Latoya Lewis, an ACORN voter registration worker, was charged yesterday. From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel : In the criminal complaint, Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Bruce Landgraf alleged that Latoya Lewis submitted at least two of eight voter registration cards filled out for the ...

This year, we've been blessed with spectacular weather to enjoy all the spectacular activities that mark the Fourth of July. No need to worry about severe weather or oppressive heat and humidity. Mosquitoes are my only concern, and I can manage that. I love celebrating our nation's independence -- f...

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel : A federal jury on Tuesday night convicted former Milwaukee Ald. Michael McGee of extortion and bribery in repeated shakedowns of inner-city store owners, using his power to demand cash and other goods. McGee, 38, showed no reaction as the jury found him guilty o...

Norma Haddad (Photo/ TMJ4 ) From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel : An 84-year-old Toledo, Ohio woman in town for the annual Bead & Button show was beaten and carjacked by a man after she stopped to ask him for directions downtown, according to Milwaukee police. The woman left in her car from the ...

Enough of this drivel from Milwaukee's Mayor Tom Barrett, Alderman Bob Bauman, Police Chief Ed Flynn, and Marsha Sehler, member of the Milwaukee RiverWalk District. Quit blaming the bar and restaurant owners for the gunshots and the violence and the general pandemonium at RiverSplash. From the Milwa...

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel : Visibly angry over what he and other city officials described as a festival marred by alcohol-fueled disorder and violence, Ald. Robert Bauman said Monday that "the jury is out" on whether RiverSplash will be held next year. "Unless there are radical changes mad...

UPDATE: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's spin is in: The report, which covers many issues first reported by the Journal Sentinel in early 2005, provides a look at the level to which police investigated the problems, which included a gap of several thousand more votes counted than people recorded as ...

Yesterday morning, thousands attended a Barack Obama rally at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee. According to the Obama campaign, 6000 people were there to bask in Obama's glory. Musings of a Thoughtful Conservative was at the rally and provides a good account of the event, including photos. ...

From the Green Bay Press-Gazette: The nativity display stays, and it stands alone. The City Council voted Tuesday night to leave it in place until Dec. 26, and to impose a moratorium on any other religious display until the City Council and Schmitt could develop a set of guidelines. The council vote...

According to family and friends, Paul Schumann, pizza delivery man for Zayna's Pizza, was a caring, giving man. His sister Amy Schinneller says, "He was probably one of the most generous guys you would ever meet. I mean, he hardly had anything to his name, but he gave it all away." His ex-wife Laura...