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Wisconsins tornado alley is just miles away
STURTEVANT - You might not know Wisconsin has it's own "Tornado Alley". Renee Bauman has seen her share of tornadoes at her home in Sturtevant. "We had a lot of tree damage," she said. "We lost our power for several days." Her home was right in the crosshairs of two tornadoes. She was in her basement on Oct. 26, 2010 when a twister touched down. ...
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Baldwin decries economic imbalance political disconnect
Washington, D.C. -- In her maiden speech from the Senate floor Wednesday, freshman Democrat Tammy Baldwin decried what she called a disconnect "between the content of the debate here in Washington and the concerns of hardworking people in places like Wisconsin." Baldwin said her constituents "feel like our economic system is tilted towards those at the top," and see ...
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Big day in Madison Thursday for UW System
Thursday will be a day of reckoning for the beleaguered University of Wisconsin System as the Legislature's budget-writing committee debates how much money to give public universities in the 2013-'15 state budget. The Joint Finance Committee likely will write a two-year tuition freeze for the 26 UW campuses into the state budget, exercising authority lawmakers have used only a few ...
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Discounts for Iron Girl triathlons in Wisconsin and Illinois
Ken Johnson is the USAT triathlon coach and a NASM personal trainer at the RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, site of the Athleta Iron Girl Triathlon and the Pleasant Prairie Triathlons and Junior Triathlons. Coach Ken runs the RecPlex's Indoor Triathlon series and the Lake Andrea open ...
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Man sent to prison for 15 years after girl dies of infection in his care
WEST BEND - A man from West Bend has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after his girlfriend's daughter died of a severe infection. "Haley Kluwe died May 1, 2012, of a massive streptococcus infection throughout her body after several days of ...
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Man arrested for homicide after allegedly providing drugs to man who later overdosed
PORT WASHINGTON - A man from Wauwatosa has been arrested for providing drugs to another man who later died of an overdose. On May 9, 26-year-old Tyler Bares died as the result of a heroin or cocaine overdose. According to the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office, Mack Scott, 30 of Wauwatosa, had provided drugs to Bares. Scott has been charged with First Degree Reckless Homicide, Conspiracy to ...
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Milwaukee County parks panel changes course on paddle boat vendor
A Milwaukee County Board committee reversed course Wednesday and voted in favor of replacing the longtime paddleboat operator on the Juneau Park lagoon with a Minneapolis-based vendor. The reversal was prompted by reports that owners of Juneau Park Paddleboats had offered to sell their business to the Minneapolis competitor, Wheel Fun Rentals, shortly after winning a one-year contract extension ...
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Investigations into college students disappearance bank robbery continue
Jessica Benson, 22, was reported missing on May 14. There is also an ongoing investigation into a bank robbery that occurred at 70th Street and Appleton Avenue days before she disappeared. Kevin Blackburn, 25, of Milwaukee, appeared in court Wednesday facing bank robbery charges in connection with a robbery of the Educators Credit Union on May 7. Charges have also been filed against another ...
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Aaron Rodgers Its time to let the healing process begin toward Brett Favre
Packers want Favre 'back in the family' GREEN BAY - Aaron Rodgers has taken another step to end any bad feelings Packers fans have toward former quarterback Brett Favre. Rodgers appeared on the Jim Rome Show Wednesday, and according to NFL.com, said he would be "excited" if Brett Favre is inducted into the Hall of Fame, and his number is retired with the Packers. ...
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Wisconsin budget panel limits challenges to large wells
The Legislature's budget writing committee set aside fiscal issues for a time this week to take up the increasingly contentious issue of high-capacity wells and whether state regulators should consider the effect of a large well on others nearby. At the end of Tuesday's deliberations, the Republican-controlled panel voted, 12-4, in favor of a motion that would bar persons from ...
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GE unveils software that solves MRI blind-spot problem
Not long after going to work for GE Healthcare, Kevin Koch was playing around with a magnetic resonance scanner when an idea came to him that might solve a vexing problem in imaging: The technology produces poor images near metal implants, such as those used for artificial hips and knees, now in millions of people. Koch, a Delafield native who earned a doctorate in physics from Yale ...
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Wanted McHenry County Fugitive Nabbed In Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (STMW) — The list of Top Ten fugitives in McHenry County got shorter after a man wanted for the sexual abuse of a girl was captured by police and federal agents in Milwaukee. On Nov. 8, 2012, Algonquin police obtained an arrest warrant for Brandon A. Williams of Milwaukee for sexually abusing and choking a juvenile girl, a statement from the McHenry County Sheriff's office ...
