Milwaukee News Archives

President Barack Obama has nominated James Santelle as the next U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Police in Milwaukee used cutting edge technology to nab a suspected murderer after he robbed a Burger King.

The Milwaukee area's newest government body started work this week with the realization that it doesn't have the power to accomplish its only mission.

Nov. 29, 2009 8:00 a.m. Tis the season. It's that time of year again, when the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel will write glowing articles about how various religions - especially the Muslim faith - celebrate their various traditions.

Nov. 24, 2009 11:38 a.m. A proposed city loan guarantee to help finance the Bookends North downtown apartment high-rise has been recommended for approval by a Common Council committee.

Nov. 25, 2009 10:32 a.m. Used books are available for sale for $1 at the Milwaukee Public Market, from self-service carts on the second floor.

Nov. 24, 2009 10:04 a.m. Most Milwaukee County offices, except courts, will be closed Wednesday, the second of four unpaid furlough days this year for many county employees.

Milwaukee Police have arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with two unsolved murders in the city.

Authorities are investigating Bee's Day Care, 3750 N. 49th St., according to a search warrant returned this week in Milwaukee County Circuit Court.

Milwaukee Ald. Terry Witkowski is drumming up support among several municipalities and private-sector transportation executives to invest in the creation of an intermodal hub near General Mitchell International Airport .

Brown County is under an orange-level air quality advisory through 11:59 a.m. Tuesday because of elevated levels of fine particle pollution.

Remnants of a deadly south side accident remained Friday, as family and friends mourned the loss of a son and his best friend.

Think the waiting time at the doctor's office is long now? Give it 15 years. It may - or may not - be worse, depending on what Wisconsin communities do now, local officials say.

The only vocalist in history to net Grammy Awards in three different categories , Al Jarreau was born in Milwaukee, WI, on March 12, 1940.

The crash happened a little after midnight at Howell and Plainfield. Video shot just after the crash by TODAY'S TMJ4 viewer Chris Hansen shows an intense fire.

U.S. Judge William Griesbach doesn't think Green Bay should have to wait 12 more years for a federal courthouse.

A 26-year-old Milwaukee man was charged Tuesday with the hit-and-run death of his cousin last weekend.

Since he was young, Eric McLean has been a fighter. "Eric has always strived to do the best," said Mary McLean, Eric's mother.

Does stress increase blood pressure? This simple question has been the focus of intense research for many years.

The Wisconsin Humane Society has selected Anne Reed, a lawyer at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC , as its new executive director.

Early this month Milwaukee police responded to a number of north side crimes, where two truck drivers were targeted.

A man was saved in church, not by the sermon, but by a woman. The people who attend this church are described as friendly, kind, and you can add helpful to that list.

Murder charges have been filed against two Milwaukee men in connection with a shooting last week.

A 28-year-old Milwaukee man is scheduled to face sentencing today for his role in a home invasion in which a Sheboygan woman was robbed and left tied up next to her infant daughter.

Do stressful situations make your blood pressure rise? If so, your phosducin gene could be to blame according to a team of researchers, at the University of Freiburg, Germany, and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, that has identified a role for the protein generated by the phosducin gene in modulating blood pressure in response to stress ...

Scott Walker has a big job. As Milwaukee County executive, he's in charge of the government of by far the largest county in the state - and the county with the biggest problems.

"The kitchen is the heart of the home," said Cheryl Ryan, CKD, Allied Member ASID, of Kitchens By Design, Inc.

A high-end fashion retailer in Wisconsin says a financial dispute with Oprah Winfrey's mother has been settled.

Two men are in critical condition after they were shot in separate incidents in Milwaukee overnight.

Two kids were arrested for armed robbery after they allegedly left George Webb without paying for their meal and then threatened the waitress when she tried to collect payment.

Published Nov. 23, 2009 at 10:09 p.m. Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker says he didn't mean to subject sheriff's deputies and jailers to eight unpaid furlough days next year, but others say one of his 2010 budget vetoes did just that.At stake is roughly $250,000 in savings counted toward next year's budget, as well as Walker's credentials as ...

