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'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...

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Longtime 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...

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Milwaukee 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...

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Arne 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...

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Wisconsin 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...

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Latest 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...

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CDC 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...

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PolitiFact: 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...

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Pilot, 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...

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Q&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...

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Doctors 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...

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Officials 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...

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Violations 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...

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New 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...

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Animated 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...

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Walker 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...

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Wind 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...

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Two 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...

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Why 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...

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Police 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...

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More 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...

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Live 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...

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Officials 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...

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Oregon 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...

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DA'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...

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In 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...

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Leaders 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...

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Pewaukee'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...

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Burkwald & 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,...

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Dairy 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...

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Vatican 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...

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Rebecca 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....

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County 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...

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Jurors 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...

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Plant 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...

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Live 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,...

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26th 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...

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Vermont 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...

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Milwaukee 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...

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Project 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...

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Joaquin 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,...

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Workers 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...

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Airman 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...

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'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...

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Cool 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...

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2 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...

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Homestead 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...

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DNR 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...

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Love 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...

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Mohr 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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