Provides the latest RSS feeds for Milwaukee News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Wisconsin State News.net http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/cat/563d1c1db6cb5197/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 17:12:03 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:12:03 -0400 30 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Unemployment rates improved in nearly all 72 Wisconsin counties last month. The state Department of Workforce Development said Wednesday that unemployment got worse in April in Calumet, Menominee and Price counties, and stayed the same in Iron and Langlade counties. Unemployment rates improved in the other 67 counties. The highest unemployment rate was in Menominee County, ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696893/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:40 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696893/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee Brewers are planning to honor the Wauwatosa police officer who was gunned down Christmas Eve while on duty. The team is dedicating its opening ceremony Friday to Officer Jennifer Sebena. Her husband is charged in her death. Sebena's family will be at the game, and her friend, Officer Katie Gierach, will throw out the first pitch. The festivities are part of ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696892/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:38 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696892/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Advocates and opponents of common core standards for teaching math and English in Wisconsin were gathering for a joint hearing before the Legislature's education committees. While Wednesday's hearing is informational only, critics of the common core standards are calling for a closer look. Dozens of tea party supporters sent lawmakers a letter this week raising ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696891/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:36 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696891/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Milwaukee Wave defender #4 Josh RIfe follows through on his shot to score a goal on this shot in third period of game between the Milwaukee Wave and Baltimore Blast. The Milwaukee Wave won the MISL championship with a 12-10 win overtime against Baltimore Blast, Sunday, March 18, 2012 at the U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is the Wave's second consecutive MISL championship. ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696890/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:35 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696890/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A new report says the sand mining and natural gas industries have given Wisconsin candidates nearly $758,000 since 2007, with contributions spiking last year as sand mining took off in the state. The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign study found the gas and sand mining industries gave candidates a total of $18,762 in 2007 when only five sand mines were operating in the state. ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696889/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:33 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696889/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The book will be "a mix of autobiography, political analysis, and policy prescriptions," wrote Robert Costa, National Review's Washington-based political reporter. Ryan's office did not respond to a WISN 12 News request for more information about the book. Ryan ran for vice president on the GOP ticket with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney last year. Ryan returned to ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696894/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:30:41 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696894/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Investigators stand outside an apartment complex in Orlando, Fla., where a man was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed his home early on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The FBI says the man, being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation. (AP Photo/John ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696788/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:51 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696788/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 O'FALLON, Mo.o With senior aces Calvin Munson of Francis Howell and Ryan Franklin of Fort Zumwalt West opposing each other in a Class 5 ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696895/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:50 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696895/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The body pulled from the Mississippi River in St. Paul Tuesday has been identified as 18-year-old Dakotah Coach, the Ramsey County medical examiner's office said Wednesday. Coach and Erika Borgstrom, 16, jumped from the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis on May 14, the St. Croix Central School District in Hammond, Wis., said last week. Coach, of Hammond, was a senior and Borgstrom was a ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696896/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:51:47 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696896/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Cambridge Major is a provider of intermediates and ingredients for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Cambridge Major Laboratories Inc. this month is unveiling its expanded active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing facility in Germantown. The expansion, which The Business Journal reported in September 2012, was partly funded through a loan from Economic Development of Washington County. The ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696358/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:42:01 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696358/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The addition of Macy's was part of a recent renovation of Southridge Mall in Greendale. Simon Property Group Inc. just has a couple of key spaces to fill at Southridge Mall in Greendale before it considers its renovation and remerchandising project finished, and it already have prospective tenants lined up, a Simon official said Wednesday. Robert Alexander, senior vice president of leasing ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696171/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:23:12 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214696171/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tony Tagliavia of MPS said Rufus King International School was given the ACT's College and Career Transition Award for high schools Wednesday in Washington, ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695353/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:13 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695353/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Right-hander Kyle Lohse will miss his next scheduled turn in the Milwaukee Brewers' rotation because of irritation in his pitching elbow. Mike Fiers will start in place of Lohse on Saturday against visiting Pittsburgh. Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke made the announcement before Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lohse signed a $33 million, three-year contract with ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695354/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:13 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695354/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin made her first speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday, calling for more bipartisan cooperation, and paying tribute to an iconic former Wisconsin senator, Robert "Fighting Bob" ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695355/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:12 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695355/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE - A mother is pleading for help to find the driver who hit her son, then took off. TODAY'S TMJ4's Nick Montes talked exclusively with the mom and her 14-year-old son, Nathan Pacala, who is slowly recovering. It's been two months since a car struck Nathan at the corner of South Muskego and West Mitchell Streets. The driver took off, and it's been a long journey for ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695356/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:47 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695356/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE - Allison Silveira is from the Midwest but studied meteorology for fifteen years at the Univesity of Oklahoma. She moved to Milwaukee two years ago, but knows Moore very well. "I have been to a movie at the Warren Theater that got hit that was very close to the elementary school as well," she sad. Plus, Allison has a lot of friends, family, and collegeaues who still live ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695357/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:45 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695357/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby (2) chats with San Francisco 49'rs David Akers (2) before the NFL Divisional playoffs between the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49'rs at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California, Saturday, Januyary 11, 2013 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Photo by Rick ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695359/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:44 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695359/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers are aiming for a series win, something that's been a while coming for the slumping Brew Crew. They're in action right now at Miller Park. Listen to Bob Uecker and Joe Block now on 620WTMJ ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695358/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:43 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695358/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Green Bay Packer legend Bart Starr and other former players line the field with flags before the game against the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695360/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:42 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695360/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Oklahoma on Sunday, the White House announced. At least 24 were killed in the mammoth ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695156/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:01 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695156/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wisconsin law enforcement officials and Milwaukee police have blocked off an alley between W. State St. and W. Highland Ave. while Milwaukee Fire Department rescue workers prepare to lower an injured man from the second story of a building to an awaiting ambulance. It's unclear why there was a heavy law enforcement presence while the man was being treated. Fire Department Batallion Chief ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214694436/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:07:14 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214694436/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Madison -- Rent-to-own stores could encourage customers to sign contracts that included blank spaces that would be filled in later with the actual terms of the agreement such as the real costs to the consumer of a television, under a proposal by Gov. Scott Walker coming before a key committee Thursday. The provision is one of several in the Republican governor's 2013-'15 budget bill ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695361/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:07:11 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695361/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 In a news release, Superior police say Clink was pinned against machinery and died from asphyxiation. Police say he had been working alone at the time and was ultimately found by a ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695593/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:13 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214695593/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Brewers officials announced Wednesday that "Bernie's Barrelman Ale" was the name selected by fans for a new Leinenkugel Brewing Company beer available only at the ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214693709/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:04:11 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214693709/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 A West Allis man has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the stabbing death of a woman at his apartment complex. John Vegas, 48, is charged in the death of Barbara Blong. Blong was found stabbed outside her apartment May 17. According to the criminal complaint, Blong's roommate told police that when she awoke from a nap, she heard Vegas yelling from his apartment across ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214693708/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:04:11 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214693708/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 It's one of the most familiar pieces of advice from authorities to people in the path of a tornado: Get into your basement. Yet few homes in the Oklahoma City area have them -- even though that state is hit by far more powerful tornadoes than most ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214693533/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:53:54 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214693533/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Emerald ash borer, the damaging green beetle that was officially discovered last year on the northwest side, will continue to infest Milwaukee on a broader basis, the city's forestry services manager said Wednesday. In comments made to the Common Council's Capital Improvements Committee and in an follow-up interview, city forester David Sivyer said, "We're expecting to find a ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214693710/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:53:04 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214693710/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 At home, at work or on the road, energy writer Thomas Content keeps you current as you adapt to changes in the world of energy, climate change and efforts to build a greener ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214693038/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:52:59 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214693038/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Brenda O’Malley figured she’d get the police accident report and file an insurance claim after her teenage daughter got into a car accident in Sheboygan Falls this past spring. But the report turned out to be so redacted – or blacked-out – it was useless. She called the mayor, the city attorney and the federal Department of Transportation before the state Department of ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214692745/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:21:10 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214692745/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Bernie Brewer now has a namesake beer. Fans overwhelming voted for Bernies Barrelman Ale, a name inspired by the Milwaukee Brewers mascot, in an online contest to dub a new beer created in partnership between the baseball club and Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. About 55 percent of the 10,000 votes were cast for Bernies Barrelman Ale. The other options were Brew Crew Brew, which won 35 percent of ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214693711/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:53:54 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214693711/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The strength of the tornado that killed at least 24 people and destroyed countless homes in Oklahoma this week is rarely seen in Wisconsin. The Oklahoma tornado was a top-of-the-scale EF5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph. The National Weather Service says only six tornadoes in Wisconsin match the severity of the EF5. The Journal Sentinel ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214692097/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:28 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214692097/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Bernie Brewer gives the thumbs up sign to fans attending the Milwaukee Brewers On Deck event held at the Frontier Center Sunday January 29, 2012. Photo by Tom ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214692096/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:27 