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Saturday, May 10, 2008


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Benson's assets frozen for now >> photo
WAUKESHA - A former Oconomowoc doctor will have his finances frozen except for daily living expenses for at least the next month after an agreement by attorneys Friday in a civil case related to the criminal allegation that the man was intoxicated when he allegedly rear-ended a car April 25 and killed three of its occupants.
For more on this story, go to GM Today.)

Police want to keep a 24-hour eye on crime
WAUKESHA - The Waukesha Police Department is hoping to put a new pair of eyes downtown - eyes that never sleep and can keep watch 24 hours a day.
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Road rager allegedly thought 
he was ramming his father
>> photo
WAUKESHA - A town of Waukesha man reportedly told police he thought he was ramming his truck into a vehicle driven by his father - and not a stranger on her way to work - in an alleged incident at about 4 a.m. Wednesday where he reportedly later hid for hours in a tree and registered a blood-alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit.
(For more on this story, go to GM Today.)

Q&A with David Koepp
David Koepp knows you probably have certain expectations for “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.” The Pewaukee native does, too. It’s the fourth big-screen story about one of the most immediately recognizable and iconic characters in movie history. How can people not feel like they own a part of Indiana Jones?  
(For more on this story, go to GM Today.)

 

Gilbert Yerke hangs an organic herb planter Thursday at Yerke Frog Alley Greenhouses in Mukwonago. In an age of high gas and food prices, some local people are growing their own vegetables to save money and gas.


 

More stories in today's Freeman:


Meadowbrook student wins conservation award >>photo
WAUKESHA - Meadowbrook Elementary School fifth-grader Ryan Richter sat in his desk Friday morning with a morose look on his face as a speaker in his classroom talked about a student getting a great honor.


Power to the people
CITY OF PEWAUKEE - The citizens of City of Pewaukee will have more power now because the common council repealed an ordinance Monday night.


Delafield alderman resigns from committee in protest
DELAFIELD - Longtime Alderman Ron Miskelley resigned from Delafield’s architect and construction manager committee early Friday morning to the surprise of several common council members and others in attendance at the committee’s 7 a.m. meeting.


Homeless for a night >>photo
HARTLAND - Picking through trash, sleeping outside and begging for money are several activities Nicole Dahlman did Friday night to learn what it feels like to be homeless.


Family of girl who was shot pleads for information
A Slinger High School junior continues to fight for her life after being shot in the head Saturday night.
(For more on this story, go to GM Today.)

Area briefs


Ryan Richter, a fifth-grade student at Meadowbrook Elementary School, reacts to hearing his name called as the state winner of the Igniting Creative Energy Challenge on Friday at the school. The winner was kept as a surprise until announced to the entire class. Richter’s entry in the competition demonstrated how alternative energies can power a city. 


 





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