Provides the latest RSS feeds for Wisconsin 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/d2a460830d69bfa0/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 12:43:13 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:43:13 -0400 30 FILE PHOTO: A tractor with cultivator sits idle after being delayed by wet weather earlier this month preventing central Illinois farmers from starting their spring planting of corn crops Monday, May 13, 2013 in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214664464/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:14:51 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214664464/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The Chippewa Herald reports. Christopher R. Vought, 27, was found dead at 7:25 p.m. Saturday at an unspecified location in Chippewa Falls after a woman called police requesting a welfare check. Police did not give more details about Vought's death, saying only that officers are investigating. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214664669/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:05:21 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214664669/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The parent company of Boston Store has filed a claim against the City of Sheboygan saying that water runoff from a city-owned parking lot has caused $400,000 in damage, according to ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214664670/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:05:19 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214664670/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an introduction of the new iPhone 5 in San Francisco. Cook is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill Tuesday May 21, 2013, to explain the company (TM)s tax strategy, which a Senate subcommittee says lets it avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214664356/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:05:17 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214664356/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 One suspect in a Milwaukee bank heist that netted more than a quarter-million dollars is expected to plead guilty to his role in the crime next month. But at least two other people involved in the January robbery remain on the loose. Coleman Jones Ferrell, 26, of Oshkosh, is charged with armed robbery, party to a crime, in the Jan. 6 robbery of Community Financial Business, 6404 N. 76th St. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214664357/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:05:15 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214664357/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 April sales included 5,863 existing homes, a 9.2 percent increase from the 5,367 sold during the same time the year before, the Wisconsin Realtors Association said Monday. The median price was $138,000, up from $128,000 in April 2012. Still, the median home price remains far below the $160,000 seen in April 2006 during the housing ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214664671/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:51:29 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214664671/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A wide-reaching change that would allow the state to sell off properties ranging from prisons and power plants to University of Wisconsin dormitories and state highways is up for approval before the Legislature's budget committee. Gov. Scott Walker is proposing the provision as part of his state budget up for a vote Tuesday in the Legislature's Joint Finance ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214662787/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:04:12 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214662787/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A 26-year-old man lost his pants during a struggle with two robbers over the weekend, Madison police said Monday. The man, from Columbus, Wis., said he and a friend, a 24-year-old Beaver Dam man, were staying at a Hayes Road hotel and invited two strangers into their room for a drink about 5:25 a.m. Saturday. One of the strangers then pulled a knife and robbed them, taking a large amount of ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214663031/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:55:26 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214663031/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Green Bay Press-Gazette . The fire was reported at 1:27 p.m. Monday at a Procter & Gamble building at 501 Eastman Ave. The fire appeared to be caused by roof construction and did about $30,000 in damage. The firefighter was expected to be released later Monday, according to the Press-Gazette. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214663032/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:55:25 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214663032/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 its website , the Democracy Campaign describes itself as "a nonprofit, nonpartisan political watchdog group dedicated to clean government." But at noon Saturday, the Vilas County Democratic ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214662788/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:55:23 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214662788/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 inmate attacked two corrections officers at the Marathon County jail, an action plan to correct jail problems was created and then shelved, according to ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214663033/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:55:23 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214663033/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Monday afternoon tornado . The Red Cross has one shelter open in Moore and is working on setting up others. The organization continues to operate the three shelters opened around Oklahoma City following severe storms on Sunday, according to a Red Cross news release. The Salvation Army also is in the area assisting displaced residents and providing meals for first responders. Donations: To ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214663034/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:55:22 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214663034/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A Waukesha man who lost out on a good job with the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin after it decided he didn't qualify for the veteran's preference because he left the Navy for "bad conduct" says he's happy the Court of Appeals has ruled against the college. "I did what the VA told me and ended up in the middle of something I didn't expect," Mark ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214662789/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:55:19 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214662789/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Caterpillar and United Steelworkers Local 1343 will meet for the first time since May 8. Caterpillar Inc. and leaders of United Steelworkers Local 1343 will resume labor contract negotiations on Thursday, the company said in a statement Monday. The talks between the two sides stalled after a meeting May 8. That was the first meeting after 803 union workers at Caterpillars plant in South Milwaukee ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214664358/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:48:35 