Deputies search for Huber inmate who failed to return to jail
Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputies are searching for a Huber inmate who on Wednesday night allegedly beat his girlfriend while out for court-ordered alcohol and other drug abuse counseling and did...
View ArticleGame Blog: Brewers at Cubs, 1:20 p.m.
Chicago - The Brewers will be seeking their first-ever four-game sweep of the Cubs on Thursday when they wrap up a four-game series at Wrigley Field as well as the season series between the clubs. The...
View ArticleMitt Romney's minimum task tonight: being plausibly presidential
Tampa, Fla. -- Mitt Romney’s fundamental task tonight is to present himself as a plausible, credible, adequate alternative to Barack Obama for voters who are unhappy with the status quo, says...
View ArticleRemnants of Isaac predicted to miss Wisconsin
Madison - Meteorologists say most of Hurricane Isaac's remnants will track south of Wisconsin. National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist Rusty Kapela says what's left of the storm is...
View ArticleSix young biotech firms seen as having good growth potential
Six young Wisconsin bioscience companies have been chosen by the state's biotech trade organization as emerging companies with good growth potential. The companies have all transitioned successfully...
View ArticleRetailers report strong sales in August
Retailers rang up strong sales in August, with almost 90% topping expectations, reports released Thursday show. "A resilient consumer, given a reason to shop, came out strong in August to snap up good...
View ArticleMEDC proposes loans for Dynamis, Speechtails
The Milwaukee Economic Development Corp. is proposing to make loans of as much as $300,000 to two local early-stage companies under a new program designed to improve access to capital for promising...
View ArticleFather of man killed by police brings cause to Appleton
The father of a 21-year-old man killed by Kenosha police in November 2004 has taken his publicity campaign protesting police shooting investigations to Appleton. A billboard there aims to raise...
View ArticleShareholders sue Assisted Living Concepts
Assisted Living Concepts, which operates a chain of assisted living centers, is being sued by a stockholder who alleges that the Menomonee Falls company misled investors by issuing false and...
View ArticleFavre attorneys take aim at racy claims
NEW YORK - Brett Favre shouldn't have to respond to some embarrassing claims about his personal life that two massage therapists are making in a lawsuit, his lawyers say. The massage therapists say...
View ArticleUW opens Big 10 play home vs. Penn State
Madison – Wisconsin’s 2012-’13 men’s basketball schedule, not including tip times, was released Thursday. UW opens the season Nov. 11 against Southeastern Louisiana. The Badgers open Big Ten...
View ArticlePolitiFact: Testing Ryan claims about income, Janesville plant, Romney
New today from PolitiFact Wisconsin: Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan, the Republican Party's presumptive vice presidential nominee, says "household income in America has gone down for families an...
View ArticleSlight local TV ratings bump for Ryan speech
About 18,000 more local viewers tuned in to watch Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan accept his party's vice presidential nomination than watched the Republican National Convention the night before. The...
View ArticlePepin athletic director, arrested in prostitution sting, resigns
The Pepin school district's athletic director, who was arrested in a prostitution sting in July, has resigned, the reports. The School Board accepted the resignation of Greg Ketz, 44, on Monday night....
View ArticlePundits weigh in on Ryan's speech
Paul Ryan's speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday brought out praise and disdain among the nation's pundits. Here's a sampling: Ronald Brownstein of the called it a "forceful but...
View ArticlePolitiFact: Checking out Ryan's claims
PolitiFact Wisconsin, in coordination with PolitiFact National, fact-checked several aspects of Paul Ryan's speech Wednesday night, including claims about Medicare, the closed GM plant in Janesville...
View ArticleSwimmer pulled from Lake Mendota
Madison - A swimmer who failed to surface from Lake Mendota while swimming with friends Thursday morning was pulled from the water by Madison Fire Department's Lake Rescue Team, the reports. The...
View ArticleIn Packers vs. Romney, football trumps politics
Depending on the length of tonight's game between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs - the last game of the pre-season - WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) will join NBC's coverage if the Republican...
View ArticleTwo men injured in shooting
Two men were wounded in a shooting about 11:10 p.m. Wednesday in the 4100 block of W. Center St., Milwaukee police said. A 19-year-old Milwaukee man was shot in the left foot and a 24-year-old...
View ArticleOn Tap Today: Steel wheels roll
Milwaukee Iron takes over Brew City starting Thursday with the at the Harley-Davidson Museum. The grills go wild, live music pounds the clouds and the 2013 H-D product line gets a reveal. So how...
View ArticleRyan promises 'turnaround' if Romney elected
Tampa, Fla. -- Paul Ryan promised a "turnaround" for the nation Wednesday if he and Mitt Romney are elected, saying the pair would repeal President Barack Obama's health-care law and set a goal of...
View ArticleRyan shows himself to be an eager leader
Tampa, Fla. - America got its first real close-up Wednesday of a rising young conservative likely to play a central role in national politics for years to come. What they saw was a self-styled happy...
View ArticleHhgregg sets up shop in 5 locations in state
Retailer hhgregg has arrived in Wisconsin, prepared to compete with Sears, Lowe's, Home Depot, Best Buy and other stores that sell appliances or electronics. The Indianapolis-based chain opened five...
View ArticlePaul Ryan's prepared remarks
Here are Paul Ryan's prepared remarks in accepting the Republican Party's vice presidential nomination Wednesday night in Tampa, Fla. Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored by the...
View ArticleUW, foundation earned more than $50 million on research licencing in 2011
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation earned $57.7 million from licencing of research innovations in 2011, according to a survey by the Association of...
