'The Lion' a charming, disarming song cycle but not quite a revelation
By Mike Fischer, Special to the Journal Sentinel begins "The Lion," the one-person show that opened at the on Friday night, by walking downstage, sitting down with his guitar and immediately launching...
View ArticleLongtime AFSCME Council 24 leader Marty Beil dead at 68
By Breann Schossow Longtime Wisconsin State Employees Union director Marty Beil died at his home Thursday night, according to a news release from AFSCME Council 24. He was 68. Beil retired earlier this...
View ArticleMilwaukee Symphony Pops celebrates Broadway songbook
By Elaine Schmidt, Special to the Journal Sentinel Broadway and more Broadway — classics, newer hits and a few lesser-known show tunes — filled out Friday's opening concert of the MSO Pops season at...
View ArticleArne Duncan departing as U.S. Secretary of Education
By of the Journal Sentinel “after a long tenure in which he repeatedly challenged the nation’s schools to break out of their hidebound ways.” President Obama is expected to announce Duncan’s departure...
View ArticleWisconsin falls to Iowa in Big Ten home opener
By of the Journal Sentinel Madison– Wisconsin will have to battle from behind for the second consecutive season to win the Big Ten Conference West Division title. The Badgers wasted a huge effort by...
View ArticleLatest updates: Shooter had 3 pistols, rifle, 5 extra magazines
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — The latest on a deadly shooting at a community college in Oregon (all times local): 9:20 a.m. A federal agency says the gunman who killed nine people at an Oregon community...
View ArticleCDC warns coffee workers of hazardous chemicals
By of the Journal Sentinel The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has posted a warning to people who work in the coffee processing business: their occupations could be exposing them to...
View ArticlePolitiFact: Our most-clicked items for September
By of the Journal Sentinel New today from : Our High Five for September. Scott Walker ended his race for president on Sept. 21, but remained popular among our readers. A look at our . | Oct. 2, 2015...
View ArticlePilot, passenger uninjured after emergency landing of plane in Dane County
By of the Journal Sentinel A 30-year-old man was able to safely land the plane he was flying in a field after initial reports of engine problems Saturday morning in Dane County. Officials responded to...
View ArticleQ&A with Ted Dintersmith, education philanthropist who bankrolled 'Most...
By of the Journal Sentinel Ted Dintersmith, the venture capitalist who bankrolled the acclaimed documentary “,” will join panelists at the forefront of Milwaukee’s education reform movements for a...
View ArticleDoctors Without Borders: 16 dead in Afghan clinic air strike
By The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The international charity Doctors Without Borders said at least 16 people including nine local staffers were killed when its clinic came under...
View ArticleOfficials stop Dane County inmate's suicide attempt
By of the Journal Sentinel Officials intervened Friday night at the Dane County Jail after a 40-year-old Madison man attempted to hang himself. The man used bed linen wrapped around his neck and tied...
View ArticleViolations prompted few changes at gun shop, owner testifies
By of the Journal Sentinel Badger Guns was cited for 130 violations of federal gun regulations in the nearly two years before selling a gun used to wound two Milwaukee police officers, but the shop...
View ArticleNew law will help local government budgets after power plant closures
By of the Journal Sentinel A change in state law will help Kewaunee County government officials cope with an on Lake Michigan east of Green Bay. The bill, expected to be signed by Republican Gov. Scott...
View ArticleAnimated characters help patients discuss ailments, levels of pain
By of the Journal Sentinel The company's vision initially seems fanciful: Create applications for health care featuring animated characters that can understand language in all its complexity, from...
View ArticleWalker pushes back against calls for tighter gun control laws
By of the Journal Sentinel Mequon — In the wake of the mass shooting in Oregon, Gov. Scott Walker on Friday pushed back against calls for tougher gun control laws, saying "we don't know the...
View ArticleWind Lake man arrested in 'elaborate marijuana grow operation'
By Breann Schossow Racine County officials arrested a Wind Lake man Thursday and are holding him on charges that include manufacturing marijuana. The suspect, James E. Campbell, 53, also faces the...
