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

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

  • Lake Geneva architect says his buildings withstand tornadoes

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

  • Settlement to compensate Wisconsin e-book customers

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

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

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

  • Brewers look bad in lopsided loss to Dodgers

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

Movie Review

Mr. Deeds

Woe to poor Adam Sandler. Stuck in what appears to be a cinematic perpetual motion machine, he continues to show up year after year in dim-witted comedies organized around his increasingly unfunny presence. In his latest project, Mr. Deeds, Sandler once again offers ample proof of his limited range in portraying the titular hero by combining the boyish innocence of his character from Th ... ...

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  • Kitten survives attack by a group of kids in Racine

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

  • Man blames murder on voices in his head

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

  • Milwaukee police panel upholds Chief Edward Flynns firing of officer

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

  • After Mattingly criticism Dodgers top Brewers 9-2

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

  • Fond du Lac child among victims of Oklahoma tornado

    MOORE - A child from Fond du Lac is among those dead in Monday's tornado outside Oklahoma City. Cody Holyoke has the full story at 5 ...

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