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Disaster relief groups struggling to manage non-cash donations
Two major disaster relief agencies said workers are struggling to manage an overload of well-meaning donations of goods meant for Oklahoma tornado ...
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DOT proposes double-decker freeway on part of I-94
One of those proposals is a double-decker freeway, but the plan does not sit well with everyone. The view from Lee Brady's living room is the envy of any Brewers fan. Her Story Hill home next to I-94 overlooks Miller Park, and she wants to keep that view. But she and other residents worry if the DOT creates a double-decker stretch of freeway, her neighborhood will suffer. "It would be ...
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Man attempting to outrun FBI had to be lowered from building by a stretcher
MILWAUKEE - There was commotion in downtown Milwaukee after the corners of Third and Highland Avenue were blocked off Wednesday morning. Police and the FBI attempted to serve a warrant to a man staying in an apartment above Tutto's Restaurant. The man attempted to flee from them in his underwear. He tried using a fire escape but was caught. Milwaukee Fire assisted in lowering the man ...
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Lake Geneva architect says his buildings withstand tornadoes
LAKE GENEVA - After seeing the devastation in Oklahoma, veteran architect D. Thomas Kincaid wanted to tell us about a building design he contends could survive a tornado. In his Lake Geneva home, Kincaid showed TODAY'S TMJ4 reporter Tom Murray renderings and plans for monolithic domes. Essentially, they are upside down concrete bowls reinforced with steel. "Monolithic means one. ...
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Settlement to compensate Wisconsin e-book customers
Wisconsin consumers will be compensated for overpaying for e-books and may benefit from lower prices in the future, as a result of a settlement that top justice officials have reached with Penguin Group, officials announced Wednesday. Attorneys general in 33 states, including Wisconsin, reached a settlement in a lawsuit against Penguin that accused the company of fixing prices in collusion with ...
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Milwaukee set for bigger infestation of emerald ash borers
The 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 a follow-up interview, city forester David Sivyer said, "We're expecting to ...
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Scott Walker plan allows rent-to-own contracts lacking key details for consumers
Madison -- Rent-to-own stores could encourage customers to sign contracts lacking key details such as the total payment needed to take ownership of a television and then later fill in these blank spaces in the agreements, under a proposal by Gov. Scott Walker a key committee will consider Thursday. The provision is one of several in the Republican governor's 2013-'15 budget bill that ...
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Brewers look bad in lopsided loss to Dodgers
After what may have been the worst game yet in a season of mostly bad baseball, Ryan Braun hit for the cycle in summarizing the current state of the Milwaukee Brewers. "It's been pretty terrible. Miserable," Braun said following the 9-2 loss Wednesday afternoon to the Los Angeles Dodgers. "It's no fun playing like this. We're barely even competitive." When it ...
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Fond du Lac couple loses granddaughter in Oklahoma tornado
Sydney Angle was one of the children killed when that tornado tore apart her school. In the Fond du Lac neighborhood where Sydney's parents grew up and her grandparents still live, friends and neighbors are feeling the loss. Friends in Mike and Leslie Benson's quiet Fond Du Lac neighborhood held their breath when they heard that the massive twister had destroyed the Oklahoma elementary ...
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Kitten survives attack by a group of kids in Racine
RACINE - A group of about 10 kids were chasing June the kitten, but one animal lover came to her rescue before she could be harmed. Wayne Clingman said it was right here in front of his house where he saw a group of kids chasing the kitten. The youngest of them was two years old, and the oldest was twelve years old. "It was my opinion, which I strongly believe," explains Clingman, ...
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Man blames murder on voices in his head
A man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing a neighbor on Friday, May 17 at a mental health facility in West Allis. John Vegas has been charged with stabbing another resident more than 30 ...
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Milwaukee police panel upholds Chief Edward Flynns firing of officer
The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission on Wednesday upheld Police Chief Edward Flynn's decision to fire an officer for an off-duty drunken driving accident that injured himself and his passenger, also a police officer. The drunken driving crash caused by Milwaukee Police ...
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Racine students to walk in honor of classmate with cancer
Danielle Frost is winding up her senior year at Washington Park High School. She was determined to help her classmate John Tierney, who was diagnosed with leukemia last month. She handed out flyers and went to classrooms asking for help in showing the school's support for Tierney. "I just wanted to come up with something to show him that he had support and people did care for ...
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