Tuesday, October 28, 2008 as of 2:25 PM Get the latest local news throughout the day, every day, in JSOnline.com's NewsWatch. If you have a news tip for us, send it along.   TODAY'S NEWSWATCH ITEMS McGee given 6 1/2 years in prison 1:14 PM Former Ald. Michael McGee was given 6 ½ years in prison today for his conviction of bribery, extortion and other counts in Federal Court. read more » Man accused of shoving campaign worker 12:20 PM Appleton - An Appleton man who said he had enough of political phone calls from the Republican Party is accused of taking it out on a campaign volunteer at the party's local headquarters. read more » Obama maintains 9-point edge in latest state poll 12:08 PM The latest Wisconsin poll gives Barack Obama a 9-point edge in Wisconsin over John McCain, and offers little evidence the race has changed very much in recent weeks. read more » 18,200 more students sign Wisconsin Covenant 11:26 AM About 18,200 ninth-graders signed the Wisconsin Covenant Pledge this past year, bringing the total number of students who have signed the pledge to more than 35,000 statewide, Gov. Jim Doyle announced today. read more » Officer punched in mouth while breaking up school fight 11:10 AM Milwaukee police have a person in custody after a fight at Bradley Tech High School this morning that resulted in an officer getting punched in the face. read more » Want to talk about your UW doctor? 11:04 AM The Journal Sentinel is doing a story on physicians at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison who also work as consultants to companies. read more » Flexible packaging firm Bemis says profit up 8% 10:34 AM Bemis Co. said this morning that it benefited from cost management initiatives and record third-quarter sales in beating analysts' earnings expectations. read more » Metavante earnings rise in quarter, outlook raised for year 10:18 AM Metavante Technologies Inc. said today third-quarter operating earnings rose 11% from a year ago amid internal growth and tight cost controls. read more » M&I to sell $1.7 billion in preferred stock to Treasury 9:54 AM Marshall & Ilsley Corp. said today it has received preliminary approval to sell $1.7 billion in preferred stock to the U.S. Treasury. read more » It's a male polar bear thing: Zero won't commit 9:52 AM Zero has climbed on the cage his zookeepers have lowered in a moat to rescue him. read more » Season's first snow hits the North Woods 9:40 AM Eagle River - Wintry weather returned to northern Wisconsin, where law enforcement officials were kept busy with traffic troubles. read more » Memphis hospital executive named Children's Hospital CEO 9:40 AM Children's Hospital and Health System today named Peggy Troy, chief operating officer of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis, Tenn., as its next president and chief executive. read more » Fire destroys Mondovi business 9:38 AM Mondovi - Fire has caused heavy damage at a furniture and appliance store in Mondovi.read more » Catch breaking news on Twitter 9:30 AM The nice thing about the news is you can take it with you. read more » Renovations under way at Lakewood Building 9:26 AM Renovations on an apartment and commercial building in Shorewood, which were delayed for several months after the building's owner died, have begun. read more » Aloft Hotel developer adds new partners 9:16 AM The Aloft Hotel planned for downtown Milwaukee's Park East area has added some new owners, it was disclosed today. read more » South side Radio Shack robbed 7:02 AM Milwaukee police are seeking an armed man who robbed a south side Radio Shack last night. read more » Neighbor tip leads to burglars' arrests 7:00 AM An alert neighbor helped police capture three teen burglars before they could get away with the video games they apparently stole from a northwest side apartment last night. read more » Cudahy firefighters respond to Layton Ave. house fire 6:50 AM Cudahy police and firefighters, along with neighboring departments, are on the scene of a house fire in the 3500 block of Layton Ave. this morning. read more » Firstwatch: What's ahead in the news today 6:02 AM Baseball's postseason froze in time last night when the Philadelphia Phillies – the team that knocked the Milwaukee Brewers out of the playoffs – were rained out of a tied game with the Tampa Bay Rays in a match that could clinch a World Series title for Philly tonight. read more »   Get more timely news & information by signing up for other FREE JSOnline e-mail newsletters! 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