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  • Plan to address jail problems never put in place

    WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) -- Officials in Wisconsin say they had a plan to address problems at the Marathon County jail before two officers were injured during an attack there in March. But the plan was never put in place. Marathon County officials provided information about the plan last week to community members assigned to tackle problems at the jail in Wausau. Marathon County Administrator Brad ...

  • Man dies after fall from back door of bus

    ELLSWORTH, Wis. (AP) -- A River Falls man has died after falling out of the back of a party bus. Police say 23-year-old Joel Velure fell out of the back door of the bus on Saturday in Ellsworth and was pronounced dead at the scene. The bus is owned by Elijah Omweno and leased to Kilimanjaro. Omweno referred questions to his attorney, who did not immediately return a call Monday. The death ...

  • Man killed in ATV crash wore unsecured helmet

    WAOW reported . Lincoln County Sheriff's officials say Randy J. Romenesko was traveling eastbound on an ATV trail east of County Road B, when he lost control and crashed into a tree. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ...

  • Ryan Braun Aaron Rodgers opening Bayshore restaurant

    8-Twelve MVP Bar and Grill, a restaurant associated with athletes Ryan Braun and Aaron Rodgers, will open its second location at Glendale's Bayshore Town Center. The new 8-Twelve will be located in the space occupied by COA, a locally owned Mexican restaurant which Marc and Marta Bianchini opened in 2009. COA closes June 30. 8-Twelve opened its first location last July in Brookfield. Its ...

  • Powerball fever hits Milwaukee after $1M ticket sold

    MILWAUKEE - Who is it? Who's the newest millionaire in Milwaukee? A store on the city's east side sold a $1 million Powerball ticket. There was a lot of buzz Monday at the Pick 'n Save on East Garfield Avenue near North Humboldt Street. "It would have been nice (for me to win,)" said Sharon Gamm. "I called my sister in Antigo first because I knew ...

Movie Review

Hulk

Hulk

Ang Lees ambitious big-screen version of Hulk is much like the titular green behemoth himself: Grand in scale and purpose, it is a weighty, muscular adaptation of the popular comic book series, but its own bulk often gets in the way. At times elegant and other times clumsy, Hulk is frequently entertaining, but too often dour and humorless, the clear result of the filmmakers passiona ... ...

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  • Women of the Walls Hoffman in Milwaukee tonight

    An Israeli woman at the center of an international push to secure for women the equal right to pray at Jerusalem's Western Wall will speak this evening at Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid in Glendale. Anat Hoffman is chairwoman ...

  • Report Job training rule for food stamps would trim rolls by half

    Madison -- Requiring basic job training from able-bodied participants in the state's food stamp program would cause about half of them to drop out of the program -- a total of tens of thousands of people statewide and 14,500 in just Milwaukee. The ...

  • Jury selected in raw milk trial

    Greg Griffin (left) and Bill Patton show their support for dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger, whose raw-milk trial starts today in Baraboo. They are hanging a banner across the street from the Sauk County ...

  • Former MSOE students Miller Park from Legos at national exhibit

    LOUSIVLLE, Ky. - A student from the Milwaukee School of Engineering has shown his skill in rebuilding Miller Park with a retractable roof. From Legos. No, it's not a full-sized version, but the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory is showcasing the miniature verson at its museum in Kentucky. Former grad student Tim Kaebisch created the baseball ...

  • Oklahoma other tornado-hit states brace for more

    SHAWNEE, Okla. -; When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little ...

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