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Bicyclist in fatal Madison collision identified



MADISON (AP) -- A bicyclist killed in a collision with a tow truck in Dane County has been identified as a 47-year-old Madison man. The medical examiner's office released a statement Saturday saying the victim was Stephen L. Rader. Rader was riding his bicycle Friday afternoon when he was hit by a tow truck. He was taken to a hospital, where he was eventually pronounced dead. Police Sgt. ...
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South side grocery store suspected of fencing operation



The brightly colored grocery store on Milwaukee's south side is hard to miss. Nestled at the busy intersections of S. Muskego Ave., W. Mitchell St., and S. 20th St., the store, Carniceria El Indio, catered to the Latino neighborhood with a variety of groceries, meats and other goods. It was the "other goods" part that got the store's owner into trouble and ultimately led to ...
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Fond du Lac Ave. art project brightens a dark Milwaukee intersection



With buckets of bright-colored paint and wide paintbrushes, dozens of volunteers took to the street Sunday and created a work of art out of an otherwise dark city intersection below a wide and low railroad viaduct. Called "A Common Denominator," the graphic painting, made by local artists, neighbors and inmates, among others, brings a cheery choo choo train to the corner of W. Fond du ...
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Person pulled from river in downtown Milwaukee



MILWAUKEE -- After being pulled from the Milwaukee River, an unidentified person is being transferred to a hospital in critical condition. Battallion Chief Ray Groth tells us MFD responded to a report just before 3 p.m. that three people were in the water near Wisconsin Avenue and North Riverwalk Way in downtown Milwaukee. Two people were able to pull themselves from the river while the third ...
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2 dead after murder-suicide on Milwaukees north side



MILWUAKEE- A man and 6-year-old are dead after a Sunday murder-suicide. It happened at a home near the corner of N. 51st St. and Fairmount Ave. Neighbors say police were called to the home just before noon after reports of a domestic disturbance. Officers were seen approaching the home with guns drawn and shields as they ordered everyone out. When no one answered, they busted down the front ...
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Supervisor gets free legal representation in lawsuit against County Board



suing her colleagues on the County Board over an alleged open meetings violation. But Alexander also won't have to pay the attorneys who are handling the case for her -- something one supervisor calls a "troubling" arrangement. "It opens an ethics question," suggested Supervisor Gerry Broderick, who is one of 13 County Board members being accused by Alexander of ...
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Wisconsin - Page 15

$1.2 million proposed for metro sewer runoff improvements



The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District would contribute $1.2 million this year to costs of constructing cisterns, porous pavement and other storm-water runoff controls at 13 businesses and communities, as part of the district's green infrastructure partnership program. The projects would capture more than 3.3 million gallons of storm water in rainstorms, keep the flows out of sewers ...
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Some schools allow armed off-duty cops at events



ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) -- Some school districts in the Green Bay area say it is OK for off-duty police officers to bring their guns to school ...
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