3 seriously injured in Brookfield crash
Brookfield — Three people were seriously injured in a crash in Brookfield Tuesday morning, Police Capt. Phil Horter said.
William and Carol Ann Joseph, of Waukesha, were on a motorcycle and taken in separate Flight for Life helicopters to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, he said. William Joseph is in critical condition and his wife's condition is being evaluated, a hospital spokesman said.
A teenage Sussex girl, who was driving a car, was taken by ambulance to Elmbrook Memorial Hospital. Police refused to release her name.
The motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Capitol Drive when it was struck by the car at Mitchell Park Drive at 8:50 a.m., according to the preliminary investigation. There is a stop sign on Mitchell Park Drive, Horter said.
Connecture to move headquarters to Waukesha
Health insurance software provider Connecture Inc. will move its headquarters from Atlanta to Waukesha County and, bolstered by a grant of state financial assistance, will add more than 100 jobs here, Gov. Scott Walker said Monday.
With Walker visiting Connecture's offices in the city of Pewaukee, the governor's office said in a statement that Connecture will receive up to $1.2 million in state credits over three years. In exchange, Connecture will create "over 100 high-paying professional technology jobs within the state" during that period, the statement said.
Broadly speaking, the agreement forgives Connecture $12,000 of its state corporate income tax bill for each of up to 100 jobs it adds here through 2014.
Connecture said last week that it is currently hiring to fill 25 positions and expects to add another 75 this year but didn't mention plans to move its headquarters.
The company started in Atlanta in the 1990s, and in 2004 purchased a Waukesha County firm, Riverwood Solutions. Since then the firm has maintained offices in both places and has a third office in Farmington, Conn.
» Read Full ArticlePolice evacuate hotel rooms after woman's frantic call
A frantic call from an Indiana woman who feared her gang-member husband was planning to shoot her led Waukesha police to evacuate several rooms at a hotel northeast of Waukesha Saturday night.
The woman called police about 9:15 p.m., saying she had gotten into an argument at a McDonald's restaurant with her 32-year-old husband from Indiana, who she said was a gang member, according to Waukesha police.
The argument escalated when the couple returned to their hotel, the Extended Stay at 2520 Plaza Court. The woman stayed in her minivan with her six kids while her husband went into the hotel room. She feared that he was going to get his gun to shoot her.
Police arrived and escorted the woman and her children to safety while surrounding the hotel room. Police also evacuated nearby rooms and called the man out of his room. He surrendered himself and his .45-caliber gun to the police about 10:15 p.m. The man was taken into custody without injury.
Police said they plan to recommend he be charged with recklessly endangering safety and domestic disorderly conduct.
Proposed guitar locations have been selected for Gibson project
Just three days after the 10, 10-foot tall guitars arrived in the city for the Waukesha Gibson GuitarTown project, another development with the project has taken place.
Norm Bruce, the spokesperson of the Waukesha Gibson GuitarTown committee, announced Friday afternoon the proposed locations in downtown Waukesha of the 10, 10-foot tall guitars that will be painted by local and regional artists over the next few months.
Here is a list of the proposed 13 locations:
- Waukesha County Museum (near Styza Properties and The Clock Tower Condos on Main Street)
- Lare's Fashions (near Krumrich's Jewelers, Allo Chocolat and Martha Merrill's Books and Cafe on the corner of Main and Casper streets)
- Sloppy Joe's Soda Fountain (near the southeast corner of "5 Points" at the intersection of Main, W. Broadway St. and N. Grand Ave.)
- Space outside The Clarke Hotel (formerly the Black Trumpet near Bangles and Bags on the west corner of "Five Points" on W. Broadway St. and N. Grand Ave.)
- Waukesha State Bank (near the Waukesha Gazebo along the Fox River Walkway on Bank Street)
- Taylor's People's Park (near Almont Gallery, The Steaming Cup and The Potter's Shop on the corner of Main and Clinton streets)
- Otto's Fine Art Academy (near River's End Gallery, Couri Insurance, Restyle Studio and Bodway's on the corner of Main Street and Maple Avenue)
- Restyle Studio (near River's End Gallery, Couri Insurance, Otto's Fine Art Academy and Bodway's on the corner of Main Street and Maple Avenue)
- Main Street Residence (near Moxie, State Farm Insurance and the future Kendall Lofts on Main Street)
- Waukesha Tattoo Company @ Galleria Edge (near Moxie, State Farm Insurance and the future Kendall Lofts on Main Street)
- Rotunda (near Berg Management, Chef Jack's and J. Lotti's Pub & Grill House on the corner of South and Gasper streets)
- The Waukesha Freeman Building on Barstow Street
- Club 400 on Williams Street
Although there are 10 guitars, Bruce said the 13 proposed locations were intended.
