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The Voice Report for 61913
Click on the video above to see 94.5 The Lake's Danny Clayton and Gretchen Bartlett discuss the latest edition of NBC's "The Voice" with TODAY'S TMJ4's Vince ...
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Milwaukee celebrates Juneteenth Day
MILWAUKEE - June 19 marks the anniversary of final abolition of slaves in Texas in 1865, and has been celebrated as Juneteenth Day since then. Milwaukee has been celebrating the day since at least as far back as the 1970s, and this year is no ...
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32-year-old charged with attempted homicide for beating homeless man outside State Capitol
MADISON - A man accused of beating a homeless man Tuesday in front of the State Capitol has been arrested on charges of attempted homicide. The 32-year-old man was seen by a witness "battering the victim on the head," the Journal Sentinel reports. The victim was found on the sidewalk just after 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. He never regained consciousness, and is currently in critical ...
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Whats in Wisconsins state budget
This week, the Assembly will vote on the state budget, which sets not only the amount of money government will spend and tax during the next two years but also establishes a host of new policies. At almost 1,400 pages, the $68 billion budget is thicker than your average copy of "War and Peace." Democrats said the budget has too many tax cuts that skew toward the wealthy while ...
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Body found in Chippewa River IDd as Eau Claire student
according to a university statement . Rodgers, a sophomore studying mathematics education, fell into the river April 19. A canoeist called Eau Claire police shortly before 6 p.m. Monday after seeing a body in the ...
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Wisconsins ex-chief of corrections picked for Colorado job
according to The Capital Times . Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on named Rick Raemisch to the post on Friday. Raemish previously served as Dane County sheriff, assistant district attorney and U.S. prosecutor. In ...
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2 bear attacks unusual in Wisconsin expert says
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' carnivore specialist says attacks by black bear in Wisconsin are unusual, despite two such incidents so far this spring. Black bear are not aggressive animals and usually don't attack, so the recent attacks in Wisconsin are rare incidents, said David MacFarland, who is based in Rhinelander. In the most recent attack in Burnett County ...
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Man on trial in fatal overdose case
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) -- A trial is underway in La Crosse for a defendant accused of providing the drugs in a fatal overdose and hiding the man's body. Cain Moss is charged with delivering drugs to 40-year-old Anthony Ducharme in August of 2011. Authorities say after Ducharme overdosed, Moss and three others dumped his body in Red Cloud Park. Jurors heard testimony Tuesday from Patrick ...
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City of Green Bay buys strip club
. The city plans to turn the lot into a parking lot, and rent the spots for a nearby business. WLUK says the city will also receive their adult entertainment license back from the business. The council also voted to delay the sale of the Clarion Hotel to give more companies a chance to ...
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Tests find more wells contaminated by 2012 gasoline spill in Jackson
. The number puts the total of contaminated wells at 39. Town Chairman Ray Heidtke said the confimation will add to the request to the Village of Jackson to "extend municipal water service to residents in a state-designated drinking water advisory area." "If any property owners in the advisory area consider drilling new private wells instead of connecting to the village supply, ...
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Capital Brewery building new facility in Sauk City
MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) -- Capital Brewery says it will begin construction this summer on a new $11 million facility in Sauk City. The new brewery is expected to eventually produce nearly 10 times the beer Capital Brewery makes in Middleton. Production manager Brian Destree says the new brewery will have a starting capacity of about 100,000 barrels. He says fermenting tanks could be added in the ...
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Chris Abele rips surprise move to fire top county lawyer
The civil war between the Milwaukee County Board and County Executive Chris Abele is about to claim its first major casualty. In a surprise move, Corporation Counsel Kimberly Walker has been notified that at least 12 of the 18 County Board members are planning to vote to fire her at Thursday's board meeting. ...
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Owner of Menards being sued after allegations of sexual harassment
MILWAUKEE - A billionaire from Wisconsin, and owner of Menards hardware, stores is being sued. The lawsuit claims John Menard, Jr. touched and demanded sexual activities multiple times from the wife of a former business partner in Indiana. She said that if she didn't comply, he threatened severe financial consequences. The documents show she refused Menard, who then made good on his ...
