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4 • Milwaukee County Post • May 18, 2018 Vukmir receives Wisconsin GOP endorsement MILWAUKEE — Winning about 72 percent of the vote, state Sen. Leah Vukmir was endorsed for the U.S. Senate by the Republican Party of Wisconsin at its conference Saturday at the Wisconsin Center. She was chosen over businessman Kevin Nicholson, who says he has wide support from voters. The winner of the Aug. 14 Republican primary will face Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison. Vukmir, who lives in Brookfield, has been a supporter of much of the party's platform in the past several years in the Legislature. "After all the work we've done together with Governor Walker to turn Wisconsin around, it's so humbling to have their unwavering endorsement in my race to take that change to Washington. It's now time for us to come together as a party, and focus on beating Sen. Baldwin so we send President Trump another ally in the Senate who voters can trust to build the wall, repeal Obamacare, and defend the unborn," Vukmir said in a news release. Statewide candidates need to earn more than 60 percent of the votes cast at the con- vention in order to receive the Republican Party of Wisconsin's endorsement. The party said endorsements are historically rare, but Gov. Scott Walker and Sen. Ron Johnson received them in their races. WEEK IN REVIEW STATE AND LOCAL STORIES OF INTEREST Woman allegedly tops 100 mph in chase through county MILWAUKEE — After a May 10 chase that began near Bay View, went west through a good part of Greenfield and then back east, ending in Oak Creek, a 31-year-old South Milwaukee woman was arrested after 18.3 miles, the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said. At about 3 a.m., a deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding and unsafe lane devi- ations on Interstate 794 southbound near West Oklahoma Avenue, but she refused to stop, sped over 100 mph, exited on West Layton Avenue to South 76th Street, and failed to stop for red traffic signals, the Sheriff's Office reported. She reportedly re-entered the freeway on I-43 eastbound at high speeds to I-94 southbound, exited at Highway 119/Airport Spur eastbound to southbound South Howell Avenue. Told of her approach, Oak Creek police used stop sticks, flattening her rear tire at Howell and West College avenues, but she kept driving, finally hitting a pole after driving off a parking lot in the 6900 block of South Howell Avenue, the Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Uninjured, she passed all field sobriety tests, and was arrested on second-degree reck- lessly endangering safety, fleeing an officer and bail jumping, and cited for unreasonable and imprudent speed, according to the release. If convicted on the felony charges, she faces up to 19.5 years in prison. Milwaukee attorney appointed to U.S. appeals court MILWAUKEE — The U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment of Milwaukee attorney Michael Brennan to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Gov. Scott Walker said he applauded the nomination by President Donald Trump and Senate leadership. "Judge Mike Brennan is going to be an outstanding judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals. His dedication to public service, fair application of the law, and the structural framework of the Constitution will serve him well on the Seventh Circuit," Walker said in a news release. "This is a great day for the Seventh Circuit and the people it serves." Sen. Ron Johnson, who voted for Brennan's confirmation, said in a new release, "Unfortunately, Senator (Tammy) Baldwin joined all her Democrat colleagues and turned Brennan's confirmation into a highly partisan process. Fortunately, their parti- san effort failed and I am excited Wisconsin will be represented on the Seventh Circuit by a smart, capable judge who will apply the law as written." Friends of the Domes receives $2 million bequest MILWAUKEE — The Friends of the Domes is keeping the anonymity of an individual who is giving a $2 million bequest. The money will be added to the Friends of the Domes endowment in support of the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory. The endowment earnings will help fund projects and programs with the primary focus of expanding the adult education program, complementing the student education offerings at the conservatory. Roger Krawiecki, board president of the Friends of the Domes, said in news release, "We are thankful for the generosity of the individual who has made this lasting contri- bution in support of one of Milwaukee's iconic cultural institutions, the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory." Donations to the Friends of the Domes can be made at milwaukeedomes.org, by mail to Friends of the Domes, Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, 524 S. Layton Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53215, or by dropping off a donation in the gift shop at the conservatory. For more information, call the Friends of the Domes Executive Director Sally Sullivan at 414-257-5629. Motorcycle driver injured in crash with truck on Holt MILWAUKEE — A 49-year-old man was seriously injured and hospitalized after a crash with a semitractor-trailer truck at about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of West Holt Avenue, police said. The motorcyclist struck the trailer as the truck driver made a turn, police said. The Police Department reported speed may be a factor. The truck driv- er remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, police said. Throwback Thursday back at Summerfest MILWAUKEE — Throwback Thursday will be back at Summerfest when the festival opens June 28. It will feature daytime headliner concerts and special admission and bev- erage discounts from noon to 6 p.m. In addition, Pick 'n Save customers will receive four free Summerfest tickets, valid only for Throwback Thursday for every $50 they spend at Pick 'n Save locations through June 12. The offer is on the store's sales receipts. Deputy reportedly smashes car window to help save unconscious overdose victim MILWAUKEE — Responding to a call of a sick driver on Mitchell Boulevard north- bound near the Interstate 94 overpass, sheriff's deputies said they saw an unconcious driver turning blue and broke a window of the locked car to give aid. The Fire Department gave two doses of Narcan to revive the 18-year-old man after deputies found a white, powdery substance and a pipe, the Sheriff's Office said. The man was taken to a local hospital and the Police Department continued the investigation of the overdose in its jurisdiction. Milwaukee man gets prison, probation in fatal crash WAUKESHA — A Milwaukee man who was charged five years after a 2012 fatal acci- dent in Brookfield was sentenced May 11 to serve 18 months in prison and five years on extended supervision. But given about 10 months credit for time already served, Jesse George has only about eight months remaining to serve after pleading no con- test to homicide by the negligent operation of a vehicle. A charge of homicide by the intoxicated use of a vehicle was dropped after Judge Michael Aprahamian granted a motion to suppress the results of a blood draw, court records indicate. George, 36, was charged last June, five years after he caused a fatal car crash when driving with synthetic marijuana in his system. A criminal complaint said a woman, Candace Durdin, was killed in a head-on crash near North Avenue and Hollyhock Lane on May 29, 2012. A car witnesses said was being driven westbound on North Avenue crossed over the center line and struck the eastbound car driven by Durdin. Both drivers were pinned in their vehicles. MPD investigating Saturday homicide on South Side MILWAUKEE — A 36-year-old woman suffered serious gunshot wounds early Saturday and later died at a local hospital, police reported. Anny J. Carrasquillo was shot at about 2:15 a.m. in the 2000 block of South 13th Street, police said. Officers and detec- tives are investigating the circumstances and seeking suspects, the Police Department said. Vukmir

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