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Tommy Thompson’s net worth tops $13 million
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:26:38 -0600
MADISON (AP) — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson is reporting his net worth at more than $13 million. The...
Cruise ship survivors being offered $14K in compensation
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:23:45 -0600
ROME (CNN) — Surviving passengers on the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship are being offered a lump sum of $14,400...
Firefighters clean up after house fire in Tichigan
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:04:35 -0600
TICHIGAN — Firefighters douse flames at a house fire on Joanie lane in Tichigan Friday morning. Volunteer firefighters responded to...
Free tax preparations provided to low-income families
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:50:13 -0600
MILWAUKEE — We have less than three months to file our taxes, and we all know those forms can sometimes...
Wisconsin Mining Assoc. urges Senate to back mining bill
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:44:22 -0600
MADISON — The Wisconsin Mining Association (WMA) is urging the state Senate to follow the Assembly’s example and pass a...
Daily FOX6 Web Fix: Little girl can’t blow out candle
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:40:21 -0600
Watch this young girl try her hardest to blow out a candle. It’s a hilariously cute video you MUST watch.
Tozer could secure his 700th career coaching victory Sunday
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:21:36 -0600
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Wave will look to give head coach Keith Tozer his 700th career coaching victory Sunday afternoon...
Amtrak’s Hiawatha Service sets ridership record in 2011
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:16:02 -0600
MILWAUKEE — Amtrak is celebrating the success of its Hiawatha Service which connects Milwaukee to Chicago. In 2011, ridership on...
Man who played “Juan Epstein” dies at age 60
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:05:04 -0600
(CNN) — Robert Hegyes known for his role as Juan Epstein on the ’70s sitcom “Welcome Back, Kotter,” died on...
Two more doctors cited for writing fake sick notes
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:49:33 -0600
MADISON (AP) — The Madison School District has released additional sick notes given to Capitol protesters last year which show...
'Barefoot Bandit' sentenced to 6 1/2 years
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:41:14 -0600
A federal judge on Friday sentenced "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore to 6 1/2 years in prison for his infamous two-year, international crime spree of break-ins, and boat and plane...
Utah police probe school bombing plot
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:38:31 -0600
The two teens had a detailed plot, blueprints of the school and security systems, but no explosives. They had hours of flight simulator training on a home computer and a plan to flee the...
Tubby tabby gets revolutionary new knee joint
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:38:25 -0600
Because Cyrano weighs more than 20 pounds, amputating his cancer-weakened leg was out of the question. So the tubby tabby's owners turned to doctors and engineers at North Carolina State...
California passes new auto emission rules
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:29:25 -0600
California air regulators passed Friday sweeping auto emission standards that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on state roads by 2025. The California...
Cruise disaster lawsuits face choppy seas in US
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:14:07 -0600
While the parent company of the owner of the stricken Costa Concordia is based in Miami, passengers who want to file a lawsuit in U.S. courts over the cruise ship disaster will likely face...
Friend says on 911 call Demi Moore was convulsing
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:13:39 -0600
Demi Moore smoked something before she was rushed to the hospital on Monday night and was convulsing and "semi-conscious, barely," according to a caller on a frantic 911 recording released...
MF Global ex-risk chief to testify before Congress
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:12:39 -0600
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Roseman, the former chief risk officer who is said to have raised red flags about aggressive trading bets at MF Global , will testify before Congress next...
US blocks some orange juice imports due to fungicide
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:11:40 -0600
US authorities on Friday detained nine shipments of orange juice from Brazil and Canada after their contents tested positive for an illegal fungicide. The Food and Drug Administration...
Weekly US oil, gas rig count unchanged at 2,008
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:05:58 -0600
The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. held steady this week at 2,008. The Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday...
Facebook may file for IPO next week: WSJ
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:02:10 -0600
Facebook may file papers for an initial public offering next week that would value the social network at up to $100 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The newspaper,...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:01:48 -0600
The two teens had a detailed plot, blueprints of the school and security systems, but no explosives, authorities say. They had hours of flight simulator training on a home computer and a...
Justice unit to probe mortgage-backed securities
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:00:55 -0600
Federal and state law enforcement officials announced Friday they have launched a fraud-fighting unit, starting with 55 prosecutors and investigators, to root out wrongdoing in the market...
National Running Program Launched by Research Down Syndrome Foundation to Support Down Syndrome Cognitive Research
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:00:00 -0600
Hull House closes doors after more than 120 years
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:57:23 -0600
Hull House, the Chicago social services organization founded more than 120 years ago by Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, closed Friday after running out of money. The Jane Addams...
Demi Moore "smoked something" before convulsions: 911 tape
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:56:41 -0600
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Demi Moore suffered convulsions and seemed only semi-conscious after smoking an undisclosed substance before being rushed to hospital earlier this week,...
AEP's 4Q profit jumps 75 percent thanks to ruling
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:53:27 -0600
American Electric Power Co. said Friday that its fourth-quarter earnings surged 75 percent, largely due to a court decision in Texas that went in the company's favor. The power supplier...
"Barefoot Bandit" faces sentence in wild crime spree
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:53:18 -0600
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The 20-year-old serial thief nicknamed the "Barefoot Bandit" faces final sentencing in Seattle's U.S. District Court on Friday for his sensational, two-year crime spree...
Greece locked in parallel talks over debt
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:52:27 -0600
Greece was locked in a twin effort Friday to placate its creditors, seeking to secure a crucial debt relief deal with private investors while also tackling pressing demands from its...
Facebook to file IPO documents soon as Wednesday: report
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:51:53 -0600
(Reuters) - Facebook plans to file documents as early as Wednesday for a highly anticipated IPO that will value the world's largest social network at between $75 billion and $100 billion,...
Spain unemployment hitting nearly 1 of 4 workers
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:46:48 -0600
Spain's brutal unemployment rate soared to nearly 23 percent Friday and closed in on 50 percent for those under age 25, leaving more than 5 million people _ or almost one out of every four...