Category Archives: Headlines

Check out these local headlines …

• South Milwaukee Man Charged With Kidnapping (Racine Journal Times)
• SMLL Baseball Team Wins District 6: State Bound (NOW)
• Oak Creek Lifts Ban On Outdoor Burning (Oak Creek Patch)
• Bender Park Beach: “Swim At Your Own Risk” (Oak Creek Patch)
• Local Officials Aren’t Exactly Fired Up Yet About Consolidation (NOW)

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore …

• Man Kicked Out Of Theater After Acting Suspicious During “Dark Knight Rises” (Oak Creek Patch)
• Business Group Wants To Delay Mining Bill Negotiations (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• County Board Approves Negotiations For Transit Center Site Development (Journal Sentinel)
• More Construction On Commute Downtown In 2013 (Oak Creek Patch)

Also, State Sen. Chris Larson has published a new Larson Report. The headline: Balance Restored, Ready to Work.

Check out these local headlines …

• Robert Glasper Experiment To Play South Milwaukee PAC Sept. 26 (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Do You Smell That? East Side Residents Search For Source Of Stink (Oak Creek Patch)
• Oak Creek Fights Its Emerald Enemy (NOW)
• Savings Possible Without Full Fire Consolidation, Forum President Says (Oak Creek Patch)
• Oak Creek Extends Developer’s Stay — For Now (NOW)
• Oak Creek Completes Lakefront Land Buy For Park, Development (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Work On Abendschein Park Upgrades To Begin (Oak Creek Patch)
• City Pushing For 27th Street Reconstruction Sooner Rather Than Later (Oak Creek Patch)
• Wind Turbine Further Empowers MATC Program In Oak Creek (NOW)

And be sure to check out New Kid’s Blog for more on the latest award for South Milwaukee children’s book author Janet Halfmann.

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore …

• Oak Creek Teen Faces Felony Drug Charge (Oak Creek Patch)
• More Garage Break-Ins Reported In East Tosa (Wauwatosa Patch)
• School District Projects Tax Levy Will Hold Steady (Oak Creek Patch)
• Police Officer, Good Samaritan Just Can’t Walk Away From Ducklings In Storm Drain (NOW)
• Caterpillar HQ Study Prompts Fear Of Possible Move (Chicago Tribune)

NOW has published a new South Milwaukee police blotter, including this item:

A 66-year-old South Milwaukee woman became the victim of a scam when she applied online for a job as a secret shopper. The woman was sent two money orders in the amount of $995.55, and told to use $30 for the secret shopping, to keep $200 as payment and to wire the remainder to a person in Dubai. She learned too late that the money orders were fraudulent.

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

Check out these local headlines:

• Man Accused Of Hitting Woman At Caledonia Campground (Caledonia Patch)
• Middle School Namesake, Akira Toki, Dies At 96 (Capital Times)
• DOT Studying Highway 38 Reconstruction South Of Oak Creek (Oak Creek Patch)
• Milwaukee Water Deal With Waukesha “Prematurely Killed” (Oak Creek Patch)
• BloodCenter Of Wisconsin Plans Oak Creek Drive (Oak Creek Patch)
• WPC Receives Grant For Move To Oak Creek (Business Journal)
• OCFD Responds To Grass Fire On W. Ryan Road (Oak Creek Patch)
• Accident At Nicholson/Highway 100 Injures Two (Oak Creek Patch)

Check out South Milwaukee Jerianne Hayslett’s well-done essay on Rodney King, which aired on WUWM’s Lake Effect recently. Hayslett is a former Los Angeles-area journalist and court information officer.

Also, Bill Kurtz, Democratic candidate in the 21st Assembly District race, is holding a fundraiser on July 19 in South Milwaukee. Learn more here.

Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik has published her July Enews newsletter.

See it here, with an update on Park East projects and other items.

Also, check out State Sen. Chris Larson’s online Larson Report newsletter here.

And here are some other local headlines:

• Man Arrested After Crash That Injured His Passengers (Oak Creek Patch)
• E-Coli Forces Closure Of Bender Park Beach (Oak Creek Patch)
• Oak Creek Fireworks Show Will Go On (Oak Creek Patch)
• Man Sought In Four Sexual Assaults In Bay View (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• The Moua Family: They Tend Their Fields By Hand (Bay View Compass)
• As Strikes Wane, Caterpillar Workers Hold The Line (National Public Radio)

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore:

• Pennsylvania Avenue Construction Underway (Oak Creek Patch)
• Food Drive For Human Concerns Of South Milwaukee (NOW)
• Oak Creek House Fire Investigation Continues (Oak Creek Patch)
• Prostitution Crackdown Targets Human Trafficking (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• Dredging Needed At Bender Park — Again (Oak Creek Patch)
• During Oak Creek Mass, Listecki Objects To U.S. Policy On Contraceptives (Journal Sentinel)
• 7-Eleven To Replace Open Pantry (Oak Creek Patch)
• Police Search For Walmart Robbery Suspect (Oak Creek Patch)

And NOW has published a new police blotter. Among the crimes: an alleged assault at Boosters and a report of a woman singing in front of her home.

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore …

• Pallet Plant Sees Strong Demand (Business Journal of Milwaukee)
• Lake Michigan Enjoys Banner Season For Trout, Salmon (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• South Milwaukee/Cudahy 2012 Wooden Bat Tournament (NOW)
• Wind Turbine To Be Built At MATC Oak Creek’s Campus (Oak Creek Patch)
• Aldi Plans Renovations At Oak Creek Store (Oak Creek Patch)
• Milwaukee-Waukesha Water Negotiations Break Off (Oak Creek Patch)