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214692096/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Governor Scott Walker on Wednesday announced a program developed by the Department of Natural Resources to improve the state's walleye fishery. Called the Wisconsin Walleye Initiative, the program will "dramatically increase" the number of walleyes in Wisconsin by expanding production at state, private, and tribal fish hatcheries, according to a statement released by state ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214692098/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:57 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214692098/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A bill that would prohibit law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin from using drones unless they have a search warrant or legitimate reason is up for a Capitol hearing next ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214692373/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:50 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214692373/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Northwestern Mutual, through its foundation, is giving 12 grants totaling $336,000 to Wisconsin colleges and universities. The grants support scholarship opportunities and fund specialized programs in areas such as information technology. The 10 schools receiving grants represent both private and public institutions and are located throughout the state. "Education is a driving force for any ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214692099/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:54:44 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214692099/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Just before 8:30 a.m., officers reported that the two left lanes of southbound Highway 41 near Highway 100 were closed due to a crash. All lanes of traffic were reopened around 8:50 a.m. Officials have not released any information regarding the ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214690379/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:37:45 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214690379/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 A judge in Milwaukee has denied a Navy veteran's several attempts to dismiss an unusual civil suit seeking enforcement of a Japanese judgment that he raped a woman there in 2002. Catherine ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214690147/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:28:16 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214690147/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Palermo Villa is reviewing the eight citations leveled against it by OSHA. Palermo Villa Inc. faces $38,500 in proposed fines from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for seven serious violations and one other-than-serious infraction, mainly dealing with operating procedures for the Milwaukee pizza manufacturers ammonia refrigeration system, according to an OSHA letter to the ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214692100/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:18:10 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214692100/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke pauses behind the mound before throwing in the third inning of their game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) MILWAUKEE--Zack Greinke's aura of invincibility at Miller Park vanished into the warm May air Tuesday night. Making his first appearance as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214690381/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:58:10 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214690381/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 A man fatally shot by the FBI in Orlando was being investigated for a possible connection to the Boston Marathon bombings, according to a U.S. law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the Boston Marathon ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214688911/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:19:41 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214688911/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Police said two men displayed a gun at United One Credit Union on Superior Avenue and dmanded money. The two men left the scene with an unknown amount of cash. Witnesses said they left in a gold or tan-colored mid 2000s Chevrolet Impala or Malibu. Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214688910/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:19:41 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214688910/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Download our FREE Gameday Extra app for comprehensive Packers coverage! GREEN BAY - "One." Former Green Bay Packers defensive back Charles Woodson repeated that word many times in his postgame speech following the 2010 NFC Championship Game as he rallied his team Perhaps it's the most important word Woodson ever said in his tenure in green and gold ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214688912/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:18:30 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214688912/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 WINTER, Wis. (AP) -- A western Wisconsin school district will change its Native American logo that it's used for its sports teams. Winter School District Administrator Penny Boileau says the American Indian warrior logo has been used for decades, but if it's offensive to anyone, then it's time to change. A state law requires the state superintendent to consider any complaints ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214688913/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:18:29 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214688913/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 A Milwaukee man has come forward as one of two $1 million winners after Saturday's Powerball jackpot drawing and will participate in a Thursday news conference about his winnings. Jason Peck purchased his winning ticket Saturday night at Pick 'N Save, 1100 E. Garfield Ave., and will receive a lump sum payment of $672,500 after taxes, according to a Wisconsin Lottery news release. A $1 ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214688914/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:22 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214688914/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The heirs to the David Derzon fortune collected $100,000, a Civil War sword and jewelry from one of the women who ran the family coin business for four years, until a judge ordered her out. The payment by Diane Mehalko ends her role in ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214688915/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:13 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214688915/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Simply Solutions, a company that makes lubricants for personal and medical uses such as catheterizations and ultrasounds, has become the first manufacturing tenant of Janesville's Innovation Center, where companies can lease office and manufacturing space and gain access to technical and business support to help with future ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214690380/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:04 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214690380/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The Wisconsin Legislature's budget committee gave its approval to a budget proposal from Gov. Scott Walker that gives the governor's office more authority over the sale or leasing of state property, but the panel added a layer of oversight before giving its ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214689765/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:39:58 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214689765/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Milwaukee-based Ministry Health Care, which operates hospitals in Marshfield, Stevens Point, Oshkosh, Appleton and the Wausau area among its 15 hospital locations, said it will lay off the equivalent of up to 250 full-time positions because of declines in federal reimbursement rates and the effects of ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214688327/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:39:22 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214688327/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 As they shared a Sunday afternoon