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The City of Milwaukee will recover a $300,000 condemnation award it made to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2874, under a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling Friday.

Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare investigators made repeated but unsuccessful efforts to visit a north side home where, three months later, an emaciated 16-month-boy born with a host of medical complications died of alleged neglect, according to investigative reports, including one released Friday by the Department of Children and Families.

LOTTERY Friday, July 17, 2009

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Friday evening on Milwaukee's east side.

A 24-year-old man police say set his former girlfriend's house on fire as his two young daughters slept inside was charged Friday with arson.

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Vigil held at Browns Lake in Racine County

Driver was trying to reverse and hit house

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The Cincinnati Reds took advantage of Edwin Encarnacion's four hits and two Milwaukee errors to beat the Brewers 4-0

MOUNT PLEASANT — Nick Krupp couldn’t help it; he was talking about the vehicle that smashed into the front of his house Friday, and he was chuckling.

RACINE — A woman sued the county this week saying inadequate medical care at the jail led to her husband’s death of a heart attack on Sept. 1, 2007, while he was serving a 20-day sentence.

TOWN OF BURLINGTON — In life, Darieus Nelson was a straight-A student, an athlete with a winning smile and the silly dance, the kind of boy who helped his grandmother up and down the stairs every morning.

RACINE — More than two decades have passed since Steve Anderson voted for a Democratic candidate for president. But on Friday the 54-year-old Racine man mingled with organizations born from President Barack Obama’s campaign to push for health care reform.

RACINE Electronics taken in burglary Racine police said nearly $6,000 worth of electronics were taken from a home in the 1700 block of Flett Avenue Friday between 8 a.m. and 1:50 p.m.

KENOSHA, Wis. -- The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department said a 24-year-old inmate died when the van he was riding in rolled over.

The Milwaukee County Labor Council, United Way, Hunger Task Force and Voces de la Fronterra banded together to build a lifeline for the out of work employees.

Hundreds of teenagers are homeless in Milwaukee. One local musician is lending his talents and his own experience to help them out.

The Wienermobile struck a home on Kenilworth Avenue in Mount Pleasant Friday.

Angry residents are lashing out at the two brothers suspected of igniting the massive fire at the Patrick Cudahy plant.

The recent string of late-night armed robberies in Sheboygan reached five as a man armed with a handgun held up a north-side sub shop, police said.

With the potential closure of the City of Sheboygans drop-off recycling center on New Jersey Avenue for budget reasons, experts say composting can be a way for people to make a rich nutrient for their gardens instead of taking their yard waste to the center.

Two Cascade men suspected in a string of tavern and church break-ins across seven counties were charged Friday for 10 burglaries and attempted burglaries in Sheboygan County.

A 37-year-old Cedar Grove man was arrested early Friday morning for his sixth drunken driving offense after leading a deputy on a brief chase in the Town of Lima.

A motorcyclist suffered minor injuries Friday morning after a car pulled across its path in the Town of Lima, according to the Sheboygan County Sheriffs Department.

NEW YORK (AP) — The death of Walter Cronkite elicited tributes from colleagues, presidents past and present, world-famous astronauts and those who hoped in vain to fill his empty anchor chair, all honoring the avuncular face of TV journalism who became the "most trusted man in America."

In less than two weeks, three separate shootings have led to two deaths in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood. Residents are starting to worry about safety issues. FOX 6's Justin Williams explains.

Court records show Kurtis denied having the flare, despite witness accounts One of the men accused of causing the $50 million meatpacking plant fire was arrested and released from Milwaukee County Jail Friday afternoon.

If you're heading to Festa Italiana this weekend, there's an amazing attraction you won't want to miss. It's a work of art being created exclusively for Festa Italiana by world-class artists entirely out of sand. FOX 6's Jake Miller explains.

Driver accidentally hit the gas instead of brakes, lost control and crashed into home The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile got itself into quite a pickle when it crashed into a Racine home Friday morning.

Bucyrus International Inc. said Friday that Deepak Kapur, president of Navistar Inc.’s truck group, has been elected to join the Bucyrus board of directors. (BUCY)

International Monetary Systems Ltd., a provider of commercial barter services based in New Berlin, said Friday that it is delaying plans to enact a one-for-six reverse stock split because of "administrative requirements."

Moody’s Investors Service has placed the insurance financial strength ratings of Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. under review for possible downgrade and downgraded the outlook for MGIC’s senior debt to negative. (MTG)

Oshkosh Corp. has been awarded a $10.8 million contract to supply snow removal vehicles for the U.S. Air Force, the U.S Department of Defense said. (OSK)

Three Wisconsin hospitals have been named among the top 50 hospitals in the nation in five different specialties according to US News and World Report’s “2009 America’s Best Hospitals” edition.

July 16, 2009 | 06:17 PM Elkhorn – A Walworth County jury took only two hours Thursday afternoon to find a 47-year-old man guilty of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl and photographing the incident.

July 15, 2009 | 09:17 AM So, what are shovel-ready projects? The federal stimulus money under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was supposed to revitalize the economy and put people to work.

July 15, 2009 | 10:31 AM Genoa City — As state aid to some public schools lessens and revenue limits tighten, districts have to make ends meet. In other words, given these dark economic times, expect school tax rates to increase.

The village of Fontana has agreed to purchase the Wilkinson lots located in the Country Club Estates Subdivision. The lots are the last two undeveloped lots in the subdivision.

July 16, 2009 | 02:52 PM The Walworth County Sheriff's Department is expecting heavy traffic throughout this weekend because of two large-scale events planned in the area.

The cool, windy conditions are making for close compeition at the U.S. Bank Championship. By the end of play Friday, there were 12 players within four strokes of the lead heading into a weekend that promises to be a shootout. At the top of the leader board is Australian Greg Chalmers (pictured), who fired a second round 3-under par 67 to give himself a two-shot cushion over Chris Riley, Jeff ...

Fifty-nine is one of the magic numbers in the game of golf. In fact, it may be the most magical of all numbers associated with this great game and on Friday, in the second round of the 138th British Open at Turnberry, Tom Watson introduced the magic number of 59 to major championship golf. Watson, who owns five Claret Jugs, posted a second round score of even-par 70 to share the halfway lead ...

This summer, where are the places to sit outside and grab a bite to eat or a cold drink? Have the classic standards maintained their charming allure or suddenly are there a few new spots threatening to reign as crowd pleasers?

In 2004, after a decade away from the Milwaukee music scene, singer Louie Lucchesi returned with a new vision and a new album called "Second Hand Smoke" featuring seven cover songs and a few originals. Lucchesi's band, Brother Louie, plays at Festa Italiana on Sunday, July 19, at noon

Owner Dave London tells me that he's changed the concept at his second Philly Way location at 222 W. Wells St.

The first phase of construction projects in the Watertown Unified School District is well under way and right on track to be finished by the start of school.

What is in those purple boxes hanging from tree limbs? Nothing.

The Heritage Military Music Foundation in Watertown has been selected by the Wisconsin Historical Society to receive the Rueben Gold Thwaites Trophy.

JUNEAU - Gov. Jim Doyle has approved a $568,460 project to replace and rehabilitate runway lighting at the Dodge County Airport.

WATERLOO - The Wisconsin State Horse Council and Mills Fleet Farm have teamed up to put together a lineup of people and horses for the Wisconsin Farm Technology Days to be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Crave Brothers Farm near Waterloo.