View ArticleTwo lanes on U.S. Highway 45 in Waukesha County reopen after crash
By of the Journal Sentinel Two right lanes on northbound U.S. Highway 45 at U.S. Highway 18 (Bluemound Road) have reopened after closing because of a traffic incident. An intial report estimated the...
View ArticleWhy you needed ear plugs Friday in downtown Milwaukee
By of the Journal Sentinel Downtown Milwaukee sounded a little like a war zone Friday morning. The source: ongoing construction at parking structure that got particularly loud. Noise from the work at...
View ArticlePolice arrest one suspect after north side armed robbery Thursday
By of the Journal Sentinel Police arrested an armed robbery suspect Thursday minutes after the crime occurred on Milwaukee's north side, but are still searching for a second suspect. Officers...
View ArticleMore rain, flooding forecast along soggy East Coast
By Seth Borenstein And David Dishneau, The Associated Press Unrelenting rain across the East Coast showed little sign of letup early Saturday, with record-setting precipitation expected to prolong the...
View ArticleLive Blog: Wisconsin vs. Iowa
$ | Oct. 3, 2015 10:30 a.m. By of the Journal Sentinel Police arrested an armed robbery suspect Thursday minutes after the crime occurred on Milwaukee's north side, but are still searching for a second...
View ArticleOfficials searching for suspect in BMO Harris Bank robbery in Janesville
By of the Journal Sentinel The search is on for a suspect involved in a bank robbery Friday afternoon in Janesville. The robbery occurred at 12:55 p.m. at BMO Harris Bank, 2608 S. Highway 51, according...
View ArticleOregon gunman was Army dropout who studied mass shooters
By Jeff Barnard And Gosia Wozniacka, The Associated Press ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - The 26-year-old gunman who opened fire in a community college English class, killing nine, was an Army boot camp dropout...
View ArticleDA's office will not bring criminal charges against officers who shot and...
By Rachel Minske The Milwaukee County District Attorney's office will not pursue criminal charges against the Wauwatosa police officers who shot and killed in July. According to a review sent to...
View ArticleIn Gigante's play, African refugees refused to be counted out
By Mike Fischer, Special to the Journal Sentinel Like the refugees themselves, the numbers just keep coming: Nearly 3,000 drowned trying to cross to Italy since March. Close to 25,000 drowned during...
View ArticleLeaders put focus on challenging area: urban high schools
I was walking past a school bus pickup spot Thursday morning. The teenage girl waiting there said a cheerful, "Good morning." I said the same, and, on an impulse, asked where she went to school. She...
View ArticlePewaukee's homecoming football game rescheduled for Saturday
By Breann Schossow Pewaukee's homecoming football game is back on, and will be held Saturday, according to a letter sent to parents by the school district Friday afternoon. The game was initially...
View ArticleBurkwald & Associates acquired by Illinois company
By of the Journal Sentinel Burkwald & Associates Inc., a Pewaukee-based management and employee benefits consulting firm, has been acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Terms of the deal,...
View ArticleDairy Farmers of America plans to close Plymouth cheese plant, eliminating...
By of the Journal Sentinel Dairy Farmers of America said Friday it plans to close a cheese plant in Plymouth in January, eliminating 300 jobs. Dairy Farmers, or DFA, said the plant, which produces...
View ArticleVatican upends Davis affair with news of audience with gays
By Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican turned the tables on the Kim Davis affair Friday: Not only did it distance Pope Francis from her claims that he endorsed her...
View ArticleRebecca Bradley applies for appointment to state high court
By of the Journal Sentinel Madison— One of the three candidates for state Supreme Court asked Gov. Scott Walker to put her on the high court Friday, but the other two aren't seeking an appointment....
View ArticleCounty suspends search for firm to provide mental health services
By of the Journal Sentinel The Milwaukee County is suspending its search for a private company to provide inpatient mental health care services so the outmoded county hospital on Watertown Plank Road...
View ArticleJurors in child's death watch intense interrogation videos
By of the Journal Sentinel Jurors in a fatal child abuse trial watched Friday as a went through interrogations with a Milwaukee police detective about the boy's injuries. Prosecutors presented the...
