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By of the Journal Sentinel 's planned acquisition of won approval Wednesday from the Illinois Commerce Commission, the final decision needed to complete the . The acquisition will expand...
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By Denise Lavoie, The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) - Moments before a judge sentenced him to death, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev broke more than two years of silence Wednesday and...
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By Don Behm Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele on Wednesday vetoed to hire 30 new sheriff's deputies and to establish a mobile food market service that would sell locally grown produce to seniors...
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By and of the Journal Sentinel Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday he believed Republicans were within days of reaching a budget deal, even as GOP lawmakers said they remained far apart and the leader of...
View ArticlePolitiFact: Testing NARAL claim about Scott Walker, ultrasounds as 'cool'
By Don Behm Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele on Wednesday vetoed to hire 30 new sheriff's deputies and to establish a mobile food market service that would sell locally grown produce to seniors...
View ArticleMequon works toward coyote management plan
By Don Behm Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele on Wednesday vetoed to hire 30 new sheriff's deputies and to establish a mobile food market service that would sell locally grown produce to seniors...
View ArticleNew Berlin School Board approves $3.2 million Eisenhower pool renovation
New today from : Gov. Scott Walker says "nationally, the unemployment rate for veterans is far greater than the national unemployment rate," and Wisconsin is "one of those rare examples where...
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Theater Review By Mike Fischer, Special to the Journal Sentinel Spring Green — Two black men with shaved heads dressed in khaki shirts and short, humiliating trousers. Each with a wheelbarrow and...
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By of the Journal Sentinel Madison— State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Wednesday he doesn't have the votes for a state budget in his caucus but that he wanted to see the Zoo...
View ArticleAPT's 'The Island' offers a timely view of racial oppression
By of the Journal Sentinel Madison— State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Wednesday he doesn't have the votes for a state budget in his caucus but that he wanted to see the Zoo...
View ArticlePolitiFact: Testing Scott Walker claim on veteran unemployment
By New Berlin — After years of battling over whether the failing swimming pool at Eisenhower Middle/High School should be rehabilitated because of cost, the New Berlin School Board on Monday voted to...
View ArticleGreat balls of fire: Bar torches piano to mark solstice
By Nicholas Erickson Kenosha — The Kenosha County district attorney and a police detective are on the hot seat as attorneys compel testimony about what they knew of the actions of a former Kenosha...
View ArticleUW researcher's X-ray project helps map skeleton of galaxy
By of the Journal Sentinel Madison— The state wouldn't set money aside for across-the-board pay raises for its workers over the next two years, under a plan coming before lawmakers Tuesday. That means...
View ArticleDowntown Delafield is booming
By of the Journal Sentinel Mark C. Behrens, a 30-year veteran of Johnson Bank, has been named chief financial officer of Johnson Financial Group and Johnson Bank. Behrens, a certified public...
View ArticlePlan: No across-the-board raises for state workers
By of the Journal Sentinel Thousands of years before humans invented agriculture, a bright burst of X-rays left the dense neutron star , located in the faint Southern constellation Circinus. A year...
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By Mary Spicuzza Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday signed two bills in Milwaukee that expand gun rights in Wisconsin. One bill, Senate Bill 35, removes the state's 48-hour waiting period for handgun...
View ArticleVillage of Wauwatosa launches valet service
By of the Journal Sentinel Owners of a gated Camp Douglas brick mansion are entertaining early bids and offers on their almost 19,000-square-foot, amenity-adorned house and the sprawling 22.36 acres...
View ArticleWisconsin Energy clears final hurdle for $9.1 billion acquisition of Integrys...
By of the Journal Sentinel Owners of a gated Camp Douglas brick mansion are entertaining early bids and offers on their almost 19,000-square-foot, amenity-adorned house and the sprawling 22.36 acres...
View ArticleCamp Douglas mansion, estate for sale, could go to auction
By Thomas Content Wisconsin Energy Corp. won approval Wednesday from the Illinois Commerce Commission to complete its acquisition of Integrys Energy Group Inc. The vote is the final decision needed by...
View ArticleU.S. economy not as bad as originally thought during first quarter
By With restaurants on every corner at State Street and Harwood Avenue in the Wauwatosa Village, street parking can be hard to come by. Businesses are hoping a new valet service, which began June 14...
View ArticleShort term rooming houses survive in Cedarburg
By City of Delafield —About two years ago when Milwaukee restaurateur Brian Ward decided to open a second location for his popular Ward's House of Prime steakhouse, Ward and his marketing business...
View ArticleOconomowoc police on murder case: Guns missing; family uncooperative
By Bruce Vielmetti A Mequon lawyer facing federal indictment and varied civil suits over her former estate-planning practice has lost her law license. Sarah Laux had agreed to a voluntary license...
View ArticleMequon lawyer loses license as fraud, ethics trials loom
By Donna Frake The family of a man who was found shot to death in their Elm Street home is not cooperating with authorities who are working to solve the homicide, according to City of Oconomowoc...
View ArticleAbele vetoes plans for new deputies, mobile food market
By Bruce Vielmetti A Mequon lawyer facing federal indictment and varied civil suits over her former estate-planning practice has lost her law license. Sarah Laux had agreed to a voluntary license...
View ArticleBehrens named CFO of Johnson Financial Group, Johnson Bank
By City of Delafield —About two years ago when Milwaukee restaurateur Brian Ward decided to open a second location for his popular Ward's House of Prime steakhouse, Ward and his marketing business...
View ArticleScott Walker to sign bills expanding gun rights in Wisconsin
By of the Journal Sentinel A potential apartment development site on Milwaukee's east side has been sold to a local investor. Three adjacent properties--two vacant lots and two buildings with six...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in collision with merging vehicle
By Jason Stein Madison— The state wouldn't set money aside for across-the-board pay raises for 31,000 workers over the next two years, under a plan approved by lawmakers Tuesday. With a party-line...
