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  • Proposal to sell state properties up for vote

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A wide-reaching change that would allow the state to sell off properties ranging from prisons and power plants to University of Wisconsin dormitories and state highways is up for approval before the Legislature's budget committee. Gov. Scott Walker is proposing the provision as part of his state budget up for a vote Tuesday in the Legislature's Joint Finance ...

  • Man loses cash pants in Madison robbery

    A 26-year-old man lost his pants during a struggle with two robbers over the weekend, Madison police said Monday. The man, from Columbus, Wis., said he and a friend, a 24-year-old Beaver Dam man, were staying at a Hayes Road hotel and invited two strangers into their room for a drink about 5:25 a.m. Saturday. One of the strangers then pulled a knife and robbed them, taking a large amount of ...

  • Firefighter hospitalized after fighting Green Bay blaze

    Green Bay Press-Gazette . The fire was reported at 1:27 p.m. Monday at a Procter & Gamble building at 501 Eastman Ave. The fire appeared to be caused by roof construction and did about $30,000 in damage. The firefighter was expected to be released later Monday, according to the Press-Gazette. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ...

  • Watchdog group accused of showing Democratic bias with fundraiser

    its website , the Democracy Campaign describes itself as "a nonprofit, nonpartisan political watchdog group dedicated to clean government." But at noon Saturday, the Vilas County Democratic ...

  • Marathon County shelved jail safety plan 2 years before violent attack

    inmate attacked two corrections officers at the Marathon County jail, an action plan to correct jail problems was created and then shelved, according to ...

Movie Review

Proof of Life

In Taylor Hackford's Proof of Life, Russell Crowe gets to keep his native Australian accent as Terry Thorne, an ex-soldier-turned-hostage-negotiator whose expertise is K&R (kidnapping and ransom). He deals mainly with extracting businessmen and politicians who are snatched by extremist groups in the farthest reaches of the world--Russia, southeast Asia, South America. He is calm, collected ... ...

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  • How to help tornado victims

    Monday afternoon tornado . The Red Cross has one shelter open in Moore and is working on setting up others. The organization continues to operate the three shelters opened around Oklahoma City following severe storms on Sunday, according to a Red Cross news release. The Salvation Army also is in the area assisting displaced residents and providing meals for first responders. Donations: To ...

  • Ex-Navy man denied UWM job welcomes ruling for other veterans

    A Waukesha man who lost out on a good job with the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin after it decided he didn't qualify for the veteran's preference because he left the Navy for "bad conduct" says he's happy the Court of Appeals has ruled against the college. "I did what the VA told me and ended up in the middle of something I didn't expect," Mark ...

  • Green Bay Packers Charles Woodson hopeful of Raiders homecoming

    Green Bay's Charles Woodson breaks up a pass intended for San Francisco's Delanie Walker (46) during the first half of their game Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Everyone from the new regime was accounted for Monday, but much of the buzz among Raiders fans is about the potential return of an old favorite. Charles Woodson ...

  • Wis. panel to hear bill limiting local recalls

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- It would be harder to recall a local Wisconsin elected official from office under a proposal up for a hearing before a legislative committee. The Republican-sponsored bill is up for a hearing Tuesday before the Assembly's Committee on Campaigns and Elections. It would require anyone who petitions to recall a city, village, town, town sanitary district, or school ...

  • Housing rebound continues in Wisconsin

    MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Housing sales in Wisconsin continue to rebound. April brings a 22nd consecutive month of growth with sales up 9 percent compared to the month previous. The median price for existing homes rose 8 percent. The Wisconsin Realtors Association president Michael Theo says the supply of homes has decreased and low mortgage rates have attracted more people to the market. The Journal ...

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