» Read Full ArticleFriday Night Hoops: Rematch games in store for Classic 8 contests tonight
There’s only a few weeks left in the WIAA boys and girls basketball regular season and all the games matter now.
Whether you’re in first or at the bottom of the conference, there’s something to play for – be it a roster spot, conference positioning, WIAA postseason seeding or simply pride.
Like all of the conference games going forward, these games are repeats of earlier in the season.
And unlike last week, these eight games were a little tougher to predict, because after reviewing the matchups I think there could be some very entertaining games. I think most of them appear to pit evenly matched teams against each other.
Below is the schedule of the games in the Classic 8 that involve Waukesha-area schools with a description on the teams and my predicted winner in bold.
» Read Full ArticleNationally-acclaimed "The Cat's Pajamas" vocal group to perform at Waukesha North Saturday
Waukesha North High School is already home to quite a few talented singers/musicians who have entertained audiences inside their school’s auditorium.
On Saturday night, a well-known group that sings around the country - “The Cat’s Pajamas” – will do the same.
The five-person all-male group will begin the show at 7 p.m. as part of North’s Choir Concert.
Tickets for the concert, also labeled as the “Carnegie Hall Benefit Concert,” are $7 for students, $10 for adults or $25 for families. The proceeds will go toward North’s Concert Choir’s trip it is taking in April to New York City.
While that will be a new experience for those students, singing at schools is nothing new for the “The Cat’s Pajamas.”
» Read Full ArticleSoftware firm Connecture hiring 25 in Waukesha, 75 more possible
Connecture Inc., a growing health insurance software firm, is hiring for 25 jobs in Waukesha and expects to add another 75 this year.
The Atlanta-based company already employs 115 people at its Waukesha office, and demand for its services is increasing as insurers and others react to the sweeping health care reform act approved in March 2010, marketing manager Megan Riddle said Thursday.
Companywide employment has risen by more than half since 2010, with more than 200 now working for Connecture at its three offices - Waukesha, Atlanta and Farmington, Conn., Riddle said.
In Waukesha, she said, the positions the company is looking to fill pay about $85,000 a year on average.
"We are looking at Java developers, business analysts, project managers, quality-assurance analysts - so lots of software development jobs," Riddle said.
» Read Full Article10-foot Gibson guitars arrive in Waukesha
Waukesha - Ten 10-foot-tall guitars, modeled after the Les Paul Gibson, arrived on a flatbed trailer - guarded by a mammoth fiberglass bulldog - Tuesday, a sure sign that the GuitarTown Project is for real.
The Gibson Foundation and Mayor Jeff Scrima announced earlier this month that Waukesha had been selected for the project, following on the heels of cities such as Los Angeles, Nashville and London.
In other GuitarTown Project cities, the guitars typically were decorated by artists, often signed by celebrities and auctioned off to raise money for charity.
A Waukesha steering committee will select artists to turn the plain pieces into works of art that will be mounted in prominent spaces downtown, said Lynn Gaffey, artist and gallery owner who serves on the committee.
The guitars were made by F.A.S.T. Corp. of Sparta. George Clemmerson, who delivered the hollow sculptures, said they weigh about 50 pounds each. They're free standing but came with metal stands. The bulldog that accompanied them was headed to a Beloit restaurant, Clemmerson said.
» Read Full ArticleFlight for Life called to Highway 59 accident
Giant Gibson guitars to be delivered Tuesday in Waukesha
When Waukesha found out it was going to be a Gibson GuitarTown city a few weeks ago, officials knew the process would be quick.
The latest step in this process will take place on Tuesday when 10, 10-foot tall guitars were delivered to Spring Artisan Village, 521 Wisconsin Ave., in Waukesha.
Almont Gallery owner Lynn Gaffey, who is one of seven members on the Waukesha GuitarTown steering committee formed by Mayor Jeff Scrima, said the guitars were to arrive between 10:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Originally, the project called for 20 Les Paul fiberglass guitars - 10 playable guitars and 10, 10-foot tall guitars.
But Martha Merrell's Books and Cafe owner Norm Bruce said Monday that Gibson will now donate five more playable guitars to the project to bring the total of playable guitars to 15.