together, she told WISN 12 News anchor Kathy Mykleby about the loss of her leg to a painful diagnosis. She explained why the bombing in Boston, that took the limbs and lives of others, pushed her to deliver a personal message of hope. "It all began in 2003 in April. I found a lump on my left leg, just below the knee," Danisewicz said. At age 12, cancer ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214687514/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:08:44 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214687514/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE - The state needs to rebuild I-94 west of downtown Milwaukee between 25th Street and 70th Street. It doesn't plan to put shovels in the ground for years. But it's working now to develop the plan, which will result in changes to the community that surrounds the ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214687515/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:07:30 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214687515/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 RIB MOUNTAIN, Wis. -- The Wisconsin State Patrol plans to increase its use of air support this summer to crack down on speeders. It's part of a series of initiatives by the Department of Transportation to improve safety on Wisconsin roadways. DOT Secretary Mark Gottlieb says speed is a factor is about 30 percent of traffic fatalities in Wisconsin. He says the DOT will mobilize the State ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214687516/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:41 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214687516/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Now, more than week since they've seen her, friends and family will gather to pray for Jessica Benson. The vigil will be at 6 p.m. at the Educators Credit Union near 70th Street and Appleton ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214686208/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:59:31 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214686208/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 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 ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214686209/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:58:19 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214686209/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Katie Falvey and Bruce Westling at the International Council of Shopping Centers convention in Las Vegas. Add Katie Falvey and Bruce Westling to the list of attendees at the International Council of Shopping Centers convention who say this year's event has been more productive than previous years. Before the recession, convention attendees weren't always serious about doing deals, said ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214686783/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:53:22 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214686783/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 No survivors or bodies have been found in Moore since Monday, the day a mammoth tornado ripped through 17 miles of central Oklahoma and pummeled 2,400 ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214686123/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:50:59 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214686123/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 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 ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214685615/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:35:20 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214685615/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 FILE - In this May 20, 2013 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., left, confers with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., as the Senate Judiciary Committee assembled to work on a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Leading senators working on immigration ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214683899/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:45 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214683899/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Madison - Public workers would have to wait longer after retirement before they could return to the government workforce and in some cases would be barred from receiving retirement benefits while working the new job, under a provision Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee adopted Tuesday. Other changes by the Joint Finance Committee would affect many public workers, including ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214681252/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:13:36 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214681252/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 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," ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214681253/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:13:33 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214681253/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The Rev. Jim Connell of St. Clement's Church in Sheboygan is prepared to become an outspoken advocate for victims of sex abuse within the Catholic ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680210/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:13:47 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680210/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Concrete and rebar are being ground up and recycled at the old Echo Lake Foods plant in Burlington. It's the final step in bringing the building down after fire destroyed it in January and 300 people lost their ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680211/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:13:46 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680211/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 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 . ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680212/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:12:37 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680212/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 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 ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680214/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:12:36 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680214/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 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 ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680213/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:12:35 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680213/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 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 ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680215/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:12:34 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680215/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE -; Carlos Gomez hit a go-ahead two-run double, Jonathan Lucroy had three hits and an RBI and five Milwaukee relievers combined for five scoreless innings as the Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 Tuesday ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680580/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:10:02 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680580/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The devastated schools in Moore, Okla., resonate with structural engineers still analyzing leveled schools from the Joplin, Mo., tornado two years ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214679175/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:03:59 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214679175/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 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 ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214679176/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:54:40 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214679176/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs this week ranks among the strongest storms ever to strike the United States, packing powerful winds that topped 200 ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214678107/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:45:10 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214678107/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MOORE, Okla. (AP) Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children. Scientists