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214664358/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Green Bay's Charles Woodson breaks up a pass intended for San Francisco's Delanie Walker (46) during the first half of their game Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Everyone from the new regime was accounted for Monday, but much of the buzz among Raiders fans is about the potential return of an old favorite. Charles Woodson ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214663035/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:22:23 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214663035/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- It would be harder to recall a local Wisconsin elected official from office under a proposal up for a hearing before a legislative committee. The Republican-sponsored bill is up for a hearing Tuesday before the Assembly's Committee on Campaigns and Elections. It would require anyone who petitions to recall a city, village, town, town sanitary district, or school ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214661450/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:50:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214661450/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Housing sales in Wisconsin continue to rebound. April brings a 22nd consecutive month of growth with sales up 9 percent compared to the month previous. The median price for existing homes rose 8 percent. The Wisconsin Realtors Association president Michael Theo says the supply of homes has decreased and low mortgage rates have attracted more people to the market. The Journal ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214661452/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:50:54 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214661452/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 SAUK CITY, Wis. (AP) -- Firefighters from more than a dozen departments helped Sauk City put out a fire in a building that houses a hardware, small engine and tire store. Investigators will be looking for the cause of the three-alarm fire that started late Monday and burned into the early morning hours Tuesday. WMTV-TV ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214661451/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:50:53 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214661451/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Big welcome planned today for Donald Driver in Grafton GREEN BAY - Plans are in place to transform a famous Packers statue into Donald Driver. Work will begin this week to turn the statue outside Titletown Brewing Company into Donald Driver. Driver himself is scheduled to be at the official unveiling sometime in mid June. Pearl Street, where Titletown Brewing is located, will also soon be ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214661453/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:50:50 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214661453/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The Madison man who was killed by police when he wielded a sword and charged at officers had a history of court-ordered commitments for mental illness, according to ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214661650/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:42:32 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214661650/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A Madison man who falsely claimed to be a priest, Secret Service agent and psychiatrist is now facing a slew of charges after a woman discovered he was, in fact, none of those things, reports ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214661651/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:42:30 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214661651/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 GRAFTON - People in Grafton are planning the royal treatment for Donald Driver today. The Packers' legend is visiting John Long Middle School. The school won the visit after collecting more than 70,000 items for Goodwill. Donald will see his welcome long before he gets to the school. "We have parents that are staked along his route, the high school is along the route and another ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214660169/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:41:41 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214660169/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 I am close to the families of all who died in the Oklahoma tornado, especially those who lost young children. Join me in praying for them. - Pope Francis ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214660170/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:41:39 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214660170/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Sauk City -- Firefighters from more than a dozen departments helped Sauk City put out a fire in a building that houses a hardware, small engine and tire store. Investigators will be looking for the cause of the three-alarm fire that started late Monday and burned into the early morning hours Tuesday. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214660304/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:33:37 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214660304/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Madison-- It would be harder to recall a local Wisconsin elected official from office under a proposal up for a hearing before a legislative committee. The Republican-sponsored bill is up for a hearing Tuesday before the Assembly's Committee on Campaigns and Elections. It would require anyone who petitions to recall a city, village, town, town sanitary district, or school district official ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214660305/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:33:36 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214660305/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Madison -- Government workers in Wisconsin would have to be offered a high-deductible health insurance plan with a health savings account under a proposal to be voted on Tuesday. The provision included in Gov. Scott Walker's budget is up for consideration before the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee. It calls for creating the new health insurance option for state and local ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214660306/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:33:35 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214660306/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 At the ICSC convention in Las Vegas Milwaukee-area retailers say the International Council of Shopping Centers convention, going on this week in Las Vegas, seems busier this year than the past few years. I havent seen this much activity since before the recession in 2008, said Larry Kilduff, who recently joined Jones Lang LaSalle in Chicago but previously owned The Kilduff Co. in Cedarburg. It ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214661454/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:24:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214661454/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Expect cloudy skies and some rain today with temperatures in the 70s. For the latest Milwaukee-area freeway travel times, traffic alerts, road conditions and more, visit our traffic page ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214659071/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:24:52 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214659071/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 BROOKFIELD - Teenagers with guns have been running around naked and breaking into homes. They say it's just a game, but police aren't playing around. The game is called assassin or paranoia. It started out with high school students shooting each other with Nerf guns. Now, the game has added public nudity and breaking and entering to the rules. Police say they are breaking the law. