Sailor in iconic V-J Day Times Square kiss photo dies at 95
The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II has died. George Mendonsa was 95.

Sailor in iconic V-J Day Times Square kiss photo dies at 95
The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II has died. George Mendonsa was 95.

Screen time for kids under 2 more than doubles, study finds
Screen time has more than doubled for children under 2 years old since 1997, a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics found, with time spent in front of a TV as the main driver despite a changing screen landscape.

FCC: Nearly half the calls you receive this year will be spam
Nearly half the calls made to US cell phones in 2019 will be spam, according to a study by First Orion referenced in a Federal Communications Commission report Thursday.

McDonald’s bringing back the Shamrock Shake
A popular minty shake is back on the menu at McDonald’s for a limited time.

Milwaukee boy, 4, loses parts of colon, intestines after swallowing magnets from Christmas gift
A 4-year-old Wisconsin boy is spending the holidays in the hospital after a Christmas present sent him into surgery.

Wisconsin seeing a drop in child care workers
Experts are saying there has been a rapid decline in licensed child care workers in Wisconsin.

Is Dry January something Wisconsinites can keep up with?
Nationwide people are taking the challenge of going dry in January.

Man leaves Post-It notes with inspiring messages across city
Over the past few weeks, a thousand brightly colored Post-it notes with inspiring messages have been left all over the city of Milwaukee.

Community reacts to slippery commute
Commuters woke up to some daunting weather this morning.

Michelle Obama named America’s most admired woman in new poll
Former First Lady Michelle Obama was voted the woman most admired by Americans this year, knocking Hillary Clinton from the top spot on the list for the first time in 17 years, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday.

$1 Million Powerball ticket sold at Waukesha grocery store
Someone purchased a $1 million winning Powerball ticket from a Waukesha grocery store.

Walter John Chilsen, former Wisconsin Senator, broadcaster passes away at 95
Walter John Chilsen passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 95.

NORAD tracking Santa’s journey across the globe
Santa Claus is coming to town! The big man and his reindeer are dropping off presents for children across the globe this Christmas Eve.

Trump downplays resignation of anti-ISIS special envoy Brett McGurk, calls it ‘nothing event’
President Donald Trump tried to downplay and distance himself from the resignation of Brett McGurk, presidential special envoy to the global coalition to counter ISIS, late Saturday. McGurk submitted a letter of resignation on Friday in protest of Trump’s decision to immediately begin removing troops from Syria, according to a State Department official.
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