Milwaukee a ' A federal jury in Milwaukee has awarded $105,000 to two former employees of a Racine restaurant after a four-day trial over sexual harassment claims.

A woman says she was robbed while sitting in church on Sunday. The thief allegedly took not only her car, but also her disabled son's wheelchair.

Julio De Arteaga built his career brick by brick. Now, 20 years since he formed his namesake firm as a masonry contractor, De Arteaga, of Greenville, has grown his team to 65 people.

Patients with coronary heart disease who practiced transcendental meditation techniques had nearly 50 percent lower rates of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to non-meditating controls.

Published Nov. 19, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. Tags: holiday parade , christmas parade , degrace family , wisconsin ave.

Bobbie Webber, the president of the union that represents Milwaukee firefighters, will retire effective Jan.

A Wisconsin woman is among 32 men and women from across the U.S. selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2010.

Milwaukee police arrested seven juveniles and one adult after a fight broke out in the parking lot at Vincent High School.

Harpist Kim Robertson will bring the warmth and joy of a traditional Celtic Christmas to the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, 2133 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, on Saturday, Dec.

Firefighters battle an apartment building fire on Milwaukee's east side early Tuesday morning.

Pete Kostrivas was weaned on his dad's 1960s and 1970s music. The 23-year-old Shorewood musician later discovered 1990s alternative music, went through hip-hop and rap phases in middle school and returned to classic rock in high school.

Even as the government announced it was investigating the issue of a visa by the Indian consul general in Chicago to terrorism suspect Tahawwur Rana, a senior diplomat here has denied that any procedure was violated.

When Tim and Tara Eichman first laid eyes on Archie, a Lhasapoo rescued from Puppy Haven Kennel in Green Lake County last year, they saw one ugly, sick puppy.

A teacher at Rufus King High School could be in trouble after a student claims he showed her nude photos.

An attempted robbery leads to a shooting on Milwaukee's south side. It happened early Saturday morning near South 5th Street and Lapham.

This is Oliver looking out the window saying "Let's go play with some other dogs!" So, I took him to the new dog park in Estabrook Park in Shorewood which was beautiful but it only had an area for big dogs.

Here's a good example of the failure of a command economy . The long-stalled Park East Square project, which Chicago developer Richard Curto wants to build on a vacant lot his firm bought from Milwaukee County, may be moving forward with the sale of a $30 million bond.

The stepfather of a 14-year-old boy found dead inside a car in the south end at the Walmart parking lot in Germantown is expected to be charged with first degree intentional homicide in the case.

Christmas Tree Farms in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin and surrounding area. Provided in each Christmas Tree Farm listing is the farm location, contact info, and whether the farm offers choose and cut your own Christmas Trees and/or fresh pre-cut Christmas Trees.

The man who allegedly secretly filmed ESPN reporter Erin Andrews naked in various hotel rooms followed her around the country ... according to federal charging documents obtained by TMZ.

The week started out with an uptick--the naming of a new Milwaukee archbishop and Democrats finally finding a candidate for Wisconsin governor.

Large crowds have gathered in Milwaukee for an H1N1 vaccination clinic. The clinic comes a day after it was announced that 11 people in Wisconsin had died last week from the virus.

A man who says he was beaten by a Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputy breaks his silence.

Crews have restored power to all but one customer after a power failure that hit about 650 customers in downtown Milwaukee.

A new survey finds Wisconsinites pay more for health insurance than the rest of the country and the cost is rising at a faster rate.

With Thanksgiving a week away, and temperatures forecasted to reach the 50's this weekend, Christmas is still in the air, and the city's celebrations of the holidays begin Thursday.

Published Nov. 19, 2009 at 12:03 p.m. South Milwaukee a ' The city has a new fair housing ordinance and new contracts with its police officers and firefighters that essentially provide no pay raises in 2010 and 2% raises in 2011.The Common Council approved all three actions Tuesday.The ordinance creates a process for making housing discrimination ...

