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  • Is it better to buy your Powerball ticket in a small town

    Tonight's powerball jackpot is $600 million. That's the biggest powerball jackpot ever. You can increase your chance of winning big by thinking small. TMJ4's Steve Chamraz ...

  • Man trying to commit a robbery is shot and killed

    MILWAUKEE - Police in Milwaukee are investigating what appears to be an attempted robbery that happened Friday shortly before midnight. An 18-year-old man was shot and killed while trying to commit the robbery near North 23rd Street and West Keefe Avenue. The alleged shooter remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation. Police are not looking for other suspects at this ...

  • Drivers asked to be patient during I-94 shutdown this weekend

    MILWAUKEE - Part of I-94 is now completely closed in both directions as crews work to install a new culvert across the width of the interstate. The full closure is from near the Racine-Milwaukee County line to College Avenue. The work is expected to be complete by 9 a.m. Sunday. Detours are posted alerting drivers of the alternate routes for the duration of the project. During construction ...

  • Car fleeing bullets crashes burns 2 injured

    Two people fleeing gunshots were injured early Saturday when their vehicle struck a utility pole and caught fire, the Racine Fire Department said in a news release. The crash happened at 3:24 a.m. in the 1500 block of Martin Luther King Drive in Racine, the release said. The passenger was treated at the scene, but the driver had to be taken to Wheaton Franciscan All Saints hospital. ...

  • Good weather for the weekend but then rain

    Looks like a nice weekend around here, says Jesse Ritka, WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) weather forecaster. Patchy fog and clouds should clear up Saturday morning, and temperatures should reach the 60s along the lake and the 70s inland, with partly cloudy skies and just a slight chance of a sprinkle. Then warmer Sunday, Ritka says, with more sun and an 80-degree high, inland at least. But rain sneaks ...

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F for Fake [DVD]

F for Fake [DVD]

F for Fake was the last of Orson Welles completed features. On the one hand, it was a sad conclusion for one of the cinemas great geniuses, as his second-to-last completed feature was Chimes at Midnight (aka Falstaff; 1965), which was made more than a decade years earlier, ... ...

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  • Medical safety device scams

    MILWAUKEE - If you or someone you know gets a call about a free or low cost medical safety device, watch out. It may be a scam. There have been a number of phone scams targeting seniors lately, but one of the most troubling is an offer for a low cost medical safety device. The scammer might also say the device is covered by a government program. If you or someone you know gets this ...

  • Investigator Top US Treasury officials told of tax probe in June of campaign year 2012

    WASHINGTON - The ousted head of the U.S. tax agency apologized to Congress for his agency's tougher treatment of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, including during last year's presidential election, saying it resulted from a misguided effort to handle a flood of applications, not political bias. Lawmakers from both parties harshly criticized the Internal Revenue Service ...

  • Packers draft pick Jones ready to make a point

    Green Bay - The demand seems simple enough. In today's NFL, teams need large, athletic defensive linemen. As the spread offense proliferates, defenses must dot the field with multiple defensive backs. And more players on the back end means fewer players up front. Disruptive interior pass rushers are at an all-time premium. This player has eluded Green Bay Packers general manager Ted ...

  • Medical Marvel Mequon man becomes the first deaf doctor ever to graduate from the University of Wisconsin

    MILWAUKEE - A couple years ago, families with deaf children had to pay thousands of dollars, out of pocket, for a device that would allow their child to hear. The I-Team pressed the issue until 2009 when lawmakers finally required insurance companies to help pay for cochlear implants. The change has helped hundreds of Wisconsin families and now it's helping Josh Reiher make medical ...

  • Motorcyclist critically injured in New Berlin crash with car

    A 22-year-old man was critically injured Friday after a collision between a motorcycle and a car in New Berlin, police said. The man was riding the cycle when the collision occurred shortly after 3:30 p.m. at Moorland and Coffee roads. The man was taken to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa where he was reported in critical condition late Friday. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ...

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