Holidays

People are now trying to process the attack at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade and how to explain it, especially to the scores of children.

With severe weather expected again Tuesday night, the Milwaukee fireworks shows in parks were postponed "indefinitely."

Multiple communities made the decision on Monday, July 4 to postpone their local fireworks displays over concerns about severe weather that is forecasted for the evening.

Highland Park police said an officer pulled over 22-year-old Robert E. Crimo III about five miles north of the Fourth of July parade shooting scene several hours after police released the man's photo and an image of his silver Honda Fit and warned the public that he was likely armed and dangerous.

Waukesha residents came together for the annual Fourth of July parade Monday. The theme for the 2022 parade was “Waukesha Strong.”

Fireworks and cookouts are great. But there is more to Independence Day. One group in Milwaukee's Humboldt Park are using it to be an “instrument” for unity.

The City of Wauwatosa has posted its July 4 fireworks until a later date due to forecasted severe weather.

With thunderstorms expected this evening, the City of Milwaukee fireworks in various parks on July 4 have been postponed and rescheduled for Tuesday, July 5, a release said.

Milwaukee's Lakefront Fireworks Show on Sunday drew thousands of people to the area around Veterans Park for the first time in three years.