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  • Man shot on Milwaukees north side

    MILWAUKEE - Police are investigating after a man is shot on Milwaukee's north side. It happened just after 12:30 a.m. near 27th and Hadley. Police say a 25-year-old man was shot and is being treated for serious injuries. Authorities do have one person in ...

  • Child killed after being hit by a truck

    MOUNT CALVARY - The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Department says a 5 year old child has died after being hit in a parking lot Friday night. It happened at Maximillian's Restaurant in Mount Calvary. A man was backing his pickup into a parking stall when the child ran behind the truck. No names are being released at this time and the crash remains under ...

  • Highs just in upper 50s today

    It should be mostly cloudy and dry in southeastern Wisconsin on Saturday, though there may be a slight chance of a sprinkle -- especially in the southwest. That's the prognosis of Jesse Ritka, meteorologist for WTMJ-TV (Channel 4), who predicts a high temperature of 58. The clouds will lift a bit on Sunday, Ritka says, and the temperature will warm into the low 60s. A warm front ...

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  • Guides lead exploration of Wisconsins great outdoors

    Impressed with knowledge Dan and Shirley Heger, retirees from Pewaukee who now live in Stitzer, have gone on a half dozen field trips, including trumpeter swan banding, searching for elk calves and hiking through barrens. The hiking trip was a revelation for Dan Heger, who was surprised to learn there are desert cacti native to Wisconsin. They're also going on trips to the Beaver Creek ...

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Robinsin Crusoe on Mars [DVD]

Robinsin Crusoe on Mars [DVD]

Because it is the closet planet to Earth, Mars has always held a special attraction to both scientists and science-fiction writers. The red planet is so close and yet so far, and it has long captured the imaginations of those who would dare to ruminate on what lies bey ... ...

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  • Green Bay coach Wardle to keep job after probe

    GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men's basketball coach Brian Wardle will keep his job after an independent review largely cleared him of allegations that he mistreated his players, university officials said Friday. At least one player had accused Wardle of using vulgar and obscene language, and a second player told officials Wardle forced him to work out ...

  • Milwaukee police chief blasts Scott Walker Wisconsin Legislature

    Police Chief Edward Flynn on Friday blasted Gov. Scott Walker for being anti-urban and the Legislature's budget committee for "gratuitous" decisions that killed a community policing grant for his department and set in motion the departure of the state crime lab from Milwaukee. In an expansive interview with the Journal Sentinel in a Third Ward coffee shop that touched on ...

  • Tap your way to a better life

    Operation Emotional Freedom MILWAUKEE - The videos are all over the Internet - instructions on how to tap your way to a better life! It's called "Emotional Freedom Techniques" - or EFT for short. The videos featuring people lighting tapping their foreheads, faces, wrists and other parts of their bodies. Sophia Cayer, is an "EFT Founding Master" and wrote a book about ...

  • Chief Keefs rap sheet too hot for Milwaukee club

    MILWAUKEE - The reputation of Chicago rapper Keith "Chief Keef" Kozart caught up with him earlier in the week, costing the performer a gig ...

  • Police say Thong Cape Scooter Man didnt break law

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A man known to ride through Madison on a scooter -- dressed in thong underwear and a cape -- may be disturbing to ...

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