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1 hr ago | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Milwaukee County court commissioner sentenced for tax violations

Geneva McKinley, 49, was sentenced Thursday to five days in jail as a condition of 18 months of probation.

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Related Topix: Dane County, WI, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Fri May 17, 2013

Milwaukee Courier Online

Connecting aging veterans to their benefits

According to Department of Veterans Affairs census estimates, there are approximately 13 million American veterans and their single surviving spouses age 65 and older.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Health, AARP

WTMJ-AM Milwaukee

Police investigate death in West Allis

"The initial investigation reveals that a 63 year old female of West Allis was found deceased inside a common hallway to the apartment building," said Chief Charles Padgett.

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Related Topix: West Allis, WI

WISN-TV

Officials: Wrong-way driver causes hit-and-run crash

The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said that a wrong-way driver was in a hit-and-run crash Friday morning.

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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Museum seeks more help from Milwaukee County taxpayers

The Milwaukee Public Museum is seeking a multimillion-dollar infusion from county taxpayers to cover its unfunded pension liability and to extend the county's commitment for an annual operating subsidy.

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WNFL-AM Green Bay

Virus infecting salamanders at old Badger Army Amm...

The Baraboo News-Republic says it's raising questions about whether the salamanders should be moved elsewhere when the old plant is destroyed.

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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Weekend I-94 shutdown will create headaches; here are detour routes

The 36-hour shut-down of I-94 at Rawson Ave. this weekend is expected to create queues of three miles or more.

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Related Topix: Kenny Chesney, Country, Racine, WI, Milwaukee, WI

Thu May 16, 2013

WauwatosaNOW.com

Ask NOW: Is Currie Dog Park expanding?

Issue: A reader asked me to confirm whether Milwaukee County Parks will expand the Currie Park Dog Exercise Area just west and south of Mayfair Road and Capitol Drive.

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Related Topix: Wauwatosa, WI, Milwaukee, WI

WauwatosaNOW.com

Ask NOW: Is Currie Dog Park expanding?

Issue: A reader asked me to confirm whether Milwaukee County Parks will expand the Currie Park Dog Exercise Area just west and south of Mayfair Road and Capitol Drive.

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Related Topix: Wauwatosa, WI

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Your Views

The May 11 article, " Venture capital bill's fate uncertain ," on the proposed venture capital bill, made it clear why the bill should be vetoed and the whole idea scrapped: rent seeking.

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Related Topix: Prison, Milwaukee, WI, Opinion

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Milwaukee County's pension contribution to increase

Milwaukee County's taxpayer-financed pension contribution for next year should be $30 million, about $1.1 million more than this year's, according to an analysis released Wednesday.

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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Milwaukee County Parks kick off summer season

The summer event season in the Milwaukee County Parks begins Memorial Day Weekend, and the openings include The Family Aquatic Center, kite-festival, Friday Night Fish Fries and Nite-Glow Golf.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Brown Deer, WI, Entertainment

Patch.com

I-94 Closure At Rawson Expected To Cause Major Delays This Weekend

Interstate 94 will be shut down at Rawson Ave. from at 9 p.m. Friday through 9 a.m. Sunday because construction workers will be installing a culvert pipe across the freeway.

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Related Topix: us Travel, North America Travel, Travel, Wisconsin Travel, Racine, WI, Milwaukee, WI

Today's TMJ4

Thunderstorms knock out power to 17,000 We Energies customers

According to We Energies, there were hundreds of different outages from Sun Prairie to Watertown to Brookfield and Wauwatosa, and many places in between.

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Related Topix: Sun Prairie, WI, Brookfield, WI, Wauwatosa, WI, Waukesha, WI

Wed May 15, 2013

Today's TMJ4

Helping Our Heroes: Local group helps firefighters

That's where the Milwaukee Fire Bell Club steps in. Since 1947 the volunteers like Chuck Liedtke and Gary Schmidt, step up.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI, Cudahy, WI

OakCreek

Drexel Avenue Named "Project of the Year" by the American Public Works Association

The reconstruction of Drexel Avenue in the city of Oak Creek, Wisconsin has received a Project of the Year award from the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Public Works Association .

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, Oak Creek, WI, Engineering, Civil Engineering, Science, Brookfield, WI

St. Francis

FLASHBACK: Milwaukee County Supervisor Mark Borkowski

Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others.

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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Rare 'heat burst' hits southern Wisconsin, leading to wind damage

Meteorologists called Tuesday night's windy conditions from Dane County east to Milwaukee County a "heat burst." The water in the air evaporated before it hit the ground, causing the air to warm and whoosh to the ground in a sudden, hot burst.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, Dane County, WI, Weather, Sullivan, WI, Dane, WI

WISN-TV

Alderman calls on DOT to stop review of I-94 project

A public meeting on the future of Interstate 94 through Milwaukee - including the idea of a double-decker highway - will be held Wednesday at the Tommy G. Thompson center at 4 p.m. A public meeting on the future of Interstate 94 through Milwaukee - including the idea of a double-decker highway - will be held Wednesday at the Tommy G. Thompson ... (more)

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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

U.S. agency backs lower blood-alcohol limit for drivers

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday recommended cutting the threshold for evidence of drunken driving from a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 to 0.05, a step a Tavern League of Wisconsin lobbyist immediately labeled a "prohibitionist agenda." "The federal government has enough problems without trying to coerce states into doing what they ... (more)

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