concluded the storm was a rare and extraordinarily powerful type of twister known as an EF5, ranking it at the ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214678225/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:44:35 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214678225/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 It's been nearly 17 years since that July night when a massive tornado tore through the heart of Oakfield. But for those who survived the storm, the memories are still ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677210/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:44:52 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677210/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 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 ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677211/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:43:28 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677211/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 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 ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677212/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:43:27 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677212/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Three granddaughters of Charles Pfister Vogel, a Milwaukee industrial titan and civic leader of the early 20th century, have sued a Mequon woman who they say defrauded their mother and her estate of more than $1 million in a series of transactions and legal maneuvers that have also drawn the attention of federal agents with the FBI and IRS. Carleen Vogel Guenther died last year at age 75. Her ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677213/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:22 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677213/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 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 ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677214/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:15 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677214/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 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 national ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676757/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:15 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676757/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 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 ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677215/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:14 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677215/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 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 ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676648/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:07:49 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676648/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 "And for me, the litmus test has always been fairness. I want to do what is fair to the employee. At the same time, I represent the Sheriff's Department, and I will do, and want to do, what is fair to the department," Waukesha County Sheriff Dan Trawicki ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676009/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:36:44 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676009/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 A broad array of state properties, including prisons, university dormitories, power plants and highways, could be sold to private buyers without going through a public bidding process, under a provision approved by the Legislature's budget committee on ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676010/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:36:41 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676010/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 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 ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676011/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:35:24 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676011/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Search-and-rescue crews with dogs went through smashed houses and crushed cars on Tuesday, looking for signs of life a day after a monster tornado pulverized a vast swath of suburbs of Oklahoma ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214675954/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:27:49 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214675954/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 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 ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676012/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:27:13 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676012/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 When I last talked to Nicole Sumlin, she felt certain a jury would understand that she acted in self-defense when she stabbed another motorist's tire during a road rage altercation. This week, however, she decided to take a plea bargain and put this mess behind her. Two of the three charges against her were dropped in the deal. The case in Ozaukee County Circuit Court had already dragged ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676013/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:27:10 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676013/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MADISON, Wis. -- 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 communities. Town of Garfield board chairman Steve Dickinsen told the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections that a recall is usually the best way for people to call ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676014/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:59:27 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676014/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MADISON, Wis. -- A broad array of state properties, including prisons, university dormitories, power plants and highways, could be sold to private buyers without going through a public bidding process, under a provision approved by the Legislature's budget committee on Tuesday. The Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee went along with Gov. Scott Walker's original call to allow ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214675494/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:59:26 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214675494/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin election officials on Tuesday agreed to ask the Legislature to revamp the state's absentee voting regulations by streamlining request deadlines, expanding electronic ballot access for overseas voters and implementing other changes. The state Government Accountability Board agreed after only brief discussion to make the recommendations at the request of a municipal ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676015/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:59:25 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676015/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 From its headquarters and manufacturing in the Milwaukee area to plants in Alabama and Georgia, Briggs & Stratton generators are being used to help disaster ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674691/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:33 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674691/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The school district said 68 children were investigated and showed that the illness likely spread from student to student. Classes were canceled on May 17 after more than 50 students came down with the illness in days prior. Food at the school was ruled out as a cause of the sickness, and samples from six ill students all tested positive for norovirus. The city's health department said it ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674692/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:32 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674692/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Jeff Osbourne, a vendor for "Human Healthy Vending," stocks machines at West Allis Central and several other area schools, as well as a health club and a hospital's corporate ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674693/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:32 