Another funeral for a local soldier killed at Fort Hood. Today, Captain Russell Seager will be laid to rest.

A former Oshkosh resident has been charged with fraud in connection to a spring 2008 election in Milwaukee County.

A devoted audience filled the auditorium of the Milwaukee Police Academy Wednesday night.

A Milwaukee woman has pleaded guilty to allowing her 7-week-old son to starve to death.

Some political aspirants make points by kissing babies. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett hopes to parlay an attack to higher office.

A man from Cleveland, Ohio is charged in the execution-style murder of his aunt in Milwaukee.

A convenience store clerk who was shot by a would-be robber testified Tuesday "it appeared he wanted to shoot me." Robert Frank, 62, testified at a preliminary hearing in Outagamie County Court for Lakota Norton, 17, of Appleton, who is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of attempted armed robbery.

The numbers don't lie. City health officials are seeing fewer swine flu cases right now and fewer people wanting swine flu shots than expected.

A Wisconsin man strangled his 14-year-old stepson with a necktie in a minivan in a Walmart parking lot, telling investigators he wanted to get revenge on his wife and her relatives for interfering in his business, prosecutors said Tuesday.Charles A. Avey Sr., 37, of Grafton, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and felony bail jumping ...

A new study shows that three-stage graduated driver's licensing policies save lives and prevents injuries throughout the Midwest.

Prism Clinical Imaging Inc. and investigators at the Medical College of Wisconsin have received a $1.6 million, three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop and clinically validate advanced medical imaging software that aids the diagnosis and treatment of patients with brain cancer.

Nov. 17, 2009 11:54 a.m. Wisconsinites are smoking less, but they're a lot fatter than they were 20 years ago, according to a report released Tuesday.

Milwaukee police and firefighters are investigating an apartment fire on the east side.

As the debate continues over the future of the Milwaukee Public School district, lawmakers proposed a new alternative on Monday.

Customs officers in Laredo found a 31-year-old Mexican woman hidden in the suitcase of a Milwaukee, Wis., woman crossing the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge, officials said Monday.

A 26-year-old man was shot in the abdomen about 10:30 p.m. Friday night by a suspect who was chasing the victim in the 2000 block of W. Forest Home Ave.

The Milwaukee area will be hosting a national snocross race next month. The Milwaukee Mile National Snocross Race will be held on the Wisconsin State Fair grounds at the Milwaukee Mile race track in West Allis Dec.

Patients with coronary heart disease who practiced the stress-reducing Transcendental MeditationA technique had nearly 50 percent lower rates of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to nonmeditating controls, according to the results of a first-ever study presented during the annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando, Fla., on ...

A teenage boy is shot to death in a Germantown Walmart parking lot. Police were called to the scene around 7 p.m. Sunday.

Who will be the next Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee? One well-documented blogger hints the decision could come Saturday.

There's concern on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee after a rash of recent robberies in the neighborhood.

Nov. 11, 2009 9:48 p.m. I've been pretty good recently about complaining and focusing on some negatives, such as the slowness in getting the word out about the change in Trick or Treat day, pranking the Parkway near the high school into a septic tank and the Hoan Bridge matter.

A February trial date has been set in the case of the man charged with beating Mayor Tom Barrett.

The Holiday Art, Craft and Gift Expo will be at The Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park Friday, November 27- Sunday, November 29.

Milwaukee police are investigating a shooting on the city's south side. A 26-year-old man was shot in the stomach at 20th St.

The La Crosse, Wis., bishop has been named the 11th archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee by Pope Benedict XVI.

The Pope is expected to announce Milwaukee's new archbishop this weekend. According to prominant Catholic blogger Rocco Palmo, Pope Benedict XVI will make the annoucement on Saturday.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is expected to announce his decision of whether or not he'll run for governor of Wisconsin by Friday.

Gov. Jim Doyle has signed a bill passed unanimously by the Legislature to strengthen Wisconsin's child care subsidy program.

With the opening of Wisconsin's fall deer hunt two weeks away, hunters are being reminded of restrictions on the movement of firewood from counties with infestations of a tree-eating beetle.

