http://www.mail.com/locations/2796-wisconsin.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/2796-wisconsin.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2091930-sheriff-ex-nascar-driver-dick-trickle-dead-71.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — There is that lasting image of Dick Trickle in the Winston 500 lighting up a cigarette while driving his stock car with his knees during a caution lap. He places the cigarette through a hole he carved in his helmet for a quick toke and exhales. The green flag hits and out the window goes the cigarette butt and back to racing goes Tric... Fri, 17 May 2013 02:31:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2091930-sheriff-ex-nascar-driver-dick-trickle-dead-71.html 2013-05-17T02:31:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2084002-wisconsin-boy-handwritten-response-biden.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — It might not be unusual for schoolchildren to write to the president or vice president. But one Wisconsin boy got an unexpectedly personal response. The 7-year-old, second-grade student at Downtown Montessori Academy wrote a letter to Vice President Joe Biden and other officials a few months ago with a simple idea for making the world saf... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:25:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2084002-wisconsin-boy-handwritten-response-biden.html 2013-05-14T11:25:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2080194-police-memorial-wall-with-tough-calls.html DETROIT (AP) — Deciding which police officers killed in the line of duty belong on a national memorial usually is driven by facts and presents few obstacles. But this year, two cases show that it isn't always so black-and-white to honor the nation's fallen men and women in blue. This year, the cases of two inductees highlight different challenges facing l... Sun, 12 May 2013 15:22:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2080194-police-memorial-wall-with-tough-calls.html 2013-05-12T15:22:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2069948-suspect-killings-3-wisconsin-charged.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — A man accused of killing three people in a Wisconsin farmhouse last month told investigators he broke into their house for warmth and then struck each of them with a fireplace poker as they returned home, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday. Jaren Michael Kuester, 31, was charged with three counts of first-degree intentional h... Wed, 08 May 2013 00:32:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2069948-suspect-killings-3-wisconsin-charged.html 2013-05-08T00:32:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066908-cranberry-farmers-struggle-surplus-drops-prices.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — U.S. cranberry farmers who spent millions of dollars to replant and expand bogs face a financial crisis after a huge harvest in Canada flooded the market and sent prices plummeting. Farmers in Wisconsin, the leading cranberry producer, have been working for years to expand their acreage at the request of Ocean Spray and other processors w... Mon, 06 May 2013 21:07:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066908-cranberry-farmers-struggle-surplus-drops-prices.html 2013-05-06T21:07:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2058896-2016-rare-same-state-pairings-early-stages.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The early stages of the 2016 presidential race feature an unusual cluster of high-powered potential candidates hailing from the same states, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Rep. Paul Ryan among them. Walker gained Republican Party cult-figure status when he beat back a labor union attempt to oust him from office last year. A few weeks... Thu, 02 May 2013 18:15:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2058896-2016-rare-same-state-pairings-early-stages.html 2013-05-02T18:15:27Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2057086-martes-hr-4-run-8th-pirates-beat-brewers.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — Clint Hurdle insisted the Pittsburgh Pirates weren't thinking about their long losing streak against the Milwaukee Brewers. Starling Marte hit a tying two-run homer in the eighth inning and Brandon Inge had a go-ahead RBI single to rally Pittsburgh to a 6-4 victory over Milwaukee on Wednesday, snapping the Pirates' nine-game skid to the B... Wed, 01 May 2013 21:54:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2057086-martes-hr-4-run-8th-pirates-beat-brewers.html 2013-05-01T21:54:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2055342-local-setbacks-vex-gop-governors-eyeing-2016-race.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican governors are often seen as innovative policymakers and potential presidential candidates, but a few are struggling with political or ethical problems that might crimp their ambitions. Two governors eyeing possible White House bids — Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana — suddenly find themselves fending off... Wed, 01 May 2013 14:22:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2055342-local-setbacks-vex-gop-governors-eyeing-2016-race.html 2013-05-01T14:22:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2050122-james-leads-heat-bucks-round.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — After getting treatment "around the clock" for two days, Dwyane Wade tested his aching right knee in warm-ups before Game 4. It still hurt. "I could have pushed through it," he said. "But my teammates told me if it's hurtin', they got it." The Miami Heat reminded everyone Sunday why they're heavy favorites to win a second straight NBA tit... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:26:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2050122-james-leads-heat-bucks-round.html 2013-04-29T07:26:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048024-jets-draft-qb-geno-smith-2nd-round.html FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Geno Smith's surprising slide through the NFL draft stopped in the second round. Now, he might get a chance to be the New York Jets' starting quarterback. The former West Virginia star was taken with the seventh pick in the second round, 39th overall, on Friday night and could be the future — or maybe even present — replacement f... