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  • Thousands without power in Racine County

    RACINE - We Energies says that about 2,400 customers have lost power in Racine after an outage. The outage happened at about 9:20 a.m. Spokesman Brian Manthey tells 620WTMJ's Michelle Richards that crews are on the scene of the outage to try and get people back online. He said heavy winds could be a factor in the ...

  • Worker seriously injured after Milwaukee industrial accident

    MILWAUKEE - A worker has gone to a hospital with what are described as extremely serious injuries after an industrial accident on the city's north side. The Milwaukee Fire Department tells TODAY'S TMJ4 the accident happened at about 7:45 a.m. Thursday on the 7000 block of North Teutonia Avenue. A TODAY'S TMJ4 photojournalist says the factory involved ...

  • Wis. lawmakers to consider rent-to-own budget plan

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Legislature's budget committee is set to decide whether to exempt rent-to-own stores from Wisconsin's consumer protection laws. Rent-to-own businesses offer customers a chance to rent items without a credit check. Customers can exit and rejoin their contracts with an option to buy the items when they fulfill the terms. Critics contend the businesses prey on ...

  • Report Former Walker aide begins jail term for drunk driving

    Click here for 620WTMJ's "Under the Influence" section on drunk driving cases MILWAUKEE - According to a published report, an aide to Gov. Scott Walker's campaign who resigned Friday has begun a jail sentence for drunk ...

  • Judge overturns Wisconsin mans rape conviction

    OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin man who has spent two decades in prison for rape has had his conviction overturned. Fifty-three-year-old Joseph Frey has been serving a 102-year sentence for an attack on a University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh student. The woman was sexually assaulted at knifepoint after her apartment was broken into in 1991. Judge Daniel Bissett overturned Frey's conviction ...

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The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

You can immediately see why Jennifer Lawrence was cast as Katniss Everdeen, the stoic, hardy 16-year-old heroine of The Hunger Games. Lawrences Oscar-nominated break-out performance was playing Ree Dolly, the resilient and determined teenage daughter of a missing meth dealer ... ...

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  • Latest Wisconsin do-not-call list deadline approaches

    MADISON - The State of Wisconsin says that the latest deadline for the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's Wisconsin Do Not Call List is approaching. The deadline comes May 31st for to register their mobile, phone or VoIP number on the ...

  • Memorial Day parades events in the Milwaukee area

    A color guard representing various service branches marches down Wisconsin Ave. during last year's Milwaukee Memorial Day Parade. This year's parade begins at 2 p.m. ...

  • Power out to more than 2300 in Racine area

    Between 2,300 and 2,400 We Energies customers in the Racine area are without power Thursday morning, a utility spokesman said. We Energies was notified of the outage about 9:20 a.m. and crews were still patrolling the lines about 10 a.m. trying to find the source of the problem, We Energies spokesman Brian Manthey said. "There were some strong winds in the area before the outage but we ...

  • Onalaska man accused of sexually assaulting burning woman

    the La Crosse Tribune reports . The woman said she woke Saturday to Jerald Jackson, 65, of Onalaska, burning and assaulting her, according to the complaint filed in La Crosse County Circuit Court. She said he also assaulted her early Sunday. Jackson denies the offense. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ...

  • Google features Wisconsin teens art as winning doodle

    Teen artist Sabrina Brady of Sparta, Wis., has turned Google's iconic homepage doodle into an emotional artwork depicting her reunion with her father after his 18-month deployment in Iraq. The art, winner of Google's annual doodle contest for students, also won an audience of millions when it was featured Thursday ...

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