Category Archives: Headlines

Check out these South Shore headlines …

• South Milwaukee’s Cecilia Margraff Crowned Miss St. Francis 2013 (NOW)
• Caterpillar Workers Wait As Union Negotiates With Company (Fox 6)
• Caterpillar Cuts Highlight Mining Woes (Financial Times)
• Is Caterpillar Digging Itself A Deeper Hole? (Motley Fool)
• Bill Haig’s Tireless Work Led WTMJ Radio To Sports Dominance (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

And NOW has published a new police blotter, including this item about a theft from Walmart … before it even opened.

An employee of Walmart, 222 N. Chicago Ave., was reported to have stolen $550 of gaming equipment at around 10 a.m. April 1. The employee took items including a game console and a controller from the shelves. The store has not yet opened for business.

Check out these South Shore headlines …

• Open House Will Display Hoan Bridge Construction Plans (Oak Creek Patch)
• Cudahy Man Gets 15 Years For Sexually Assaulting 9-Year-Old In Waterford (Racine Journal-Times)
• Oak Creek Police Arrest Naked Amtrak Passenger (Patch)
• U.K. Firm Acquires Karl’s Event Services (Patch)
• Peregrine Falcons Nest At We Energies’ Oak Creek Power Plant (Patch)

State Sen. Chris Larson has published a new Larson Report, and there is a new NOW police blotter, albeit minus South Milwaukee items.

WUWM has an update on the looming negotiations between the United Steel Workers and Caterpillar in South Milwaukee.

In less than a week, contract negotiations will begin at Caterpillar in South Milwaukee. The talks will be the first since the company took over former Bucyrus International in 2010.

Caterpillar is a major manufacturer of mining equipment.

About 800 members of the United Steel Workers make two different mining shovels at Caterpillar’s South Milwaukee plant.

Local 1343 spokesman Ross Winklbauer will be a member of its bargaining team. He says he’s hoping for “good faith” negotiations, because union workers have enabled Caterpillar to succeed.

“This is a multibillion dollar company that makes record profits, has been making record profits. We are hoping that when the company comes in, it’s with a fair contract,” Winklbauer says.

Read the full story here. And check out these South Shore headlines …

• Driver Flees OC Police, Nabbed In Cudahy (Oak Creek Patch)
• Oak Creek Teachers Object To Possible Retirement Cuts (Patch)
• Development Of Wispark’s Oak Creek Business Park To Begin Later This Year (Business Journal)
• O.C. Business Evacuated After Chemical Spill (Patch)
• Former Oak Creek Football Coach Inducted Into Hall Of Fame (Patch)

Also, NOW has published a new police blotter.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a feature on South Milwaukee track star Micaela Creighton, who is aiming for her (and the school’s) first state long jump champion in 2013.

See the story here. And check out these other South Shore headlines …

• House Confidential: Tim Sullivan’s $5 Million Mansion (Urban Milwaukee)
• Cudahy Aldermanic Candidate Accused Of Sleeping With Prostitute (Fox 6)
• Development Agreements In Place For Drexel Town Square, Business Park (Oak Creek Patch)
• Cudahy Candidate Plans To Plead Not Guilty To Soliciting Prostitute (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Cudahy Approves Angelic Bakehouse Incentive Package (Business Journal)

Check out these South Shore headlines …

• The Knightwind Ensemble In Concert: A Renaissance Faire (NOW)
• More Clean Soil Delivered To Oak Creek Lakefront (Oak Creek Patch)
• Seeking Solutions To Bender Park Problems (Patch)

Also, NOW has published a new police blotter, including this …

A South Milwaukee man was arrested after he called Walgreens’ corporate office in Danville, Ill., around 4:30 p.m. March 8 and threatened to shoot up the Walgreens walk-in clinic at 2985 S Chicago Ave. The man was upset about an ongoing billing issue with Walgreens, and he voluntarily gave up his rifle when he was arrested.

And this …

A 31-year-old South Milwaukee man was arrested for recklessly endangering safety after he drunkenly shot three blasts into the air with a pump shotgun outside of his residence in the 1300 block of Minnesota Avenue around 3 a.m. March 10.

Check out these local headlines …

• Demolition Of Rawson Ave. Bridge Underway (Oak Creek Patch)
• More Work Ahead For Proposed Hotel Development (Patch)
• Police: Oak Creek Man Charged In Child Trafficking Case (Patch)
• Accidental Valentine’s Day Shooting Results In Felony Charge (Patch)

Check out these South Shore headlines …

• South Milwaukee Man, Stuck In Ditch, Grabs Pot Before Getting Ride From Cops (NOW)
• Four Points Hotel In Oak Creek Grounded By Airport Restrictions (NOW)
• Oak Creek To Use Wasps To Fight Emerald Ash Borer (Oak Creek Patch)
• State Eyes 2015 For 27th Street Reconstruction (Patch)
• Sporting Goods Store To Close (Patch)
• School Board Settles On New Grading Scale (Patch)
• Angelic Bakery HQ At Cudahy Iceport Site Gains First Endorsement (Business Journal)

Also, NOW has published a new police blotter, albeit minus South Milwaukee items this week.

Check out these South Shore headlines, including a well-done piece from Bruce Murphy, now of Urban Milwaukee, that dissects former Bucyrus CEO Tim Sullivan’s notion of a “skills gap” in Wisconsin …

• Murphy’s Law: The World According To Tim Sullivan (Urban Milwaukee)
• Walker, Barrett Cut Deal On Lakefront Road Work; Land Would Open For Development (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Flood Warning Issued For Oak Creek (Oak Creek Patch)
• China Will Drive Caterpillar’s Long-Term Growth Despite Recent Weakness (Forbes)

Check out these South Shore headlines …

• Garlic Mustard Pickers Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day (New Kid’s Blog)
• Oak Creek Police: Man Grabs Pot Before Getting A Ride From Officer (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Man Robbed Five Banks In Four Years, Police Say (Oak Creek Patch)
• Unrest With Frolics Fest (Bay View Compass)

Also, state Sen. Chris Larson has published a new Larson Report, detailing his opposition to the mining bill.