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:43:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048024-jets-draft-qb-geno-smith-2nd-round.html 2013-04-27T03:43:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2047740-packers-sign-rodgers-to-110m-contract-extension.html GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers gave Aaron Rodgers his opportunity when 23 other teams passed. On another late April weekend with the NFL draft unfolding anew, there was Rodgers again, expressing his appreciation of the Packers for their latest sign of faith. The Packers signed their franchise quarterback Friday to a five-year contract extens... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:46:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2047740-packers-sign-rodgers-to-110m-contract-extension.html 2013-04-27T01:46:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2047924-ageless-allen-coming-up-big-playoffs.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — LeBron James worked Ray Allen hard for two years, urging the veteran guard to come to Miami any time he saw him. It's easy to see why. Allen already has been a major factor in his first playoff appearance with the Miami Heat, who are one win from closing out their first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks. He led the Heat with 23 poi... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:26:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2047924-ageless-allen-coming-up-big-playoffs.html 2013-04-26T22:26:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2047714-banged-up-wade-treatment-remains-day-to-day.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dwyane Wade was spending Friday getting treatment, and the Miami Heat are monitoring him ahead of Sunday's Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra hasn't made a decision about Wade's playing status, preferring to wait and see how his guard feels after getting "a couple of hours" of treatment. The Heat didn't practice... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:35:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2047714-banged-up-wade-treatment-remains-day-to-day.html 2013-04-26T20:35:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2045780-allen-heat-up-3-0-104-91-win-bucks.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — For all Miami has accomplished with its Big Three — and it's been plenty — there's still one thing the Heat haven't done. Yet. The Heat have a chance to sweep a playoff series for the first time since LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade in Miami when they play the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 on Sunday afternoon. ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:19:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2045780-allen-heat-up-3-0-104-91-win-bucks.html 2013-04-26T07:19:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2036988-predicting-1st-round-nfl-draft.html NEW YORK (AP) — Get me out of here. Maneuvering to move down in Thursday night's first round of the draft will be a common behind-the-scenes scramble. There simply are few franchise-type players teams will be enamored of, yet plenty of depth to make picking up extra picks later on a worthwhile strategy. The big bodies will dominate the... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:59:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2036988-predicting-1st-round-nfl-draft.html 2013-04-22T21:59:55Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2033362-gardeners-plans-with-certainty-forecast.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — There's no question that Eric Ciula picked a bad year to get into a competition for growing the biggest tomato. The worst U.S. drought in decades was gripping two-thirds of the nation, and many gardeners were spending hours watering just to keep their plants alive. But Ciula won his family's 2012 contest with an heirloom tomato that was j... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:21:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2033362-gardeners-plans-with-certainty-forecast.html 2013-04-20T15:21:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2033234-5-things-to-watch-nbas-round.html Five things to watch in the first round of the NBA playoffs, which begin Saturday: GAME 3 IN BOSTON: April 26, 8 p.m., Knicks at Celtics. You won't want to be one second late for the start of that telecast on ESPN, because if the scene at the first Bruins game since the Boston Marathon explosions was any indicator, then the emotions that pour out from the... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:54:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2033234-5-things-to-watch-nbas-round.html 2013-04-20T13:54:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2026602-packers-sign-matthews-to-long-term-extension.html GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — One big deal done for the Green Bay Packers, one to go. The Packers locked up star linebacker Clay Matthews with a long-term extension Wednesday, and also is negotiating with quarterback Aaron Rodgers. "It feels good," Matthews said Wednesday during a news conference inside the Packers' locker room. "It's funny, because not a whole ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:54:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2026602-packers-sign-matthews-to-long-term-extension.html 2013-04-17T22:54:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2024388-marathon-officials-better-security-difficult.html A marathon course runs 26.2 miles along an open road. Much tougher to secure than an arena with doors and walls. Yet across the U.S. and around the world, from West Bend, Wis., and London this weekend, to Nashville, Tenn., next week and Copenhagen, Denmark, next month, organizers of road races are trying to figure out how to improve security after the Bos... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:32:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2024388-marathon-officials-better-security-difficult.html 2013-04-17T07:32:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2025002-usda-starts-program-to-track-farm-animals.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — The federal government has launched a new livestock identification program to help agriculture officials to quickly track livestock in cases of disease. It is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's second attempt at implementing such a system, which officials say is critical to maintaining the security of the nation's food supply. An earlie... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:14:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2025002-usda-starts-program-to-track-farm-animals.html 2013-04-17T07:14:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2023276-brewers-gallardo-cited-drunken-driving.