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Responders discover fire during medical call

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 11:10pm
Minutes after rescuers respond to a person’s home on a medical call, the patient’s house caught on fire Saturday night.

Salvation Army in need of winter coats

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 6:26pm
When the temperatures are dangerously cold, thousands of people in Milwaukee turn to the Salvation Army to stay safe.

Sturgeon spearing season underway

Sun, 02/15/2015 - 6:50am
Despite frigid wind chills, spearers take to Lake Winnebago in search of a prehistoric fish.

Power outage snarls traffic in Wauwatosa

Sat, 02/14/2015 - 1:02pm
A power outage puts the brakes on traffic at a busy intersection in Wauwatosa.

Parents move son out of Tomah VA, but he later dies in Milwaukee

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 11:00pm
Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin is now calling for a criminal investigation into the VA Medical Center in Tomah.

Northern Illinois city interested in Hard Rock casino

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 10:31pm
There’s a border battle going on between two cities over a proposed casino.

Racine man accused of exposing himself in book store

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 7:15pm
A Racine man is accused of exposing himself inside the Barnes & Noble store in Mount Pleasant.

Black Excellence honoree Brittany Smith wants to own her own business

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 7:00pm
As part of Black History Month, WISN 12 is honoring area students charting their own course and making Milwaukee proud.

Find out if you have unclaimed cash in Wisconsin

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 6:11pm
Didn't win Powerball?  Maybe you have unclaimed money in Wisconsin.

Marquette University student diagnosed with bacterial meningitis

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 5:38pm
A Marquette University student is diagnosed with bacterial meningitis.

Former police detective found not guilty of beating prisoner

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 4:55pm
A former Milwaukee police detective accused of hitting a handcuffed prisoner is found not guilty.

89-year-old woman retires from Boston Store

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 4:08pm
After working in retail around Milwaukee for more than 50 years, an 89-year-old woman is calling it quits. 

Wind chill advisory in effect Saturday night, Sunday morning

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 3:27pm
A Wind Chill Advisory in effect from 6 p.m. Saturday until 10 am Sunday 

Germantown officer chases loose dog, discovers unconscious woman

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 2:34pm
A Germantown police officer may have saved a woman's life after seeing her dog running loose.

Racine man claims $1 million Powerball payout

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 1:48pm
The Wisconsin Lottery said a million dollar winner in Racine has come forward.

Wind chills cancel Whitnall sled dog rides

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 1:33pm
You know it's cold when Siberian Huskies think it's too cold to run.

Members of Menominee Nation begin march to Madison

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 12:15pm
About a dozen members of the Menominee Indian Tribe march to Madison to try to change Gov. Scott Walker's mind about their plan to build a casino in Kenosha.

Friday Freebies: Feb. 13

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 4:29am
This week's Friday Freebies includes free samples of perfume and headache medicine, along with child safety latches.  Oh, yeah, there's candy, too!

Man's stolen car given away in government mix-up

Thu, 02/12/2015 - 10:31pm
A Milwaukee man says a pair of government agencies gave away his stolen car.

Two suspected measles cases being investigated in Portage County

Thu, 02/12/2015 - 7:30pm
Health officials in Portage County, Wisconsin, said they are investigating two suspected cases of measles.

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