» Read Full ArticleFriday Night Hoops: Classic 8 positioning in full gear for boys, girls
We’re more than halfway through the high school basketball conference season and all of these matchups are repeats of earlier in the year, which should make for some intriguing games.
It’s always interesting to see how a team makes adjustments the second time around or if the same team has the same success as it did during the first game.
With the season approaching the last month of the year, conference positioning and playoff seeding is on the line.
Here is your guide for high school basketball games around the area tonight. All varsity games begin at approximately 7:30 p.m.
The teams I see winning are in bold. Unlike two weeks ago when I made predictions, I like all the home teams this week.
» Read Full ArticleFree blue recycling bins offered in Waukesha County
Waukesha - Waukesha County recycling staff will provide free blue bins for recyclables, while supplies last, at eight Waukesha County libraries in February and will be on hand during evening sessions to answer questions about recycling.
All the sessions run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., except at the Waukesha library where the hours will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The dates and libraries: Brookfield on Feb. 7; Oconomowoc on Feb. 9; New Berlin on Feb. 13; Waukesha on Feb. 15; Elm Grove on Feb. 16; Town Hall Library at North Lake in the Town of Merton on Feb. 21; Pewaukee on Feb. 23 and Delafield on Feb. 27.
Killer's death ruled drug overdose
A convicted killer from Waukesha County who was found dead in his prison cell in November died from a drug overdose, the Dodge County medical examiner said Wednesday.
The cause of death of David A. Wapp, 31, was methadone toxicity and the death has been ruled an accident, Medical Examiner Patrick J. Schoebel said.
State Department of Corrections spokesman Timothy Le Monds said the department is conducting an investigation to determine how Wapp obtained the methadone.
Wapp was sentenced in June 2010 to life in prison with no possibility for parole for stabbing his former girlfriend, Samantha Peterson, to death on Sept. 5, 2009.
Wapp was found unresponsive in his cell the morning of Nov. 8 at Waupun Correctional Institution and was pronounced dead at a hospital that afternoon.
» Read Full Article1982 Milwaukee Brewers team coming to Waukesha SportsCards
Members of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers team is cherished and remembered like none other in franchise history.
This weekend, many of those players will be back together for a Brewers Reunion at the Waukesha SportsCards and Sports Memorabilia shop, located at 821 Meadowbrook Road #9.
From Robin Yount, to Paul Molitor, to Rollie Fingers, the former stars will be there to sign autographs and greet fans looking to reminisce about the only team in franchise history to advance to the World Series.
The fabulous infield duo of Yount, a two-time AL MVP who served as the team’s shortstop until the 1985 season, and Jim Gantner, the team’s longtime second baseman, will be first to sign autographs from 4:45 to 6:45 p.m. Friday.
Yount and Gantner are also rare breeds as they both played their entire careers with the Brewers. Yount, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999, was on the team from 1974–1993, while Gantner, a lifelong Wisconsin resident, played for the Brewers from 1976-1992.
» Read Full ArticleWaukesha man accused of physically abusing his son
Waukesha – A Waukesha man who allegedly uses corporal punishment on his children was charged this week in Waukesha County Circuit Court for hitting his 9-year-old son.
The 46-year-old man was charged with a felony count of physical abuse of a child for an incident that allegedly occurred Dec. 8.
According to the criminal complaint filed Jan. 23, the boy was at his father’s residence when his father became angry as the boy was doing poorly in school and the man accused the child of lying. The boy told police his father got out a belt but did not use it but the man did strike the boy "hard on the buttocks" and grabbed the boy "around the neck from behind and started throwing him around," the complaint said.
The boy told police that he had pain in his neck and jaw and officers did see red marks on the boy’s neck, the complaint said.
» Read Full ArticleMilwaukee police investigating death of Waukesha woman, 64
Milwaukee police are investigating the death of a 64-year-old Waukesha woman who was found dead Monday morning behind a supply store on the city's north side.
The woman was found at 7:15 a.m. near the intersection of N. 22nd St. and W. Capitol Drive, spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz said.
"Investigators do not believe there was foul play involved," Schwartz said in an e-mail. "The woman suffered from mental health issues, and preliminary indications are that there is nothing suspicious about her death at this time. We continue to investigate. We are not releasing her name at this time as we have not been able to notify her family."
A woman living in a house nearby told Today's TMJ4 she was the one who called police after she saw a pair of white tennis shoes.