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674693/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 DOT officials are holding open houses from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Tommy Thompson Youth Center at State Fair Park and Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Marquette University High School on 34th Street and Wisconsin ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674690/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:31 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674690/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE - It was a deadly two-mile long tornado that ripped through Oklahoma and killed nine children. It knocked down homes and stores and schools. But how safe are our children if a tornado were to hit? The biggest school districts in Wisconsin tell Today’s TMJ4 that children are safe if a tornado were to hit. Milwaukee, Waukesha, and Kenosha took part in a state-wide tornado drill ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674694/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:23:22 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674694/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 are bringing back memories for those in Eagle. A tornado tore through that town nearly three years ago. Bill Kane is a lifelong Eagle resident. He and his house survived the Eagle tornado, and is closely following the tornado in Oklahoma. "I know what those people are going through," Kane said. "I did it. Not as bad though." The Eagle tornado twisted 11 towering trees in ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674695/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:23:21 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674695/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 U.S. Money Funds Return to Eurozone Banks U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April, although asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch Ratings. As of end-April 2013, MMF allocations to eurozone banks represented 15.1% of assets under management within Fitch Ratings'sample of the 10 largest U.S. ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674696/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:16 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674696/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Thuecks said volunteers in Oklahoma mobilized right away, but because of the tornado's size, it could be a few days before it's known just how much help Milwaukee's office needs to ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671888/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:13:19 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671888/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 "It should put a smile on everyone's face," Driver told the students. "You were able to give someone some clothes, books, bags, and it puts a smile on my face knowing that you have all done a good ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671887/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:13:19 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671887/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Starting next school year, each classroom will have a special backpack for the teacher to grab when they need to move quickly. It will contain bottles of water, a flashlight and a list of emergency contacts in case they need to stay in place for a ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671886/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:13:19 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671886/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MOORE, Okla. - The National Weather Service has released their first survey on the tornado that hit Oklahoma City and surrounding areas on May 20, ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671889/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:12:21 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671889/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 NEW YORK (AP) -- Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Alan Williams has been suspended for 50 games under minor league baseball's drug program following a second positive test for a drug of abuse. The 23-year-old is 0-2 with a 3.00 ERA this year in three starts and 10 relief appearances for Huntsville of Double-A Southern League. He signed with the Brewers' organization in May 2011 after he ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671890/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:12:21 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671890/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE - There are new rules in effect for airline passengers since the airlines started charging for bags. Gitte Laasby with the Journal Sentinel joins us to talk about new rules, like, "for instance, that if you get bumped off a flight, airlines have to give you money, not just a voucher." Laasby will join us to talk about that and many other tips. Read the full story ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671891/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:12:20 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671891/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Search and rescue crews with dogs went through smashed houses and crushed cars on Tuesday, looking for signs of life in the aftermath of the monster tornado that pulverized a vast swath of Oklahoma City's ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671748/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:11:04 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671748/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Cloudy weather with a chance of showers roll into the area tonight. For the latest Milwaukee-area freeway travel times, traffic alerts, road conditions and more, visit our new traffic page ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671892/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:31 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671892/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 sell heating plants, highways and other state property without seeking competitive bids, but stipulated that lawmakers must sign off on any sale. The proposal -- passed on a party-line, 12-4 vote -- is so sweeping that it would allow Walker and lawmakers to sell the state Capitol, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau told the Joint Finance Committee. "I am just shocked we're talking about ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671893/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:28 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671893/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Among the country's largest metropolitan districts, Milwaukee Public Schools maintained its status as fouth-highest in per-pupil spending in 2011, while Wisconsin also ranked in the top third of states that spent the most per student that year, according to a new report from the US Census. And while per-pupil spending in MPS and in Wisconsin increased between 2010 and 2011, average ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671894/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:27 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671894/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Reuben Ramcharit is accused of groping women at the Stillwater Cub Foods where he worked. (Courtesy of Washington County Sheriff's Office) More charges have been filed against a young man accused of groping several women. Following reports in early April that Reuben Ramcharit, 19, of Somerset, Wis., was arrested for allegedly grabbing a woman in a sexually inappropriate manner at Cub ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671895/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:35:02 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671895/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Officials at the Milwaukee County Zoo say the death of Mahal, a young orangutan immensely popular with visitors, was caused by a severe tapeworm infection. The determination was made after months of work and DNA examination by epidemiologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Tuesday. Tissue from Mahal, who died Dec. ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671896/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:12 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671896/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The Business Journal's Stacy Vogel Davis interviews Larry Kilduff at the International Council of Shopping Center's convention in Las Vegas. There has been a lot of talk at the International Council of Shopping Centers convention this week in Las Vegas about the large amount of retail development that is planned for southeastern Wisconsin over the next several years. From the The Mayfair ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671234/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:22:50 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671234/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 ALTOONA, Wis. (AP) -- Members of the Pederson family of northwestern Wisconsin say the silver lining in the explosion that destroyed their house is that they were far from home at the time of the devastating blast. Brian and Jennifer Pederson and their three children were vacationing in Georgia when they learned their house near Altoona exploded into a pile of rubble Sunday. Five neighboring ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670155/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:42 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670155/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Public safety workers could collectively bargain over their health insurance premiums but not other costs of their plan under action taken by the Legislature's budget committee. The Joint Finance Committee voted Tuesday to make the restriction for police, firefighters, and emergency medical service providers. They retained their collective bargaining rights two years ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670156/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:40 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670156/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Link: Finding Family OKLAHOMA CITY - From the Vatican to MLB stars to rivals on the fields of the NFL, from musicians from Oklahoma to those who worked beside EMT's in the devastation, the world is responding on social media to the Oklahoma tornado. Also see incredible pictures and video from the ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670157/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:38 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670157/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 BOSTON - The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year. Team owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers' new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season. San Francisco beat out South Florida, which was stymied in its bid to stage an 11th Super Bowl when the ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670528/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:58:04 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670528/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children, and those numbers were expected to ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214669771/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:53:27 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214669771/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. said Tuesday it has awarded a total of $336,000 to 10 Wisconsin colleges to increase access to higher education for students who need financial aid. The grants support opportunities and fund specialized programs in areas such as information technology, Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual said. "Education is a driving force for any growing economy and ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670158/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:51:24 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670158/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Milwaukee Wave owner and CEO Sue Black Sue Black says she hopes the Milwaukee Waves two-year lease extension at the U.S. Cellular Arena will help pave the way for her first full season at the helm of the MISL team that will celebrate its 30th anniversary. Were brainstorming ideas for the 30-year anniversary we want to introduce the community back to the team, Black told me. The Wave and arena ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671095/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:37:36 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671095/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MADISON, Wis. -- State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a Gov. Scott Walker proposal that has won approval by the Legislature's budget committee. The Joint Finance Committee on Tuesday, May 21, voted 13-3 to approve the fee. Twelve other states currently impose similar fees but anti-smoking groups including the American Cancer Society and ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214669503/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:21:17 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214669503/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Brad Bodart of Dalys Pen Shop Dalys Pen Shop is moving out of the Shops of Grand Avenues Plankinton Arcade by the end of the year because, owner Brad Bodart said, the startups the mall owner moved into the space dont generate any foot traffic. The Plankinton Arcade is on the east end of the mall, located on West Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Milwaukee. The malls owner has been filling that space ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214669431/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:18:05 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214669431/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 BizTimes reports that both sides have agreed to resume talks on Thursday. Ross Winklbauer, a United Steelworkers director, asked the company to meet this week. He said nothing significant had changed, but said the union might make modifications to its proposals to work toward a contract. Talks between the two sides have been on hold since May ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668586/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:47:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668586/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Wayne Clingman said he was relaxing at his home Monday evening when he heard children shouting outside. He went out to investigate, and saw a toddler chasing a kitten, being followed by a group of older carrying rocks and ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668585/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:47:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668585/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Jodi Arias, the woman convicted of killing her ex-boyfriend, has asked an Arizona jury to spare her life, saying she could teach people to read in prison and make a positive impact on ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668587/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:47:54 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668587/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Madison -- Public workers would have to wait longer after retiring before seeking another government job and in some cases could not receive retirement benefits while working the new job under a provision Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee adopted Tuesday. The provision is meant to curtail so-called double-dipping, where retirees return to work and collect both a paycheck and ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668588/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:37:17 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668588/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Last week, Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, addressed a joint session of the Wisconsin State Legislature. He spent four days in Madison ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668589/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:13:37 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668589/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 A teacher hugs a child at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668644/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:08:49 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668644/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Amid downed power lines, hissing gas pipes and immense devastation, rescuers searched "board by board" Tuesday for survivors and victims of a massive tornado that pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666372/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:29:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666372/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Police say they're searching for a teenager who went missing Monday night. According