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  • Wash. gov declares state of emergency for bridge

    MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency in three counties around a collapsed Interstate 5 bridge. Inslee said in his proclamation Friday that the bridge collapse has caused extensive disruption, impacting the citizens and economy in Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom Counties. The governor is instructing the emergency management division of the ...

  • The Maino Project Local wrestler in WWE

    GREEN BAY - Pro wrestling, what is that sport really like? You have the good guys, you have the villains, but what about outside the ring? Well you might be suprised to find out they're actually pretty normal guys, like one former local resident, who made it pretty big in the world of wrestling. During his days at Two Rivers Washington High School, Ken Anderson found a way to make his ...

  • Could Wisconsin see a bridge collapse

    , 1,157 of the 14,057 bridges in Wisconsin are considered structurally deficient. That is 8.2 percent. Out of those 14,057 bridges, 779 (or 5.5 percent) are considered functionally obsolete. ASCE also reports that Wisconsin received $18.3 million from the Federal Highway Bridge Fund in ...

  • Woman guilty in stealing from Fontana business

    A Walworth County jury has convicted a former Sawyer County woman of receiving money her friend embezzled by writing checks forged from a Fontana business for more than a ...

  • Out of control woman kicks police sergeant in face

    the State Journal reports . Eliza Kulp, 19, of Blue River, was charged with battery to an officer, disorderly conduct, criminal damage to property, underage drinking and a probation violation, according to a news release from the Grant County Sheriff's Department. Authorities responded to a home in Boscobel after getting a call about a woman out of control. "She had become ...

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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert [DVD]

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert [DVD]

When Stephan Elliott's The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert became a surprise international hit in 1994, it marked the high point of the mainstream breakthrough of what critic B. Ruby Rich had dubbed The New Queer Cinema, a trend of political ... ...

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  • Chief Edward Flynn blasts state Legislature

    Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn says the legislature is hurting the city and ultimatelys the state with proposed bills about residency and funding for public safety ...

  • Most in Milwaukee-area delegation voted to end Scouts gay ban

    gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders , a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and ...

  • Teacher accused of sexually assaulting student 14 in parking lot

    A 14-year-old Milwaukee boy was sexually assaulted Thursday by a 28-year-old woman who teaches at his school, Milwaukee police said Friday. The assault reportedly took place about 6:30 p.m. Thursday inside a car parked at Destiny High School, 7210 N. 76th St. The two are not associated with Destiny High School and were there for a special event, said Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer, police spokesman. The ...

  • From Pabst to Lakefront Milwaukees beer history in China

    Pabst Blue Ribbon was the first foreign beer brewed in China. Lakefront Brewery Inc. is making its first foray into the Chinese market, but Chinas 1.3 billion residents certainly arent strangers to beer with Wisconsin roots. As I report in todays print edition of The Business Journal, Lakefront Brewery made its first shipment to China this month through a potential new business partner, Shanghai ...

  • Messmer teacher accused of sexual assault of 14-year-old student

    MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Police are investigating a sexual assault of a 14-year-old Messmer High School student by a Messmer teacher. According to Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer with Milwaukee Police, the alleged sexual assault of the boy that happened around 6:30 p.m. on May 23 in a car parked in the parking lot of Destiny High School located at 7210 N. 76th Street. The suspect, a 28-year-old woman, and ...

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