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  • PolitiFact Testing Barrett claim on report on residency requirement

    PolitiFact Wisconsin : Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says a state report projects that "approximately half" of public employees would live outside municipal boundaries after a decade if the state bans local residency ...

  • Wisconsin has 2 $1 million Powerball winners

    The sole winning ticket for the $590.5 million jackpot was sold in Florida. But the Wisconsin Lottery says $1 million tickets were sold in Antigo and ...

  • Milwaukee Public Museum to feature poop exhibit

    An exhibit traveling to the Milwaukee Public Museum this fall concentrates on something few like to talk in depth about: poop. The exhibit is called "Scoop on Poop" and it's based on a popular children's book by the same name. It gives visitors an idea of what poop is and how animals and humans use it. It features artifacts, models and interactive exhibits. Visitors can ...

  • Operation Drive Sober initiative results in 12 arrests

    MILWAUKEE- A weekend drunk driving intiative in Milwaukee county results in 12 arrests. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department says the average PAC of the offenders was 0.16. Two of the people arrested were repeat offenders. The aggressive Driving Under the Influence initiative began Friday night and ended early this morning. Since January 2010, Operation Drive Sober has resulted in ...

  • Green Bay marathon held under ideal conditions

    Green Bay Press-Gazette . Eliud Ngetich of New York won the men's marathon in about 2 hours 18 minutes, the newspaper reported, and Lauren Kleppin, a Milwaukee native who now lives in California, won the women's marathon in 2:47.21. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ...

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The Debt

The Debt

A remake of a little-seen 2007 Israeli thriller, John Maddens The Debt is a cagey examination of the slippery nature of truth and the manner in which recorded history can distract us from the reality of what has actually happened. The story centers on three young Mossad agents who are sent ... ...

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  • Combat team - dog Wisconsin Marine - reunited

    Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach of Madison is reunited with Casey, a 4-year-old yellow Lab he worked with while deployed in Afghanistan, in a surprise ceremony Friday at the Iowa Capitol in Des ...

  • Search is held for Wisconsin girl missing for 17 years

    Spooner - Washburn County sheriff's authorities took part in a ground and water search Thursday and Friday in the case of a 15-year-old Wisconsin girl missing for 17 years. ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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