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No bail for Philly parents in faith-healing death
By MARYCLAIRE DALE,Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care.But now they've lost an 8-month-old to what a prosecutor called "eerily similar" circumstances. And instead of another ...
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Wis. lawyer wants car dealers to oppose bill
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin's Lemon Law King is trying to rally dealers against a Republican bill that would relax car buyer protection ...
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Man found guilty of 2006 slaying at Burger King
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) -- A suburban Chicago man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2006 strangulation death of a Lindenhurst restaurant ...
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MPD searching for men who robbed Popeyes
MILWAUKEE - Police are asking for the public's help to identify two men who robbed the Popeyes at 2910 W. Capitol Dr. on May 18. "Shortly after 5 p.m. the suspects forced their way behind the counter through an employee door," said Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer with the Milwaukee Police Department. "The suspects demanded and received money by removing the cash drawers with the trays. ...
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NYC lawsuit alleging Favre sent racy texts settled
NEW YORK - A New York City lawyer for two massage therapists who sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre (farv) over claims he sent racy text messages says the case has been settled.Lawyer David Jaroslawicz (yahr-oh-SLAH'-vihk) wouldn't comment Friday on the terms of the settlement.Massage therapists Christina Scavo and Shannon O'Toole said Favre sent sexually suggestive texts to ...
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Woman accused of assaulting MPS substitute teacher at school
MILWAUKEE - A 55-year-old woman that was reportedly in an incident with an MPS teacher could face charges. According to the Journal Sentinel, police say the woman pulled the hair of a 40-year-old substitute teacher during an argument at the school on Wednesday. "The hair-pulling occurred about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Rogers Street Academy, 2430 W. Rogers," according to the newspaper. ...
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Majority of Milwaukee-area scouts support allowing gay members
MILWAUKEE - With the Boy Scouts of American passing a resolution to allow openly gay scouts, local members are talking about the rule. Accoridng to the Journal Sentinel, a "majority of board members" from the Milwaukee area supported the resolution. "The Potawatomi Council, representing Waukesha and parts of Walworth, Washington and Jefferson counties, gave a unanimous thumbs up ...
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Deputies apprehend escaped behavioral health division patient
MILWAUKEE - Thursday morning, a patient with the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division escaped from a private transportation van. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff, the escape happened around 1:00 a.m. when the van stopped around 76th and Burleigh Streets. "The 27-year-old male was being conveyed from St. Joseph’s Hospital back to BHD by Able Access Van Services, a ...
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Milwaukee police release video of suspects in Popeyes robbery
video Friday of two suspects wanted in a May 18 robbery at a Popeyes restaurant. Shortly after 5 p.m., two men forced their way behind the counter at Popeyes, 2910 W. Capitol Drive, and demanded money. Once they got the cash, the men fled and possibly got a ride from a maroon minivan parked at a nearby car wash. The first suspect is described as a black man between the ages of 28 and 32. He ...
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Send us your Memorial Day weekend photos
From the big parade in Milwaukee to your backyard cookout to touching remembrances around the state, help us document Memorial Day weekend in Wisconsin by sharing your ...
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Seeking parents Boy Scouts involved in policy on gay membership
If you're a parent or a Boy Scout who's participated in the debate about the Boy Scouts of America's new policy of allowing openly gay scouts in its troops, and would like to share your perspective, please send an email to lmulvany@jrn.com with your contact information. Module type name is JSO Mod-Script ...
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Panel accused of voting to cripple UW student advocacy group
Madison -- A more than half-century-old advocacy group for Wisconsin's public university students says it will be crippled by a vote taken Thursday night by the Legislature's budget committee. The United Council of UW Students said it was "targeted for elimination" by a Joint Finance Committee vote that will make it harder for the council to receive the student fees that ...
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Report Attanasio says Ron Roenicke is not the issue
Milwaukee Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio made some candid comments about the team on Fox Sports Wisconsin's telecast of the Brewers' blowout loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Miller Park on Wednesday. On ...
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Milwaukee teacher accused in student sex assault
Stanmeyer says the alleged assault happened Thursday evening in a car at Destiny High School. The teacher and student were there for a special ...
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Wis. man sentenced to life in mothers death
FRIENDSHIP, Wis. (AP) -- An Adams County man convicted of killing his mother, hiding her body and using her checks and credit cards has been sentenced to life in ...
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Charges filed in 2008 Wisconsin Rapids death
http://bit.ly/170XvDu ) that Joseph Reinwand is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and arson of a building with intent to defraud in the death of Dale ...
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Plan to move crime lab from Milwaukee old news
The State Crime Lab is located in a former grocery store near Mitchell Street. Milwaukee police chief Edward Flynn has every right to express his opinion on the location of a new state crime lab for southeast Wisconsin, as he did Friday, but the idea of locating it outside the city has been on the table since at least March. That was when the state Building Commission, which includes Gov. Scott ...
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Wis. farmers firefighters partner on hazards maps
To help rescuers reach people quickly and safely, a handful of Wisconsin farmers - Ortner included - have been working with researchers and firefighters on an online program that maps farm hazards. The recently completed pilot project built upon earlier work done with paper maps, and researchers at the National Farm Medicine Center hope the project can expand, with the online program eventually ...
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Milwaukee gun sting expected to surface in ATF hearing
bungled ATF sting in Milwaukee . The Milwaukee case, known as Operation Fearless, is expected to be one of the issues to come up at the hearing, according to the aide. The ATF has been without a permanent director since 2006 ...
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Brian Wardle to retain UW-Green Bay coaching post
accused Wardle last month of using abusive language. Bross told the Green Bay Press-Gazette at the time that Wardle used vulgar, demeaning language toward him during a workout in which he lost control of his bowels and that Wardle continued to ridicule him about the incident during the season. Bross, a 7-foot-1 walk-on rising freshman, is leaving UWGB for Concordia University in Mequon. Wardle, ...
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Wash. gov declares state of emergency for bridge
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency in three counties around a collapsed Interstate 5 bridge. Inslee said in his proclamation Friday that the bridge collapse has caused extensive disruption, impacting the citizens and economy in Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom Counties. The governor is instructing the emergency management division of the ...
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The Maino Project Local wrestler in WWE
GREEN BAY - Pro wrestling, what is that sport really like? You have the good guys, you have the villains, but what about outside the ring? Well you might be suprised to find out they're actually pretty normal guys, like one former local resident, who made it pretty big in the world of wrestling. During his days at Two Rivers Washington High School, Ken Anderson found a way to make his ...
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Could Wisconsin see a bridge collapse
, 1,157 of the 14,057 bridges in Wisconsin are considered structurally deficient. That is 8.2 percent. Out of those 14,057 bridges, 779 (or 5.5 percent) are considered functionally obsolete. ASCE also reports that Wisconsin received $18.3 million from the Federal Highway Bridge Fund in ...
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Woman guilty in stealing from Fontana business
A Walworth County jury has convicted a former Sawyer County woman of receiving money her friend embezzled by writing checks forged from a Fontana business for more than a ...
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Out of control woman kicks police sergeant in face
the State Journal reports . Eliza Kulp, 19, of Blue River, was charged with battery to an officer, disorderly conduct, criminal damage to property, underage drinking and a probation violation, according to a news release from the Grant County Sheriff's Department. Authorities responded to a home in Boscobel after getting a call about a woman out of control. "She had become ...
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