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  • Unrest after Juneteenth celebration in Milwaukee

    MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Police have taken at least four people into custody after an apparent fight a short distance from the end of the Juneteenth celebration in Milwaukee. It happened just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday near the corner of North 4th and West Center Streets on Milwaukee's north side. Milwaukee Police officers wearing riot gear came to the scene. Chopper 4 video shows a large ...

  • Police search for owners of abused dogs

    An investigation is underway for a pending case of animal abuse. The Oshkosh Area Humane Society says the two dogs were dropped off on May 31, after a bad Craigslist adoption in Fond du ...

  • Proposed settlement continues to cover those who bought prepaid funerals

    under water since at least 2007 . The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is reviewing the fund's aggressive strategies. The fund, which is supposed to have $70 million on hand but actually has less than $50 million, had collected money from about 10,000 people who wanted to ensure that their funeral costs would be covered. Funeral directors who sold the investments have been honoring ...

  • Wis. Innocence Project helps 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 ...

  • Potawatomi shooting suspect released from custody

    Shooting at Potawatomi Casino MILWAUKEE - TODAY'S TMJ4 has learned that the 27-year-old man arrested at the scene of the weekend shooting at Potawatomi Casino has been released from custody. A woman was wounded before other people wrestled the suspect to the ground. The Milwaukee County District Attorney's office said they are still investigating, and they still could file ...

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  • Daytime shooting in Milwaukee

    MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Police say they are investigating a shooting outside of a home Wednesday afternoon. It happened at about 1:10 p.m. on the 3000 block of North Buffum Street. Police say someone shot a 27-year-old man in the leg while he was standing outside a home. Detectives are searching for the motive in the shooting. Police said they initially had no one in ...

  • Wisconsin Department of Health Services secretary takes medical leave

    MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Kitty Rhoades is taking a leave of absence to have hip replacement surgery. DHS released a statement saying Rhoades' leave began on Wednesday. She hopes to return by the end of July. Deputy Secretary Kevin Moore will take over the agency in the interim although Rhoades said she will be involved in decision-making as her ...

  • County Board battles over a lawyer

    MILWAUKEE - The Journal Sentinel's Dan Bice took time to join Live at 3 and discuss the latest in the issues facing the Milwaukee County Board. The board is planning to fire the county's top ...

  • Car strikes child on Milwaukees near west side

    MILWAUKEE - Rescue crews have taken a child to a Milwaukee-area hospital after a car struck the child. It happened near the corner of North 20th and West State Streets before 3:00 p.m. Wednesday. According to initial reports, a four-year-old child was with family, but darted into traffic, and a car struck the child. The driver of the car stayed on the scene. The child has been transported to ...

  • Walker to speak at conservative think tank

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is scheduled to speak at a prominent think tank that denies the existence of man-made global warming. Walker was scheduled to appear at a $250 dinner and reception Wednesday night at the Chicago-based Heartland Institute. The group's website describes Walker as "the country's most successful and important governor." He was ...

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