A 25-year-old man accused of being part of a heroin ring that authorities say led to five fatal overdoses has been found guilty in two of the deaths.

Milwaukee Police officer Kevin Bolyard is proud of the work he does. The 26 year old bicycle copa s father was a police officer too.

New details about the Milwaukee County District Attorney's secret "John Doe" investigation into County Supervisor Toni Clark New details about the Milwaukee County District Attorney's secret "John Doe" investigation into County Supervisor Toni Clark In January 2007, the swanky Soche night club on Milwaukee's north side was packed.

Illiteracy is an issue many adults in our community have hidden all of their lives.

In the following press release Michelle L. Jacobs, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that, today, the grand jury returned an indictment charging Jeffrey D. Stadelmann , formerly of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, with wire fraud in connection with an investment fraud scheme he is alleged to have conducted between ...

Sandi Zirbel has seen an influx of immigrants on dairy farms in Wisconsin firsthand.

Robert Artley is one of two school bus drivers accused of doing the unthinkable with children, and that's just part of the strange story.

Kyle Windorski is proud of his service in the U.S. Army Reserves. Still, the 21-year-old Milwaukee resident had no idea his service would earn the respect of armed robbers on the east side.

Auto museums never really seem to come and go - instead, they appear to be timeless, non-contemporary and not affected by change, perhaps due to their focus on history and apparent situation in the past rather than the present.

About 10 people were taken to the hospital after they were sickened by carbon monoxide fumes at a suburban Milwaukee bowling alley on Wednesday.

Milwaukee's Christmas Tree is heading downtown to be lit - and unlike 2008, it's in one piece.

A Milwaukee Army reservist's military identification earned him some street cred Tuesday, when he says four men who mugged him at gunpoint returned his belongings and thanked him for his service after finding the ID.

KIEL - The funeral for Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger, who was killed in the Fort Hood, Texas, shootings, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Kiel High School and will be open to the public, Mayor Robert Werdeo said Tuesday.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says he will make a decision on whether to enter the governor's race as a Democrat by the end of the week.

We here at TODAY'S TMJ4 HD, Newsradio 620 WTMJ and the Journal Broadcast Group were proud to call Melodie Wilson a colleague and friend over the years, even those of us who grew up watching her without having the chance to call her a co-worker. Join us in sending your thoughts/prayers about Melodie, who died of incurable cancer at 59 years old.

The first single by "American Idol" finalist and Milwaukee native Danny Gokey will start being aired soon on country radio.

Pfc. Amber Bahr, the Random Lake soldier praised as a hero for her actions in the Fort Hood shooting, spoke publicly for the first time Monday morning about her thoughts and actions during the rampage that left her injured and 13 others dead.

Several business owners and neighbors in the Walker's Point entertainment district are upset with what they call increased problems at bar time.

The city of Milwaukee slapped the owner of a vacant northside building with $11,000 in tickets Monday.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is a man of many competing demands - not all of them presidential.

It promises to be a long and emotional Monday, as Milwaukee's County Board debates its budget for next year.

Candles held high, Jill Reifsnider and Kristin Thayer hugged and sobbed Sunday night as they paid tribute to and honored the memory of their friend and fallen soldier, Staff Sgt.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Sunday, November 8, 2009 - 3:24 p.m. MILWAUKEE a ' The three Wisconsin soldiers injured in last weeka TMs shooting rampage at Fort Hood continue to recover, although their future deployment plans remain unclear.

Police responded to a vacant building on Milwaukee's north side Saturday night, but not for a crime scene.

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Milwaukee police shut down a large underage party early Sunday morning. Police said the party was taking place in a vacant building on Martin Luther King Drive on Milwaukee's north side.

The 46th Annual Veterans Day Parade and Day of Honor will roll down the streets of downtown Milwaukee on Saturday, November 7, 2009.

The city of Milwaukee is paying tribute to the nation's veterans this weekend. This year, parade organizers are inviting the public to participate in a full day of events on Saturday.

