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  • Three Madison police officers on leave after shooting armed man

    MADISON - Three Madison police are on leave after a Madison man dies in a standoff Friday night. WISC reports police were called to the scene on Rockefeller Lane when a man barricaded himself inside his home after deputies tried to serve him an eviction notice. The man allegedly charged at police with a large sword twice That's when the officers shot and killed ...

  • Car crashes and catches fire in Racine

    RACINE - Authorities in Racine are investigating after a car hits a pole and catches fire. It happened around 3:30 a.m. at MLK Drive near Kewaunee. The two people in the car reported shots fired at them. The driver was taken to the hospital and the passenger was treated at the ...

  • Group seeks volunteers to plant 500 gardens in Milwaukee

    MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Victory Garden Initiative is seeking volunteers to plant 500 vegetable gardens in Milwaukee this month. The nonprofit is named for efforts during World War I and II to have people grow food to support the war effort. It encourages people to plant gardens now as a way to improve nutrition and quality of life. Director Gretchen Mead says the goal is to make sure everyone ...

  • 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 ...

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Cop Out

Cop Out

Its no secret that Kevin Smith has been trying to reboot the Fletch franchise for the better part of the past decade, and the fact that Cop Out features a suspiciously similar synth score by Fletch composer Harold Faltermeyer and ends with Stephanie Mills Bit by Bit (Theme Fr ... ...

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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

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