Azana Salon Plans to Re-Open Dec. 1

The salon where a hairstylist's estranged husband opened fire killing three and injuring four is working to reopen on Saturday, Dec. 1st. Appointments can be made starting Oct. 30th and gift certificates purchased.

Azana Salon & Spa announced Monday it is aiming to reopen its business on Saturday, Dec. 1st. Repairs are ongoing after damage caused by the Oct. 21 mass shooting and sprinkler activation from a small fire set by the accused gunman, Radcliffe Haughton. But the upscale Brookfield salon at 200 N. Moorland Rd. across from Brookfield Square mall said via its Facebook page that customers can resume booking appointments and purchase gift cards from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays starting tomorrow, Oct. 30, by calling (262) 784-4700. Gift certificates can also be purchased online at www.azanaspa.com. "We're working hard to rebuild and Dec. 1 is our goal to reopen," Azana ower Tami Gemmell said in a press release. "We want to stay connected to …

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Benefit Fund Set for Azana; Autopsy Reports Released

Donations can be made to Associated Bank to spa victims and their families. Three women remain hospitalized with one released Monday. The results of the autopsies on three women who died showed multiple gunshot wounds.

Update Oct. 26: Froedtert Hospital on Friday released the third of four women wounded in Sunday's mass shooting at Azana Salon & Spa. The fourth woman remains in satisfactory condition. _____________________________ Associated Bank has set up a benefit fund for the victims of Azana Salon & Spa shootings and their familes. Donations can be dropped off at any Associated Bank branch or mailed to the Associated Bank at 1 N. Moorland Rd, Brookfield, WI, 53045. BMO Harris Bank, 1433 Pabst Farm Circle in Oconomowoc, also set up a benefit account for the Maelyn Lind famiy. Eight children lost their mothers in Sunday's mass shooting at the spa: Zina Haughton's two daughters, Cary Robuck's two daughters and Maelyn Lind's daughter and three sons. All…

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Jim Price

11:13 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2012

So terribly sorry for the victims and their families and friends, so thankful for Associated Bank for stepping up. And good for Fuddruckers for helping out our emergency responders. As a journalist who was there, I want to credit another business – Red Robin restaurant – that also stayed open and served free food and drinks to police and firefighters even though it is directly across from the …   more ›

Tackling Record-High ATM, Checking Account Fees

Bank charges have hit all-time highs. Free checking accounts have all but disappeared and ATM charges are up. Will you switch banks?

Has your bank raised fees on checking accounts and ATM transactions? If so, you're not alone. A survey by the trade industry group Bankrate.com found that "almost every checking fee we follow went up, with some bank fees rising 25 percent or more." Free checking accounts are quickly disappearing. Bankrate found that just 39 percent of non-interest checking accounts are free of charge to all customers — down from 45 percent last year and a peak of 76 percent in 2009. The same group said poll results suggest that 72 percent of Americans would consider switching banks if their financial institution raised its fees. That figure was 64 percent in March 2011. A fee revolt swept the nation at the end of 2011 when a grassroots campaign — Move Our …

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Associated Banks in Brookfield, Waukesha Slated for Closure

Associated Bank branches in Brookfield and Waukesha are among those listed for closure, according to a Wisconsin State Journal report.