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  • MLB Milwaukee 3 Houston 1

    Rickie Weeks brought Milwaukee from behind with a two-run homer in the eighth Wednesday that led the Brewers to a 3-1 win over Houston. Milwaukee had been shut out through seven innings and faced a 1-0 deficit when Josh Prince drew a leadoff walk ...

  • Greenfield driver Obstructed view leads to crash danger on busy street

    GREENFIELD - Ron Fowler has three words to describe his drive home after he ran an errand on South 76th Street. "It was scary," said Fowler to TODAY'S TMJ4's Shannon Sims. "I waited, then I edged a little bit. Just as I got the nose out, a guy coming north changed lanes, coming right in the lane toward me." Fowler was attempting to make a left hand turn ...

  • Residential street has freeway-style drivers

    MILWAUKEE - Erika Harley has lived on North 84th Street for years, and has finally had enough. She e-mailed Speedbusters last week after those speeders pushed her to the limit, blowing past the 30 miles-per-hour speed limit one too many times. "They don't pay attention to it," Harley said. "It's like they ignore it. They just go right through." Her house is ...

  • Marquette student recovering after struck in alleged OWI hit-and-run crash

    23-year-old Marquette student hit by alleged drunk driver Wednesday morning MILWAUKEE - A Marquette student was recovering at a local hospital after being left for dead on campus when an out-of-control van struck her. Aryn Sobchak was skateboarding near North 16th Street and West Wisconsin Avenue when police say a drunk driver hit her and took off. That driver was taken into custody. ...

  • Wisconsin budget passed by Assembly heads to Senate

    The Wisconsin Assembly passed the state budget Wednesday after Democrats decided against offering any amendments or prolonging debate, saying the $70 billion spending plan is so bad it can't be fixed. "We believe there's no hope for this budget," said Minority Leader Peter Barca, the only Democrat who spoke against the plan before the vote. The move was surprising, ...

Movie Review

Baxter

Baxter

If the question is, "What do animals think?," then the answer supplied by "Baxter" is, "You don't want to know." The titular canine, whose thoughts provide the voice-over narration to this twisted tale, is a sort of anti-Lassie. While the majority of movie dogs have been sentimental, lovable heroes àla Lassie or Old Yeller, Baxter stands as their complete antithesis, both emotionally and ph ... ...

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  • Weeks Ramirez homer late to push Brewers past Astros

    The Brewers shook off a nine-run loss the previous evening by beating the Houston Astros, 3-1, Wednesday night. The Brewers took a 2-1 lead in the eighth when Rickie Weeks, batting leadoff for the first time in more than a year in the absence of Norichika Aoki, collected the first extra-base hit of the game. And it was a big one, a two-run homer off reliever Hector Ambriz. Aramis Ramirez ...

  • Menomonee Falls man unconscious after bike crash

    VILLAGE OF LANNON - The Waukesha County Sheriff's Office says that a man who was found unconscious after a bike crash has been taken to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa. There was no initially confirmed report on his condition. The crash happened just before 7:00 p.m. Wednesday night in Menomonee County Park in the Village of Lannon. According to the Sheriff's Office, no cars were ...

  • Thousands without power in Milwaukee area

    MILWAUKEE - According to We Energies, about 5,700 customers lost power Wednesday after an equipment failure. Spokesman Barry McNulty told 620WTMJ's Jay Sorgi that as of about 9:15 p.m., 3,800 customers remained without power. Milwaukee Police tell TODAY'S TMJ4 that a transformer blew near the corner of North 32nd and West Wells Streets. We Energies did not confirm the blown ...

  • Stillwater Lift Bridge opens earlier than expected

    The bridge was closed in its lowered position as a precaution on Sunday night when crews noticed the damaged cable that hoists the bridge vertically 57 feet above the normal level of the St. Croix (kroy) River to let boats pass under it. The normal lift schedule was suspended and the lift span was in the down position until repairs were ...

  • Wis. Innocence Project helps homicide inmate go free

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Milwaukee man who won a new trial after being convicted of homicide and sentenced to a life term has instead reached a plea deal that made him a free man this week. Twenty-seven-year-old Seneca Malone could have tried to clear his name by contesting a renewed homicide charge. Instead he pleaded no contest to a lesser charge of negligent homicide. Defense attorney Jerome ...

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