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  • Stories of hope after Oklahoma tornado

    How you can help tornado victims MOORE, Okla. - In the midst of the tragedy caused by one of the most destructive tornadoes in recorded history, the people of Moore, Oklahoma are revealing hope and resiliency. "We're going to be OK," said a woman with confidence and strength in her voice to TODAY'S TMJ4's Brian Gotter, who returned to his once-home state to show ...

  • Wisconsin Realtors Association Wisconsin home sales and prices continue …

    Wisconsin Realtors Association: Wisconsin home sales and prices continue healthy growth in April 5/21/2013 For More Information Contact: Michael Theo, WRA President CEO, 608-241-2047, mtheo@wra.org or David Clark, Economist, C3 Statistical Solutions and Professor of Economics, Marquette University, 414-803-6537, dclark@c3stats.com MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin existing home sales ...

  • Wisconsin has seen six EF5 tornadoes

    EF5 tornadoes like the one that devastated Oklahoma this week are rare in Wisconsin. Only six tornadoes in Wisconsin dating back to the late 1800s are considered EF5, according to the National Weather Service in Sullivan. The National Weather Service began officially rating the severity of tornadoes in 1982. Tornadoes from 1950 to 1981 were rated by a commercial business contracted by the ...

  • Packers o-linemen shift into new positions

    Green Bay - A month ago the news was big but the timing was right. The Green Bay Packers staff told the offensive line that everyone except center Evan Dietrich-Smith would begin the offseason playing a new position. After four weeks of work behind the scenes, that change was unveiled to the media and fans Tuesday during organized team activities. "Yeah it's going to be tough," ...

  • Heavy Urban Rescue Team trains for disasters

    MILWAUKEE - Firefighters and other first responders are still digging through tons of rubble. It's an exhausting and dangerous job. Timing is everything for the Heavy Urban Rescue Team. Captain Troy Klemstein knows exactly what the search and rescue teams are up against in Moore, Oklahoma. He shows the extremely sensitive listening devices teams are using to hear people buried in rubble . ...

Movie Review

The Limey

Steven Soderbergh is a tough director to put your finger on. He exploded onto the scene in 1989 with the indie groundbreaker "sex, lies, and videotape," and his career since then has been a journey of stylistic experimentation across numerous genres. In 1998, he made a bold move toward the mainstream with the uniformly excellent "Out of Sight," in which he energized what could have been a routine ... ...

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  • Parking police seek automated system to write tickets

    MILWAUKEE - Parking checkers made the city of Milwaukee $22.1 million last year from parking tickets, though the city agency in charge of parking enforcement thinks it can do better. Public documents obtained by the I-TEAM show the city lamenting over declining revenue from parking tickets. One document reads, "...since 2010, overall on-street parking revenues have fallen." But the ...

  • Wheatland reacts to Oklahoma tornado

    Most people would drive through the town of Wheatland in Kenosha County and see the American Dream. But in January of 2008, it was a nightmare when a tornado ripped through the ...

  • Oakland Raiders sign former Packers DB Charles Woodson

    Charles Woodson: 'At this point, I want to play football' OAKLAND - The Oakland Raiders have announced they have signed former Packers player Charles Woodson. "The Oakland Raiders have signed free agent defensive back Charles Woodson," the team tweeted Tuesday ...

  • Sports Minute Here is the latest Wisconsin sports news from The Associated Press

    The beginning of organized team activities was the first team that nearly every Green Bay Packers player was on the field together.Head coach Mike McCarthy admitted in his press conference the first ...

  • Wisconsin Lutheran plans five-story residence hall

    Faced with increased enrollment, Wisconsin Lutheran College plans to build a five-story residence hall for around 200 students on Milwaukee's far west side. The building is planned for the south side of the 8900 block of W. Wisconsin Ave., where the college owns four apartment buildings that house 48 students. Those buildings would be demolished to make way for the new residence hall, said ...

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