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  • Allouez apartment fire forces dozens from their homes

    ALLOUEZ - A small basement fire turned into a major blaze in the Village of Allouez, near Green Bay. At least eight departments are working on containing the fire at the Hilltop Place Apartments. The fire was reported just before noon Thursday. According to reports from the scene people living in the apartments are safe and accounted for. However, a pair of firefighters were taken to the ...

  • Residents near house fire in Sheboygan Falls being evacuated

    SHEBOYGAN FALLS - The residents of a home in Sheboygan Falls have been evacuated after their home caught on fire Thursday afternoon. According to the City of Sheboygan Falls Fire Department, the fire is located at 112 Shelly Drive. The area is being evacuated, but Sheboygan Falls Police will not confirm ...

  • Milwaukee County Board votes to hire outside lawyers to fight state

    The Milwaukee County Board Thursday voted to hire an outside legal firm to help clarify and possibly mount a challenge against state legislation that would cut the authority and funding of the board. The measure, approved on a 14-4 vote, gives board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic the authority to choose the legal firm and an initial budget of $25,000. County Executive Chris Abele, who lobbied ...

  • Obama defends drone strikes says they arent cure-all

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said he is haunted by the civilians unintentionally ...

  • Police searching for man who robbed Bank Mutual

    MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying the suspect responsible for the May 17 robbery at the Bank Mutual located at 3340 S. 27th Street. According to Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer with Milwaukee Police, the robbery happened around 2:15 p.m. "The suspect entered the bank, approached a teller, and handed her note demanding money while implying that ...

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Catfish

Catfish

All of the controversy swirling around the authenticity--or lack thereof--of the events as depicted in Henry Joost and Ariel Schulmans Catfish since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival has certainly drawn attention to the film, and even if it turns out that the whole thing was an e ... ...

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  • Jury for brother of man accused of killing his children to come from Portage Co.

    Armin Wand III (left), 32, the father of three children killed in a house fire in southwestern Wisconsin and his 18-year-old brother, Jeremy ...

  • Schools that Can Milwaukee bolstered by $1.5 million in donations

    A school improvement nonprofit working to get 20,000 Milwaukee children into high-performing schools by 2020 has received about $1.5 million in commitments after a donation drive this ...

  • Milwaukee driver crashes into 3 women waiting for bus

    A 37-year-old Milwaukee driver injured at least three women waiting for a bus Thursday when he veered off a road, plowed through a bus shelter and crashed into a building. The accident occurred about 11:20 a.m. in the 4200 block of N. 27th St. The women's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, said Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer, Milwaukee police spokesman. Police are trying to determine ...

  • Legislators scale back Scott Walker measure on GPS restraining orders

    Madison -- A proposal from Gov. Scott Walker to allow statewide GPS tracking for those under restraining orders was scaled back by the Legislature's budget committee Thursday as the panel took on a slew of criminal justice provisions. Under Walker's proposal, the state would have spent $3 million over two years to help local governments around the state set up the tracking, with the ...

  • Wisconsin jobs agency names 4th CFO in 2 years

    The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. on Thursday named Stephanie M. Walker as its CFO. The agency says she's unrelated to Gov. Scott Walker, and her first day will be June ...

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