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  • Feds sanctioned Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex

    The Journal Sentinel spent six months investigating problems at the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex. The newspaper found a cascade of problems, including a case where a patient with a history of violence was allowed to roam free, doctors orders were not followed and nurses falsified documents to cover their ...

  • Population changes for Wisconsin cities villages and towns

    Of the nearly 2,000 cities, villages and towns in Wisconsin, nearly half declined in population from 2010 to 2012, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. On the positive side, cities such as Madison, Milwaukee and Eau Claire saw their populations increase, if only by a percent or two. Search the most recent population figures by a place's name, location or size. ...

  • Milwaukee population grows despite slip in national rank

    Driven by growth in neighborhoods around downtown, Milwaukee's population grew by nearly 4,000 residents in the last two years, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The population figures reflect a turnaround - or at least a degree of stability - after nearly five decades of decline. However, the city still slipped two spots nationally since the 2010 U.S. ...

  • DPW would bend night parking rules with a catch

    The people in charge of parking tickets have a plan that will be good news for drivers who park on city streets, though the I-TEAM has learned providing better "customer service" comes at a price that may not be ...

  • Is the city of Milwaukee making good on its pothole promise

    MILWAUKEE - If you drive in Milwaukee, you're in for a bumpy ride. North side resident Carol Washington says, "They're horrible. Everywhere I go it's, 'bam bam.'" UWM student Jackson Westover adds, "It stops the music even sometimes." Sometimes it's even worse. Like on the south side, where a man nearly lost control of his car when the ...

Movie Review

Virus

"Virus," directed by FX guru John Bruno, is another in a long line of recent graphic-novels-turned-movies. This one is, however, perpetually ugly--violent in a grisly kind of way and utterly dark. Not dark as in dark-natured or dark-humored (although it is those things as well), but more along the lines of darkly lit. The action sequences in "Virus" are bathed in an incessant gloom that makes it l ... ...

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  • The next generation in high-tech disaster help

    MILWAUKEE - Lori Cheek always hoped she'd never have to use her disaster kit. Then, a storm hit. She recalls, "There was no power. There was no phone signal. I couldn't get on the internet." Thankfully, Lori had food, water and a solar-powered radio. "If I can't get in touch with anyone, I can at least know what's going on around me, find a safe place to ...

  • Air Soft guns cause brief scare and lock down at Mayville schools

    MAYVILLE - There was panic in Dodge County Wednesday after two schools were locked down. It all started with a call to a 911 operator: "What’s the location of the emergency?" "Mayville," said the caller, "and I’m pretty sure I’ve seen them pull a shotgun out of the trunk." The call sent law enforcement scrambling and left Carrie Helmrick ...

  • Wisconsins tornado alley is just miles away

    STURTEVANT - You might not know Wisconsin has it's own "Tornado Alley". Renee Bauman has seen her share of tornadoes at her home in Sturtevant. "We had a lot of tree damage," she said. "We lost our power for several days." Her home was right in the crosshairs of two tornadoes. She was in her basement on Oct. 26, 2010 when a twister touched down. ...

  • Man arrested in Kenosha double-shooting

    A man wanted for a double-shooting in Kenosha was arrested in the Milwaukee area Wednesday, according to Kenosha police. Lamarkous D. Washington, 28, faces multiple charges, including two counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, in connection with the March 14 shootings of two men, ages 22 and 24, according to court records and Kenosha police. Module type name is JSO ...

  • Big day in Madison Thursday for UW System

    Thursday will be a day of reckoning for the beleaguered University of Wisconsin System as the Legislature's budget-writing committee debates how much money to give public universities in the 2013-'15 state budget. The Joint Finance Committee likely will write a two-year tuition freeze for the 26 UW campuses into the state budget, exercising authority lawmakers have used only a few ...

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