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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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Chief Edward Flynn blasts Scott Walker Legislature
Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn says the legislature is hurting the city and ultimatelys the state with proposed bills about residency and funding for public safety ...
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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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Most in Milwaukee-area delegation voted to end Scouts gay ban
gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders , a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and ...
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Teacher accused of sexually assaulting student 14 in parking lot
A 14-year-old Milwaukee boy was sexually assaulted Thursday by a 28-year-old woman who teaches at his school, Milwaukee police said Friday. The assault reportedly took place about 6:30 p.m. Thursday inside a car parked at Destiny High School, 7210 N. 76th St. The two are not associated with Destiny High School and were there for a special event, said Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer, police spokesman. The ...
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From Pabst to Lakefront Milwaukees beer history in China
Pabst Blue Ribbon was the first foreign beer brewed in China. Lakefront Brewery Inc. is making its first foray into the Chinese market, but Chinas 1.3 billion residents certainly arent strangers to beer with Wisconsin roots. As I report in todays print edition of The Business Journal, Lakefront Brewery made its first shipment to China this month through a potential new business partner, Shanghai ...
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Homeless tornado dogs ready for adoption
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Twenty-five four-legged companions left homeless by the devastating tornado in Moore, Okla., have arrived at a Green Bay animal shelter and are ready for adoption. It was a 16-hour trip for the dogs, mostly puppies, from the Central Oklahoma Humane Society to the Bay Area Humane Society. Dozens of displaced animals poured into the Oklahoma shelter after the tornado. ...
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Local police chief warns against road rage on holiday weekend
FILE - In this May 28, 2010 file photo, the rush hour commute starts in early afternoon and with greater intensity as traffic is jammed in both directions on Interstate 405 on the Westside of Los Angeles as commuters and Memorial Day vacationers hit the road. It (TM)s going to be another busy Memorial Day weekend on the nation (TM)s highways. During Thursday, May 23, 2013 and Monday, May 27, ...
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Fort McCoy campground summer season set to open
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Fort McCoy's campground's summer hours will take effect this weekend. Pine View Campground's summer season will start Friday and run through the Labor Day weekend, ending on Sept. 2. The camp office will be open from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The campground's swimming beach will ...
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Brewers to honor fallen Tosa officer
MILWAUKEE - The Brewers will pause tonight to honor a police officer from our area who was killed in the line of duty on Christmas Eve. Wauwatosa Police Officer Jennifer Sebena's friend, Wauwatosa Police Officer Katie Gierach, will throw out the first pitch. Sebena's family will be at the game as the Brewers' honor law enforcement. Members of the law enforcement community ...
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Sentencing for man convicted of killing mother
FRIENDSHIP, Wis. (AP) -- A man convicted of killing his mother in 2010, hiding her body and using her checks and credit cards is due for sentencing in Adams County. Larry Clark is scheduled in circuit court Friday afternoon for a sentencing hearing. The 61-year-old Clark shot his mother, Marcella Clark, is the back in July 2010 and then took her body to some woods near their house in Big ...
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Joe Dean stepping back at Honor Flight
MILWAUKEE - Joe Dean is stepping back at the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight. Joe has been the driving force behind the organization that has flown numerous planes full of World War II veterans to see the World War II Memorial in Washington DC. But the Honor Flight has done so much more than just that for our community. It only seems right to pause and thank Joe. "Every time I see that ...
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Moose convention comes to Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee has one of its biggest conventions in town this week. Nearly 8,000 people are attending to 125th Annual Moose International Convention through Wednesday. VISIT Milwaukee estimates the economic impact to the city to be $11.3 million. Moose International is a fraternal and service organization founded in 1888 with nearly 1.1 million men and women throughout North ...
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Sprecher restaurant and pub to open in the Milwaukee area
GLENDALE - There are three restaurant's around Wisconsin that bear the name of the Sprecher Brewery. Oddly, there wasn't one near the Sprecher Brewery in Glendale. Now there will be. The Sprecher Restaurant and Pub will open at the Bayshore Town Center in the fall of 2013. The restaurant will be located just miles from the Sprecher Brewery in Glendale. "We are very excited to ...
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Furloughs lead to longer Memorial Day weekend for many government workers
MILWAUKEE - The upcoming long Memorial Day weekend means a Monday off for most people, but some government workers are getting an unpaid holiday on Friday because of forced furlough days. If you're waiting for a tax return, you'll have to wait a little longer due to the IRS furlough closing up its Milwaukee office on Friday. The IRS made the move due to the federal budget ...
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Seen on Live at Noon Milwaukee Up Market
MILWAUKEE - A unique outdoor market is coming to Milwaukee in June. It's called Milwaukee Up Market. It's a place to buy, sell, socialize and explore. Several vendors will be set up at Milwaukee's Up Market, offering true antiques and deals that will attract an early morning crowd as well as affordable art, fashion finds, rummage items, fresh flowers, farmers, knife sharpening ...
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