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A Wisconsin Man Is Determined to Solve the 1983 Murder of Eric Hansen

Clark Williams and I walk the woods through Kenosha’s Petrifying Springs Park on a bright Monday, the April sun splitting the slender trees. Parents stroll their babies, joggers prattle past, and a lithe doe keeps her distance, all unaware Clark and I search the leaves for signs of human remains.
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20th and Burleigh fatal shooting, Milwaukee man charged

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man is accused of shooting and killing a 32-year-old after a hit-and-run on the city's north side in April. Milwaukee County prosecutors charged 25-year-old Daniel Evans with first-degree reckless homicide and two counts of felony bail jumping. He's being held in the Milwaukee County Jail on $100,000 cash bond.
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Food truck owner sues City of Milwaukee over curfew ordinance

MILWAUKEE — The owner of a Milwaukee food truck is suing the City of Milwaukee over its new food truck curfew in the downtown area. Fatty Patty food truck owner Abdallah Ismail is one of many food trucks downtown that have expressed concern over the curfew that requires they close by 10 p.m. downtown.
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Rep. Jessie Rodriguez announces retirement from Wisconsin Assembly

Wisconsin state Rep. Jessie Rodriguez announced Thursday she will not seek reelection this fall, ending nearly 13 years representing the 21st Assembly District.
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Stolen cars scrapped before owners can act prompt calls for state law changes

A TMJ4 Lighthouse Investigation finds tow truck drivers are legally scrapping stolen vehicles using little more than a bill of sale, leaving car theft victims with few options.
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Claire ‘Thunder’ Sardina takes the stage for tribute show at Brookfield senior community 🎤

BROOKFIELD, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The event has been postponed, and an updated schedule will be provided as soon as possible. 'There is calm beyond the storm': Milwaukee's real-life 'Thunder' reacts to the success of 'Song Sung Blue'. BROOKFIELD, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Fans of Neil Diamond and the Milwaukee...
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Long-time Milwaukee entrepreneurs revive Simple Soyman, celebrated Wisconsin tofu manufacturer

Simple Soyman, a Milwaukee-based organic tofu manufacturer that shut down in 2024, is back in action. When the 40-year-old business’ owners, Barb and R Jay Gruenwald, retired, Wisconsin lost what was likely its only organic tofu manufacturer. The brand could be found in some Milwaukee and Madison grocery stores and at Beans & Barley, a now-closed Milwaukee vegetarian cafe and grocery...
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Amtrak: Projected ridership justifies Hiawatha West

With the prospects for passenger rail service between Madison and Milwaukee looking better than they have in years, there are still barriers to overcome before the so-called Hiawatha West line can become a reality. However, one of those barriers is not a lack of commuter interest in the service, according...
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Northwoods communities collectively spend hundreds of thousands to combat opioid crisis

Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a three-part series exploring the status of the opioid crisis in northwest Wisconsin, how local governments are spending their settlement money and how well their efforts to abate opioid addiction are working. This week’s report details where experts say settlement dollars would be most effective and the extent to which municipalities in northwest Wisconsin are...
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Milwaukee Schools superintendent addresses proposals to cuts positions, stagger pay increase

Milwaukee Public Schools are proposing a $1.6 billion budget for the next year to address a multi-million dollar shortfall. MPS faces a $46 million budget deficit after an audit found the district overspent its previous budget. Next year’s budget would address this, in part, by cutting over 100 administrative and assistant principal positions.

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