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  • Jeremy Wand jury to be called from Portage County

    Wisconsin State Journal . Jeremy Wand, 18, is accused of helping set a fire with his brother Armin Wand, 33. The Lafayette County blaze killed Armin Wand's three children and his unborn child carried by his wife Sharon Wand, who was badly burned and escaped with their 2-year-old daughter. Jeremy Wand's trial is set to begin in July. Armin Wand was sentenced to three consecutive life ...

  • $50 smoker fee for state workers approved

    Madison -- State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a Gov. Scott Walker proposal that has won approval by the Legislature's budget committee. The Joint Finance Committee on Tuesday voted 13-3 to approve the fee. Twelve other states currently impose similar fees but anti-smoking groups including the American Cancer Society and the American ...

  • Legislators back curbs on public worker double-dipping

    Madison -- Public workers would have to wait longer after retiring before seeking another government job and in some cases could not receive retirement benefits while working the new job under a provision Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee adopted Tuesday. The provision is meant to curtail so-called double-dipping, where retirees return to work and collect both a paycheck ...

  • GAB seeks change in absentee voting rules

    Madison -- Wisconsin election officials have decided to ask the Legislature to make a number of changes to Wisconsin's absentee voting regulations. The state Government Accountability Board on Tuesday voted to recommend lawmakers allow all overseas voters to receive ballots electronically. Currently only military and oversea voters with no intent to return can obtain ballots ...

  • The Dalai Lamas Message to Wisconsin

    Last week, Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, addressed a joint session of the Wisconsin State Legislature. He spent four days in Madison ...

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Meet the Parents [DVD]

Meet the Parents [DVD]

For Greg Focker (Ben Stiller), the earnest, put-upon hero of Meet the Parents, absolutely nothing goes right from the very beginning. First of all, his attempt to propose to his girlfriend, Pam (Teri Polo), is interrupted by a cell phone call from Pam's sister, Debbie (Nicole DeHuff), that she just got engaged and will be getting married in two weeks. Greg decides to hold off on ... ...

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  • Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister at least 24 people killed

    A teacher hugs a child at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ...

  • College Sport Green Bay backs top pupils

    Green Bay High School might not be among the heavy hitters in Auckland secondary sport but 10 of their pupils have been given a second-to-none opportunity to make their mark in their chosen endeavours. The inaugural recipients in the school's Jets - Junior Elite Training Squad - programme were announced on Monday night. The initiative, a joint venture between the school, WIL Sport Management and ...

  • Missing teenager from Milwaukee

    MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Police say they're searching for a teenager who went missing Monday night. According to a police spokesman, Deavan Harroway was last seen by her mother at 7:00 p.m. Monday evening, and reported missing three hours later. Police ask you to call them at ...

  • Teen killed in Milwaukee shooting IDd by police

    16-year-old boy who was shot and killed earlier this week in Milwaukee was identified Tuesday by police as Marvin J. Cottrell. The teen was shot "during a disturbance" at 3:30 a.m. Monday outside an apartment building in the 2500 block of West Glendale Avenue, Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer said. Stanmeyer said the investigation is continuing and no suspects are in custody. Module type ...

  • County officials warn legislators about cutting child support enforcement

    Madison -- As state lawmakers consider cutting local child support enforcement by 25% next year, county officials say this ongoing trend is already taking the pressure off deadbeat parents and endangering millions of dollars in additional federal money. Members of the Legislature's powerful Joint Finance Committee are set Tuesday ...

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