Stuff is always happening, and the news is always covering it. Where would we be without the news?
- Reports concerning a fatal fire in West Allis have been mixed. The first said four had died, now the Journal Sentinel says Acting West Allis Police Chief Charles Padgett has pegged the number at three. This is the second fatal fire in West Allis in about a month.
- Is abortion a winning issue for Republicans? Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan says it’s essential, according to The Hill.
- A local postal inspector stopped a package containing an explosive from reaching controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona. Arpaio is known for making inmates wear pink underwear and targeting people suspected of entering the country illegally.
- Jay-Z (who Obama has said he prefers over Kanye West) rapped that he got special approval from the White House to fly to Havana, Cuba. Press Secretary Jay Carney denied the lyrics in a press briefing, according to USA Today.
- Duane Dudek describes how Milwaukee Public TV got John Cleese of Monty Python vintage to promote its annual auction, which pays for about 10 minutes of every hour of the station’s programming.
- The Business Journal has the scoop on ramp closures coming this fall that will affect the Hoan Bridge. The paper also has an update on the legal battle over the old Northridge Mall property.
- Vladimir Putin, who normally projects an attitude of icy machismo, has released photos of himself rolling around in the snow with his two dogs.