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Marquette student hit by van Wednesday morning
WISCONSIN - A student at Marquette University is in the hospital after she was hit by a van in Milwaukee early Wednesday morning. Police investigated what happened around 1:45 a.m Wednesday. Crews took the victim, a 23-year-old, to the hospital with serious injuries. Police took a 41-year-old man into ...
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Wis. Sikhs plan 6K runwalk on one-year anniversary of tragedy
OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Sikhs plan to memorialize last year's shooting tragedy with religious observances and a 6-kilometer fundraising run/walk. Temple member Pardeep Kaleka says the Aug. 5 anniversary will be preceded by a religious ceremony in which priests read the entire Sikh holy book aloud from cover to cover. Members of the temple in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek also ...
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Assembly scheduled to pass budget
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The state Assembly is scheduled to vote on passing the state budget after debate barely got off the ground on Tuesday. The vote on passage is scheduled to happen at 5 p.m. Wednesday. The Assembly was scheduled to spend all day Tuesday on the plan, but discussions among Republicans on more than two dozen changes caused a delay. Lawmakers spent only 15 minutes debating the ...
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Man recovering from bear mauling outside Wisconsin cabin
A man who was attacked by a black bear outside a cabin in northwestern Wisconsin is recovering at a hospital. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the man was attacked in his yard near Shell Lake on Monday night. DNR carnivore specialist David MacFarland says the man's dog apparently initiated contact with the bear. MacFarland says the man's brother came out of the ...
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Suit claims Menard pressured money managers wife for sex
Steve Hilbert and his wife Tomisue are photographed at Hamilton County, Ind., Superior Court in December 2006. Indiana-based insurance company Conseco Inc. took Hilbert, its former CEO, to court in a bid to recover lost ...
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Guards shouldn’t apprehend a shooter Wisconsin casinos say www.priavteofficer.com
The security policies followed at Potawatomi Bingo Casino during a weekend shooting are similar to those used by other casinos around the state, and one expert said Tuesday that casino security guards followed industry standards by not trying to apprehend the shooter. The Milwaukee casino is reviewing security procedures after a man ignored posted warnings and brought a gun inside the casino, ...
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Wisconsin Republicans negotiate state budget changes
Republicans on Tuesday privately negotiated a series of last-minute changes to the Wisconsin budget designed to smooth its passage, including removing a cap on a popular tax credit program for disabled veterans and delaying the loosening of requirements for high-capacity wells. The changes, discussed among Republican legislative leaders in both the Senate and the Assembly, were announced ...
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MLB Houston 10 Milwaukee 1
A grand slam home run off the bat of Matt Dominguez was the big blow in Houston's 10-1 rout of the visiting Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday. Dominguez went 2-for-3 with five RBI for the Astros, ...
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Wauwatosa couple closer to dream of skateboard park as memory of son
WAUWATOSA - A couple from Wauwatosa is closer to having a skateboard park built as a lasting memory of their son. Mike and Judy Doyle have lived with the pain of losing a son, ...
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Family of Jessica Benson talks about alleged bank robbery disapperance
Vigil for missing college student MILWAUKEE - Her family believed she was the victim of a crime. Now, police believe she is a suspect in a crime. Investigators believe Jessica benson and her boyfriend helped rob a bank, and are now on the run. Benson disappeared days before her graduation from college, days after the bank where she worked was robbed. Her family can't believe Benson ...
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Keeping our kids safe when severe weather strikes at summer camp
MENOMONEE FALLS - School is out and that can mean only one thing--Summer is in full swing! At Tri-County YMCA in Menomonee Falls, kids are running and playing at day camp. Regional Director and camp counseler Chris Przedpelski explains, "Whether they are into science, art, cooking, sports--there is something for everyone." But Przedpelski knows that the weather can change everything ...
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Three-car crash leads to freeway ramp closure in Waukesha County
BROOKFIELD - Drivers going west on I-94 had to encounter a ramp closure Tuesday night after a three-vehicle crash. It happened at about 9:10 p.m. Tuesday at the exit ramp from I-94 westbound to Barker Road. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, injuries were minor. The freeway was re-opened by 10:00 ...
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