West Allis woman dies at shopping center parking lot

March 12, 2010 8:46 a.m. | Authorities are trying to determine why a West Allis woman died Thursday in a parked vehicle at a St. Francis shopping center.

Emergency responders arrived at the Whitnall Square shopping center, 4698 S. Whitnall Ave., to help the 48-year-old woman just after 11 p.m. Thursday, St. Francis Police Chief Brian Kaebisch said.

The woman had complained to a woman she was with at the shopping center that she wasn't feeling well, the chief said.

Help us choose the All-Suburban teams and you could win Bucks tickets

March 11, 2010 7:21 a.m. | Want to weigh in on who you think are the best boys and girls basketball players in the suburban area?

Now's your chance, as we're asking high school hoops fans to help us select the annual NOW Newspapers All-Suburban boys and girls basketball teams, and the Players of the Year.

We've nominated the top players in the area to fill 10 spots on each honors team and we're asking you to pick the players that you think are the best in the NOW Newspapers coverage area.

When the fan voting is over, your votes - along with the votes of our sports staff - will determine the makeup of our All-Suburban Teams. And one lucky person will win a pair of lower-level tickets to a Milwaukee Bucks game just for voting!

Vote for the boys team

UWM to unveil County Grounds campus plans tonight

March 02, 2010 10:06 a.m. | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee officials will introduce plans tonight for its proposed Innovation Park, which will include an engineering and applied sciences campus, on the County Grounds off Watertown Plank Road in Wauwatosa.

The plans will be presented to the Wauwatosa Common Council during a Committee of the Whole meeting at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 7725 W. North Ave. The public is welcome to attend the meeting to learn about the proposed project, but there will be no opportunity for comments or questions during the meeting.

Residents who would like to speak to UWM officials can arrive at 6 p.m. and ask questions prior to the meeting.

The next opportunity for public input will occur during the Plan Commission meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall.

Swing into the 2010 Golf Show with free tickets

March 01, 2010 1:50 p.m. | The 2010 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Golf Show starts Friday, and you could win a pair of free tickets by entering our Twitter and Facebook contests.

On Twitter, simply follow MyCommunityNOW and tweet "I want to win free tickets to the #MKE Golf Show from @MyCommunityNOW. RT to win. Details: http://bit.ly/cPficZ"

A random drawing will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday for the three sets of free tickets, with each winner receiving four tickets. Winners must pick tickets up at NOW's Waukesha offices. Winners will be contacted through Twitter before noon on Thursday.

On Facebook, become a fan of the MyCommunityNOW fan page and respond or write on the wall about a story, photo or some other staff work you saw in one of our papers or on one of our Web sites and tell us what you liked or didn't like about that work. Two winners will be picked during a random drawing at 10 a.m. Thursday with each receiving four free tickets. Winners will be contacted through Facebook and must pick tickets up at NOW's Waukesha offices. Winners will be contacted through Twitter before noon on Thursday.

For more information on the golf show, visit the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Golf Show Web site.

Big effort at the line allows Shorewood boys to win on senior night, 60-53

Feb. 24, 2010 9:53 p.m. | With the numbers of upperclassmen Erik Berg, Chase Miller and Cameron Hood suspended over the Shorewood bench on senior and parents' night, the Greyhounds' boys basketball team relied on the foul line and freshmen Austin Mitchell-Malone (16 points), Alex Najieb (14) and Donovan Freeman to pull out a tense 60-53 win over St. Francis on Wednesday.

Shorewood hit its first 18 free throws of the game and its last seven in going 25 of 29 from the charity stripe on a night that the two teams both wore orange warm-ups to commemorate Wauwatosa West coach Mike Landisch, who is battling cancer.

Through a 50/50 raffle and other endeavors, about $500 was raised for the Landsich Fund said a Shorewood school official.

Greyhound coach John Hoch was happy on all fronts.

"It's funny," Hoch said. "This is my fifth year of coaching and by far my youngest team, but it's also my best foul shooting team. We're second in the Woodland (Conference) at 67 percent. Not bad for a team with four freshmen and a sophomore playing prominent roles."

Community Night set for Feb. 27

Feb. 18, 2010 11:19 a.m. | St. Francis --The 15th annual Community Night, an event to highlight St. Francis youth activities that typically attracts 1,000 residents to a Milwaukee Admirals hockey game, is set for Feb. 27.

Drive your way to auto show with free tickets

Feb. 16, 2010 10:16 a.m. | The Greater Milwaukee Auto Show starts Saturday, and you could win a pair of free tickets by entering our Twitter contest.

To win, simply follow MyCommunityNOW on Twitter and tweet "I want to win free tickets to the Greater Milwaukee Auto Show from @MyCommunityNOW. RT to win. Details: http://bit.ly/cdQMKE"

A drawing will be held at 10 a.m. Friday for the four pairs of free tickets. Winners must pick tickets up at NOW's Waukesha offices. Winners will be contacted through Twitter before noon on Friday.

For more information on the auto show, visit AutoShowMilwaukee.com.

Landisch Fundraiser set for Feb. 28

Feb. 12, 2010 10:09 a.m. | A fundraiser for Wauwatosa West boys basketball coach Mike Landisch has been set for Feb. 28 from 5-9 p.m. at the Crowe Plaza Hotel, 10437 Innovation Drive in Wauwatosa.

Wauwatosa parents, friends and the family of Landisch are raising funds to help defray the medical costs as he fights his battle with kidney cancer.

