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October 1, 2012

1 dead, 4 injured in Milwaukee park shooting
5:45 a.m.


MILWAUKEE (AP) — One 22-year-old man is dead and four other people injured after a shooting at a Milwaukee park.

Police say all five of the victims were shot. The four who were injured are expected to survive. They range in age from 15 to 23 years old.

The shooting happened Saturday night at Atkinson Park on the city's north side. Police say it might have been prompted by an earlier argument at the park.

Police are still looking for a suspect Sunday.

 

Wis. DMV centers to close for Columbus Day
5:45 a.m.


MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Division of Motor Vehicles is warning people that its customer service and phone centers will be closed on Columbus Day next week.

DMV officials say all front-line customer service representatives will receive technical updates and training that day. They say they scheduled the training for Columbus Day because it's a federal holiday and fewer customers tend to visit service centers on those days.

People can still access recorded information through the DMV's automated phone system and find information on the division's website.

Columbus Day falls on Monday, Oct. 8.

 

Marquette celebrates anniversary of "The Hobbit"
5:45 a.m.


MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette University is starting a yearlong celebration in honor of the 75th anniversary of "The Hobbit's" publication.

They are beginning with a lecture by renowned J.R.R. Tolkien scholar, John Rateliff.

He will talk on Wednesday afternoon about how the Tolkien manuscripts came to reside at Marquette University.

The collection includes multiple working drafts for "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings," along with an original watercolor rendering by Tolkien of the dust cover for "The Hobbit" and Thor's map.

Marquette also has the original copy of the children's book "Mr. Bliss," which is written and illustrated by Tolkien.

 

Frank Lloyd Wright home sold to nonprofit group
5:45 a.m.


MILWAUKEE (AP) — A nonprofit group that already owns two other Frank Lloyd Wright houses on one Milwaukee block has bought a third.

Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin hopes to turn the block of six Wright homes on Milwaukee's south side into an interpretive site for visitors. There are four duplexes and two bungalows.

The homes are known as American System-Built Homes and were built between 1915 and 1916 as prototypes for Wright's ideas for standardized home design.

The group now owns an example of each of the three System-Built models Wright designed for the street.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/QNOh0U ) the home will be rented as the group restores a duplex at the other end of the block and raises funds for the project.

 

Wis. historical site to offer servant dinner
5:45 a.m.


MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A historical mansion in southwestern Wisconsin is offering cooking enthusiasts a chance to whip up dishes that reflect the diversity of the site's servants.

The Villa Louis mansion in Prairie du Chien will hold a hands-on cooking workshop in the mansion's kitchen and preserve house on Saturday, Nov. 10.

A family-style dinner will follow. The menu will feature foods that reflect the servant staff's ethnic diversity. Participants also will get a tour of the estate.

Tickets are $45 per person.