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MATC, Business Groups Push Manufacturing to Students
About 170 students will get an up-close look at manufacturing careers at an event Friday.
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About 170 students will get an up-close look at manufacturing careers at an event Friday.
A 24-year-old woman reportedly made a toddler perform sex acts on her and filmed two such incidents.
The venerable Muskego bar-restaurant will celebrate its 30th anniversary Wednesday.
Amardeep Kaleka will reportedly run for U.S. Congress next year.
A house fire was reported near Howell and Forest Hill avenues Sunday.
A 29-year-old man was arrested Sunday afternoon, about 12 hours after he allegedly struck his mother with his vehicle.
The library got into the Star Wars spirit last weekend.
A motorcycle collided with a dump truck about 7 a.m. Friday, according to a report.
The new church at the corner of Tans Drive and Racine Avenue held its first service on Sunday.
The 2013 trick or treat in Muskego will be held Halloween night.
A mud run at Maxine's Studio of Dance over the weekend raised money for the American Cancer Society.
The Oak Creek resident, whose name lives on through the American Legion Post, was killed 95 years ago Thursday.
An Oak Creek business lost $15,000 to a group purporting to be from a paving company.
A porch will be added to the front of the American Legion Post.
Oct. 26 event is part of a national DEA initiative.
Muskego aldermen want more details on cost and public input before considering an offer to purchase land on Little Muskego Lake.
Residents can weigh in on the proposed county budget later this month at Oak Creek and Franklin city halls.
The Oak Creek Plan Commission unanimously approved site and building plans for Meijer, which will anchor the Drexel Town Square development.