View ArticlePlant closing in Lake Mills will result in loss of 175 jobs
By of the Journal Sentinel , a manufacturer of sensors used in vehicles and industrial applications, is closing a plant in Lake Mills, resulting in the loss of about 175 jobs. The company expects to...
View ArticleLive coverage: Brewers vs. Cubs
The Brewers host the Cubs tonight in Milwaukee's final series of the 2015 season. You can follow the game through and . Milwaukee RHP Ariel Peña (2-0, 3.91) takes on Chicago RHP Jake Arrieta (21-6,...
View Article26th Aids Walk Wisconsin steps off Saturday in Milwaukee
By of the Journal Sentinel Participants in Wisconsin's largest fundraising walk and run for HIV and AIDS prevention, care and treatment will hit the ground running — or walking — on Saturday in...
View ArticleVermont man accused of sending pepper spray into motel's ventilation
By Dane County sheriff's deputies arrested a 45-year-old Vermont man accused of using pepper spray in his rented room Friday night at the Comfort Inn & Suites in the Town Vienna. According to a...
View ArticleMilwaukee police seek man for questioning in double homicide
By of the Journal Sentinel Milwaukee police have released surveillance photos of a man wanted for questioning in connection with a double homicide at a Milwaukee tavern. Aaron M. Harmon, 26, and Jeremy...
View ArticleProject in Clarke Square neighborhood turns alley into public art space
By Breann Schossow Like many alleys, an alley in the Clarke Square neighborhood on the south side used to just be home to garbage cans, fences, and the occasional graffiti scrawl. Now, though, it's a...
View ArticleJoaquin batters Bahamas; fate of cargo ship uncertain
By Ben Fox, The Associated Press ELEUTHERA, Bahamas (AP) - Hurricane Joaquin destroyed houses, uprooted trees and unleashed heavy flooding as it hurled torrents of rain across the Bahamas on Friday,...
View ArticleWorkers in Waukesha losing jobs as GE takes strong stance in Ex-Im Bank dispute
By of the Journal Sentinel Alex Hoekstra, a union representative for several hundred General Electric Co. employees in Waukesha, didn't ask to get pulled into the fight over the U.S. Export-Import Bank...
View ArticleAirman from Wisconsin killed in Afghanistan plane crash
By The Associated Press An airman from Wisconsin was among the 11 people killed when a U.S. Air Force military transport crashed at a base in Afghanistan, his sister said Friday. Airman Quinn...
View Article'Person of interest' in Kenosha County homicide alludes deputies
By of the Journal Sentinel A "person of interest" in a Kenosha County homicide investigation eluded sheriff's deputies in a high speed vehicle pursuit Friday, the sheriff's department said. Andrew...
View ArticleCool temperatures to hang around through Monday
By of the Journal Sentinel Milwaukee's unseasonably cool weather is expected to continue through Monday, though windy conditions are expected to subside by Sunday, according to the National Weather...
View Article2 lanes reopened on I-94 near West Allis after closure because of crash
By of the Journal Sentinel Two left lanes have reopened on eastbound Interstate 94 at S. 70th St. after a brief closure because of a crash, according to law enforcement. The lanes' closure was...
View ArticleHomestead grad Johnson-Harris felt call to serve country
By of the Journal Sentinel U.S. Airforce Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris of Milwaukee was the kind of guy who made everyone laugh and smile, said his instructor, Sgt. Calvin Freeman. But he was also...
View ArticleDNR investigating unauthorized path improvements on state land
By of the Journal Sentinel A footpath on Department of Natural Resources property in Vilas County that a wealthy political supporter of Gov. Scott Walker is trying to buy has been upgraded in recent...
View ArticleLove your job? Nominate your employer for the Journal Sentinel Top Workplaces...
There's no such thing as a perfect workplace, because each of us is so different. Some are early birds; others want to sleep in. Some like the energy of a crowded, open workspace; others prefer the...
View ArticleMohr brings growing First Bank Financial to downtown Milwaukee
By of the Journal Sentinel Banker Mark W. Mohr is no stranger to downtown Milwaukee. He started his banking career in Wisconsin's tallest building, the U.S. Bank Center at 777 E. Wisconsin Ave., back...
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