JAMES A. CARLSON

Associated Press Writer
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Wis. man survives 6-story fall from bank building

A window washer survived a six-story fall from a bank building with one thought in mind — when was his safety rope going to catch?

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Critics blast Milwaukee cops over serial killings

Within a 3-square-mile area of Milwaukee's north side an unknown man strangled six women police say were prostitutes between 1986 and 2007. But it wasn't until this past week that the city's top cop said recent DNA tests had linked the killings.

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Sightings show cougars expanding into central US

Anna Lashley can't forget her surprise when she looked out her kitchen window three years ago just south of Milwaukee and spotted what she believes was a cougar.

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Couple learns their tot died in foster home crib

A Milwaukee couple is still waiting for answers after their baby boy died in foster care last week — two days after being removed with three other children from their home.

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Delegate who said she'd vote for McCain in fight

A Democratic National Convention delegate pledged to Hillary Rodham Clinton says she hopes to fight off an attempt by Wisconsin Democrats to take away her credentials because of her past statement that she would vote for John McCain if Clinton wasn't the nominee.

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Marquette Replaces Crean With Assistant

Marquette picked assistant coach Brent "Buzz" Williams on Monday to replace Tom Crean, who left last week to become coach at Indiana.

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Super Tuesday Weather Could Snarl Vote

Thunderstorms and snowstorms spread across the eastern half of the nation Tuesday, making travel miserable for voters in states holding primaries and causing flooding that chased some people from their homes in Indiana.

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Plane-Led Cranes Begin New Migration

They're off again, and flying.

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