We’re always on the lookout for deals on the most popular power tools, chargers, and accessories. One of our favorite places to look for savings is Acme Tools, where we came across the topic of today’s Deal of the Day!

Right now, when you buy a Milwaukee M18 5.0Ah battery 2-pack (48-11-1852), you can choose a select bare tool or charger to take home for FREE!

Here are the items you can choose from for your free gift:

• M18 Fuel 1/4-inch Hex Impact Driver 2953-20 ($149 value)
• M18 Sawzall Reciprocating Saw 2621-20 ($99 value)
• M18 Random Orbit Sander 2648-20 ($129 value)
• M18 Dual Bay Simultaneous Rapid Charger 48-59-1802 ($139 value)
• M18 Multi-Tool 2626-20 ($129 value)
• M18 Wet/Dry Vacuum 0880-20 ($129 value)

When you add the 48-11-1852 battery 2-pack ($199) to your cart, Acme Tools will prompt you to choose one of the above-listed tools to take home at no extra cost! We’re not seeing a specific end date for this deal, so make sure you take advantage of this free tool opportunity while you have the chance!

by Julia Hunter, Wisconsin Newspaper Association
June 5, 2024

by Julia Hunter, Wisconsin Newspaper Association
June 5, 2024

Longtime Milwaukee journalist David Behrendt has died at the age of 89, reports Tom Daykin of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

A native of Stevens Point, Behrendt earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism from UW-Madison. He went on to work as a reporter for the Decatur (Illinois) Review and joined the The Milwaukee Journal as a reporter in 1960. He became a copy editor in 1970 and an editorial writer the following year. Behrendt later served as editor of the newspaper’s Crossroads section, and he was a member of the Journal Sentinel editorial board from 1995 — when the newspaper was formed through The Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Sentinel merger — until his retirement in 1998.

He also was The Journal‘s editorial page editor from 1984 to 1995.

In his retirement, Behrendt continued to be published in the Journal Sentinel.

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This article first appeared on Wisconsin Newspaper Association and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

Five different players score in the decisive win that gives the Firebirds their ninth consecutive.

After the Coachella Valley Firebirds won the first two games of their best-of-seven series against the Milwaukee Admirals, there was never any doubt that the first period in Game 3 on Tuesday was going to be a big one.

Back at home in Wisconsin, the Admirals could get back into the series by setting the early tone. Conversely, the Firebirds could further separate themselves in the series with a strong early effort.

As it turns out, it was the latter narrative that came to fruition.

The Firebirds scored three first period goals and added another early in the second period to take a big lead en route to a 5-2 win in front of a crowd of 4,729 inside UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. The win forces the Admirals into an elimination game on Thursday in their American Hockey League Western Conference championship series.

“We knew they were going to come our hard to protect home ice,” said defenseman Cale Fleury, who scored 31 seconds into the game. “So, we had to match their intensity.”

The Firebirds will take a 3-0 lead in the series into Thursday’s Game 4 in Milwaukee. Coachella Valley has now won nine consecutive Calder Cup Playoff games.

After Fleury scored, Ryker Evans and Ryan Winterton added first period goals. Max McCormick then scored early in the second and Jacob Melanson scored late on an empty net to seal the game for Coachella Valley.

Chris Driedger saved 28 shots in the game and recorded his seventh game with two or fewer goals allowed this postseason.

The Firebirds were 0-for-3 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.

The Admirals cut the Firebirds’ four-goal lead in half in the second period, on goals by Marc Del Gaizo and Fedor Svechkov. But the Firebirds killed off a penalty with fewer than 11 minutes to play and Driedger maintained a clean sheet in the third period.

McCormick nearly scored a second goal late in the game, but the puck hit the inside of the post on the Admirals’ goal.

Milwaukee was then unable to cut the deficit a third time despite a late 6-on-5 advantage after pulling goaltender Troy Grosenick.

This is a developing story.