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FBI Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
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 ...
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Wisconsin Gov. Walker Rep. Ryan invited to speak at St. Louis ACU convention
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 ...
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2 14-year-olds accused in Sheboygan Falls killing appear in court
killing Barbeau's great-grandmother inside her Sheboygan Falls home in September with a hatchet and a hammer. Paape has pleaded not guilty in the case; Barbeau has pleaded not guilty by mental disease or defect. The boys were 13 at the time of the killing. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ...
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Groups trying to gather photos of Wisconsins 1244 Vietnam War casualties
Public broadcasters in Wisconsin and state veterans groups are attempting to gather photos for each of the 1,244 Wisconsinites on the Vietnam War Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., for a wall of faces in a new museum and education center. The Milwaukee County Historical Society, 910 Old World Third St., has scheduled a free "A Face for Every Name" workshop for 7 p.m. May 29 to learn ...
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Oconto mayor finishes choppy first year
the Green Bay Press Gazette reports . Complaints from city hall officials and from an athlete whom she criticized during a high school basketball game have been the highlight of her tenure so far. Bostedt jumped and yelled from the bleachers at the game in Suring four months ago to "complain about a rough play," the article says, leading the athlete to demand an apology and damages. ...
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Wis. gov announces walleye production plan
The plan calls for $8.2 million in borrowing authority to expand hatcheries, $1.8 million for operating expenses over the next two fiscal years and $2 million for grants for private organizations to expand walleye production. The plan also includes money for the University of Wisconsin Extension to continue aquaculture work, acquiring walleye fingerlings from organizations and expanding a ...
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Minn. lawmakers compromise on sand mining rules
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Critics of silica sand mining had hoped the Minnesota Legislature would adopt aggressive statewide rules to protect people and the environment. What finally emerged from the just-finished session, however, was a compromise that still leaves much of the authority for deciding how and whether to regulate the industry up to local ...
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Body in Mississippi River was Wisconsin student 18
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 ...
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Lohse to miss start because of elbow irritation
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 ...
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Family of 14-year-old wants justice for hit-and-run driver who struck child
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 ...
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Heartland heartbreak hits home for Milwaukee woman who lived in Oklahoma
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 ...
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Packers K Mason Crosby becomes new dad
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 ...
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Brewers look for series win vs. Dodgers
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 ...
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Green Bay CVB explains why Lambeau Super Bowl is a never say never idea
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 ...
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12-year-old Mass. boy wins National Geographic Bee
David Lyle, CEO of the National Geographic Channel, has seen enough of the letters to know how they go. The writer is typically a longtime reader of the magazine, who perhaps recalls the times he leafed through its glossy pages while perched on grandpa’s ...
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Police surround downtown Milwaukee building as man is rescued
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 ...
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Wis. Republicans want rent-to-own out of budget
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Two Republican state senators want the Legislature's finance committee to delete wording in Gov. Scott Walker's executive budget that would exempt rent-to-own businesses from Wisconsin's consumer protection ...
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Man killed in Superior industrial accident
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 ...
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Emerald ash borer problem expected to widen in Milwaukee
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 ...
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Wisconsin firms utility commission Wyoming energy storage system
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 ...
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Not guilty in Marathon County overdose death
Thirty-three-year-old Nycole Creed entered the plea Wednesday to delivering heroin. Creed is accused of buying heroin and giving it to Thomas Knickerbocker leading to his overdose death March ...
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Weston man in court for 8th OWI
http://bit.ly/119wCKr ) reports Knapp has seven previous OWI convictions dating back to 2002 in Bayfield, Ashland, Lincoln and Marathon counties. He spent more than two years in prison from his last drunken driving conviction in 2010. Authorities say Knapp has never held a Wisconsin driver's ...
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Wis.-based Ministry Health Care to cut 225 jobs
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Ministry Health Care plans to lay off several hundred employees, citing a drop in the number of patients and cuts in federal reimbursement ...
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Marshfield Utilities moving to wireless meters
Marshfield Utilities said it will begin replacing old electric and water meters with new wireless ones in June. The new meters will transmit data documenting energy and water use to the utility company's office, eliminating the need for meter readers, assistant utility manager Bob Trussoni ...
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Wisconsin Police Aggressive in Redacting Accident Reports
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 ...
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