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Raven Welk, 6, found a quiet space to color a sign for her adopted mother, Becky Welk, who is planning a protest at Wednesday’s funeral for Christopher L. Thomas Jr. — who died last week from child abuse. The sign says, “The system failed again.”

Bureaucracy scrutinized after abused boy's death

Today, Milwaukee buries 13-month-old Christopher L. Thomas Jr., who police say was beaten to death by his foster mother last week. Becky Welk, a former foster mother who plans to protest at the funeral, says she fears his violent death will fade from the public's memory, and the child welfare system responsible for placing him in the home, will never be held accountable.

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City birth rate for young teens declines sharply

Births among 15- to 17-year-old girls in Milwaukee have dropped to their lowest level in 28 years, according to data released Wednesday by public health officials.

State firefighters union chief resigns over remark

Rick Gale, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin, resigned Tuesday from the union post amid mounting criticism over reports that he made a racial slur against President-elect Barack Obama.

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Hayes' honesty costs him potential spot on PGA Tour

J.P. Hayes can sleep at night, knowing he did the right thing. The 43-year-old Appleton native disqualified himself from the second stage of the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament last week. The first DQ of his career was especially harsh because it left him ineligible to play fulltime on the PGA Tour in 2009.