View ArticleShawano iron foundry bought by private equity firm
, a Shawano iron foundry, has been acquired by , a private equity firm based in Evanston, Ill. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The company represents Industrial Opportunity's first platform...
View ArticleLa Crosse County supervisor arrested in sting apologizes
A La Crosse County supervisor who was among those arrested Monday on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute tells the "I very much want to take full responsibility for my actions and express extreme...
View ArticleGrafton commission recommends Meijer store approval
Meijer Inc.'s combination supermarker-discount store proposed for Grafton is being recommended for approval by the village Plan Commission. That unanimous recommendation, which occurred Tuesday night,...
View ArticleFire weather watch issued for western, central Wisconsin
A fire weather watch has been issued for western Wisconsin and portions of central Wisconsin for Thursday afternoon and evening, the National Weather Service said. The was issued because conditions...
View ArticleShorewood settles on new work rules for schools
Shorewood - After more than a year of back and forth between administrators, staff, and community members, the School Board approved an employee handbook and teacher appendix Tuesday night. Though the...
View ArticleWaukesha County ends failed van pooling program
Waukesha - The Waukesha County Board on Tuesday unanimously voted to discontinue the county's failed van pooling program for commuters, a pilot program that never took hold. In late 2010, the county...
View ArticleWalworth County sheriff warns of repair scam
Residents in Walworth County are being warned not to fall prey to a team of supposed handy men who offer to give estimates on repairs but who actually are targeting homes for thefts, the Walworth...
View ArticleRomney expected to invoke Mormonism in Thursday's acceptance speech
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is expected to talk about his faith when he accepts his party's nomination Thursday in Tampa, . By Aug. 29, 2012 12:29 p.m. | Due to federal Department of...
View ArticleNew Berlin agrees to stronger measures to integrate housing
Due to federal Department of Justice pressure, the New Berlin Common Council on Tuesday agreed to take stronger measures to promote integrated housing in the city. The council took the action to keep...
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Due to federal Department of Justice pressure, the New Berlin Common Council on Tuesday agreed to take stronger measures to promote integrated housing in the city. The council took the action to keep...
View Article'Awful' atmosphere led to Sprager's resignation at Waukesha BID
Meghan Sprager had enough. She wasn't going to back down anymore. Three days after that claimed a hostile working environment, excessive bullying and threats against her, Sprager summed up her 16...
View ArticleDNC chair, Democratic leaders say Romney-Ryan ticket is bad for women
As the Republican National Convention continues in Tampa, female Democratic leaders, including Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, said in Milwaukee on Wednesday that...
View ArticleDNC chair, Democratic leaders say Romney-Ryan ticket bad for women
As the Republican National Convention continues in Tampa, female Democratic leaders, including Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, said in Milwaukee on Wednesday that...
View ArticleEx-board-chair Dwyer named to regional planning commission
Waukesha - Former Waukesha County Board Chairman Jim Dwyer, defeated in his re-election bid as a county supervisor in April, was reappointed Tuesday to a six-year term on the Southeastern Wisconsin...
View ArticleSen. Johnson did dine with David Koch
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson dined Monday night with conservative billionaire and campaign backer David Koch, a spokesman for the Wisconsin Republican acknowledged Wednesday. "I can confirm they did have...
View ArticleRyan to promise Romney will give America a 'turnaround'
Tampa, Fla. -- Mitt Romney is ready to “meet serious challenges in a serious way,” running mate Paul Ryan is to say in his address Wednesday to the Republican National Convention. "I accept the...
View ArticleMeeting over Waukesha BID official's resignation moved to Tuesday
Waukesha - A requested meeting of the Waukesha Business Improvement District Board to discuss the manager's resignation last week isn't going to happen Thursday morning, as previously announced....
View ArticleAnother well contaminated from Jackson pipeline break
Town of Jackson - Gasoline has been detected in a private well on Wildflower Lane for the first time and the total number of private wells in the town contaminated by a July 17 pipeline spill rose to...
View ArticleOwl nappers get probation
After a nearly three-hour sentencing hearing this afternoon in the Waukesha County Courthouse, the two men accused of taking Dakota the owl from his enclosure at the Wildlife In Need Center last year...
View ArticleTeens get probation, service time for owl theft
Waukesha - It took more than two hours Wednesday to decide how to punish two teenagers who stole a celebrity owl last year, and showed it off at a party and on Facebook before it escaped, launching a...
View ArticleUnited Way seeks to raise record $51.1 million
Raising the bar to fulfill even greater needs in the community, the United Way of Greater Milwaukee announced a fundraising goal of $51.5 million during Wednesday night's Community Campaign kickoff at...
View ArticleFitchburg woman pleads not guilty in daughter's stabbing
Madison - A Fitchburg woman accused of stabbing her 6-year-old daughter seven times has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder. Tasha D. Harmon, 30, appeared for a brief hearing Wednesday before Dane...
View ArticleGame Blog: Brewers at Cubs
The Brewers will go for their eighth consecutive victory against the Cubs on Wednesday night as the teams meet in the third game of a four-game series at Wrigley Field. Follow our live game blog. By...
View ArticleAnother Wisconsinites draws attention
Tampa, Fla. -- Yash Wadhwa, an immigrant from India who has long lived in Wisconsin, got a couple minutes in the spotlight Wednesday at the Republican National Convention. Wadhwa, a civil engineer...
View ArticleLive coverage: Paul Ryan's speech at the Republican National Convention
Paul Ryan is speaking around 9:20 Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention. Follow his speech in this live blog. Related story: By of the Journal Sentinel Aug. 29, 2012 8:00 p.m. | Tampa,...
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