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  • Potawatomi shooting suspect released from custody

    Shooting at Potawatomi Casino MILWAUKEE - TODAY'S TMJ4 has learned that the 27-year-old man arrested at the scene of the weekend shooting at Potawatomi Casino has been released from custody. A woman was wounded before other people wrestled the suspect to the ground. The Milwaukee County District Attorney's office said they are still investigating, and they still could file ...

  • Daytime shooting in Milwaukee

    MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Police say they are investigating a shooting outside of a home Wednesday afternoon. It happened at about 1:10 p.m. on the 3000 block of North Buffum Street. Police say someone shot a 27-year-old man in the leg while he was standing outside a home. Detectives are searching for the motive in the shooting. Police said they initially had no one in ...

  • Wisconsin Department of Health Services secretary takes medical leave

    MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Kitty Rhoades is taking a leave of absence to have hip replacement surgery. DHS released a statement saying Rhoades' leave began on Wednesday. She hopes to return by the end of July. Deputy Secretary Kevin Moore will take over the agency in the interim although Rhoades said she will be involved in decision-making as her ...

  • County Board battles over a lawyer

    MILWAUKEE - The Journal Sentinel's Dan Bice took time to join Live at 3 and discuss the latest in the issues facing the Milwaukee County Board. The board is planning to fire the county's top ...

  • Car strikes child on Milwaukees near west side

    MILWAUKEE - Rescue crews have taken a child to a Milwaukee-area hospital after a car struck the child. It happened near the corner of North 20th and West State Streets before 3:00 p.m. Wednesday. According to initial reports, a four-year-old child was with family, but darted into traffic, and a car struck the child. The driver of the car stayed on the scene. The child has been transported to ...

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A Woman is a Woman (Une femme est une femme) [DVD]

A Woman is a Woman (Une femme est une femme) [DVD]

Jean-Luc Godard spend the decade of the 1950s writing influential film criticism for the French journal Cahiers du cinma, and when he launched his own filmmaking career in 1959, he dove in and never looked back. In just over a year, from 1959 to 1960, he had completed three ... ...

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  • Walker to speak at conservative think tank

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is scheduled to speak at a prominent think tank that denies the existence of man-made global warming. Walker was scheduled to appear at a $250 dinner and reception Wednesday night at the Chicago-based Heartland Institute. The group's website describes Walker as "the country's most successful and important governor." He was ...

  • Milwaukee police arrest three on suspicion of homicide

    Milwaukee police arrested three people Tuesday on suspicion of homicide, according to the department's arrest log. A 31-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman were arrested at the same residence in the 400 block of N. 34th St. about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Several hours later, a 20-year-old man was arrested in the 9400 block of W. Silver Spring Drive. No charges have been filed against the three ...

  • Wis. Sikhs plan rites run in memory of tragedy

    MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Members of the Sikh temple where a white supremacist gunned down six worshippers last year plan to mark the anniversary by holding religious observances and a 6-kilometer run to fund scholarships in the victims' ...

  • Commission approves improvementsrepairs on area buildings parks

    MADISON - The State of Wisconsin Building Commission has approved improvements, repair and maintenance on a number of state-owned buildings and areas. They include: - Improvements for Devil's Lake and Harrington Beach State Parks - Department of Correction facilities in Milwaukee and Racine Counties "The approval of these projects today will help maintain and improve some of ...

  • Wisconsin Senate to debate state budget Thursday following quick Assembly passage

    MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Senate plans to debate the state budget on Thursday, and Republican Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says no changes are planned. Fitzgerald said Wednesday he thinks there are enough Republican votes in the Senate to pass it in its current form. Republicans hold an 18-15 majority, but some moderates have raised concerns with the expansion of private school ...

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