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214654417/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:06:32 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214654417/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Law enforcement officers drive, run license plates and stay alert all at the same time. But there's new technology designed to protect police while they protect ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214654418/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:06:31 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214654418/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 BARABOO, Wis. (AP) -- Prosecutors say the licensing trial of a Wisconsin dairy farmer is not about raw milk, although his supporters say it is. Jurors heard opening statements Monday in the trial of Loganville farmer Vernon Hershberger. Hershberger is charged with distributing milk from his dairy farm without a milk producer's license, operating a retail food establishment and dairy plant ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214654419/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:06:29 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214654419/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - TODAY'S TMJ4 Meteorologist Brian Gotter is headed to Moore, Okla., an area hit hard by Monday's tornado. Gotter is no stranger to that area of Oklahoma. He and his family moved to the Sooner State his senior year in high school, then he attended the University of Oklahoma to get his degree in meteorology. The university is in Norman, Oklahoma, ten minutes away from Moore. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214654420/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:06:27 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214654420/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Clayton Kershaw scattered three singles in his second complete game of the year and Matt Kemp hit his first home run since April 24, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214653540/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:04:18 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214653540/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A 75-year-old man was killed Monday when a vehicle struck a tree in Shawano County, the sheriff's office said. A 46-year-old woman driving the vehicle was injured in the crash, reported shortly after noon in the village of Bonduel, the sheriff's office said. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214652810/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:51:24 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214652810/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - It’s a senseless crime: a 71-year-old woman savagely attacked as she was sharing the gospel on her front porch. Police report a man hit her in the head with a metal object, and then ran off into the night. Betty Hernandez was standing on her front porch when a man attacked her. The suspect in this vicious attack is still on the loose. Now the victim is in the hospital ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214651689/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:53:33 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214651689/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 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 ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214651690/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:45:51 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214651690/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Whitnall High School students grieve after classmate killed in bike crash NEW BERLIN- Fifteen seconds of silence for number 15. Whitnall High School soccer team honored their teammate Monday night. "We wanted to be here to support the team and for Brittany," said Mel Mickey, Brittany Barnstable’s grandfather. Whitnall freshman Brittany Barnstable ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214650682/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:47:19 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214650682/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 KPS Capital Partners LP, a New York private equity firm, has agreed to acquire the Rhinelander and Mosinee paper mills from Wausau Paper and the Kaukauna and De Pere mills from Thilmany ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214650910/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:24:34 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214650910/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. -- University of Wisconsin-Madison Police have arrested a 19-year-old student for allegedly setting fire to a bulletin board in a residence hall. Police responded to fire alarms in Sellery Hall early Saturday and determined the source was a bulletin board on the ninth floor of the B Tower in the residence hall. University police interviewed witnesses and arrested a male student. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214650685/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:12:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214650685/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Holler House Tavern was decorated with hundreds of bras left by female patrons for nearly half a century, until a Milwaukee, Wisc., city inspector decided that the sartorial decor constituted a fire hazard. "We've had bras hanging here for 45 years. It's been a charm of the place," Holler House Tavern owner Marcy Skowronski, ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214650911/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:10:37 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214650911/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Judith Huf has spent much of this spring watching birds when what she really wants to watch are butterflies. This spring butterflies have been late to the party in Wisconsin with few of the fluttering stained-glass window-paned creatures making an appearance yet. "It's been very discouraging," said Huf, who compiled the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center's butterfly checklist. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214649519/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:26:44 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214649519/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 As if robbing a bank from the drive-through window weren't audacious enough, two Milwaukee men charged in such a heist apparently tried to double their take, and victims' confusion, by using two matching cars. Weirder yet, it almost worked. The thieves made off with about $6,000 before they were caught. According to a criminal complaint issued Monday: A drive-through teller at ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214649517/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:26:44 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214649517/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 DULUTH, Minn. (AP) -- New research finds that Lake Superior's warming water probably already is affecting its most abundant big fish, the cold water-loving siscowet lake ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214649748/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:10:25 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214649748/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Brenda O'Malley figured she'd get the police accident report and file an insurance claim after her teenage daughter got into a car accident in Sheboygan Falls this past ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214649747/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:10:25 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214649747/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. -- Requiring a job or basic training for one from able-bodied participants in the state's food stamp program would cause about half of them to drop out of the program -- a total of tens of thousands of people statewide and 14,500 in Milwaukee, according to a new report. The new projections come from the Legislature's nonpartisan budget office, which last week released its ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214648962/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:57:11 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214648962/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - Parts of the south and Midwest are being pummeled by tornadoes and other severe weather, and folks in Wisconsin are bracing for the potential threat. A tornado hit the ground on Monday, tearing through Oklahoma City. Forecasters and volunteers in wisconsin stand ready. More than 50 tornadoes have touched down across the plains and the Midwest. Things are a bit quieter closer to ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214644400/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:27:35 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214644400/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - The family of Jessica Benson say they're fearing for the college student's safety. She hasn't been seen or heard from for nearly two weeks. Donna Benson said her daughter is not the type to run away. She works at Educator's Credit Union and was scheduled to graduate from Mount Mary College last Friday. Jessica Benson was working at the bank when it was robbed on ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214644399/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:27:32 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214644399/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A weekend event in Wisconsin was all about pugs. Hundreds of pugs and their owners dressed in costumes, took part in competitions and just enjoyed the pug ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214644401/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:26:43 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214644401/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Police discovered drugs on a 35-year-old Wausau woman Monday after a bag fell out of her bra while she removed beef sticks and razor heads that she'd allegedly stolen from a grocery ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214644642/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:27 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214644642/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Gary Knight with the Oklahoma City Police Department says there is no word of injuries from the elementary school. Knight says the school suffered "extensive damage" on Monday ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214642603/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:25:28 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214642603/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Interactive Radar OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A mile-wide tornado churned through the Oklahoma City suburbs, destroying homes for the second day in a row Monday, as part of a severe weather outbreak that was expected to spread in other parts of the Plains and Midwest. Watch the live video from NBC ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214643167/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:23:23 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214643167/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Since 1954 more than 1, 200 tornadoes have blown through Wisconsin, causing mostly moderate to light damage. Each bubble below represents the originating point of a tornado, and is color-coded according to the amount of damage it caused. Click to see more information, including fatalities and ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214643449/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:16:09 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214643449/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The percentage of children in Wisconsin public schools who come from families poor enough to receive free and reduced-priced lunches has increased for the ninth year in a ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214643451/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:45 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214643451/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 BARABOO, Wis. (AP) -- A jury has been selected to hear the licensing trial of a Wisconsin dairy farmer who supporters say is being targeted for selling raw ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214643452/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:44 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214643452/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 October 18, 2012 Photographs from 8-twelve MVP Bar & Grill at 17800 W. Blue Mound Brookfield. Here the bar area, with Ryan Braun and and Aaron Rodgers Jerseys hanging framed above it. MICHAEL ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214641964/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:20:17 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214641964/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The Milwaukee Bucks announced on Tuesday that center Samuel Dalembert will be suspended for one game without pay to a violation of team ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214641662/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:13:59 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214641662/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Madison -- State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a proposal by Gov. Scott Walker. The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee planned to take up the issue Tuesday. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates that the fee will generate $6 million over the next two years. Twelve other states currently impose similar fees, but ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214642209/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:23 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214642209/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A colder-than-normal winter pushed up winter heating costs from last year, even as the price of natural gas fell, according to the state's largest utility. We Energies released final statistics for the winter heating season that ended April 30, and they show a typical customer paid about $49 more than last winter for heat. But thanks to low natural gas prices, the bite of a colder winter ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214641965/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:22 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214641965/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Ellsworth -- A River Falls man has died after falling out of the back of a party bus. Police say 23-year-old Joel Velure fell out of the back door of the bus on Saturday in Ellsworth and was pronounced dead at the scene. The bus is owned by Elijah Omweno and leased to Kilimanjaro. Omweno referred questions to his attorney, who did not immediately return a call Monday. The death remains under ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214641966/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:21 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214641966/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Walker wants to require FoodShare recipients to spend at least 20 hours a week searching for work or participating in job training to keep their ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214642210/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:57:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214642210/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) -- Officials in Wisconsin say they had a plan to address problems at the Marathon County jail before two officers were injured during an attack there in March. But the plan was never put in place. Marathon County officials provided information about the plan last week to community members assigned to tackle problems at the jail in Wausau. Marathon County Administrator Brad ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214640735/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:16:16 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214640735/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 WAOW reported . Lincoln County Sheriff's officials say Randy J. Romenesko was traveling eastbound on an ATV trail east of County Road B, when he lost control and crashed into a tree. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214640990/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:07:58 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214640990/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - Who is it? Who's the newest millionaire in Milwaukee? A store on the city's east side sold a $1 million Powerball ticket. There was a lot of buzz Monday at the Pick 'n Save on East Garfield Avenue near North Humboldt Street. "It would have been nice (for me to win,)" said Sharon Gamm. "I called my sister in Antigo first because I knew there ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214639340/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:21 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214639340/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 An Israeli woman at the center of an international push to secure for women the equal right to pray at Jerusalem's Western Wall will speak this evening at Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid in Glendale. Anat Hoffman is chairwoman ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214639341/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:52:08 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214639341/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 LOUSIVLLE, Ky. - A student from the Milwaukee School of Engineering has shown his skill in rebuilding Miller Park with a retractable roof. From Legos. No, it's not a full-sized version, but the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory is showcasing the miniature verson at its museum in Kentucky. Former grad student Tim Kaebisch created the baseball ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214637936/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:53:42 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214637936/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 SHAWNEE, Okla. -; When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214637963/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:51:06 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214637963/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Gov. Scott Walker has reappointed Stephen Marcus, chairman of the board of the Marcus Corp., to the Wisconsin Center District board. Walker ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214637937/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:46:07 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214637937/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Democrats say a move to standardize erosion control rules for commercial construction sites is simply another Republican effort to take away local authorities' ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214638180/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:30:48 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214638180/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 TOWN OF HARRISON, Wis. (AP) -- Lincoln County sheriff's officials say a Rhinelander man who died in an ATV crash was wearing a helmet, but it was not properly ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214638181/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:30:48 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214638181/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wisconsin is coming off its deadliest year for motorcyclists in a generation, but lawmakers are considering no new helmet laws. Three in four of those riders who were killed did not wear a helmet. But Wisconsin hasn't required adult motorcyclists to wear a helmet in decades, thanks in large part to the robust lobby of ABATE of Wisconsin, according to Gannett Wisconsin Media. The group ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214637257/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:15:22 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214637257/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A $350,000 grant will be used to implement a series of art pieces to drive foot traffic and connect neighborhoods, including on West Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Milwaukee. The Greater Milwaukee Committees Innovation in Milwaukee, or MiKE, initiative has received a $350,000 grant from ArtPlace America, according to an announcement Monday. The grant will fund establishing the 'Creational ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214637186/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:10:58 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214637186/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Vikings vice president Lester Bagley told KARE-TV in Minneapolis , "we'll take them down," when the teams meet in 2016 inside the new state-of-the-art, nearly $1 billion stadium. "Our very first regular season game will likely be against the Green Bay Packers. It will be good to see Adrian Peterson break loose, score the first touchdown in the new stadium and run over Clay ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214636367/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:48:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214636367/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 GRAFTON - Two people have been taken to a hospital after a three-vehicle crash in Grafton Monday morning. According to a TODAY'S TMJ4 photojournalist who went to the scene, the crash happened on Horns Corners Road before 9:00 a.m. Monday. The