedly fired a handgun and wounded a 23-year-old Milwaukee woman about 1:30 a.m. Sunday at the casino at 1721 W. Canal St., sending gamblers fleeing. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215247209/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:39:30 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215247209/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 HOMICIDE CHARGES. A SHEBOYGAN TEEN GOES ON TRIAL TOMORROW. 14-YEAR OLD NATHAN PAAPE IS ACCUSED OF HELPING TO KILL HIS FRIEND'S GREAT- GRANDMOTHER. BARBARA OLSON DIED IN SEPTEMBER. THE TWO TEENS ARE ACCUSED OF STEALING MONEY FROM HER HOME AFTER THE KILLING, AND USING IT TO BUY MARIJUANA AND PIZZA. THE OTHER TEEN, ANTONIO BARBEAU, PLEAD NO CONTEST TO THE KILLING EARLIER THIS ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215246127/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:49:44 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215246127/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MADISON - A nine-year-old girl was hit and run over by a car Sunday night, according to police. The incident occurred on Vera Court in Madison around 8:30 ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215246128/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:48:26 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215246128/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 EAGLE - A woman is dead after a motorcycle crash over the weekend. Just after 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, the driver of a motorcyle was found "not breathing and unresponsive" near Eagle, according to the Waukesha County sheriff. "Initial investigation indicates that the motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on CTH CI and did not negotiate the curve," according to Sheriff ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215246129/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:48:25 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215246129/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 An investigation is progressing into a fatal stabbing that occurred Sunday night on Milwaukee's north side, and police are expected to release more information Monday morning. A 31-year-old man died from stab wounds that he received on N. Buffum St. near W. Chambers St., according ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215246130/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:40:44 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215246130/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 A hotel in Lake Delton remains closed after a carbon monoxide leak made nine guests sick. The leak happened at the Travelodge late Friday night after a hot tub heat pump malfunctioned, and left three people in serious condition. The hotel says it will remain closed until the investigation wraps ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215245130/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:50:26 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215245130/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE - Police in Milwaukee need your help to find the driver who hit and injured a motorcyclist and a passenger. The crash happened Sunday afternoon near 15th and Drexel in South Milwaukee. The vehicle is described as a dark red colored SUV. It should have noticeable damage to the passenger side and at least one broken window on the passenger ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215245132/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:50:25 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215245132/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Milwaukee is hardly just another stop on the tour for father of five Jim Gaffigan. The comedian told a Milwaukee crowd about an important stop he made with his ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215245131/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:50:25 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215245131/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data between Dec. 1, 2012 and May 31.The company, like some other businesses, had asked the U.S government to be able to share how many requests it received related to national security and how it handled them.Apple Inc. said that between 9,000 and 10,000 accounts or devices were specified in those ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215245168/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:48:39 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215245168/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 pulled from the Milwaukee River near the Wisconsin Ave. bridge Sunday afternoon has died, the Milwaukee County medical examiner's office said Monday morning. More information about the man, such as his identity, is expected to be released later Monday. Firefighters were called to the river shortly before 3 p.m. for a report of three people in the water, and two of the three managed to swim ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215245133/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:43:07 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215245133/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander is expected to release details of cases where the programs have stopped a terrorist attack, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein said. The information may be available as soon as Monday. "He wants to be exact about the details," she said. Over the weekend a three-page document on the NSA programs was released to ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215244105/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:53:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215244105/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 SHEBOYGAN - The murder trial for a 14-year-old boy will start in Sheboygan County on Monday. Nathan Paape is accused of helping his friend murder his 78-year-old great grandmother. Opening statements are expected to get underway at the Sheboygan County Courthouse Monday morning at 9 a.m. Barbara Olson's body was found in her Sheboygan Falls home last September. The murder gripped the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215244191/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:52:38 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215244191/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 SHEBOYGAN - One woman is in custody and another is seriously hurt after a strange incident late Sunday. Sheboygan police say a 38-year-old woman from Sheboygan pushed a 43-year-old woman from Grafton off a second story balcony at a home near 8th and Clara. Police found the woman from Grafton on the ground below the balcony. She was seriously hurt and is now being treated at a hospital in ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215244194/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:52:37 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215244194/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) -- There was a toast and an apology as the Leinenkugel brewery's fan base grew to include a Minnesota politician who once insulted the Wisconsin beer. What started out as a slur during a legislative debate ended Saturday with laughs, hugs, photos and cups of Leinie's at the 10th annual Leinie Lodge Family Reunion in Chippewa Falls -- and a pledge to meet again ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215244193/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:52:35 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215244193/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 A decent weather day is in store, though some early showers could cause some problems during the morning commute, WTMJ-TV meteorologist Scott Steele says. You can now check for up-to-the-minute travel times and delays on Milwaukee-area highways with the Journal Sentinel's convenient new traffic report