Meg Jones
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee, WI, United States
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They volunteered to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan and returned home safe. Then the health problems started.
A growing number of Iraq and Afghan war veterans are getting sick from illnesses they believe can be traced to burn pits and a contaminated Uzbek base. → Read More
World War II veteran was killed in New Guinea, then buried in unmarked Milwaukee grave will finally get a headstone
When Staff Sgt. Walter Schaller died in New Guinea while serving in the Red Arrow Division he was buried in an unmarked grave in Milwaukee. → Read More
National Guard has been Wisconsin's Swiss Army Knife in coronavirus pandemic
Thousands of Wisconsin National Guard troops have been integral to handling the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
Wisconsin nonprofit trains dogs as life buddies for veterans
A Wisconsin Marine started Sierra Delta, a non-profit that trains dogs for any veteran who wants a life buddy. → Read More
Colder air set to move across southern Wisconsin, severe storms possible Tuesday
The cold front will be slamming into warm, moist air in place over Wisconsin, and the energy in the atmosphere could generate severe thunderstorms → Read More
Southbound I-43 shut down in Ozaukee County for heavy police presence
All southbound lanes of Interstate-43 near the Ozaukee County community of Belgium are closed because of a heavy presence of law enforcement vehicles. → Read More
Woman shot to death on north side Sunday night
A woman was shot to death on Milwaukee's north side Sunday night. → Read More
Popular Thiensville restaurant the cheel damaged by fire Sunday
The cheel, a popular Thiensville restaurant serving Nepali food, was heavily damaged by fire Sunday afternoon. → Read More
More than a third of state COVID tests were positive for the virus on Sunday
The 4,280 new confirmed cases account for 33.5% of the 12,761 tests that came back Sunday, according to state health officials. → Read More
'We're going to vote for healing:' Pre-vote rally held for Jacob Blake's family in Kenosha
The event was billed as a gathering for peace, unity and justice for Jacob Blake’s family. → Read More
Milwaukee's Central Count facility will tabulate votes in three shifts on Election Day
Mayor Tom Barrett says the city is as prepared as it possibly can be to count an estimated 175,000 absentee ballots on Election Day. → Read More
Minor car accident leads to shooting death of one of the drivers in Ozaukee County
A minor car accident resulted in one of the drivers shot to death on the side of Interstate 43 in Port Washington. → Read More
Songbirds migrating south for the winter are crashing into the glass walls of Milwaukee buildings
Volunteers walk Milwaukee's streets each morning, picking up bodies of songbirds that didn't make it. → Read More
State veterans homes avoided COVID for months, but now the second surge of infections is hitting veterans
Though Wisconsin's three veterans homes avoided COVID for months, the second surge is affecting veterans and staff. → Read More
Henry Piano helped found Festa Italiana, Italian Community Center
Henry Piano, a Milwaukee attorney who helped start Festa Italiana and the Italian Community Center, died Oct. 24. → Read More
Horse shot with arrow during trail ride in Southern Unit of Kettle Moraine Forest
A horse on a trail in the Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine Forest was shot in the foot with an arrow Wednesday. → Read More
Navy will name one of its new submarines USS Wisconsin
For the first time since World War II, the Navy will name a new vessel USS Wisconsin. → Read More
Fed up after his 'Veterans for Biden' sign was vandalized 7 times, Vietnam vet sets up trail cam to help catch perp
Ted Poull's "Veterans for Biden" sign has been knocked over seven times so the Vietnam veteran set up a trail cam to catch the vandal. → Read More
There will be a full moon on Halloween this year for the first time in almost two decades
Full moons are synonymous with howling wolves, witches and vampires, but to actually see a full moon on Halloween is quite unusual. → Read More
'Our economy is going to tank,' Evers warns as coronavirus surge in Wisconsin shows no end in sight
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Wisconsin have climbed faster and higher than ever with no sign of slowing down. → Read More