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  • Man recovering from bear mauling outside Wisconsin cabin

    A man who was attacked by a black bear outside a cabin in northwestern Wisconsin is recovering at a hospital. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the man was attacked in his yard near Shell Lake on Monday night. DNR carnivore specialist David MacFarland says the man's dog apparently initiated contact with the bear. MacFarland says the man's brother came out of the ...

  • Suit claims Menard pressured money managers wife for sex

    Steve Hilbert and his wife Tomisue are photographed at Hamilton County, Ind., Superior Court in December 2006. Indiana-based insurance company Conseco Inc. took Hilbert, its former CEO, to court in a bid to recover lost ...

  • Guards shouldn’t apprehend a shooter Wisconsin casinos say www.priavteofficer.com

    The security policies followed at Potawatomi Bingo Casino during a weekend shooting are similar to those used by other casinos around the state, and one expert said Tuesday that casino security guards followed industry standards by not trying to apprehend the shooter. The Milwaukee casino is reviewing security procedures after a man ignored posted warnings and brought a gun inside the casino, ...

  • Wisconsin Republicans negotiate state budget changes

    Republicans on Tuesday privately negotiated a series of last-minute changes to the Wisconsin budget designed to smooth its passage, including removing a cap on a popular tax credit program for disabled veterans and delaying the loosening of requirements for high-capacity wells. The changes, discussed among Republican legislative leaders in both the Senate and the Assembly, were announced ...

  • MLB Houston 10 Milwaukee 1

    A grand slam home run off the bat of Matt Dominguez was the big blow in Houston's 10-1 rout of the visiting Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday. Dominguez went 2-for-3 with five RBI for the Astros, ...

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Ghost World [DVD]

Ghost World [DVD]

Ghost World is an often funny, often painful portrait of the abyss that is postadolescence. In the void between high school graduation and full adulthood, we find Enid (Thora Birch) and her best friend Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson), bound together by their mutual misanthropy and desire not to go with the crowd, but still struggling to define themselves in a bland, commercialized world that ... ...

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  • Wauwatosa couple closer to dream of skateboard park as memory of son

    WAUWATOSA - A couple from Wauwatosa is closer to having a skateboard park built as a lasting memory of their son. Mike and Judy Doyle have lived with the pain of losing a son, ...

  • Family of Jessica Benson talks about alleged bank robbery disapperance

    Vigil for missing college student MILWAUKEE - Her family believed she was the victim of a crime. Now, police believe she is a suspect in a crime. Investigators believe Jessica benson and her boyfriend helped rob a bank, and are now on the run. Benson disappeared days before her graduation from college, days after the bank where she worked was robbed. Her family can't believe Benson ...

  • Keeping our kids safe when severe weather strikes at summer camp

    MENOMONEE FALLS - School is out and that can mean only one thing--Summer is in full swing! At Tri-County YMCA in Menomonee Falls, kids are running and playing at day camp. Regional Director and camp counseler Chris Przedpelski explains, "Whether they are into science, art, cooking, sports--there is something for everyone." But Przedpelski knows that the weather can change everything ...

  • Three-car crash leads to freeway ramp closure in Waukesha County

    BROOKFIELD - Drivers going west on I-94 had to encounter a ramp closure Tuesday night after a three-vehicle crash. It happened at about 9:10 p.m. Tuesday at the exit ramp from I-94 westbound to Barker Road. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, injuries were minor. The freeway was re-opened by 10:00 ...

  • Weather service forecasts warmer sunny Wednesday for Milwaukee

    After another cool night Milwaukee will enjoy a warmup Wednesday with a high temperature of 73 degrees and sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service in Sullivan. The high temperature Tuesday recorded at Mitchell International Airport was only 64 degrees, 12 degrees cooler than the normal high of 76 for June 18. A low temperature of 51 is expected for tonight, 7 degrees cooler than ...

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