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Ann Olsen of Waterford has made it a Christmas tradition to support the MACC Fund and buy every ornament.

The Milwaukee Police Department and U.S. Postal Service offer tips on how to protect your special deliveries.

MILWAUKEE -- TODAY'S TMJ4 just finished its annual Sports Auction for the MACC Fund. Viewers raised more than $44,000 bidding on sports memorabilia. The money will help fund research for childhood cancer in the greater Milwaukee area. Thanks to the fund, giant strides have been made in fighting childhood cancer. Just 25 years ago, the future for kids battling cancer looked bleak. "I think the survival probabilities across the board were probably 30 to 40 percent," said Dr. David Margolis with Children's Hospital. He said there is now a survival rate between 75 to 80 percent: a substantial improvement. "As we understand it better, not only does it help childhood cancer, it also helps us understand adult cancers as well," Margolis said. Doctors understand leukemia better, but are still figuring out the biology of some brain tumors. Sometimes, the survival rate is less than 10 percent. That's why donations from the MACC fund are so critical. The money goes to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital and the University of Wisconsin. "It really stays locally, which is wonderful," Margolis said. "And it supports basic science research and clinical research at the institutions." Over the years, Margolis has seen cancer patients grow, recover, and reach milestones like getting married and going to college. "One of my patients is now a freshman at Stanford. I consider myself a Stanford dad, even though I'm not the dad," he said. "It's fantastic, and I think those wins are what we all celebrate." Another way to support the MACC fund is to buy a MACC star: a very special Christmas ornament designed by children and sold every year.

A $5,000 reward is being offered on the 30th anniversary of Traci Hammerberg's death.

RACINE – A kitten rescued from a sewer is now up for adoption!

SHOREWOOD -- Authorities are searching for two suspects who robbed a Pick 'n Save in Shorewood Wednesday night.

RACINE -- A 41-year-old man from Chicago was shot and killed in Racine Thursday night.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- An audit of the nonpartisan board that oversees ethics and elections in Wisconsin has identified a number of problems with its operations, including not conducting required reviews to identify felons who may have voted and having no written procedures for considering complaints.

MILWAUKEE -- It's hard to believe that six-weeks ago Ja'Nyela Marsh-Highshaw was struck in the head by a stray bullet.

Beloit College has established a memorial fund for 2008 graduate Luke Somers.

If this cold and calm weather continues, tourists could be able to get to the ice caves on Lake Superior near the Apostle Islands pretty soon.

Here's a way to get people in the pews: take them to the bar for a round of beer.

A new strip club is not coming to the Walker's Point neighborhood anytime soon.

JSOnline.com reports the BMO Harris Bradley Center had a net loss of nearly $2 million in the fiscal year ending on June 30.

The medical examiner's office will perform an autopsy Friday on a body pulled out of Milwaukee River.

A four-year-old Racine girl is making a remarkable recovery just six weeks after being shot in the head.

Another group of new officers is hearing a message of hope from a police hero.

Sylvester Lewis is expected to be sentenced today. He's the man convicted of shooting 10-year-old Sierra Guyton at a playground in May during a shootout with another person.

The man who caused a lockdown at Children's Hospital is expected to be sentenced today.

Police in River Hills are investigating what the medical examiner is calling a suspicious death.