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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says he plans to speak at the sentencing of the 21-year-old man who attacked him last summer at State Fair Park.
Anthony J. Peters entered a guilty plea on Tuesday to charges of first-degree reckless injury, disorderly conduct, and bail jumping. He was arrested last August, after Mayor Barrett tried to intervene in a fight between Peters and the grandmother of his child in a parking lot outside of the State Fair. [Read more...]
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Marquette University is hosting a national showcase aimed at preventing suicides. The “Send Silence Packing” display today features 11,000 backpacks representing those college students who took their own life, 75 of the packs contain profiles of the victims.
Once again Wisconsin is asking the federal government to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list. The state DNR says grey wolves grew 12-percent over the winter to around 750, the most since pre-settlement times.
Bob Uecker is expected to be away from the broadcast booth for 2 to 3 months after heart surgery on Friday. In his absence, Cory Provus will see his role expanded.
Under the present format, Provus shares the radio booth with Uecker and calls 3-innings of play-by-play. Starting tomorrow (Thursday), Provus will handle play-by-play for all innings, as well as Brewers pre-game and post-game work.
While the team is on it’s upcoming 10-game road trip, FS Wisconsin’s Davey Nelson will join Provus and serve as an analyst for the trip.
Bob Uecker isn’t the only member of the Milwaukee Brewers family that will be undergoing a medical procedure.
Bullpen coach Stan Kyles is scheduled to undergo prostate surgery on Thursday in Spartanburg, SC. Kyles is expected to miss 4-6 weeks.
Kyles was diagnosed with prostate cancer in spring training.
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