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  • Guest Dells hotel didnt do enough to help during carbon monoxide leak

    LAKE DELTON - A carbon monoxide leak at a hotel in the Wisconsin Dells has some guests upset more wasn't done to help them. Doug Schuenemann was enjoying a vacation in the Dells with his fiance and baby boy when all of the sudden early Saturday morning at the Travelodge hotel, he got a shock. "A firefighter on our door saying 'Lake Delton Fire Department. We need to evacuate ...

  • Wisconsin economy stuck in old-growth industries

    Like the 130-year-old paper mill in Nekoosa, on the banks of the Wisconsin River, many of Wisconsin's paper mills are more than a century old. Wisconsin's economy remains surprisingly reliant on papermaking and printing industries, according to a new ...

  • Milwaukee-area freeway shuts down after rollover crash

    MEQUON - The Ozaukee Co. Sheriff's Office has shut down I-43 northbound after a rollover crash. Flight for Life was headed to the scene of the crash, which happened just before 9:00 p.m. Monday night. TODAY'S TMJ4 reports that a vehicle struck a center barricade at the Milwaukee-Ozaukee Co. line. At least one person may have been injured. Check back for more details on this ...

  • Body pulled from Chippewa River in Eau Claire

    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. -- Eau Claire Police say a body has been pulled from the Chippewa River. Police say canoeists spotted the body Monday not far from the Short Street Bridge. Eau Claire firefighters then launched a boat and recovered the body. WQOW-TV (http://bit.ly/17UpX9YP reports there's no word on an ...

  • Jobs program gives Milwaukee teens real-world experience

    With youth unemployment hitting 24.5% nationally in May, several Milwaukee teenagers are getting real-world work experience this summer, thanks to the St. Charles Youth and Family Services Youth Employment Services program, ...

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The Wages of Fear (La Salaire de la peur) [DVD]

The Wages of Fear (La Salaire de la peur) [DVD]

Henri-Georges Clouzots existential suspense classic The Wages of Fear (La Salaire de la peur) opens in Las Piedres, a village in a poor, unnamed country somewhere in the heart of South America. It is a lost, dilapidated place of nearly suffocating heat where naked chi ... ...

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  • How can Potawatomi keep you safer after shooting on casino floor

    Shooting at Potawatomi Casino MILWAUKEE – Questions are swirling about the way security officers handled a shooting at Potawatomi Bingo Casino. Never before has a shooting taken place on the casino floor, according to a spokesman. Patrons describe the scene as chaotic. "All of a sudden, people started stampeding--that’s all I can say," said Linda Schmit, who was at ...

  • Homeowners see pine trees withering away and dying

    WAUKESHA - People living in Waukesha have a mystery on their hands. Dozens of homeowners say they've watched their pine trees wither away and die. Scott Barrowclift is one of the residents who's had to cut down several pine trees on his property because they are sick. He said trees on his property aren't the only one's that have turned brown. "On Sunset I've ...

  • Water rescue in Kenosha

    KENOSHA - A dive and rescue team has been called out to a location in Kenosha to assist two people there who went into water. TODAY'S TMJ4 has learned it happened at Lake Michigan near 51st Place. Initial reports say a man went into the water to help out a woman there. The Coast Guard has been called to the scene, and police and fire crews also came to ...

  • Testimony as 14-year-old accused of killing friends great-grandmother

    SHEBOYGAN - Nathan Paape is on trial for murder as an adult at just 14 years old. Prosecutors say Paape and his friend killed that friend's great-grandmother with a hatchet and hammer for money. However, defense attorneys aim to persuade the jury that friend Antonio Barbeau was the primary planner and attacker. "What Nate never told agent Wilson is that he ever intended to kill ...

  • Milwaukee police officer accidentally shoots wounds car theft suspect 2nd suspect escapes

    MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police say an officer accidentally shot and wounded a car theft suspect while arresting him. A second suspect escaped Monday. WTMJ-TV (http://bit.ly/19e2ePY) reports the suspects robbed two people of their car and money. Police found the stolen vehicle with the suspects inside, but the men started running. Police caught one of the suspects. During the arrest, police say ...

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