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A 37-year-old has been arrested, accused of child neglect after a 2-year-old was allegedly left in a parked car at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
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First of all, let me tell you my favorite of the dozens of names people suggested for the Milwaukee Bucks new arena through our online poll question post some weeks ago. The John Deere Corral. Is it totally out of the question? Well, yes, even though...

The lieutenant is the first female officer complete the Infantry Officer Course since the Marines opened all military occupational specialties to women in April 2016.
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According to the league's game operations manual, the national anthem must be played prior to every game, and all players must be present on the sidelines when it is played.
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Business fraud is at a record high – according to a recent report by the Association for Financial Professionals 74 percent of businesses experienced attempted or actual payments fraud in 2016. That’s why it’s important for organizations – both big and...

Theater-goers will soon encounter a new dining experience at Avalon Theater, which plans to roll out a new menu for movie-watchers in the coming weeks as well as open a new Mediterranean restaurant in the building before the new year. Joe Schreiter, the...

MILWAUKEE — You’ve seen the videos. The Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol shows up on a doorstep and tells someone they’ve won a million dollars, but the reality is that your chance of encountering a scam sweepstakes is higher than your chance of...

Sen. Luther Strange and challenger Roy Moore made their final push Monday to sway voters with the help of big-name supporters ahead of Alabama’s Republican runoff for U.S. Senate.
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MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police say a  7-year-old was shot near 39th and Hampton on Monday, September 25th. Milwaukee WI – 3919 W Hampton Ave – Med 5 transporting trauma, 7 year old male with a gunshot wound to the abdomen — USFiR2015 (@USFiR2015) September...

MILWAUKEE — Storm-damaged cars being refurbished and resold. Could you be at risk of buying one? Contact 6 shows you how to avoid flooded rides, Thursday on FOX6 News at 10.
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“Where we go from here is determined by who we want to be a nation,” Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said to open up discussion with Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar...

MILWAUKEE- – When it comes to 28-year-old Mauricio Ramirez the world is a canvas and Milwaukee is his muse. His art is scattered across the city. But before he gets spray cans near a wall, his creative process starts at his cousin’s barbershop in West...

MILWAUKEE — Firefighters put their lives on the line trying to find two children trapped in a Milwaukee apartment fire. The siblings ultimately would not make it. It’s under investigation if there were smoke alarms inside the unit where the fire happened...

KENNER, La. – A Louisiana man is in intensive care after a dump truck backed over an occupied portable toilet at the new Louis Armstrong Airport terminal construction site this morning. Kenner Police Lt. Brian McGregor said the accident happened about...

The Dallas Cowboys team, including owner Jerry Jones, knelt on the field before the national anthem was played during the Monday Night Football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Arizona. The demonstration was intended as a statement for...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.– A former Lyft driver accused of raping an Indiana woman was arrested Friday in Indianapolis, according to the Lebanon Reporter. Nour Baber Mahmoud Albadri, 22, has been charged with rape, criminal confinement and two counts of sexual...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A woman who missed her connecting flight at Charlotte Douglas International Airport decided to throw an impromptu dance party instead of fuming in anger. Mahshid Mazooji uploaded the video to YouTube on Saturday and it has already been...

KENOSHA — The site formerly known as the Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha has been sold, according to a recent release. Transwestern, who represented the seller in the transaction said the former dog racing track, more recently known as the Midwest...

KRASNODAR, Russia – Russian police appear to have discovered one of the country’s most grisly cases of cannibalism after pictures of dismembered bodies were found on a phone belonging to one of the main suspects, Russia’s state media reported Monday. The...

Milwaukee Bucks power forward Jabari Parker and his teammates spoke Monday in opposition of President Donald Trump's assertion that athletes who kneel or sit during the national anthem are anti-American.
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PITTSBURGH – The only member of the Pittsburgh Steelers to take the field for the anthem now says he regrets his actions and apologized to his teammates and coach Monday. Alejandro Villanueva, a Steelers lineman and U.S. Army veteran, was pictured...

ARCHDALE, N.C. — North Carolina police are investigating a possible child abuse case of an 11-week-old baby. Her father claims she had a seizure, but her mother is saying he’s responsible,  according to WGHP. On Saturday, Wake Forest medical personnel...

Netflix wants more members to binge-watch its TV shows and movies while flying the friendly skies. The on-demand video service announced on Monday it will offer its low-broadband mobile technology to airline carriers in early 2018. This would allow...

Last year, rapper B.o.B. used Twitter to jump on the ‘flat Earth’ bandwagon, and it looks like he’s been riding it ever since. The “Nothin’ on You” star has started a GoFundMe campaign to find Earth’s curve and see if our planet is actually round (and...

MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker’s deputy chief of staff is taking on a new job created under the same law that makes up to $3 billion available for electronics manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group. Walker announced Monday that Matt Moroney will be leaving...

GREEN BAY — It’s the oldest rivalry in the NFL — and the next chapter will be written at Lambeau Field on Thursday, September 28th. That’s when the Green Bay Packers welcome the Chicago Bears for their 195th matchup. According to Packers.com, the Packers...

The East Coast braced for high winds and treacherous surf from Hurricane Maria, which was still churning in the Atlantic days after the storm caused widespread devastation in the Caribbean. Maria will weaken to a tropical storm by Tuesday night,...

OAK CREEK — Images on a page become living history through the words of Ralph Anderson. “50 missions,” the Racine native said. “And we didn’t get a person wounded or lose a plane.” Anderson was a bombardier during World War II, a member of the 8th Air...

The Milwaukee Bucks quietly inked a fourth “foundational sponsor” at their new arena: MillerCoors, which also will supply products at the Bucks-developed entertainment block across the street from the new arena.
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​California developer Majestic Realty Co. bought the former Dairyland Greyhound Track in Kenosha and plans a new business park with 2 million square feet or more of buildings.
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Developer Scott Lurie walks through the gigantic former warehouse in downtown Milwaukee, and said he hopes it will become one of the top attractions in the city. It’s a huge building for a downtown area, covering almost 3 acres, and it has sat largely...

Women owners of businesses in Wisconsin are stepping up and claiming success while remembering what influenced their rise. Innovation, ingenuity and the continued quest for growth has kept women-owned businesses thriving amid the sometimes difficult...

The Milwaukee Bucks owners acknowledged their team is one of those in the NBA that is losing money on an operating basis but said they remain committed investing the funds necessary to build a championship team in Milwaukee.
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Despite the state's best efforts – and an incentives package worth about $570 million – North Carolina lost Foxconn Technology Group’s $10 billion flat-screen factory to Wisconsin. Ultimately, the state couldn't compete with Wisconsin's $3 billion...

Target Corp. will raise its minimum hourly wage to $11 in October and pledged to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour by the end of 2020. Target (NYSE: TGT), which announced earlier this month that it would hire 100,000 seasonal workers for the...

Milwaukee Police Department Chief Ed Flynn has attacked the legitimacy of a leaked Department of Justice draft report, while advocates took the report as proof of problems within the department they say have existed for years.
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Doors Open Milwaukee is spotlighting the Lindsay Heights and Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods on Sept. 23 and 24. More than 170 buildings throughout the city will be open to the public.
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Arts @ Large artist Muneer Bahauddeen is working with students at Anna F. Doerfler School to complete a six-piece mural using symbols from Mayan, Ghanaian and Hmong cultures.
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Help youth succeed in school and life! The start of the school year offers many opportunities to volunteer. Volunteer Milwaukee, a service of the Nonprofit Center, features a calendar full of events for volunteers, both one-time and ongoing.
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The MPS youth apprentice program offers teens the opportunity to work for pay at local companies, gaining experience and “filling a pipeline” for employers.
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Pamela Davis teaches special education at Keefe Avenue School, the same place she attended kindergarten many years ago. Her passion for teaching comes from her love of helping people.
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Frank Martinelli, president of the Center for Public Skills Training, shares his thoughts on how the Greater Milwaukee Foundation initiative can better address our community’s most pressing problems.
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St. Marcus Lutheran School students and teachers walked to a local fire station to commemorate 9/11. Every year, school leaders explain the importance of the day and teach students about “everyday heroes.”
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Speakers at the Social Development Commission’s annual Summit on Poverty focused on the policies and systems that force people into poverty and keep them there.
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The Better Business Bureau is concerned about fraudsters taking advantage of confusion over the latest news on DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).
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A record crowd attended the sixth annual Silver City International Festival last weekend. The festival celebrated the neighborhood’s diversity with a wide variety of local artists, food vendors and other activities.
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Clarke Square resident Ras Maurice McCutcheon, 17, is happy that Milwaukee values its park system. He says it offers everyone a chance to escape urban environments and smartphones and to take their minds off of what’s bothering them at home.
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Two Milwaukee natives, Shavonda Sisson and Tracey Corder, are hosts of the podcast “That’s What She Said,” where they discuss racial matters, sexuality, pop culture and local and national news.
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Thousands of people gathered Wednesday for a march and rally to support those who will be affected by the Trump administration’s decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Starting in downtown Milwaukee, marchers in the Labor Day parade demonstrated pride in their unions as they made their way to the Summerfest grounds, where they were greeted with free entertainment.
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