View Article4 injured in 2 overnight shootings
By of the Journal Sentinel A large industrial building in Walker's Point has been sold to a Milwaukee group affiliated with a local antiques business. The 71,118-square-foot building, 1512-1528 W....
View ArticleWalkers Point industrial building sold for antiques business
By of the Journal Sentinel Four men were injured in two overnight shootings in Milwaukee. One shooting happened in the Sherman Park area on the city's west side shortly before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, when a...
View ArticleOfficials: Public transit can accelerate development
By Jason Stein Madison— The state wouldn't set money aside for across-the-board pay raises for 31,000 workers over the next two years, under a plan approved by lawmakers Tuesday. With a party-line...
View ArticleOpie was a special presence for Pewaukee sports
By Jason Stein Madison— The state wouldn't set money aside for across-the-board pay raises for 31,000 workers over the next two years, under a plan approved by lawmakers Tuesday. With a party-line...
View ArticleFranklin businessman charged with skimming cash from restaurants
Sports Scene By CHUCK DELSMAN It didn't matter if it was pouring rain on the football field or blizzard-like conditions outside on her way to the gymnasium. There was no stopping Bert Opie when she...
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Summerfest 2015 Review By of the Journal Sentinel It's only rock 'n roll? Hardly. kickoff concert Tuesday was the most hyped Milwaukee musical event in years. Set at a sold-out, 25,000-capacity Marcus...
View ArticleThe Rolling Stones at the Marcus Amphitheater
Brewers 3, Mets 2 By of the Journal Sentinel Not much has gone right for the Milwaukee Brewers this season — especially at home. So they were more than happy to accept the gift given to them by New...
View ArticleHostages' families allowed to negotiate
Election 2015 By of the Journal Sentinel Madison — State Rep. Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) will likely represent Waukesha County in the state Senate after winning Tuesday's three-way Republican primary...
View ArticleCity officials highlight youth ideas for curbing violence
By Jason Stein Madison— The state wouldn't set money aside for across-the-board pay raises for 31,000 workers over the next two years, under a plan approved by lawmakers Tuesday. With a party-line...
View ArticleWaukesha County voters go polls in Senate primary
By of the Journal Sentinel An ordinance that — Scooby Doo-style — unmasks the ghosts in control of was approved by the Milwaukee Common Council Tuesday. The measure also requires lenders to give the...
View ArticleFormer Dane County deputy found guilty of sexual assault
Brewers 3, Mets 2 By of the Journal Sentinel Not much has gone right for the Milwaukee Brewers this season — especially at home. So they were more than happy to accept the gift given to them by New...
View ArticleAnother gorgeous day in Milwaukee forecast
By of the Journal Sentinel An ordinance that — Scooby Doo-style — unmasks the ghosts in control of was approved by the Milwaukee Common Council on Tuesday. The measure also requires lenders to give the...
View ArticleAldermen pass measure targeting zombie houses
By of the Journal Sentinel Voters in Waukesha County will likely choose their next state senator Tuesday as three Republicans square off in a special primary race to replace state Sen. Paul Farrow...
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By of the Journal Sentinel Eder Flag Manufacturing Co. said Tuesday it will stop selling and making the Confederate flag. The move by the Oak Creek firm, a major U.S. flag manufacturer, comes amid a...
View ArticleOak Creek flag manufacturer to stop making Confederate flags
The Brewers play the New York Mets in the first of their three-game series at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday at Miller Park. You can follow the game through and . Brewers RHP Mike Fiers (3-7, 4.50) pitches against...
View ArticleInvasive jumping worms on the move across state
By Nicholas Erickson Kenosha — The Kenosha County district attorney and Kenosha police personnel were on the hot seat this week as attorneys compelled testimony about what they knew of the actions of...
View ArticlePolice identify Wauwatosa detective shot, injured in Milwaukee
By of the Journal Sentinel Seven people seeking to fill the aldermanic seat left vacant by the death of submitted nomination signatures by Tuesday's deadline. State Sen. and county Supervisor are...
View ArticleWounded Wauwatosa police detective identified
By of the Journal Sentinel Seven people seeking to fill the aldermanic seat left vacant by the death of submitted nomination signatures by Tuesday's deadline. State Sen. and county Supervisor are...
View ArticleFitzgerald: Walker would sign abortion bill without exemptions
By Jesse Garza A father and his 5-year-old son were rescued by Cudahy police and firefighters Tuesday after getting stuck on a cliff on the Lake Michigan bank at Sheridan Park, according to the Cudahy...
View ArticleSeven file to file Joe Dudzik’s aldermanic seat
By of the Journal Sentinel A Wauwatosa police detective seriously wounded when he was shot by a burglary suspect was identified Tuesday by Police Chief Barry Weber Tuesday as Jeffrey Griffin, 51....
View ArticleFather, son rescued from cliff at Sheridan Park in Cudahy
By Patrick Marley Madison— As he prepares to launch a presidential bid, wants a 20-week abortion ban to come to his desk soon, and he doesn't want it to include exemptions for rape and incest,...
View ArticleMan dead after kayaking accident in Dodge County
Joe Hojnicki By of the Journal Sentinel About 15 years ago, the way Bill Sonneman remembers it, he was sitting in his wheelchair at the Southwest YMCA when he felt a tap on his shoulder. It was one of...
View ArticleBaldwin introduces bill to curb overmedication at VA
By Associated Press Horicon — A 62-year-old man died after a kayaking accident on the Rock River in Horicon in Dodge County, authorities said. According to Beaver Dam police, authorities got a call at...
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