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Like their big box competitors, many Milwaukee artists and artisans rely on the holiday shopping season for a big revenue boost - some for as much as a 40 percent of their annual sales.

Nelson Mandela smiles as he watches the coronation ceremony of Bafokeng's King Leruo Tshekedi Molotlegi at a sports stadium in Phokeng, 120 UNDATED Wisconsinites are joining the rest of the world in mourning the death of Nelson Mandela.

Prosecutors said Friday that they expect to bring more charges against Ronn Johnson, the former school leader accused of sexually abusing young boys over two decades.

Dan Mekemson is named new Senior Vice President and Director of Mortgage Lending for Bank Mutual.

The former South African president died yesterday at the age of 95. The anti-apartheid icon had an effect on many political leaders, including Milwaukee alderman Joe Davis.

The holidays are in full swing and so is the shopping season. That is why shopper's should be aware of the free Sam's Club Open House taking place December 6 - December 8. This national event is open to the public .

ONLY ON 12. A MILWAUKEE WOMAN'S DOGS STOLEN AFTER A TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE. WISN 12 NEWS TONI VALLIERE IS LIVE WHERE HER FLIERS ARE TONIGHT.

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WISN 12 NEWS REPORTER BEN HUTCHISON IS ON CAPITOL DRIVE WHERE WORKERS ARE SCHEDULED TO FIGHT FOR HIGHER WAGES... GOOD MORNING...HERE IN MILWAUKEE FAST FOOD WORKERS ARE CHALLENGING THE MINIMUM WAGE...TODAY IS THE OFFICIAL STRIKE LOCALLY SCHEDULED OUTSIDE THIS MCDONALDS ... ACROSS THE COUNTRY WORKERS ARE CALLING FOR A MINIMUM WAGE OF 15 ... (more)

It's the 18th year for Country Christmas, the drive-through holiday lights event boasting more than 1 million lights displayed along a 1-mile trail winding through woods at the Country Springs Hotel in Waukesha.

Repairers of the Breach, a homeless shelter located five blocks north of campus, is preparing for another long Milwaukee winter.

NEW THIS MORNING. IT'S THE COUNTRY'S LONGEST-RUNNING ROLLING FOOD BANK FUNDRAISER.

SEEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS AFTER A MILWAUKEE MAN IS ATTACKED AND BEATEN AT A BUS STOP.

NEW AT SIX: A BIZARRE ELECTROCUTION CASE. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER SAYS THE VICTIM IS 38-YEAR-OLD DEVON WILLIAMS -- KILLED WHILE CUTTING POWER LINES ON THE ROOF OF A MILWAUKEE BUSINESS EARLIER THIS WEEK.

The State Journal of Madison said her campaign Web site fails to mention that's she's a member of the Madison School Board -- and it downplays her other connections to her home city.

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's campaign has fired a campaign aide for making racist comments about Hispanics on her Twitter account.

The father of Alexis Patterson -- a young Milwaukee girl who vanished for good in 2002 -- is due in court Wednesday for allegedly beating another child.

The man charged in the hit-run death of a toddler hid from police in a crawl space and later cried while admitting to the crash, a complaint says.

Many people, after reading yet another "Infant dies after co-sleeping" headline, seem to think that most co-sleeping deaths result from a drunk, incompetent parent rolling onto his or her baby and suffocating the child.