Past Stories

 

DeBruin vows better flag care

Dec. 26, 2007 -- County flags will be illuminated or taken down at night, if a resolution proposed by County Supervisor Lynne DeBruin is adopted by the full County Board. "The bottom line is we have these flags and we're going to take care of them," DeBruin said in an interview. more >>

WisDOT plan hurts Milwaukee businesses
Agency needs to modify freeway design, CASH says
Dec. 26, 2007 -- The Wisconsin Department of Transportation should modify its reconstruction plan for North-South I-94 because of the potential damage to existing commercial strips in Milwaukee, especially the South 27th Street business area, Citizens Allied for Sane Highways said Wednesday.more >>

I-94 interest will add hundreds of millions to cost; council, mayor pushes for transit
Dec. 17, 2007 -- Interest costs on bonding for rebuilding and expanding North-South I-94 will add hundreds of millions of dollars to the $1.9 billion cost the Wisconsin Department of Transporation is citing for the project, according to Citizens Allied for Sane Highways. more >>

Bill would limit emergency powers to regulate guns
Dec. 10, 2007 -- Top state and local government and law enforcement official would be stripped of their authority to regulate legal firearm use during riots, natural emergencies or enemy attack, under a pending in the State Assembly.more >>

Greiten puts the brakes on service station career
Dec. 10, 2007 -- Story Hill residetn Richard Greiten, long-time owner of Greiten's Auto Service, retired from that job at the end of November. more >>

Police sergeant, a Story Hill resident, helps bust (alleged) bank robbers
Nov. 27, 2007 -- Milwaukee Police Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer, a Story Hill resident, helped nab some bank robbers after a woman flagged him down and told him she saw two men wearing masks go into the Mid-America Bank at S. 75th St. and W. Oklahoma Ave.more >>

Freeway plan increases runoff, paves over floodplain
Milwaukee County hit hardest
Nov. 21, 2007 -- The proposed $1.9 billion I-94 north-south expansion project would increase paved-over freeway land in the corridor by almost almost 50% in Milwaukee County, according to the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the project.more >>