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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 03:32 pm

Waukesha News

Local news for Waukesha, WI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Yesterday | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Waukesha County Fair Schedule

Courtney Roofe, 9, of Dousman shows her lamb, Mrs. Favre, at the Waukesha County Fair.

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Yesterday | Sac Bee

'Boomerang' kids live with parents to save for house

Liz Jorgensen moved in with her folks to save enough money to move out again. Jorgensen, 25 and a high school English teacher in Hartland, Wis., wants to own a home, but "I couldn't afford to live in an ...

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Hartland, WI, Glendale, WI, Home Buying, Home

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Today's TMJ4

Menacing Wind Threatens Waukesha Fairgrounds

It was shortly before four Wednesday afternoon when an ominous warning was broadcast across the fairgrounds here.

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Related Topix: Waukesha County, WI, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

Lake Country Reporter

Harley 105th Weekend in Waukesha

Join in this Free Event with Big Time Entertainment August 28-31,2008 in Downtown Waukesha and River Front.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee Metro, Wauwatosa, WI, Delafield, WI, Blog News

Wed Jul 16, 2008

JSOnline.com and WTMJ-TV

Storms Knock Over Tent At Waukesha Co. Fair

The strong storms that rolled through the area Wednesday knocked over a tent at the Waukesha County Fairgrounds.

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620AM WTMJ

Carnival Stabs Other Carnival Worker in Waukesha County

Police in Waukesha say a carnival worker had to go to the hospital after the worker was stabbed by another carnival worker.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee Metro, Waukesha County, WI

WEAU-TV Eau Claire

Drug Ring Busted in Milwaukee

Federal prosecutors say they've charged 27 defendants in a drug conspiracy that led from Chicago to Milwaukee and its western suburbs.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Metro, Waukesha County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI

WDJT

Stabbing at Waukesha Co. Expo Center

A man was stabbed Tuesday night at the Waukesha County Expo Center. At least a dozen deputies responded just before 9 pm.

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Tue Jul 15, 2008

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Waukesha County plan to reward libraries for out-of-town patrons

County officials say some library administrators are overstating the impact of a proposed new formula for distributing more than $2 million in county aid to libraries.

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Related Topix: Waukesha County, WI, Delafield, WI, Oconomowoc, WI, Mukwonago, WI, Milwaukee Metro

WEAU-TV Eau Claire

Child Killed In Waukesha Co. Crash

Pewaukee officers say another child and a woman were taken to the hospital. Both have what appear to be serious injuries.

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Related Topix: Pewaukee, WI, Milwaukee Metro

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Waukesha dads ticketed for fight at soccer game

An off-duty Waukesha police officer and another Waukesha man who got into an altercation at their daughters' soccer game, forcing the referees to stop the game and other parents to call 911 for crowd control, ...

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Related Topix: Milwaukee Metro, Pewaukee, WI, Waukesha County, WI

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Lock guilty in two murders

MONDAY, July 14, 2008, 12:42 p.m. By Tom Heinen MONDAY, July 14, 2008, 11:47 a.m. By Jacqui Seibel Not-guilty plea entered in fatal crash Waukesha - Former physician Mark M. Benson pleaded not guilty this ...

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Related Topix: Milwaukee Metro, Oconomowoc, WI

Oshkosh Northwestern

The BoDeans return to make up Waterfest show

Dianne McClure and her daughter Amy were in the parking lot of the Leach Amphitheater when the BoDeans show at Waterfest was cancelled on June 12.

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Related Topix: Bodeans, Pop/Rock, Milwaukee Metro, Menomonee Falls, WI, Oshkosh, WI

Sun Jul 13, 2008

WDJT

Prison Death Investigation

This morning, the Waukesha Fire Department was called to the Waukesha County Huber Facility for an unresponsive inmate.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee Metro, Waukesha County, WI, Wales, WI

Sat Jul 12, 2008

JSOnline.com and WTMJ-TV

Man Fakes Heart Attack To Avoid Bills

Robert Farnum doesn't look like a movie star, but police say he's quite the actor.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee Metro

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Lake Country Reporter

Waukesha's disaster center now closed on Sundays

Disaster Recovery Centers around the state, including the one in Waukesha County, will be closed on Sundays beginning July 13.

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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Waukesha County Community Briefing

A former coach and teacher's aide at Hamilton High School pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually assaulting a female student at the school.

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Related Topix: Menomonee Falls, WI, Waukesha County, WI, Racine County, WI, Brookfield, WI

WisInfo

Manitowoc native will chair MSOE Rader School of Business

MILWAUKEE - Manitowoc native Steven C. Bialek has been named chairman of the Rader School of Business at Milwaukee School of Engineering.

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Related Topix: Manitowoc, WI, Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Metro, Oshkosh, WI

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Waukesha ranked among Forbes' best places to raise a family

You'll get no argument from me. Waukesha County is a pretty good place to raise a family.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee Metro, Waukesha County, WI

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Hotel hold-ups may be linked to others

WEDNESDAY, July 9, 2008, 9:26 a.m. By Linda Spice Hotel holdups may be linked to 10 others A Kenosha hotel clerk suffered facial and head injuries after being struck with a gun during an armed robbery at the ...

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