Jeff Sessions – In Milwaukee, murders are coming down from a peak, they're not up 57%, despite Jeff Sessions' claim

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | In Milwaukee, murders are coming down from a peak, they’re not up 57%, despite Jeff Sessions’ claim The attorney general of the United States came to Milwaukee and said murder in the city "is up an astonishing 57 percent." His number wasn’t entirely wrong. It reflects a spike in murders that occurred after 2014. But after the spike, the murders leveled off, and have begun to drop. The claim Jeff Sessions, President Donald Trump’s attorney general, came to Milwaukee on Dec. 18, 2017, to announce he was adding two more federal prosecutors to fight violent crime in the city. The former GOP U.S. senator

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7 seek 4 EC school board seats

Seven Eau Claire school board hopefuls — three of which are incumbents — have filed as candidates for four open seats in the spring election. Incumbents … Source: http://www.leadertelegram.com/ News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Cold puts icy grip on much of U.S.

» At least 12 deaths blamed on weather, including 4 in state » But with North, South chilled, Alaska ties record high INDIANAPOLIS — Bitterly cold … Source: http://www.leadertelegram.com/ News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Highsmith on his way to Cleveland

Alonzo Highsmith didn’t figure he would have been a candidate for the Green Bay Packers general manager vacancy, so he’s on his way to Cleveland where he’ll join John Dorsey in the Browns front office.  Highsmith will become the Browns Vice President of Football Operations. Highsmith and Dorsey worked together for 13 years in Green […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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