Category Archives: Headlines

Update: Here is coverage of the death of the 12-year-old boy from WTMJ radio. I will keep you posted on this if and when I learn more.

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore …

• Thousands Affected By Power Outage Friday (Oak Creek Patch)
• Complaints Spike For LogistiCare Transit Service (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• La Terraza Has Closed (Oak Creek Patch)
• Legion Memorial Will Add Temple Shooting Victims, Lt. Murphy (Oak Creek Patch)
• Swift Manufacturing Drop Underlines Frail Economy (Journal Sentinel)

Also, a 12-year-old boy died in the 1500 block of 17th Avenue in South Milwaukee on Saturday afternoon. Here are some details from police …

On today’s date at about 3:15pm the South Milwaukee Police and Fire Departments responded to a call for help in the 1500 block of 17^th Avenue after a man found his 12 year old son unresponsive in the home.  Live saving efforts were begun by the father and a neighbor, continued by the police and then the fire department.  Those efforts proved futile and the child was pronounced dead at the scene.  The manner and cause of death are still under investigation by the South Milwaukee Police and the Medical Examiner’s office which are still on the scene. Foul play is not suspected at this time. 

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore …

• Power Restored In Cudahy (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Gas Leak Contained Near Mitchell Airport (WISN)
• Man Tips Motorcycle In Front Of Cop, Arrested For OWI (Oak Creek Patch)
• Money Taken In Burglary Of Oak Creek Business (Oak Creek Patch)

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a story on the cost of the 2010 Milwaukee County furloughs — and the blame game going around after courts ruled the county must pay back furlough savings to employees.

Here is the story. From it:

So who is to blame?

Abelson points the finger at Walker and two County Board members who helped negotiate the deal – ex-Chairman Lee Holloway and Supervisor Patricia Jursik, who was chairwoman of the Personnel Committee.

“It really was a collaboration,” Abelson said.

Cullen Werwie, spokesman for Walker, said the governor had no comment. Holloway, who retired from politics earlier this year, could not be reached for comment on Friday.

Jursik called Abelson’s remarks “ridiculous.”

She said it was unfair to single out a few people. The full board and the county executive adopted the budget with the furloughs. She said many people disagreed on what the court would do. But county officials needed to act, she said, to eliminate the deficit.

“It was a tough budget,” Jursik said. “These were actions of the entire county.”

And check out these other local headlines …

• South Shore’s Oak Leaf Trail Needs Some Love (Bay View Compass)
• Oak Creek To Replace Three Deteriorating Bridges (Oak Creek Patch)
• City Negotiating With Marketing, Branding Firm (Oak Creek Patch)
• Oak Creek Knights Get Help From Packers Great (Oak Creek Patch)
• Carnival Workers Arrested After Fight At Lions Fest (Oak Creek Patch)
• FBI Honors Classic Lanes Owner (Oak Creek Patch)

Also, the Compass has a feature on the Hacks, one of the long-standing South Milwaukee Downtown Market merchants.

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore …

• South Milwaukee Native Describes Sights, Sounds In New Orleans During Tropical Storm Isaac (WTMJ-TV)
• Shareholder Sues Assisted Living Concepts (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Communication Lag Caused Reports Of Multiple Temple Shooters (Oak Creek Patch)
• Sikh Temple To Add Outdoor Recreation Area (Oak Creek Patch)
• Oak Creek Manufacture Plans Addition (Oak Creek Patch)
• Oak Creek Lions Fest Roars Into 53rd Year (Oak Creek Patch)

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore …

• Photos Of Sunrise Brighten 1-Year-Old’s Birthday (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Roads, Transit Top Issues At County Board Chair’s Town Hall (Oak Creek Patch)
• Death Of Sikh Temple Shooter Page Ruled Suicide (Journal Sentinel)
• Officer Wounded In Sikh Temple Attack Still Can’t Speak (Journal Sentinel)
• New Whitnall High Principal No Stranger To District (Greenfield Patch)

Also, NOW has published a new police blotter.

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore …

• Insurer To Shift More Workers To Franklin As It Pursues New Offices (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Lt. Murphy Released From Hospital (Oak Creek Patch)
• Families Of Temple Shooting Victims Meet With First Lady (Oak Creek Patch)
• Hotel Project Moves Forward After City, Developer Reach Deal (Oak Creek Patch)
• Land Swaps Between NML, County Finalized (Oak Creek Patch)

Also, State Sen. Chris Larson has published a new Larson Report entitled “Back to School.”

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore …

• Proud Parents Are Looking For One Particular Sunrise (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Twin Brothers Allegedly Rob Banks In Two Days (Oak Creek Patch)
• New Oak Creek Store “Sweet Music” Offers Lessons, Repairs, Products (Oak Creek Patch)

Also, NOW has published a new police blotter. It includes reports of a couple significant thefts — a car and boat — as well as this item:

A man was arrested for obstructing an investigation in the 1400 block of Marquette Avenue after leading officers on a four-block foot chase that began in the 1300 block of Milwaukee Avenue about 11:40 p.m. Aug. 5. Neighbors said the man and another man had smashed a beer bottle on the sidewalk and were loud and disorderly.

Check out these local headlines of note …

• Two People Arrested In Connection With Oak Creek Bank Robbery (NOW)
• Frozen Yogurt Chain Lands In Oak Creek (Oak Creek Patch)
• Group Helped Force Out Anti-Abortion Democratic Incumbents (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Hovde Wins Oak Creek U.S. Senate Vote (Oak Creek Patch)
• Roadrunner Transportation Acquires Kenosha Trucking Firm (Business Journal)
• Caterpillar Reaches Tentative Deal With Joliet Machinists (Chicago Tribune)

A woman told police she was attacked while jogging south of the Warnimont Park Golf Course on Thursday.

See the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story here … and check out these other area headlines.

• Former Cudahy City Attorney Boren Loved Family, Polka (Journal Sentinel)
• Missing Racine Woman’s Mother Asking For Help In Finding Her Daughter (Caledonia Patch)
• Roadrunner Transportation Buys Two Nebraska Carriers (The Trucker)
• Dead Calves Being Dumped Along County Line Road (Oak Creek Patch)
• Governor Visits Striking Caterpillar Workers (Chicago Tribune)

An 18-year-0ld South Milwaukee man — reportedly a former Eagle Scout — has been charged with assaulting a 12-year-old at a YMCA camp, according to various media reports.

Check out coverage from WTMJ, WTAQ and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

And check out these headlines — those not related to the Sikh Temple shooting — from around the South Shore …

• Seven Vehicles Involved In Domino Crashes On Rawson (Oak Creek Patch)
• Waukesha, Oak Creek Move Closer to Water Deal (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• As Caterpillar Strike Drags On, Donations Mount For Union Workers (Chicago Sun-Times)

Also, check out coverage from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oak Creek Patch, WISN and TMJ4 of the funeral of Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Deputy Sergio Aleman, from Oak Creek, killed in a crash last week.

And NOW has published a new South Milwaukee police blotter.