There will be hors d'oerves, a silent auction and a raffle. The cost is $20 for adults and $10 for children, 12 and under. Tickets are available at home basketball games for both Wauwatosa High Schools or by calling Scott Landisch (414) 793-4374, Barb Krause (414) 536-6039, Dave Krenzien (414) 403-2827, Erin Orlowski (414) 828-0913 and Don Soderberg (414) 771-1288.

Follow us on Twitter for chance to win Bucks tickets

Feb. 04, 2010 2:48 p.m. | Follow us on Twitter and you could win a pair of Bucks tickets to Tuesday night's game against the Detroit Pistons.

All you have do is visit twitter.com/MyCommunityNOW, click the "follow" button, and then post your own tweet mentioning @mycommunitynow and the words "Tweet this for a chance to win Bucks tickets." The deadline to win the tickets is 5 p.m. Friday.

If you're already following us on Twitter, just send us the Tweet - this contest is open to new and existing followers.

At 5 p.m. Friday, we'll randomly select two people from everyone who tweeted "Bucks Tickets" - and they'll each will win a pair to tickets to Tuesday's game.

If you're not already following us on Twitter, do so today. Not only will you get a chance to head to the game, but you'll also be able to stay on top of the latest news, sports, photos and more from the MyCommunityNOW.com Web sites.

Municipal group endorses uniform trick-or-treating hours

Jan. 11, 2010 4:14 p.m. | Cudahy — A group representing the mayors and village presidents of Milwaukee County's 19 municipalities recommended Monday that each community hold trick-or-treat on the same day - usually a Sunday.

The resolution is aimed at keeping children safe and deterring groups of kids from collecting candy outside their own communities.

The recommendation is not binding on any city or village.

Under the resolution, trick-or-treat would be held from 1 to 4 p.m. the Sunday on or before Oct. 31. When Oct 31 falls on a Saturday, trick-or-treat would be held that day.

The resolution is for 10 years.

Ladish will recall 27 union employees

Dec. 18, 2009 4:40 p.m. | One-third of the hourly workers laid off by Ladish Co. this summer will return to work in mid-January.

The Cudahy manufacturer is bringing back 27 union blacksmiths, said Chief Financial Officer Wayne Larsen. The company laid off about 75 people in July.

"Business has bounced back a little, and we're encouraged with what the demand looks like in the first quarter, so we're bringing some people back," he said.

Ladish makes forgings for jet engines and the aerospace and industrial markets.

Through the first nine months of the year, Ladish reported sales of $266.6 million, down 25% from the same period in 2008.

Airport promotion group seeks to become non-profit corporation

Dec. 14, 2009 12:00 p.m. | The Airport Area Economic Development Task Force, a consortium of government and private-sector representatives that promotes Mitchell International Airport as an economic development catalyst, is proposing to become a non-profit corporation.

The new organization, which would be called the Milwaukee Gateway Aerotropolis Corp., would be better able to promote the airport, according to information being circulated among local governments.

The local governments are being asked to support the creation of the organization. On Tuesday, a resolution detailing the proposal will be considered by the Oak Creek Common Council.

The resolution says the task force has been meeting for two years and includes elected officials and staff from Oak Creek, Cudahy, Franklin, Greendale, Greenfield, Milwaukee, St. Francis and South Milwaukee, as well as from the airport, Milwaukee County, the Port of Milwaukee, and the state and federal governments.

The Airport Gateway Business Association, the South Suburban Chamber of Commerce, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce, the Greater Milwaukee Committee, Spirit of Milwaukee and VISIT Milwaukee also have been participating in the task force, according to the resolution.

Tell us how the roads are in your neighborhood

Dec. 09, 2009 2:48 p.m. | As the workday comes to an end, people are going to want to know: What are the roads going to be like?

Help us help your fellow driver by sending an update on the situation where you are. Are the roads well-plowed? Is black ice beginning to develop? Are the puddles knee deep in the dip in the road at the intersection?

Feel free to also share other ways the weather is affecting you. Whether the power is out or the kids are enjoying the first sledding of the year, it's unquestionable this first snowstorm of the season is affecting people's plans.

Let us know what is going on by sending an e-mail to news@cninow.com. We may share your stories with our readers. Please make sure to note which community you are in, and if relevant, which specific area of the community.

Residents have another shot at getting swine flu vaccine

Nov. 05, 2009 3:50 p.m. | Another H1N1 flu vaccine clinic will be held next week in Oak Creek.

The clinic, in conjunction with the Oak Creek-Franklin School District and the cities of St. Francis and South Milwaukee, is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 14 at Oak Creek High School, 340 E. Puetz Road.

Though the clinic is open to any resident, only those people in certain target groups will be vaccinated, Health Officer Judy Price said. The current target group consists of pregnant women, health care and emergency response workers, household contacts and caregivers of children younger than 6 months old, children age 6 months to 4 years old and children 5 to 18 years old with medical conditions.

The Oak Creek Health Department at an Oct. 28 clinic gave more than 300 vaccines, Price said. But unlike other area health departments, such as Greenfield, the vaccine supply did not run out.

Vikings move closer to playoffs with shutout

Oct. 10, 2009 9:00 a.m. |

For much of the 2009 season New Berlin West has used the arm of standout junior quarterback Dominique Bledsoe to set up its running game.

Junior running back Steve Vogl and the Vikings' offensive line had other ideas Friday night in their convincing 28-0 win over visiting St. Francis.

The wet, muddy conditions limited the Viking passing attack and allowed Vogl to carry the ball 30 times for 132 yards and two touchdowns.

"(Vogl) continues to amaze me," New Berlin West coach Jeff Grabo. "He ran like a man tonight."