photojournalist says a Honda Accord was going south on Horns Corners road when it went through a stop sign. He says the Honda t-boned an SUV, which ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214636366/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:48:54 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214636366/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 DULUTH, Minn. - Wisconsin's historic Superior Entry lighthouse is free for the taking. No longer needed by the U.S. Coast Guard, the lighthouse is being offered to any eligible group that would use it - and pay for its upkeep - for education, recreational, cultural or historic preservation purposes. Construction of the lighthouse began in 1911. It stands on Wisconsin Point at the entrance ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214636370/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:46:40 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214636370/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A 31-year-old driver and his 29-year-old passenger were seriously injured in a Sunday evening car crash in the Town of Deerfield. The driver of a Toyota Prius was stopped at a stop sign on county Highway BB and then entered the intersection of state Highway 73, where it was hit by a Ford Ranger traveling south on state Highway 73, according to the Dane County Sheriff's Office. The ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214636567/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:41:20 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214636567/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Journal Times of Racine reports that Robert Bradley, 18, originally wanted to sky dive on his birthday, but when that didn't work out, he decided to make the leap less than 24 hours after his prom -- and still wearing his tuxedo. His inspiration? James Bond. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214636568/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:41:19 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214636568/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) -- The Humane Society of Marathon County says pit bulls are straining the shelter's budget because it's more difficult to find new homes for the breed with a vicious ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214636569/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:26:34 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214636569/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wisconsin State Journal . A 21-year-old Monona man was arrested in connection with a burglary after fleeing from a house in the 800 block of Jefferson St. about 3:15 a.m. Sunday. Police said the man had stolen items in his possession, resisted arrest and damaged two squad cars. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214635172/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:38:14 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214635172/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 La Crosse Tribune . Kim Graham received her extraordinary degree Sunday even though she's academically a year from graduation. Such degrees are usually reserved for students who died before graduating. Graham was diagnosised with Ewing's sarcoma, a rare cancer, in 2008. She had been cancer-free following a November 2012 surgery, but it returned earlier this month with a terminal ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214635173/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:38:13 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214635173/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Ald. Michael Murphy says he wants a moratorium on occupancy permits for furniture and appliance rental and leasing stores. Citing ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214634949/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:38:10 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214634949/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker talks to workers as he visits Super Steel, LLC, to talk about his plans to add jobs in the State, Friday morning. March 22, 2013. GARY ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633742/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:42:28 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633742/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to more than double the amount of time a public employee must stay retired before being hired for another job is up for consideration this week by the Legislature's budget committee. The Joint Finance Committee was scheduled to consider Walker's proposal on Tuesday. School districts and others oppose the move lengthening the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633741/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:42:27 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633741/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin lawmakers are set this week to consider Gov. Scott Walker's plan to take DNA from anyone arrested for a felony and anyone convicted of any crime. Wisconsin currently collects DNA only from convicted felons and sex offenders. Walker's executive budget lays out nearly $6 million for the initiative. The money largely would come from an existing $250 ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633740/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:42:26 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633740/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 The people who are supposed to keep you safe on the road, could be the most distracted drivers out there! Local police, distracted behind-the-wheel, and the new device that could protect everyone on the road. It's a big I-Team investigation, ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633743/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:42:25 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633743/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 TOWN OF WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) -- Investigators are looking for the cause of an explosion that leveled a house in Eau Claire County. The explosion Sunday shook the neighborhood and sent debris flying. Town fire official Mark Porter says fortunately no one was killed or injured. All that's left of the house is a huge pile of lumber and debris. Authorities say five other houses sustained ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633929/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:42:24 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633929/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Tired of robocalls and telemarketers? Get registered on Wisconsin's do-not-call list before the quarterly deadline Friday, May 31. Remember: You have to re-register every two years to stay active. To register your landline or internet phone to the list, visit the state of ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633745/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:35:09 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633745/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A long-ignored federal privacy law is now being used by some police departments in Wisconsin to justify redactions to crash reports and some incident reports, according to ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633930/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:35:01 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633930/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Superior Telegram . More than $44,000 worth of equipment, such as medical supplies and air tanks, were stolen from the Dairyland Volunteer Fire Department between 11 p.m. April 22 and 1 a.m. April 23, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Department. Dairyland Fire Chief Mike Knutson spoke to the Telegram last week in Barnes, where he and five other members of the department were ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633931/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:35:00 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633931/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A Town of Menasha police officer fired two shots before taking a robbery suspect into custody Sunday, but no one was injured in the confrontation, reports ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633932/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:34:57 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633932/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 http://bit.ly/17RveyL ) says it's the second officer-involved shooting in the Town of Menasha in the last month. Winnebago County investigators ruled an officer was justified when he shot and killed 66-year-old Wilson Lutz, who had pointed a shotgun at ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633933/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:20:28 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214633933/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Madison -- Wisconsin lawmakers are set this week to consider Gov. Scott Walker's plan to take DNA from anyone arrested for a felony and anyone convicted of any crime. Wisconsin currently collects DNA only from convicted felons and sex offenders. Walker's executive budget lays out nearly $6 million for the initiative. The money largely would come from an existing $250 surcharge on ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214632768/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:35:16 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214632768/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Two 9-year-old children, one of whom helped catch an armed robber, were among the more than 70 people honored recently during a law enforcement ceremony in Racine, according to ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214632030/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:35:16 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214632030/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A vigil for a missing Milwaukee college student is planned for Wednesday as the search for her continues. Jessica Benson, 22, was last seen May 9 and last heard from May 11 when she called in sick to work, according to ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214632625/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:35:15 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214632625/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Madison -- Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to more than double the amount of time a public employee must stay retired before being hired for another job is up for consideration this week by the Legislature's budget committee. The Joint Finance Committee was scheduled to consider Walker's proposal on Tuesday. School districts and others oppose the move lengthening the required break ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214632769/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:35:15 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214632769/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Town of Washington -- Investigators are looking for the cause of an explosion that leveled a house in Eau Claire County. The explosion Sunday shook the neighborhood and sent debris flying. Town fire official Mark Porter says fortunately no one was killed or injured. All that's left of the house is a huge pile of lumber and debris. Authorities say five other houses sustained damage, ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214632770/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:35:14 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214632770/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 A 23-year-old man is critically wounded and another man is dead following two separate shootings in Milwaukee Sunday night and Monday morning. Milwaukee police said the 23-year-old man was shot about 11:45 p.m. Sunday at N. 35th St. and W. Silver Spring Drive. He was taken to Froedtert Hospital. Police and the Milwaukee County medical examiner's office are still investigating a fatal ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214631517/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:36:32 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214631517/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 All that's left of the house is a huge pile of lumber and debris. Authorities say five other houses sustained damage, including Gary Streveler's home next door. Streveler tells WEAU-TV ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214631629/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:22:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214631629/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Police Department and the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office have gone to the scene of a deadly shooting. It happened at about 4:00 a.m. Monday on the 2500 block of West Glendale Avenue on Milwaukee's north side. There was no initial word on the status of any suspects or a motive for the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214630199/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:46:56 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214630199/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 NEW BERLIN - A Whitnall High School Student has died after she was hit by an SUV while riding her bike in New Berlin over the weekend. The 15-year-old girl from Greenfield was crossing South Sunny Slope Road just south of Greenfield Avenue Saturday evening when the SUV hit her. She was taken to the hospital, and she died there Sunday. Police say at this point it doesn't appear ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214630200/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:46:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214630200/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 MILWAUKEE - This weekend was supposed to be joyous for Jessica Benson. She was set to graduate from Mount Mary College in Milwaukee. Instead, she's mysteriously disappeared and her family is pleading for help. "Her school was her first priority and her job was her second one," said Judy Beyer, her sister. It's for those reasons that Beyer is very concerned about ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214630201/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:46:53 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214630201/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 here The NBA.com, WNBA.com and nbadleague.com web sites are operated by Turner Digital Basketball Services, Inc. and its affiliates ("Turner") pursuant to an agreement with NBA Media Ventures, LLC ("NBAMV"), NBA TV, LLC ("NBATV") and NBA Properties, Inc. ("NBAP") (NBAMV, NBATV and NBAP collectively referred to as the "NBA Entities") (NBA ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214630202/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:14:16 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214630202/scat/d2a460830d69bfa0