Crash reportedly kills woman, 74, hurts husband crossing street
By of the Journal Sentinel A 71-year-old woman is dead and her 74-year-old husband is in serious condition after they were hit by a vehicle while trying to cross a busy intersection in Mount Pleasant...
View ArticleDOT puts breaks on 5 major road project in budget crunch
By of the Journal Sentinel Madison — The state Department of Transportation is delaying five major road projects for at least two years because it doesn't have the money for the work under the state...
View ArticleWisconsin billionaires included in Forbes magazine ranking of richest Americans
By of the Journal Sentinel Nine of the 10 Wisconsin billionaires on Forbes magazine's annual list of the 400 richest Americans rose in the national rankings this year. The list, released Tuesday, shows...
View ArticleKiss cam etiquette: No means no
Kiss cams at sporting events. They're all fun and games until the stranger sitting next to you tries to push his tongue down your throat. Some idiot reportedly did just that to a woman at a Syracuse...
View ArticleState to make background checks on 5% of social workers under program
By and of the Journal Sentinel Wisconsin regulators will soon conduct limited criminal background checks on a narrow slice of the state's social workers — a program being created after it was disclosed...
View ArticleBar fight with shovel ends in 2 arrests in Grant County
By Breann Schossow Two men have been arrested on multiple charges, including felony substantial battery after a bar fight involving a shovel that left a third man seriously injured. that tentative...
View ArticleWalker leaves door open to appointing candidate to court
By Meg Jones Waukesha — Gov. Scott Walker said Tuesday he'll consider the three announced Supreme Court candidates as well as others to replace Judge N. Patrick Crooks, who died in his chambers this...
View ArticlePrometheus Trio, with new member, plays with delight in concert
By Elaine Schmidt, Special to the Journal Sentinel Monday evening marked the beginning of a new chapter in the story of the with violinist Margot Schwartz joining cellist Scott Tisdel and pianist...
View ArticleEast Troy man, 25, charged in town of Mukwonago crash
By Town of Mukwonago — A one-car crash along Highway E around 9:18 p.m., Sept. 25, sent a 21-year-old female passenger to Aurora Summit Hospital by Flight for Life with "what appeared to be significant...
View ArticleMilwaukee transit union postpones contract vote until Monday
By Don Behm The union representing Milwaukee County bus drivers and mechanics has postponed voting on the latest contract offer from Milwaukee County Transit Service until Monday, officials said...
View ArticleMerton, Hartland-Lakeside to meet Oct. 12 to discuss possible merger
By Bob Dohr A meeting will be held Oct. 12 so the Hartland-Lakeside and Merton school districts can gather more information on what would be involved in a possible consolidation of the two districts....
View ArticleRussia confirms start of airstrikes in Syria
By The Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) - Russian military jets carried out airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria on Wednesday for the first time, the defense ministry said. The airstrikes...
View ArticleWaukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly powers up effort to save lost GE jobs
By Christopher Kuhagen While GE's decision is said to be final, Mayor Shawn Reilly doesn't want to accept just yet that a longtime Waukesha business is closing up shop and sending those jobs north of...
View ArticleIntruder assaults staff members at Waukesha’s Lowell school
By Breann Schossow An unidentified man assaulted Lowell Elementary School staff members in Waukesha on Tuesday morning, school district officials said. According to a news release from the Waukesha...
View ArticleFormer UW-Madison chancellor, Clinton cabinet secretary, suffers stroke
By Breann Schossow A former UW-Madison chancellor who now leads the Clinton Foundation suffered a stroke early Tuesday evening. According to , Donna Shalala, 74, who is also a former cabinet secretary...
View ArticleLegislative task force hit for barring journalists from school tour
By of the Journal Sentinel Madison— TV journalists were barred Tuesday from joining a legislative task force on a tour of a Madison school in a move that experts said violated the open meetings law....
View ArticleKenosha man charged with killing estranged wife in Illinois
By Breann Schossow A Kenosha man was charged with first-degree murder Tuesday after being arrested in connection with the killing of his estranged wife in Illinois. David M. Brocksom, 43, appeared...
View ArticleDesign details of new Milwaukee Bucks arena expected by November
By of the Journal Sentinel The detailed proposed design for the will likely be reviewed by city officials in October or November, with construction of the building likely to begin within the first...
View ArticleFather on trial for killing son will challenge confession
By of the Journal Sentinel A Milwaukee man charged with killing his infant preemie son falsely confessed to abuse during a police interview so that the child's mother would be released as a suspect,...
View ArticleVideo shows Little Caesar's robbery as police seek suspect
By of the Journal Sentinel Police are asking for help in identifying an armed robber who targeted Little Caesar's Pizza on the northwest side Sunday morning. Milwaukee police say the suspect entered...
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