New items at Odd Wisconsin exhibit range from Casablanca script to Lewis and Clark journalSeptember 14th, 2009 New items at Odd Wisconsin exhibit in MadisonMADISON, Wis. — An original script from the movie "Casablanca," a journal from the Lewis and Clark Expedition and one of the world's first atlases are among the new items at the Wisconsin Historical Museum's exhibit of odd items.
Attorneys for man granted new trial in runaway's slaying say he plans to sue Milwaukee policeSeptember 10th, 2009 Man freed after 13 years is suing Milwaukee policeMILWAUKEE — A man whose homicide conviction was overturned after he served 13 years for the slaying of a teenage runaway will sue Milwaukee police, his attorney said Thursday, days after authorities said DNA linked another man to the crime. Chaunte Ott's lawyer told The Associated Press the timing was coincidental.
Milwaukee man charged with attack on mayor; complaint says man admits he 'freaked out'August 20th, 2009 Milwaukee man charged with attack on mayorMILWAUKEE — A criminal complaint says a 20-year-old Milwaukee man has admitted he "freaked out" when he attacked the city's mayor. Authorities charged Anthony J.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett plans to make 1st public comments since being beaten near fairAugust 19th, 2009 Milwaukee mayor to make 1st comments since beatingMILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett plans to make his first public comments since being beat up by a man after answering a grandmother's cries for help. The 55-year-old mayor was attacked by the man as he tried to help the woman and her 1-year-old granddaughter near the Wisconsin State Fair on Saturday.
Milwaukee mayor's niece tells 911 her uncle was 'bleeding all over the place' after attackAugust 18th, 2009 911 calls released in Milwaukee mayor attackMILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's niece told a 911 operator after seeing a man beat him up while he was answering a grandmother's cries for help that her uncle was "bleeding all over the place."
The 55-year-old mayor was attacked by a man as he tried to help the woman and her 1-year-old granddaughter near the Wisconsin State Fair on Saturday. "My uncle just tried to step in and the guy took a stick to him and hit him over the head and he's bleeding all over the place," Barrett's niece told a dispatcher.
Milwaukee mayor in hospital after being attacked by person with metal pipe near state fairAugust 16th, 2009 Milwaukee mayor wounded after being hit with pipeMILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was hospitalized with head and hand injuries on Sunday after he tried to assist a woman crying for help and was attacked by a man with a metal pipe near the Wisconsin State Fair, police said. Barrett was in stable condition at a local hospital and was alert and talking when he arrived there on Saturday night, Milwaukee police said.
French hospital says man who received double hand and partial face transplant diesJune 15th, 2009 French hospital says multi-transplant patient diesPARIS — A burn victim who received a simultaneous partial face and double hand transplant in a French hospital has died. The Paris Hospital authorities says the man, whose name has not been made public, died as a result of a heart attack during subsequent surgery that followed the transplant operation April 4.
Judge calls sick pay ordinance unconstitutional for employees in MilwaukeeJune 13th, 2009 Judge strikes down sick pay ordinance in MilwaukeeMILWAUKEE — A judge in Wisconsin has struck down an ordinance requiring private employers to pay sick days for all employees in the city of Milwaukee. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Thomas Cooper said in a 38-page decision Friday that the ordinance approved by voters in November was unconstitutional.
2 Milwaukee officers shot multiple times, 1 critically wounded; police say suspect in custodyJune 10th, 2009 2 Milwaukee officers shot, 1 in critical conditionMILWAUKEE — A bicyclist who was stopped by two police officers Tuesday shot each of them multiple times, leaving one in critical condition, police said. The suspect was arrested within an hour and the weapon was recovered, said Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn.
Wisconsin law requires alarms in day care vans to keep drivers from forgetting kidsMay 30th, 2009 New Wis. law requires alarms in day care vansMILWAUKEE — Day care providers in Wisconsin now must install alarm systems in their vehicles to ensure that no child is unknowingly left inside by a driver. Gov. Jim Doyle signed the requirement into law Friday at a Milwaukee day care, flanked by the parents of a 4-month-old boy who died after being left in a van last month.
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig to deliver commencement speech at University of WisconsinMay 4th, 2009 Selig to deliver commencement speech at WisconsinMADISON, Wis. — Baseball commissioner Bud Selig will give the commencement address to University of Wisconsin graduates later this month.
Brewers 6, Pirates 5April 29th, 2009 Brewers 6, Pirates 5E_Bixler (1), Weeks (5). DP_Pittsburgh 2, Milwaukee 1.
Wisconsin lawmakers approve safety alarms for day-care vehicles weeks after baby dies in vanApril 29th, 2009 Wis. lawmakers approve day-care vehicle alarmsMADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin legislators have voted to require day-care providers to install alarm systems in their vehicles to make sure drivers don't leave children behind.
Brewers 1, Pirates 0April 29th, 2009 Brewers 1, Pirates 0E_Hardy (2). LOB_Pittsburgh 4, Milwaukee 8.
Brewers 10, Pirates 5April 28th, 2009 Brewers 10, Pirates 5E_Hardy (1). LOB_Pittsburgh 10, Milwaukee 9.
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