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Recall Successful: St. Francis Has New Mayor

St. Francis Mayor CoryAnn St. Marie-Carls has been ousted in a special recall election held Tuesday in the Milwaukee suburb. Alderman Ken Tutaj received 11-hundred-75 votes, compared to 789 for the ma...

J.C. Penney Warehouse In Wauwatosa Sold For $31 Million

A massive J-C Penney warehouse in Wauwatosa is changing hands. Milwaukee-based real estate firm Phoenix Investors has purchased the two-million-square-foot property and the 77 acres on which it sits f...

Arrest Made After Threat Closes Pewaukee Schools

The Waukesha County Sheriff's Office says a student has been arrested for making a threat that closed Pewaukee schools. The school district decided to cancel classes Wednesday following a threat that ...

Former Wisconsin Couple Goes On Trial For Fraud

Federal investigators are accusing a former Clintonville couple of defrauding the government and two cattle-leasing companies of more than 400-thousand dollars. The trial for Derek and Kaitryn Van Ast...

Suspended Nurse In Meriter NICU Worked Previously At UW Hospital

Madison's U-W Hospital confirms that the suspended nurse suspected of injuring infants at Meriter Hospital worked there 15 years ago. The nurse's name hasn't been released. The investigation by the Ce...

Man Faces 5 Counts Of Attempted 1st Degree Homicide

A 50-year-old man is accused of trying to kill his ex-girlfriend and four police officers over a period of two days that included a 10-hour armed standoff with law enforcement officers. Thomas Benser ...

Defendant Takes Plea Bargain On Day Trial Was To Start

(Black River Falls, WI) -- A Black River Falls man will be sentenced on his guilty plea to a charge of homicide by drunk driving in June. Thomas Jahnke's trial was supposed to start in Jackson County ...

Robinson Metal Expansion Officially Announced Today

The expected expansion of a De Pere-based maker of custom enclosures and other metal products to Manitowoc has been made official. Robinson Metal hopes to be in the former home of Manitowoc Crane by M...

Student Walkouts Nationwide Have People Talking

Around the nation, students have been planning walkouts to protest for 17 minutes, one for each person that died in the shooting in Florida, and this Morning they did just that. We spoke with Manitowo...

Holzman Speaks About April Referendum

The Manitowoc Public School District is seeking passage of a referendum April 3rd. Superintendent Mark Holzman said the district will ask taxpayers to approve $3.5 million annually for 3 years. ...