Teen dies, 3 others hurt in Walworth County house fire
By Associated Press Fontana— A 19-year-old male was killed and three others were injured in a house fire in Walworth County early Friday. , Fontana Fire Chief Wolfgang Nitsche said the three suffered...
View ArticleFriday updates at the PGA Championship
Haven – Check in here throughout the day for updates and anecdotes from the second round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. Also, view the and from Journal Sentinel reporters and...
View ArticleAP EXCLUSIVE: Top secret Clinton emails include drone talk
By Bradley Klapper And Ken Dilanian, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The two emails on Hillary Rodham Clinton's private server that an auditor deemed "top secret" include a discussion of a news...
View ArticleRemains of unidentified homicide victim sent to crime lab
By Associated Press Viroqua— The remains of an unidentified homicide victim have been exhumed in Vernon County and sent to the State Crime Lab for analysis. The woman's body was found along a rural...
View ArticleGirlfriend of naked joyrider charged with drug possession
By of the Journal Sentinel A woman who allegedly supplied drugs to her boyfriend before he went on a naked joyride-turned-police-chase has been charged with felony drug possession. Katie Wiedenbeck,...
View ArticlePolitiFact: Testing Walker on Wisconsin as only state with fully funded pensions
By of the Journal Sentinel While campaigning for president, Gov. Scott Walker says Wisconsin's pension system is the "only one fully funded in the country." When he said that in 2013, rated his...
View ArticleIn advance of public hearings, legislators voice support for Waukesha's water...
By As the city of Waukesha's application for Great Lakes water has gone through the necessary channels for approval in recent years, multiple conservationist groups have continued to oppose it every...
View ArticleJournal Media Group reports $3.3 million profit in its first full quarter
By Paul Gores Newly formed on Friday reported a second-quarter profit of $3.3 million and said it would raise its quarterly dividend by 2 cents to 6 cents per share. Journal Media Group also said its...
View ArticleMPS submits inventory of empty buildings for possible sale
By of the Journal Sentinel Because of a new Republican-led state law , the district has submitted a fresh to the state, county and city for review. By mid-October, according to the new legislation,...
View ArticleHillary Clinton to visit Milwaukee Sept. 10
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton will visit Milwaukee Sept. 10, her campaign said Friday. It will be Clinton's first trip to Wisconsin since she declared her candidacy in April. Clinton plans...
View ArticleAuthorities arrest Wauwatosa bowling alley shooter
By of the Journal Sentinel The man who shot someone multiple times inside a Wauwatosa bowling alley early Saturday as been arrested and taken into custody by the United States Marshal Service. The...
View ArticleFormer Rockwell software developer gets 10 years for child porn
By of the Journal Sentinel A former Rockwell Automation software developer whose encryption skills frustrated the FBI's top forensic computer analysts for months was sentenced Friday to 10 years in...
View ArticleSinkhole swallows cars after water pipe break in Madison
By Associated Press Madison — About 300 residents have evacuated an apartment complex here after a water pipe broke, causing gas leak concerns and creating a sinkhole that swallowed several vehicles....
View ArticleNo starry stonewort in Nagawicka — yet
By Dave Fidlin City of Delafield — Starry stonewort, the Asian-derived invasive species that has been spotted in isolated waterways in Southeastern Wisconsin, has not been detected in Lake Country, and...
View ArticleAbele gears up for role as overseer of troubled schools
By of the Journal Sentinel The state budget signed by last month gave Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele broad authority to oversee a special district in Milwaukee for the city's most troubled...
View ArticleGroup seeks to buy company out of receivership
By of the Journal Sentinel First Edge Solutions Inc. CEO Robert M. "Bobby" Kraft, who last month took the Milwaukee firm into receivership, is part of a group that now wants to buy the company. An...
View Article2 shot at south side convenience store
Two people were shot at a convenience store on Milwaukee's south side Friday afternoon, The victims were taken to Froedtert Hospital for treatment after the shooting, which occurred about 2 p.m. near...
View ArticleOil refinery repairs could take at least a month
By of the Journal Sentinel Gasoline prices in Milwaukee and surrounding areas of the Great Lakes rose again Friday, although the rocket-like increases seen earlier in the week appeared to have eased...
View ArticleJudge throws out SDC lawsuit to retain county contract
By of the Journal Sentinel Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge David Hansher on Friday dismissed a Social Development Commission lawsuit attempting to maintain its grip on a home energy assistance...
View ArticleNeighborhood survey cites need for more offices on east side
By of the Journal Sentinel A growing commercial area on Milwaukee's east side likely will continue seeing new apartment development, but office growth should be encouraged to increase customers for...
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