to a police spokesman, Deavan Harroway was last seen by her mother at 7:00 p.m. Monday evening, and reported missing three hours later. Police ask you to call them at ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666629/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:29:02 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666629/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed earlier this week in Milwaukee was identified Tuesday by police as Marvin J. Cottrell. The teen was shot "during a disturbance" at 3:30 a.m. Monday outside an apartment building in the 2500 block of West Glendale Avenue, Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer said. Stanmeyer said the investigation is continuing and no suspects are in custody. Module type ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214665353/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:19:16 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214665353/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Madison -- As state lawmakers consider cutting local child support enforcement by 25% next year, county officials say this ongoing trend is already taking the pressure off deadbeat parents and endangering millions of dollars in additional federal money. Members of the Legislature's powerful Joint Finance Committee are set Tuesday ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666630/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:19:10 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666630/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The Main Street America Group has introduced its commercial product line, featuring its Main Line Business Owners Policy (Main Line BOP), to independent agents who represent the super regional property/casualty insurance carrier's Austin Mutual Insurance Co. throughout the state of Wisconsin. In addition to Main Line BOP, a property and liability product for small business owners that ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214665345/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:44:42 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214665345/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Ray and Kay Eckstein Hall, an $85 million building housing the Marquette University Law School, is one of the most recent projects overseen by Tom Ganey. Marquette University has promoted Tom Ganey to vice president of planning in addition to his current role as university architect. For the past 20 years, Ganey has served in various leadership roles including project manager, assistant director ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666634/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:35:54 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666634/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman testifies on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) practice of targeting applicants for tax-exempt status based on political leanings. (AP Photo/Charles ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214663928/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:13:27 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214663928/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an introduction of the new iPhone 5 in San Francisco. Cook is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill Tuesday May 21, 2013, to explain the company (TM)s tax strategy, which a Senate subcommittee says lets it avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664356/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:05:17 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664356/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 One suspect in a Milwaukee bank heist that netted more than a quarter-million dollars is expected to plead guilty to his role in the crime next month. But at least two other people involved in the January robbery remain on the loose. Coleman Jones Ferrell, 26, of Oshkosh, is charged with armed robbery, party to a crime, in the Jan. 6 robbery of Community Financial Business, 6404 N. 76th St. ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664357/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:05:15 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664357/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Rexnord's board continues to review "various strategic alternatives" for the business. Rexnord Corp. profits more than doubled in the fiscal fourth quarter on sluggish sales. West Milwaukee-based Rexnord (NYSE: RXN), which produces power transmission and water management products, posted net income of $23.9 million, or 24 cents per share, compared with $8.6 million, or 12 cents per ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666633/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:22 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666633/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 The former Lowes store at the Midtown Center in Milwaukee also is vacant, but could soon be redeveloped. Brown Deer officials approved an $11 million plan to convert a former Lowes Home Improvement store into a Walmart. The former Lowes building at 6140 W. Brown Deer Road would be renovated into a 150,000-square-foot Walmart with a grocery, liquor department and pharmacy. Walmart plans to buy the ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666632/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:45:57 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666632/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 WISN 12 and the American Red Cross will hold a donation drive Tuesday afternoon beginning at 4 p.m. The phone bank donation number will be published this afternoon, and operators will take your donations. Watch for live coverage of the donation drive this afternoon on WISN 12 News and on ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662786/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:05:32 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662786/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A wide-reaching change that would allow the state to sell off properties ranging from prisons and power plants to University of Wisconsin dormitories and state highways is up for approval before the Legislature's budget committee. Gov. Scott Walker is proposing the provision as part of his state budget up for a vote Tuesday in the Legislature's Joint Finance ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662787/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:04:12 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662787/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 A massive, howling tornado pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, chewing up homes and businesses, and severely damaging a hospital and two elementary ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662657/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:56:11 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662657/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 its website , the Democracy Campaign describes itself as "a nonprofit, nonpartisan political watchdog group dedicated to clean government." But at noon Saturday, the Vilas County Democratic ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662788/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:55:23 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662788/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 A Waukesha man who lost out on a good job with the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin after it decided he didn't qualify for the veteran's preference because he left the Navy for "bad conduct" says he's happy the Court of Appeals has ruled against the college. "I did what the VA told me and ended up in the middle of something I didn't expect," Mark ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662789/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:55:19 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662789/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Rogers Behavioral Health System includes Rogers Memorial Hospital. Rogers Behavioral Health System said it has created a new corporation called Rogers InHealth that is dedicated to reducing the stigma facing people with mental-health maladies. Rogers InHealth will be an education and advocacy arm of Summit-based Rogers Behavioral Health System, which also includes Rogers Memorial Hospital, ... http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214663776/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:49:47 -0400 http://www.wisconsin.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214663776/scat/563d1c1db6cb5197