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  • NWS Tornado hit over 200 miles per hour officially an EF5

    MOORE, Okla. - The National Weather Service has released their first survey on the tornado that hit Oklahoma City and surrounding areas on May 20, ...

  • Brewers minor leaguer Williams suspended 50 games

    NEW YORK (AP) -- Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Alan Williams has been suspended for 50 games under minor league baseball's drug program following a second positive test for a drug of abuse. The 23-year-old is 0-2 with a 3.00 ERA this year in three starts and 10 relief appearances for Huntsville of Double-A Southern League. He signed with the Brewers' organization in May 2011 after he ...

  • New rules for airlines

    MILWAUKEE - There are new rules in effect for airline passengers since the airlines started charging for bags. Gitte Laasby with the Journal Sentinel joins us to talk about new rules, like, "for instance, that if you get bumped off a flight, airlines have to give you money, not just a voucher." Laasby will join us to talk about that and many other tips. Read the full story ...

  • Alleged molesters window fan violated bail terms authorities say

    A Racine man facing charges he molested a girl living next door was back in court Tuesday accused of violating the terms of his bond for installing a window fan in his home. Robert S. Lambkin, 60, was charged in February with confronting the 8-year-old girl in an alley between their houses and touching her ...

  • Milwaukee area afternoon freeway traffic alerts road conditions travel times

    Cloudy weather with a chance of showers roll into the area tonight. For the latest Milwaukee-area freeway travel times, traffic alerts, road conditions and more, visit our new traffic page ...

Movie Review

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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  • Kenosha police looking to question man in double shooting

    double shooting , but they need to find him first. Two men, ages 22 and 24, suffered multiple gunshot wounds about 11:40 p.m. May 14 inside a residence in the 4500 block of 29th Ave. Washington also is wanted on an active felony warrant issued by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Anyone with information about Washington's location should call your local police department. ...

  • Legislators back broad Scott Walker authority to sell state property

    sell heating plants, highways and other state property without seeking competitive bids, but stipulated that lawmakers must sign off on any sale. The proposal -- passed on a party-line, 12-4 vote -- is so sweeping that it would allow Walker and lawmakers to sell the state Capitol, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau told the Joint Finance Committee. "I am just shocked we're talking about ...

  • MPS Wisconsin rank high in per-pupil spending

    Among the country's largest metropolitan districts, Milwaukee Public Schools maintained its status as fouth-highest in per-pupil spending in 2011, while Wisconsin also ranked in the top third of states that spent the most per student that year, according to a new report from the US Census. And while per-pupil spending in MPS and in Wisconsin increased between 2010 and 2011, average ...

  • Budget panel votes to clamp down on retirees

    The Republican-controlled panel, on a party line vote, generally supported Gov. Scott Walker's proposal included in his state budget. The change made affects the practice known as double dipping. That involves a public employee retiring, then getting rehired for their old job while also collecting retirement ...

  • Ex-state worker charged with workers comp fraud

    Scott A. Groom and Laurayne K. Fischer are charged with 93 counts including perjury, theft and falsification of business records. The two are currently living in Wisconsin, according to the Anchorage Daily News ...

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