One of the men convicted of murdering Tom Monfils in a Green Bay paper mill 12 years ago has enlisted the aid of the Wisconsin Innocence Project in seeking a new trial.

A young woman is shot in Milwaukee early Saturday morning. MILWAUKEE- A 25 year-old woman is at Mt.

Key points of the 2010 city budget adopted Friday by the Common Council, subject to line-item vetoes by Mayor Tom Barrett: Total spending: $1.44 billion, up 2% from $1.41 billion.

Capt. Russell Seager's wife and adult son got the phone call at midnight that every military family fears.

If a Fond du Lac County judge had his way, Thomas C. Niesen would die in prison.

A report that says federal stimulus funding saved or created more than 10,000 jobs in Wisconsin is filled with errors and inflated numbers.

Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will speak in a Milwaukee suburb on Friday night as part of a program presented by Wisconsin Right to Life.

Lawrence University plans to rename an academic building after graduate Thomas Steitz, who recently won the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

A comprehensive toughening of Wisconsin's notoriously weak drunken driving laws moved a step closer to becoming law Thursday with unanimous approval by the state Senate.

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Unemployed and desperate, a 19-year-old Sheboygan man is trying to sell one of the only things he owns -- his name.

Milwaukee police are trying to determine the identity of a dead body found in Lake Michigan on Monday near the Discovery World tourist attraction.

Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commissioner Peter Bradford is in Wisconsin on Thursday and Friday to talk about the costs of nuclear power.

Sixty-six-year-old Gerald L. Moore didn't have the legs to rob banks anymore - so he had his cousin do the job at a Germantown bank last December, according to federal court documents.

Drinking and co-sleeping is what's at the center of a second degree reckless homicide case against a 30-year-old Milwaukee mother.

People started lining up outside of the South Milwaukee Health Department three hours before the doors opened Wednesday.

One of the City of Milwaukee's computers forgot to turn it's clock back, and that could cost you some money if you park downtown and don't pay attention.

A high-speed Lake Michigan ferry that runs during warm-weather months between Milwaukee and Muskegon, Mich., has ended its 2009 business season.

A Milwaukee child care worker has been charged with killing her 6-day-old baby back in March.

U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen is trying to ensure that Green Bay retains its postmark. More importantly, perhaps, the Appleton Democrat wants to protect the jobs at the U.S. Postal Service mail processing and distribution center in Green Bay.

A Franklin man must pay nearly $37,700 in forfeitures after he failed to remove a sunken barge from the Menomonee River.

Starting Thursday, Milwaukee County residents will be able to get either the injectible ot the nasal vaccine thanks to a new shipment.

A veteran Milwaukee firefighter was charged with drugging his wife's tea with his anti-depressent medication because he said he wanted to calm her after an argument.

President Barack Obama's visit to Wisconsin on Wednesday comes as state lawmakers are considering a proposal to allow the mayor of Milwaukee to take over control of that city's struggling school district.

Oct. 28, 2009 10:01 a.m. Metropolitan Milwaukee's 5.8% loss of jobs in the last year ranked on the high end of the nation's largest metro areas, according to government figures released today .

Milwaukee Police say someone has discovered a dead body in Lake Michigan. Police spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz said that it was found at 10:30 a.m. on Monday near the 500 block of North Harbor Drive, which is the listed address of Discovery World.

A former manager for the Janesville school district set up shell companies to rip off the schools by selling software to the district at an inflated price, prosecutors say.

The US Youth Games are coming to Milwaukee this summer. Eight hundred and fifty boys and girls, ages 15 and under, from across the country will compete in Olympic-style events at various venues around Milwaukee July 14 through July 17.

Milwaukee police are investigating after a gun battle erupted Saturday night left one man dead and another man seriously hurt.

Wisconsin will receive more than $4 million dollars from the energy department to help the state go green.

A group of abortion opponents has sued the city of Milwaukee and 21 police officers, contending they systematically violated the protesters' civil rights through harassment, intimidation and improper enforcement of ordinances.

A man is dead after a hit and run, and Milwaukee police are searching for a suspect.