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  • New information reveals missing girl may have taken part in bank robbery

    Educator's Credit Union employee Jessica Benson's bank was robbed just days before she disappeared, and police now think she may have had something to do with ...

  • How to find a last-minute room for Harleys anniversary

    Parks in Milwaukee Co. may be used as campgrounds during Harley's anniversary party BROOKFIELD - With Harley-Davidson's 110th Anniversary celebration just over two months away, hotels are filling up fast. A local group is hoping to help travelers find last-minute rooms for their stay. The Wisconsin Hotel & Lodging Association has set up a page ...

  • 22-year-old mom charged with homicide in infants death

    MILWAUKEE - A 22-year-old mother from Milwaukee is charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the death of her 7-day-old son. According to the criminal complaint, Brandy Payne got upset with the baby's father, who told her he didn't want to help with the baby, and that he didn't think the baby was his. Payne then allegedly raised the baby above her head and threw him to the ...

  • Boy accused of helping kill friends great-grandmother thought it was a joke

    The 14-year-old boy accused of helping to kill his friend's great-grandmother last year said he didn't think they were actually going to go through with it, according to the Sheboygan ...

  • Milwaukee mom charged with killing her week-old baby

    A 22-year-old woman was charged Wednesday in the death of her week-old infant and stands accused of throwing her baby on the kitchen floor. Brandy Payne of Milwaukee is charged with first-degree reckless homicide. Her son, Michael A. Johnson III, was born June 6 and died Thursday from massive head trauma at a residence in the 3100 block of N. 13th St., police said. His death ...

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District 9 [Blu-Ray]

District 9 [Blu-Ray]

Neill Blokamps feature debut District 9 is a sharp-edged science fiction parable that mixes metaphor and violent action with such dizzying confidence that you leave the theater feeling charged and alive. Its proof positive that a film can dazzle your senses while also wringing your ... ...

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  • Wisconsin a top 9 state in reducing youth incarceration

    Wisconsin won kudos Tuesday from two national advocacy groups in a report on efforts to reduce the numbers of incarcerated youths. The number dropped 43% from 2001 to 2010, more the the national average of 39%, according to "The Comeback States" released today by ...

  • Capuchins admit mishandling Wisconsin sex abuse cases in new audit

    In what's being touted as a first of its kind voluntary airing of a Catholic religious order's culpability in the church's sexual abuse crisis, a branch of the Capuchin Franciscans on ...

  • Burnett County man mauled in rare black bear attack

    A man doing yard work in Burnett County in northwestern Wisconsin was mauled by a black bear, said the state Department of Natural Resources. The injuries were serious and the man was taken by helicopter to a hospital in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, the DNR said. The incident Monday night started when the man's dog tangled with the bear. The man tried to intervene and was mauled. The ...

  • Wisconsin Senate approves WEDC board term limits

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Senate has approved a bill that would limit terms for board members at Gov. Scott Walker's troubled quasi-public jobs ...

  • Bipartisan agreement reached to limit debate

    Republican and Democratic leaders have agreed to a schedule that will allow for 12 1/2 hours of debate spread over Tuesday and Wednesday. Debate is scheduled to end by 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, with a vote occurring before 5 p.m. on ...

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