Group's efforts at Palermo's part of worker center movement
In Los Angeles, the CLEAN Carwash Campaign last year won a union contract, the first of its kind, for the largely Latino workers at Bonus Car Wash. In Boston, taxi drivers who were mostly Haitian...
View ArticleMilwaukee man charged in death of mother's boyfriend
A 24-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged with first-degree homicide for allegedly hitting his mother's boyfriend with a hammer and stabbing him 13 times. According to a criminal complaint released...
View ArticleMan charged with sex assault of Greenfield girl
A Milwaukee man has been charged with sexually assaulting the 8-year-old daughter of a Greenfield woman who let him stay in her basement. Justin M. Peterson, 26, is charged with one count of...
View ArticleGreenfield man pleads guilty to killing girlfriend
A Greenfield man pleaded guilty Monday to stabbing his live-in girlfriend in July in a fit of jealous rage. Christopher Randall Gish, 38, had been for the death of Margaret Litwicki, 37, at their home...
View ArticleForeclosure relief in state hits $86.2 million
Wisconsin residents who were improperly foreclosed upon received $86.2 million in relief by the end of September as a result of a national mortgage settlement with five banks accused of abuses,...
View ArticleBody recovered from lake identified as Manitowoc man
The body of a man recovered from Lake Michigan was identified by the Manitowoc County coroner's office Monday as Jesse Neuser, 24, of Manitowoc. Neuser's body was recovered Sunday near the car ferry...
View ArticleMother of slain River Falls children challenges sale of home
River Falls - A real estate agency has dropped a residential listing in River Falls after the mother of three slain girls urged it to cancel the sale of the home where her daughters were killed. In an...
View ArticleMenomonee Falls Village Board approves budget, slight levy increase
The Menomonee Falls Village Board on Monday approved a 0.95 percent increase to the property tax levy for the 2013 budget. The 2011 tax rate was $5.1947 per $1,000 of assessed value; the 2012 rate has...
View ArticleTosans might be allowed to raise chickens after all
A panel of aldermen got a serious lesson in the care of poultry last week, and, then asked city staff to draft an ordinance that would allow residents to keep chickens on Wauwatosa properties....
View ArticleOconomowoc High School teachers say transformation plan causing burnout, low...
Oconomowoc Area School District - If they agree on little else at this point, both sides say it is too early to tell whether the new transformation plan at Oconomowoc High School is working. The plan,...
View ArticleState to release projections that will be framework for two-year budget
Madison - Gov. Scott Walker's administration is releasing its 2013-'15 budget projections, starting in earnest the process of deliberating the next two-year budget over the coming months The...
View ArticleVandalism, drinking parties and possible drug deals plague Park Arthur in...
Muskego - A new park means new problems and Park Arthur, which has barely emerged from a wild place, is no exception. In fact, the park at W17833 College Ave. seems to have gone from being wild in one...
View ArticleAlleged drunken driver rambles about politics, Tosa police say
A 26-year-old Milwaukee man accused of drunken driving in the early morning hours after Election Day wanted to talk politics during his arrest, Wauwatosa police said. The man was stopped by police in...
View ArticleFast-growth, vet-owned firms to make presentations
Eight high-growth companies founded by military veterans will make presentations next week at an event sponsored by VETransfer, a nonprofit organization that helps veterans start companies. The event,...
View ArticleWhitefish Bay trustees approve slight increase in village levy
Whitefish Bay - Whitefish Bay residents will see only a slight increase in the village portion of their tax bills next year under the village's 2013 budget. Following a public hearing on Monday, the...
View ArticleGermantown's village levy decreases for 2013
Germantown - Germantown has a minted 2013 budget, following action Monday by the Village Board. It includes a small decrease in the property tax levy. After months of discussion and refinement by...
View ArticleWhere same-day voter registrations occurred in recall vote
When Gov. Scott Walker said he was considering seeking legislative approval to end the state's same-day , Neil Albrecht, Milwaukee's election commissioner, cried foul. Albrecht argued that the change...
View Article$68,000 concession stand prompts review in Greenfield
The Greenfield School District will investigate how the costs got so high for a new concession stand at Greenfield High School. Doubts expressed by some Greenfield residents, piled on top of doubts of...
View ArticleStudy: The cheapest place to buy Thanksgiving dinner is...
Sam's Club and Target - not Walmart, according to out today. We've known for a while that the grocery market is getting a lot more competitive here in the Milwaukee area. Still, I think some people...
View ArticleDrexel Ave. interchange scheduled to open
The Drexel Ave. bridge over I-94 in Oak Creek is expected to open to traffic later Tuesday afternoon. The state Department of Transportation also said the new interchange ramps at Drexel and the...
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