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Mother pleads guilty in death of 2-month-old son

Published Dec. 3, 2009 at 11:21 a.m.

Talieda K. Lewis, who told police she shook her 2-month-old son because she was tired he would not stop crying, pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge of second-degree reckless homicide.The baby, Dreshawn Lewis, had no pulse and was not breathing when rescue workers arrived at his mother's home in the 6200 block W. Chambers St. on March 29. He was pronounced dead at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin on April 1.Lewis, 22, faces up to 25 years in prison when she is sentenced Jan. 28 ...

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Sigma-Aldrich’s rat breakthrough hailed as top innovation

Published Dec. 3, 2009 at 11:20 a.m.

Sigma-Aldrich’s new genetically modified lab rats, first created in Medical College of Wisconsin labs, rank fifth on the Top 10 Innovations of 2009 list by The Scientist magazine ...

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Macy’s sales down 6.3% for month

Published Dec. 3, 2009 at 11:09 a.m.

A sales event that was moved to December affected Macy’s Inc.’s November sales, the company said Thursday. (M) ...

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Bon-Ton same-store sales down 6%

Published Dec. 3, 2009 at 10:26 a.m.

One month after surprising analysts with positive same-store sales results, Boston Store parent The Bon-Ton Stores said its comparable-store sales for November decreased 6 percent ...

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MGIC subsidiary plan cleared by Wisconsin regulators

Published Dec. 3, 2009 at 10:22 a.m.

MGIC Investment Corp. said it has received a key approval from Wisconsin insurance commissioner Sean Dilweg to proceed with the company’s plan to revive a subsidiary that will write new mortgage insurance policies. (MTG) ...

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Harley-Davidson to remain in York

Published Dec. 3, 2009 at 10:08 a.m.

Harley-Davidson Inc. announced Thursday that it will keep its motorcycle operations in York, Pa., and move forward with plans to invest $90 million to restructure those operations. (HOG) ...

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Blue Angels to conduct morning flyover

Published Dec. 3, 2009 at 10:01 a.m.

Milwaukee is not being invaded, but the city is about to have a military flyover.The Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron is scheduled to take off from Mitchell International Airport and fly over Bradford Beach about 9:15 a.m.Milwaukee is a finalist to host the Blue Angels squadron for the 2010 Air & Water Show on the lakefront ...

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Fish kill starts in attempt to stop invasive carp

Published Dec. 3, 2009 at 9:39 a.m.

Romeoville, Ill. — Poisoned fish are beginning to float to the surface of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.That's the waterway where more than 2,000 gallons of toxin were dumped Wednesday as part of efforts to halt the spread of the invasive Asian carp.Illinois environmental officials hoped to kill off any carp in the canal while the electrical barrier that's designed to keep them from the Great Lakes is turned off for maintenance ...

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Kohl's sales exceed expectations

Published Dec. 3, 2009 at 9:27 a.m.

Kohl’s Corp. said its same-store sales in November increased 3.3 percent as the retailer continued to gain market share. (KSS) ...

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Rove to speak at UWM

Published Dec. 3, 2009 at 9:07 a.m.

Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Newmann will share a stage Thursday night with ex-Bush White House advisor Karl Rove who will give a speech at the university of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.Rove, President George W. Bush's former deputy chief of staff and architect of his political campaigns, gave guarded support to President Barack Obama's plan this week to increase the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Rove also has been conducting interviews in support of his forthcoming book

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