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  • Moose International Convention gathers in Milwaukee

    Moose International Convention , with an estimated 8,000 Lodge and Chapter leaders of the Moose fraternal and service organization coming to Milwaukee, begins today through next Wednesday. This year, the Moose will celebrate the 100th anniversary ...

  • Fond du Lac couple mourn loss of granddaughter in Oklahoma

    Sydney Angle , 9, was one of the seven young students killed during at Plaza Towers Elementary School. In all, the tornado killed 24 people. In Fond du Lac, local radio stations established a memorial fund in Sydney's honor. WTMJ reported that donations can be made at Hometown Bank, 80 Sheboygan St. in Fond du Lac. Donations should be marked as going to the "Dan and Nicole Angle ...

  • Ex-Scott Walker aide begins short jail stay for 2nd OWI offense

    pleaded guilty Wednesday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court to her second OWI offense, reversing her plea from a week earlier. Judge John Siefert sentenced Tieman to 20 days confinement starting no later than June 3, took away her driving privileges for a year and imposed a $950 fine. She was granted work-release privileges to seek a job and to get alcohol or drug treatment. ...

  • Milwaukee gains 4000 residents in 2 years

    Census Bureau data released Thursday show the city had 598,916 residents in July. It gained about 1,300 residents from 2011 to 2012 and about 2,400 the year before ...

  • Feds find problems at Wis. mental health center

    MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex is facing federal sanctions after being cited for failing to protect patients from each ...

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The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

You can immediately see why Jennifer Lawrence was cast as Katniss Everdeen, the stoic, hardy 16-year-old heroine of The Hunger Games. Lawrences Oscar-nominated break-out performance was playing Ree Dolly, the resilient and determined teenage daughter of a missing meth dealer ... ...

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  • Oklahoma tornado victim has ties to Wisconsin

    Nine-year-old Sydney Angle was a student at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla. She died Monday when a massive tornado tore through the ...

  • Manitowoc receives $1 million brownfields grant

    MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) -- The city of Manitowoc has received a $1 million grant from the federal government to clean up properties with environmental ...

  • Work zones to close during Memorial Day weekend

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin motorists won't have to worry about possible traffic delays when travelling during the Memorial Day weekend. The state Department of Transportation says construction works on most major Wisconsin highways will be suspended starting from noon on Friday to 6 a.m. next Tuesday. Officials say while most lanes through work zones will remain clear, drivers may ...

  • Wis. committee to decide on DOJ solicitor general

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Legislature's budget committee is poised to decide whether to create a solicitor general's office within the state Justice Department. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says he needs the office to handle complicated cases and oversee appeals. Gov. Scott Walker's 2013-15 executive budget devotes $960,500 in general purpose revenue to fund five positions in ...

  • Racine man accused of beating 2 children faces charges

    A Racine man accused of beating two children after one of them accidentally placed his 1-year-old child in scalding water for a bath is now facing criminal charges. William J. Pearson, 26, was charged Wednesday with physical abuse of a child, intentionally causing bodily harm. He was charged as a repeat offender. According to a criminal complaint: Racine police were called to All Saints ...

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