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We don't know if anybody has been hit. my god! somebody fired a shot. >> the president was not hit. witnesses heard the sound and saw a puff of smoke. the woman, identified by police as sara jane moore, was immediately seized. >> sara jane moore jumped out of the crowd, fired off a weapon and was tackled by another citizen. her background, it turned out, was as a sort of eccentric, kind of a lower-rung political figure. she was kind of an odd duck. >> when gerald ford became president, within the space of one month were two attempts on his life, squeaky fromme and sara jane moore. both tried t...

  Madison, Wis. — Sen. Ron Johnson, who stood in the way of COVID relief for Wisconsinites, is now trying to paper over his abysmal record, and Wisconsinites aren’t having it. Shot: On a tele-townhall, Ron Johnson, the same man who voted against the American Rescue Plan which was critical in helping the state recover from the pandemic, attempted to claim he was “happy to help people that needed help.” Chaser: Unfortunately for Johnson, Wisconsinites are calling him out for his failures. The same day Johnson made his comments, Buchholz laid into Johnson saying, “As a restaurant ...

While Milwaukeeans already know just how cool their city is, Esquire recently took notice.  The city was featured in the May 5 article "5 Unexpectedly Awesome Domestic Cities to Fuel Your Wanderlust" by Ashlea Halpern. The story highlights five places with "an abundance" of culture, architecture and good food, but are less trafficked than cities, like Los Angeles or New York.  While most locals don't pronounce Milwaukee as "mill-e-wah-que" like Alice Cooper did in "Wayne's World" and Halpern reminded us of in her piece, she did give some well-deserved shout-outs to a handful of Milw...

Wisconsin Business Owners Cite Child Care As Major Obstacle To Hiring While Republicans are blaming federal unemployment benefits for a "labor shortage," business owners see child care as a hurdle for their former employees. MADISON, Wis. — More than a year after restaurants and cafes were forced to shut their doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic, laying off millions of workers, Wisconsin’s small business owners are quick to say that they’re having a hard time re-hiring. Caleb Nicholes, who is a co-owner of Wonderstate Coffee in Madison, Wisconsin, which opened a downtown location dur...

There will be no chili at MSOE this year, but WMSE's Rockabilly Chili is still happening — with a twist.  This year's fundraiser for the radio station has been dubbed the Super Friends Edition and is taking place over the course of a week, April 5-11, with more than 40 Milwaukee area restaurants offering entries. Participants can pick up the contenders from each restaurant, then vote for their favorite meat, vegetarian and unique versions on the WMSE website. The radio station is encouraging people to post photos of the entries on social media with the hashtag #wmsechili. Whoever tries...