for smartphones. The report acts like an app but can be downloaded onto all kinds of ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215244195/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:45:22 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215244195/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Phoenix prohibited live streaming, the Lumineers allowed it. Taping announcements are posted on the show's website, and free tickets are available on a first-come first-serve basis. Reserved seating is available through a subscription program. The bands are paid the union minimum scale of $500. The show is paying off for PBS as well, by bringing it a younger audience. The average age of the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215241998/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:01:13 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215241998/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker reacts at his victory party in Waukesha, Wis., in June 2012 after defeating Democratic challenger Tom Barrett in a special recall ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215241274/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:12:14 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215241274/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Grand Chute - Shaking hands and signing autographs, Donald Driver made his annual loop around Fox Cities Stadium and finished right near the dugout. To the tune of children (and adults) shouting his name for some 20-25 minutes, the now-former Green Bay Packers wide receiver seemed at peace. This off-season, Driver made the excruciating decision to retire. He claimed he could still play - he ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215240657/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:17:24 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215240657/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Standing on a foot ladder, Jeff Scanell bent down, pinched his girlfriend's red lace brassiere between his thumb and index finger and gently lifted it out of the front of her shirt as a cowbell wildly rang and a raucous crowd roared.The 37-year-old Milwaukee tool and die worker then reached above and added the undergarment to the dangling array of colorful bras of various shapes and sizes ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215240658/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:05:18 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215240658/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Days after the United Steelworkers (USW) forced through a six-year concessions contract at Caterpillar's Global Mining facility in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Friday the company announced indefinite layoffs for more than 30 percent of the plant's production workers. Along with long-term layoffs for around 260 workers beginning on June 24, the company has also announced two one-week ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215239745/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:33:59 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215239745/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Pope Francis blesses a man at the end of Mass Sunday in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. The pope blessed Harley-Davidson bikes and bikers as the American motorcycle manufacturer celebrated its 110th anniversary with a parade and plenty of leather. See more photos at jsonline ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215240065/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:25:27 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215240065/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Hundreds of Wisconsin National Guard members will be furloughed for 11 days as part of the federal sequestration. The sequester will affect roughly 700 people who are considered Department of Defense technicians, which range from pilots and mechanics to folks who work in finance and human resources. National Guard members recently received word of just how many furlough days, which had been ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215240066/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:25:25 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215240066/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Patrons at a Milwaukee bingo casino Sunday wrested a gun away from a man who fired several shots that left a woman wounded, police said. Police said the suspect, a 27-year-old Wauwatosa man, opened fire on the gaming floor of the Potawatomi Bingo Casino about 1:30 a.m., the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. A 23-year-old Milwaukee woman was shot in the leg, city police Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215239781/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:02:45 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215239781/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 WEST ALLIS -- It all started with an argument with a neighbor in a big apartment complex. A short time later, officers and even the SWAT team had the place surrounded trying to convince the man to come ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215239521/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:39:43 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215239521/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Library staff inspect progress last week on the temporary home t he Milwaukee Public Library's East Library will occupy for 18 months . The library is being relocated during the construction phase to storefronts on N. Murray ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215239522/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:32:38 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215239522/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 --Milwaukee police are investigating a shooting that happened inside Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 W. Canal Street. It happened around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. Police said a 27-year-old man from Wauwatosa shot his 23-year-old girlfriend in the leg. The Milwaukee woman’s injuries are not life-threatening. The man was arrested at the casino. Police said he will be referred to the Milwaukee ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215239173/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:22:03 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215239173/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Police said they are looking for a newer-model SUV colored dark red or burgundy. Authorities said the vehicle is similar to a GMC Yukon with tinted windows. They said the SUV should have significant damage to its front passenger side and at least one broken window on the passenger ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215238402/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:51:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215238402/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 "We love him for the player he was, and we love him for the man he is," said Packers Radio Network color voice Larry McCarren, emceeing the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215238403/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:50:41 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215238403/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Driver open to return with Packers; could he find roster spot? GRAND CHUTE- A record breaking year for the Donald Driver Charity Softball event as Donald Driver and his former Packers teammates raise money for a number of local charities. Driver says today is not so much about the players as it is for the fans. "I'm ingrained right here in Wisconsin. I'm not going anywhere, this ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215238405/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:50:40 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215238405/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Driver: 'It's time for the next chapter' GREEN BAY - The Green Bay Packers' all-time leading receiver says he's open to returning for his 15th season with the team, months after tearfully announcing his retirement. Donald Driver said at a news conference after his charity all-star softball game, "If the Packers called me and said, ‘Drive, come back to ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215238404/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:50:38 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215238404/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Severe thunderstorms packing damaging winds have been popping up in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. One line of storms rumbled east from western Minnesota into the Twin Cities metropolitan area and into western Wisconsin Sunday evening. A storm gust of 59 mph was measured at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Elsewhere in Minnesota, there were reports of hail as large as 1 inch. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215238406/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:43:53 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215238406/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 CHANHASSEN, Minn. - Severe thunderstorms packing damaging winds have been popping up in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. One line of storms rumbled east from the Morris area in western Minnesota into the Twin Cities metropolitan area and on into western Wisconsin on Sunday evening. A storm gust of 59 mph was measured ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215237935/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:55:31 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215237935/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Cincinnati - The Milwaukee Brewers did not come to Great American Ball Park to necessarily scare the Cincinnati Reds in the course of a weekend three-game series. The Brewers are too far behind in the National League Central standings for the Reds to take them as a serious mid-June threat. Essentially, the Brewers just wanted the Reds to know they are still around. "I thought we battled ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215237934/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:50:16 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215237934/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Britain's electronic intelligence agency monitored delegates' phones and tried to capture their passwords during an economic summit held there in 2009, the Guardian newspaper reported ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215237375/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:58:45 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215237375/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 What would happen if all the people in Milwaukee, in Wisconsin, in the United States, devoted an hour of their time -- just one hour -- to getting to know someone who is different from them? What would happen, say, if Jewish and Muslim students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee broke bread together? If tea party activists volunteered at Alice's Garden in Milwaukee's central ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215237433/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:58:12 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215237433/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Less than 9% of low-income children in Milwaukee attend top-quality day care. Less than 15% of kids are proficient in reading in third grade and eighth grade. A mere 13% of ACT test-takers are deemed college-ready in most major academic subjects. Those are some of the findings from a new report highlighting the conditions facing most Milwaukee students - a report that is the first product of ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215237434/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:58:11 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215237434/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Moore's campaign fund took in more than $83,000 from the banking and finance industries in 2011-'12, with her leadership committee receiving $15,000 more - meaning she received more from these special interests than any other Wisconsin rep except U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, long a darling of Wall Street. This year, Moore already has collected $35,750 from investment firms and banking ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215237435/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:58:07 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215237435/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 I was upstairs at the bingo hall, and then when it was over they told everybody to exit because it was a shooting downstairs. The security guards was there. They dropped like everybody else dropped. They wasn't too much protecting each other. They were trying but they were scared too. They fell to the floor. The whole casino fell to the floor basically. In a statement, the casino called the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215237146/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:34:01 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215237146/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Cueto pitched six solid innings and drove in a run with a perfect suicide-squeeze in his return to the rotation and Jay Bruce homered to lift the Reds over the Milwaukee Brewers ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215236838/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:14:21 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215236838/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Firefighters said two witnesses jumped in to save the man, but weren't able to reach him. The two got out of the water on their own, but a police rescue boat had to pull out the middle-aged ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215236839/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:14:19 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215236839/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 John Hernandez, a Ph.D student in the environmental/occupational health program at the Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health samples water at the South Shore Beach on Wednesday, testing for E. coli levels. Water quality at Milwaukee's three recreation beaches are tested six days a ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215236841/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:06:29 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215236841/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE -- Eleven drivers are dealing with drunk driving charges after being arrested over the weekend. The busts were part of the continued enforcement of the Milwaukee County Sheriff Office's "Operation Drive Sober" program. Two of the drivers were repeat offenders: 22-year-old John gaynor and 45-year-old Latonia Coney were both charged with their second ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215236174/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:22:16 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215236174/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Sunday against arming Syrian rebels "who kill their enemies and eat their organs," referencing a widely circulated video that purports to show a rebel fighter eating the heart of a dead ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215235595/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:33:58 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/215235595/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197