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Judge raises bail after Acker leaves state

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Published Nov. 16, 2009 at 12:37 p.m.

Investigators want to know what former West Allis swim coach Daniel J. Acker, awaiting sentencing for sexually assaulting two boys, was doing during a six-day trip to Florida earlier this month.Acker's mother told authorities Acker was visiting Disney World, which Acker denied Monday during a bail hearing before Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Kevin Martens.Acker, 62, who had been free after posting a $100,000 bail, told Martens that he stayed away from amusement parks during his vacation Nov. 8

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Milwaukee council asks state to toughen gun laws

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Published Nov. 3, 2009 at 1:09 p.m.

Milwaukee aldermen called Tuesday for the Legislature to toughen gun laws - including some changes aimed at a controversial gun shop just outside the city limits.The Common Council urged lawmakers to adopt legislation that would require felons to stay 1,000 feet away from gun stores, shooting ranges and gun shows, and that would declare "straw buying" of guns to be a felony and failure to report stolen guns a crime.Those measures came partly in response to concerns about firearms sold at Badger

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Museum chief Finley has reasons to head west

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Published Oct. 30, 2009 at 7:59 p.m.

Milwaukee Public Museum President Dan Finley - the guy who told county supervisors "No" to a pay cut this week - is California dreamin' ...

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Man Tasered, arrested after three-town police chase

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Published Oct. 23, 2009 at 6:47 a.m.

A man released from jail earlier this week led police on a chase through Milwaukee, West Milwaukee and Greenfield on Thursday night before officers subdued the man using a Taser, police said.The chase started near W. Burleigh St. and N. Sherman Blvd. about 6 p.m. Thursday when two officers walked up to separate vehicles to investigate a suspected drug sale and one of the officers ended up being dragged by one of the cars, according to the Milwaukee Police Department.The officer was treated for

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Winter farmers market to start at State Fair Park

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Published Oct. 21, 2009 at 10:37 a.m.

West Allis — hat's being billed as the first Milwaukee County Winter Farmers' Market is set to begin next month.The market will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on most Saturdays from Nov. 7 through April 24 in the Tommy Thompson Youth Center at State Fair Park.The market will be closed Nov. 28, Dec. 26, Jan. 2 and April 3 ...

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Missing West Bend Woman Found Dead

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Published Oct. 20, 2009 at 10:33 p.m.

The West Bend woman who disappeared after her car was found submerged in the Milwaukee River has been found dead ...

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West Milwaukee names village administrator

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Published Oct. 20, 2009 at 12:29 p.m.

West Milwaukee — Kim Egan-Mueller was named village administrator Monday by the Village Board.She had been interim administrator for nearly a year and has worked for the village for eight years.Egan-Mueller was born and raised in West Milwaukee ...

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West Bend company to move to Milwaukee

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Published Oct. 20, 2009 at 12:10 p.m.

Restat LLC, a prescription benefit management firm, will move from West ...

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Sarah Palin to appear at State Fair Park

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Published Oct. 19, 2009 at 4:45 p.m.

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will visit Milwaukee next month for a speech at State Fair Park.The former Republican vice presidential candidate will speak Nov. 6 at the Wisconsin Exposition Center in West Allis. Tickets cost $30 each and can be purchased online only at www.SarahPalinEvent.com. No tickets will be sold at the door.The program is scheduled from 7:30 to 9 p.m ...

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Police hear less from Badger Guns

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Published Oct. 19, 2009 at 12:06 a.m.

Under fire for selling guns used in crimes, the owner of Badger Guns boasted last week he has a close working relationship with his local police department. Data from the West Milwaukee Police Department tells a different story. So does the village's police chief ...

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