I’m a huge fan of helicopters. If there’s a helicopter flying where I can see it, I usually stop and watch it. As a kid, one of my favorite Christmas presents was called the Vertibird, which was a toy ...

OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) -- Thanks to advances in kite-making, kites are now easier to get up in the air and keep there. Kites no longer are made from paper or use slender pieces of wood for their frames.

Some people mark the new year by making a resolution, some do the Polar Bear Plunge and jump into Lake Michigan, and others fly a kite. That’s what will be happening Jan. 1 along Milwaukee’s lakefront ...