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  • Brookfield church sending crew to tornado scene

    BROOKFIELD - A team from Elmbrook Church in Brookfield is preparing to help with the Oklahoma disaster area this weekend. They had originally planned to head to Texas for relief work when the storm hit. "[They] stopped us and said do not come Sunday. Storms are going to going through that area," says team leader Mary Ann Lee. The group from Wisconsin would have arrived in Oklahoma ...

  • Wisconsin natives were close by when deadly tornado struck

    MILWAUKEE – Imagine being close to a terrifying tornado. It’s something Wisconsin native Tim Marquis does, for fun. "You just want to get those rare opportunities to see that kind of power and that kind of weather in action," Marquis said. Marquis, now a graduate student at Iowa State University, is fascinated by tornadoes. He and some college friends decided to chase the ...

  • Change would reverse declining funding for child support enforcement

    Madison -- A trend of declining funding for local child support enforcement would be reversed, putting the pressure back on deadbeat parents and safeguarding millions of dollars in endangered federal money, under a proposal unanimosly approved by the Legislature's budget committee Tuesday. The GOP co-chairs of the Legislature's powerful Joint Finance Committee, Rep. John Nygren of ...

  • Wisconsin hospitals have reduced deadly type of infection

    Painstaking work by Wisconsin hospitals in recent years has sharply lowered the occurrence of one of the most deadly types of infections: those from central lines used to deliver fluids, medication and blood to patients. Infections in intensive care units from central lines -- tubes placed in a large vein in a patient's neck, chest or arm -- were 56% lower last year compared with a ...

  • Game blog Brewers vs. Zack Greinke and the Dodgers

    and answer some of your questions during every Brewers game this season. Tonight, the Brewers face Zack Greinke (2-0, 1.62 ERA) - and his 15-0 record at Miller Park - in the second of a three-game home series against the Los Angeles Dogers. Hiram Burgos (1-2, 6.58 ERA) is on the mound for Milwaukee. Game time is 7:10 p.m. Also check in on ...

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

One doesnt have to be a cynic in order to speculate that the decision to split J.K. Rowlings seventh and final Harry Potter novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows into two films was primarily an economic one. Given that th ... ...

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  • Wisconsin panel passes food stamp work requirement

    MADISON, Wis. -- The Legislature's budget committee has approved Gov. Scott Walker's proposal requiring that able-bodied adults on Wisconsin's food stamps program spend at least 20 hours a week working or getting trained for a job. The Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines Tuesday to approve the plan over objections from Democrats. Those who ...

  • Wisconsin Humane Society preparing to receive animals from Oklahoma

    MILWAUKLEE - The Wisconsin Humane Society received dogs from Oklahoma just before the tornado struck. Now, they’re preparing for the possibility of receiving more. "Two days ago we received a transport of animals from that shelter, which now, as it turns out, would have likely been impacted by the disaster," said Matt Witte with the Wisconsin Humane Society. This shelter in ...

  • Milwaukee woman 71 remains hospitalized after brutal attack

    As a 71-year-old woman remains hospitalized after a brutal assault outside her east side home, her family and Milwaukee police are asking for the public's help in solving the crime. Betty Hernandez was hit with a metal object in the 1500 block of N. Farwell Ave. about 2:15 a.m. May 11. "It appears as if the victim may have been targeted, but we continue to try to identify a ...

  • Lock dam near Fountain City to close for repair

    FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. (AP) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to temporarily close a lock and dam near Fountain City so a damaged gate can be ...

  • Wis. panel considers bill limiting local recalls

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A group of municipal officials pressed Wisconsin lawmakers Tuesday to make it harder to initiate recall elections at the local level, saying it's currently too easy and that such campaigns often divide ...

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