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo was arrested on a drunken-driving charge Tuesday after authorities say he was driving on a city highway with a blood-alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit. Deputies responded about 2 a.m. to a report of a possibly intoxicated driver, Milwaukee County sheriff's spokeswoman Fran McLaugh... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:10:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2023276-brewers-gallardo-cited-drunken-driving.html 2013-04-17T01:10:33Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2010034-midwest-hit-with-snow-ice-severe-weather.html WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Storms packing snow, ice and dangerous winds knocked out power in communities throughout the Midwest and prompted Minnesota's governor to call out the state National Guard on Wednesday to help residents. Icy weather left thousands of people in Minnesota in the dark, while another storm threatened to dump several inches of wet sno... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:04:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2010034-midwest-hit-with-snow-ice-severe-weather.html 2013-04-11T04:04:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1994330-feds-man-stole-us-cancer-data-to-study-china.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — When three vials of a possible cancer-fighting compound disappeared recently from a professor's desk at the Medical College of Wisconsin, suspicion quickly fell on a research assistant who had been working in the scientist's lab. Security video showed Hua Jun Zhao, who studied in China and whose wife lives there, was the only person who e... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:13:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1994330-feds-man-stole-us-cancer-data-to-study-china.html 2013-04-03T01:13:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1993978-prosecutor-wis-dad-killed-girls-to-hurt-ex-wife.html HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — The day his ex-wife could legally remarry, Aaron Schaffhausen hopped aboard a train and left North Dakota to go back to Wisconsin. The next day, he cut their three young daughters' throats, wrapped their necks with his spare T-shirts and tucked them into bed. Prosecutors used those details in opening statements Tuesday to press their c... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:19:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1993978-prosecutor-wis-dad-killed-girls-to-hurt-ex-wife.html 2013-04-03T00:19:40Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1987034-teague-nycs-1st-black-tv-newsmen-dies.html NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Teague, a former news anchor, reporter and producer and one of New York City's first black television journalists, has died. He was 84. Teague, who lived in Monmouth Junction, N.J., died Thursday, WNBC said. His widow, Jan, told The New York Times that he suffered from T-cell lymphoma. Teague was a veteran newspaper reporter who had wo... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:26:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1987034-teague-nycs-1st-black-tv-newsmen-dies.html 2013-03-29T19:26:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986060-kobe-bryant-bone-spur-left-foot.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kobe Bryant has a bone spur in his left foot. Following Los Angeles' 113-103 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night, the Lakers revealed the injury. He left the arena using one crutch, but appeared to be walking without pain. Bryant led the Lakers with 30 points, leaving him four points behind Wilt Chamberlain for fourth place on t... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:11:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986060-kobe-bryant-bone-spur-left-foot.html 2013-03-29T04:11:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1985616-man-pleads-guilty-insane-daughters-deaths.html HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — A father changed his pleas Thursday to guilty but insane in the killings of his three young daughters last summer in Wisconsin, which means the defense at his trial will have to prove he had a mental disease or defect so severe that he wasn't responsible for his actions. Aaron Schaffhausen, 35, had pleaded not guilty, but switched his ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:36:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1985616-man-pleads-guilty-insane-daughters-deaths.html 2013-03-28T22:36:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1983198-ill-man-arrested-nj-with-stolen-wis-cheese.html CASHTON, Wis. (AP) — An Illinois man accused of stealing 21 tons of Wisconsin cheese has been arrested in New Jersey. New Jersey authorities say the 34-year-old man from Plainfield, Ill., was arrested Tuesday afternoon. New Jersey State Police Lt. Stephen Jones said Wednesday the man was driving a refrigerated truck carrying 42,000 pounds of Muenster chee... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:44:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1983198-ill-man-arrested-nj-with-stolen-wis-cheese.html 2013-03-27T20:44:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1982560-gop-ponders-long-list-names-policies-2016.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans' search for a way back to presidential success is drawing a striking array of personalities and policy options, creating a wide-open self-reassessment of the party. GOP activists may need three full years to decide which candidate and which philosophy will serve them best in 2016. Rival factions are trying to tug the party le... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:02:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1982560-gop-ponders-long-list-names-policies-2016.html 2013-03-27T18:02:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1973614-mississippi-beats-wisconsin-57-46-ncaa-tourney.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It turns out there is someone who can tone down the taunting and irreverent antics Marshall Henderson is becoming known for. His name is Marshall Henderson. Mississippi's flamboyant guard missed 12 of his first 13 shots and was 0 for 6 from 3-point range Friday when he finally connected for a long 3-pointer in a second-round NCAA t... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 04:42:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1973614-mississippi-beats-wisconsin-57-46-ncaa-tourney.html 2013-03-23T04:42:53Z