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President Calls For Tax Cuts For Manufacturers While At Master Lock

President Barack Obama is calling for tax cuts for American manufacturers and higher taxes for companies that move overseas as he promotes homegrown manufacturing as a key component of an economic revival.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:18:17 CST

Workplace Stress Could Be Killing Careers

New research finds that people with desk jobs can suffer the same anxiety or depression as first responders such as police officers and soldiers.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:43:45 CST

Another Milwaukee Company Gets Notice From President

Two years ago, the company had 55 employees and was struggling to keep them all on, but today, between plants in Johnson Creek and Milwaukee, it has more than doubled its workforce.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:40:40 CST

Photos: Obama Visits Milwaukee

President Barack Obama paid a visit to Milwaukee Wednesday as he visited the Master Lock factory on the city's near north side.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:56:04 CST

Madison Father, Stepmother Arrested In Abuse Of Girl

Madison police are investigating what investigators are calling a "significant" child abuse and neglect case involving a 15-year-old girl.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:13:32 CST

Weather Blog: Storm To Clip Area

The next round of wintry weather arrives tonight with a mix of rain, sleet, and snow. Find out how much snow to expect in the Weather Watch 12 Blog.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:00:51 CST

Tonight At 10: The Emotional Price Of Public Service

When it comes to Milwaukee's campaign against co-sleeping, one of the nation's most prominent researchers on bed sharing claims the city has it all wrong,

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:56:51 CST

America's Most Stressful Jobs

Think your job's stressful? Careercast.com ranks the jobs that make blood pressures rise the most.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:07:21 CST

Controversy Erupts In Milwaukee County Over Obama's Security

Some finger-pointing is going on after cutbacks on security for President Barack Obama.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:40:13 CST

Man Arrested Giving Wife Valentine's Day Gift

A Sheboygan man is arrested after giving his wife flowers for Valentine's Day.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:27:11 CST

Other Airlines Likely To Add Flights In Milwaukee

Other airlines will likely be adding flights at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport as Frontier Airlines shrinks.

Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:53:06 CST

Proposal Could Move Milwaukee Police Headquarters

A Milwaukee alderman will submit a proposal on Tuesday to move Milwaukee Police Headquarters to 27th Street and Wisconsin Avenue.

Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:02:03 CST

Father In Hospital Abduction Case Charged

A St. Louis father who took his daughter from a Missouri hospital to Milwaukee has been charged in the case.

Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:16:08 CST

Charges Filed In Sheboygan Child Abuse Case

A 28-year-old man has been charged with physical abuse of a child after the toddler was brought to the hospital unresponsive.

Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:37:55 CST

Woman Dies In Crash In Waukesha

A woman was killed in a crash Tuesday morning in Waukesha.

Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:45:32 CST

Mother Killed In Port Washington Crash

The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office said a woman was killed and her daughter injured in a crash Tuesday morning.

Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:01:39 CST

Court Denies Appeal Of Man Convicted Of Shooting Two MPD Officers

A state court denied an appeal Tuesday from a man convicted of shooting and injuring two Milwaukee police officers in 2009.

Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:29:33 CST

Racine Police Investigate Three Overnight Fires

Racine police are investigating three fires that happened early Tuesday morning in the same neighborhood.

Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:12:08 CST