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Wisconsin bill would ban mandatory flu shots
Wisconsin employers, including hospitals and nursing homes, could no longer require workers to get flu shots under a bill pending in the Legislature. Republican Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt, of Fond du Lac, says he began drafting the legislation after several hospital workers and health care contractors in his district complained they were fired after refusing to be vaccinated. The bill would ...
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Garage fire in Sussex
SUSSEX: A possible explosion and fire destroyed a garage connected to a home in Sussex early this morning. Neighbors described hearing what sounded like firecrackers for about fifteen minutes before seeing flames or smoke. The garage's roof along with two vehicles were destroyed in the fire. No one was hurt. There's no word yet on what caused the fire. The damage is estimated at ...
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Another nice day today for Milwaukee before rain storms hit
Sunday will start with a bit of patchy morning fog before mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies take over for the majority of the day, according to WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) meteorologist Jesse Ritka. There is a very slim chance for a morning shower if storms in Iowa hold together, but that will be a quick chance and most of the Milwaukee area will stay dry. It will be warmer with a bit more humidity ...
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Two $1 million Powerball tickets sold in Wisconsin
One of the million dollar tickets was sold at a Pick 'N Save store located at 1100 E. Garfield Avenue in Milwaukee. The other million dollar ticket was sold at Krist Food Mart, 104 Superior Street in ...
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PBA Summer Swing features testy clash of the keglers
One of the best rivalries in sports - maybe the best, if the measuring sticks are talent, head-to-head results, controversy and acrimony - happens to be in bowling. That's right. Kegling. Tenpins. Sean Rash and Jason Belmonte are two of the hottest professional bowlers on the planet. They are high-rev, power players in the primes of their career - Rash is 30 and Belmonte is 29 - and they ...
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Back to the Future Part II [Blu-Ray]
Back to the Future Part II, the highly anticipated first of two sequels to the unexpected smash hit of 1985, is one-half a very bad movie and one-half a very good movie. Interestingly, the badness of the first half of the film can be laid squarely at the ... ...
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Big buzz over Powerball jackpot
The chances of winning are low -- 1 in 175 million. But should you strike it big with the Powerball drawing, financial advisor and CPA Mike Arnow says there's three things you should ...
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Milwaukee police investigate 2 northwest side shootings
Milwaukee police were investigating two shootings that happened about two miles apart on the city's northwest side Saturday morning. In the first, a 47-year-old man was shot while sitting with a friend in the 4700 block of N. 76th Street. Police said a black SUV pulled in front of the pair and a suspect shot the victim once before exiting the vehicle to demand the victim's cellphone. ...
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Charitys investment a prescription for profits for drug maker
What happens when a disease-fighting charity dives into venture capitalism? In the first case of its kind, the results include one of the planet's most expensive pills, huge sales projections for a drug company and windfalls for executives who sold stock in the glow of enthusiastic news releases about the drug. Kalydeco is a breakthrough drug designed from knowledge of the genetic roots ...
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Here are the numbers for $600 million Powerball drawing
Here are the winning numbers in tonight's Powerball drawing: 10 13 14 22 52 with a 11 as the Powerball. The jackpot rose to a record total of an estimated $600 million. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ...
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Jeff Bianchi bullpen get job done in Brewers victory
MLB: Power rankings St. Louis – Jeff Bianchi made the most of a rare opportunity on Saturday night. Starting at second base in place of the slumping Rickie Weeks, Bianchi delivered a clutch two-out, two-run single to center in the top of the 10th inning to spark a 6-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. It was just the second start of the season for the ...
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