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  • Former MSOE students Miller Park from Legos at national exhibit

    LOUSIVLLE, Ky. - A student from the Milwaukee School of Engineering has shown his skill in rebuilding Miller Park with a retractable roof. From Legos. No, it's not a full-sized version, but the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory is showcasing the miniature verson at its museum in Kentucky. Former grad student Tim Kaebisch created the baseball ...

  • Scott Walker reappoints Stephen Marcus to Wisconsin Center District Board

    Gov. Scott Walker has reappointed Stephen Marcus, chairman of the board of the Marcus Corp., to the Wisconsin Center District board. Walker ...

  • GOP move gives state more control on construction

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Democrats say a move to standardize erosion control rules for commercial construction sites is simply another Republican effort to take away local authorities' ...

  • ATV victim wearing unsecured helmet

    TOWN OF HARRISON, Wis. (AP) -- Lincoln County sheriff's officials say a Rhinelander man who died in an ATV crash was wearing a helmet, but it was not properly ...

  • Motorcycle Group Holds Power in Wisconsin Helmet Debate

    Wisconsin is coming off its deadliest year for motorcyclists in a generation, but lawmakers are considering no new helmet laws. Three in four of those riders who were killed did not wear a helmet. But Wisconsin hasn't required adult motorcyclists to wear a helmet in decades, thanks in large part to the robust lobby of ABATE of Wisconsin, according to Gannett Wisconsin Media. The group ...

Movie Review

Clueless [Blu-Ray]

Clueless [Blu-Ray]

Amy Heckerlings Clueless offers some of the best humor, entertainment, and social insight the teen comedy genre has to offer. And, while that may sound like damning praise, I do not hesitate to suggest that the teen comedy is one of the most unfairly maligned and underappreciated genres ... ...

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  • Innovation in Milwaukee receives $350000 art grant

    A $350,000 grant will be used to implement a series of art pieces to drive foot traffic and connect neighborhoods, including on West Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Milwaukee. The Greater Milwaukee Committees Innovation in Milwaukee, or MiKE, initiative has received a $350,000 grant from ArtPlace America, according to an announcement Monday. The grant will fund establishing the 'Creational ...

  • Vikings exec trash talks Packers fans after sandcrawler stadium comments

    Vikings vice president Lester Bagley told KARE-TV in Minneapolis , "we'll take them down," when the teams meet in 2016 inside the new state-of-the-art, nearly $1 billion stadium. "Our very first regular season game will likely be against the Green Bay Packers. It will be good to see Adrian Peterson break loose, score the first touchdown in the new stadium and run over Clay ...

  • Two hospitalized after three-vehicle crash in Ozaukee County

    GRAFTON - Two people have been taken to a hospital after a three-vehicle crash in Grafton Monday morning. According to a TODAY'S TMJ4 photojournalist who went to the scene, the crash happened on Horns Corners Road before 9:00 a.m. Monday. The photojournalist says a Honda Accord was going south on Horns Corners road when it went through a stop sign. He says the Honda t-boned an SUV, which ...

  • Historic Superior lighthouse free for the taking

    DULUTH, Minn. - Wisconsin's historic Superior Entry lighthouse is free for the taking. No longer needed by the U.S. Coast Guard, the lighthouse is being offered to any eligible group that would use it - and pay for its upkeep - for education, recreational, cultural or historic preservation purposes. Construction of the lighthouse began in 1911. It stands on Wisconsin Point at the entrance ...

  • Driver passenger injured in Dane County crash

    A 31-year-old driver and his 29-year-old passenger were seriously injured in a Sunday evening car crash in the Town of Deerfield. The driver of a Toyota Prius was stopped at a stop sign on county Highway BB and then entered the intersection of state Highway 73, where it was hit by a Ford Ranger traveling south on state Highway 73, according to the Dane County Sheriff's Office. The ...

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