Surfing and outdoor ice skating in September?!

SHEBOYGAN, MILWAUKEE -- On Labor Day Weekend some lived a West Coast lifestyle -- taking in some surfing, while for others, it was all about a taste of winter on the ice.

Hartman Literacy and Learning Center makes impact in the inner city

The Hartman Literacy and Learning Center is a teaching, research and service site that houses the Family Literacy Project.

Firefighters called to Milwaukee's Madison Academic Campus

MILWAUKEE -- Firefighters were called to the Madison Academic Campus on Milwaukee's northwest side Wednesday afternoon.

Students move into UW-Milwaukee residence halls

MILWAUKEE -- It's a rite of passage for college freshmen and their parents - move in day.

29 scholarships awarded from MPS Washington High School

MILWAUKEE -- Big bucks given away Friday in one little room at Washington Library. 29 students from Washington High School received a total of $29,000 for college, which is a new record.

Marquette basketball coach Buzz Williams suspended

MILWAUKEE -- Marquette University head coach Buzz Williams will serve a one-game suspension on a violation committed by assistant coach Scott Monarch.

Medical College awarded grant to develop heart disease tests

MILWAUKEE -- The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) received on Thursday, August 23rd, a four-year, $2.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

GE employees spruce up schools for Community Service Day

MILWAUKEE -- Hundreds of GE Healthcare volunteers worked Wednesday, August 22nd to "spruce up" schools before they open up for the year.

Move-in day Wednesday for Marquette, Cardinal Stritch freshmen

MILWAUKEE -- Wednesday, August 22nd was move-in day for incoming freshman at Marquette University and Cardinal Stritch University.

MPS implementing new federal school lunch regulations

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Public School District is getting ready to implement new federal regulations this school year that include providing healthier options in school lunches.

Political analysis from UW-Milwaukee's Mordecai Lee

MILWAUKEE -- UW-Milwaukee Professor of Governmental Affairs Mordecai Lee appeared on FOX6 News on Wisconsin partisan primary night Tuesday, August 14th.

Thieves break into six cars at Milwaukee school

MILWAUKEE -- Police plan to increase patrols around the Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning (WCLL), a Milwaukee Public School.

Local experts: Ryan pick sends big message

MILWAUKEE -- Those who follow politics for a living say Mitt Romney's appointment of Rep.

Overflow crowd at UW-Milwaukee observance for shooting victims

MILWAUKEE -- There was an overflow crowd Thursday afternoon, August 9th at a vigil held on the UW-Milwaukee campus to remember the six killed during the Sikh Temple shooting Sunday morning in Oak Creek.

"STOP" program kicks off at back-to-school bash

MILWAUKEE -- Hundreds of teens came out for free books, backpack, and food Saturday at the Milwaukee Police Academy.

Milwaukee Business Journal: Interview with Frontier Airlines CEO

MILWAUKEE -- Frontier Airlines was the top carrier out of Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport, but two years later, the airline has all but abandoned the market.

MPS announces no teacher layoffs due to health cost savings

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools officials have announced no teacher layoffs in advance of the 2012-2013 school year, due to better-than-expected health cost savings from employee contracts negotiated back in 2010.

Medical College gets $1 million to study pain treatment

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Medical College of Wisconsin has a $1 million grant to study the use of genetically-modified stem cells to treat chronic pain.