Six days after Barack Obama was elected president, German-owned shipping company DHL Express announced it was cutting back on operations in America, cutting the heart out of a place called Airborne Airpark in Wilmington, Ohio.
Thomas Zdeblick, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, raised eyebrows three years ago when it was learned that he had been receiving $400,000 yearly from the medical device company. But yearly payments actually averaged about 10 times that figure.
The number of foreclosed properties headed for sheriff's sales in Milwaukee County jumped 77% last year, the third consecutive year of double-digit increases. And officials said there were no signs that the trend was abating.
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said Friday that he opposes making first-offense drunken driving a crime and would like state law changed to give judges the option of sentencing second-time offenders to probation rather than mandatory jail time.
As the US Airways jet bound for Charlotte, N.C., climbed into the air Thursday from New York's LaGuardia Airport, Stephanie King and her fiancé, Andrew Gray, heard a bang before the engines of the plane suddenly went silent.
Hoping to get through a waiting list that now numbers 458, organizers of the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight announced Friday that they are stepping up efforts to fly World War II veterans to the war's memorial in Washington, D.C., including chartering a Boeing 757, which can accommodate about 180 people, on April 25.
10:23 p.m. | There is absolutely no quit in these Marquette Golden Eagles. Guarding no one, being pounded on the boards and essentially left for dead early in the second half, MU mounted an impressive comeback over the final 8 minutes 38 seconds to beat the Providence Friars, 91-82, on Saturday night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center and remain one of just two unbeaten teams in the Big East Conference along with Louisville.
10:40 p.m. | Peggy Troy's first job out of college was working as a pediatric nurse at what was then Milwaukee Children's Hospital. More than 30 years later, Troy has again gone to work for the hospital. Only this time, she is the chief executive.
4:08 p.m. | Imagine this ad on Craigslist: "Wanted: Dress designer to create a gown that will appeal to the masses and can survive a night of dancing, waving, promenading, photo ops and multiple limo exits. Thick skin a plus, as the dress will be critiqued for decades to come. Celebrity experience not required."
The hot orange sun dipped slowly in the deepening pink sky. It was just another beautiful gulf sunset, but one that made me wonder whether this area of Florida's Emerald Coast shouldn't instead be known as the Magenta Coast.
City officials are taking steps needed to shut down the Thirsty Moose tavern, which the police chief calls a "nuisance." Officers have been called to the bar 10 times in the last two months.
It's been 18 years since his mother called, screaming at him to rush to the hospital because his sister was dying after being hit by a drunken driver while on her bicycle. And, it's been six years since he joined the Assembly.
Yesterday
9:43 p.m.
Plea deal expected for religious leader in Necedah corpse case
8:47 p.m. Deer slaughter suspect may be tied to fatality
8:17 p.m. Head on crash kills man in Jefferson County
Updated:
5:30 p.m.
Destination, D.C.: 8,000 jobs suddenly gone in southwest Ohio
5:15 p.m. At least he was honest
3:27 p.m. Owner of exotic pet store arrested
12:49 p.m. Light snow to end soon, though flurries may linger
11:31 a.m. Green Bay businessman gets six years in prison in fraud case
11:13 a.m. Police investigating robbery at Starbucks at downtown Hilton
11:05 a.m. Overnight snow leads to slick roads, a dozen accidents
10:41 a.m. Two local residents charged in GOP national convention incident
10:05 a.m. One critical after two-vehicle crash in Rock County
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