Check out these South Shore headlines …

• Thousands Stolen In Break-In At Di Carlo (Oak Creek Patch)
• Plans Ramp Up For Oakwood Road Business Park (Oak Creek Patch)
• Tow Truck Driver Arrested For Oak Creek Car Theft (NOW)

Also, state Sen. Chris Larson has published a new Larson Report, with his thoughts on the mining bill.

And there is a new NOW police blotter, including these items …

Three South Milwaukee residents reported that they had received fraudulent calls from scammers who claimed to be law enforcement officers from various countries, during the evening hours of Feb. 21. One victim wired $1,400 through Western Union to Mexico City under the impression it would free her grandson from prison. Another victim wired $850 to a caller from Peru to get her grandchild out of jail. The third victim was told she had to pay $100 to take care of a warrant for her arrest, but she did not pay.

A man was arrested at his residence in the 1200 block of Milwaukee Avenue after he and his girlfriend were seen from the street arguing and dueling with swords in their living room at around 1:30 a.m. Feb. 24. The man was taken into custody because he was the first to arm himself and because he had his sword unsheathed while his girlfriend kept her sword in its scabbard.

Check out these South Shore headlines …

• School District Eyes Security Upgrades (Oak Creek Patch)
• KMF Metals Shines Up Its Niche (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• 900 Pounds Dropped In Mayor’s Weight Loss Challenge (Oak Creek Patch)
• Oak Creek Woman Tries Tracking Thief With iPhone (CBS 58)

NOW has published a new police blotter (minus South Milwaukee reports). It includes this item from Cudahy …

About 20 Cudahy residents reported that the windows of their cars had been shot out sometime between the evening of Feb. 16 and the morning of Feb. 17. Reports indicate that many of the windows were damaged by either BB or pellet guns. Additionally, glass panels on Milwaukee County Transit System bus shelters at the corner of Packard and Ramsey avenues and the corner of Kinnickinnic and Van Norman avenues were reported to have been damaged during the same time frame. The cars damaged were in the following: 3700 block of East Pulaski Avenue; 5200 block of South Packard Avenue; 3700 and 3900 blocks of East Somers Avenue; 5100 block of South Swift Avenue; 3600 block of East Whittaker Avenue; 3600 and 3800 blocks of East Martin Avenue; 3600 and 3700 blocks of East Holmes Avenue; 4900 block of South Lake Drive; 3700 block of East Barnard Avenue; 3800 block of East Morris Avenue; and 4700 block of South Kirkwood Avenue.

And state Sen. Chris Larson has published a new Larson Report.

Check out these local headlines …

• Walmarts In South Milwaukee, West Milwaukee Look To April Opening (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Police Make Arrest In Target Thefts (Oak Creek Patch)
• Senior Living At Drexel Town Square “Strong Possibility” (Oak Creek Patch)
• Construction Firm Plans To Relocate HQ To Oak Creek (Oak Creek Patch)
• City Closes TIF District, Returning $6.5M To Tax Rolls (Oak Creek Patch)
• Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Oak Creek Girl (Oak Creek Patch)
• Funeral, Cremation Business Will Open Offices On Howell Ave. (Oak Creek Patch)

And NOW has a new police blotter, including this scary item from South Milwaukee …

The rear window of a van was shot out as it passed the intersection of Fifth and Milwaukee avenues at 11:14 a.m. Feb. 14. The damage is estimated at $500.

Check out these South Shore headlines …

• Oak Creek’s Steve Scaffidi Filling Big Shoes For Small-City Mayor (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• New Road Will Reshape Drive To Lakefront (Oak Creek Patch)
• Arrest Made In Oak Creek Shooting (Oak Creek Patch)
• Italian Restaurant To Open In Former La Terraza Building (Oak Creek Patch)
• South Shore Frolics Organizers Organizers Urgently Seeking Donations For Parade (Bay View Compass)
• Millions For Hoan Bridge Repair In Gov. Walker’s Budget (Bay View Compass)

Also, State Sen. Chris Larson has published a new Larson Report. The headline: Prioritizing Middle Class Values.

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore …

• President Obama Mentions Oak Creek Officer In State Of The Union (WTMJ radio)
• Angst Over Meijer Persists (Oak Creek Patch)
• Drexel Town Square Plans Draw Oak Creek Crowd (Business Journal)
• Message Of Unity In State Of The County Address (Oak Creek Patch)
• New Liquor Store Will Replace Smiles (Oak Creek Patch)

Also, NOW has published a new police blotter, including information on an alleged burglary at Papa Luigi’s.

And here is a story from Oak Creek about scammers allegedly claiming an affiliation with police in that community, something that doesn’t sound too different from the “spoofing” scam in South Milwaukee recently.

Check out these South Shore headlines …

• Man Accused Of Robbing Woman In Her Home (Oak Creek Patch)
• Developers Bullish On Drexel Town Square Plans (Oak Creek Patch)
• Wisconsin Attracting Illinois Businesses (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Supervisors Delay Abele Appointments To War Memorial Board (Journal Sentinel)
• Burglary Suspect Leads Police On High-Speed Chase (Oak Creek Patch)

And state Sen. Chris Larson has published a new Larson Report. The headline: Strengthening BadgerCare by Filling the Coverage Gaps.