Committee okays proposal to extend Lake Parkway into Oak Creek

MILWAUKEE -- The Lake Parkway Extension Study Advisory Committee unanimously okayed a proposal Tuesday to extend the Lake Parkway (I-794) to Highway 100 in Oak Creek.Right now, the Lake Parkway ends just south of Layton Ave.

Airport spur opens after light pole struck, power knocked out

MILWAUKEE -- All lanes of the airport spur near Mitchell International Airport are once again open after a light pole was knocked down early Wednesday afternoon.A We Energies spokesperson says a back hoe struck a light pole just before noon on Wednesday, and the light pole fell into We Energies power lines that cross over the airport spur.We Energies reports 2,000 customers lost service for 75 minutes in an area from Waterford Avenue on the north, the Lake Parkway on the east, Anderson Ct.

Couple charged with possession of narcotics at airport

MILWAUKEE -- Two people have been charged with possession of narcotic drugs after an incident at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport.

Business Journal Report (3-5-12)

In business news for Monday, March 5th, 2012 -- Southwest Airlines officially has the highest market share at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport, now that the FAA recognizes Southwest and AirTran as one airline.Also, the Ronald McDonald House of Milwaukee is planning a $5 million expansion.

Massive letters could welcome drivers to airport in 2013

MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee County Board committee is considering a plan to add an iconic feature to Mitchell International Airport.

Pin hole in pipeline is cause of jet fuel leak at airport

MILWAUKEE -- Officials with the Wisconsin DNR say a pin hole in a pipeline is the cause of a jet fuel leak at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport.

Concrete work begins to repair leak in jet fuel line at airport

MILWAUKEE -- Engineering crews are tearing up one of Mitchell International Airport's taxiways to repair a jet fuel line that leaked 9,000 gallons of jet fuel into a creek near the airport, and while the repairs continue, fuel for the planes continues to be trucked in so flights can take off from the airport.It takes roughly 12 tankers each day to keep the airports fuel farm filled.

Frontier Airlines to lay off 446 workers in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Business Journal is reporting that Frontier Airlines plans to lay off 446 workers in Milwaukee.According to a notice filed Monday with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, the layoffs are expected to occur in April.

Pipeline repair at Mitchell International Airport delayed

MILWAUKEE -- Shell Oil is delaying the repair of a jet fuel pipeline on a Mitchell International Airport taxiway.

Shell submits plans to repair pipeline at Mitchell Intl. Airport

MILWAUKEE -- Shell has submitted its plans for repair of the pipeline at Mitchell International Airport to the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration, a division of the U.S. Dept.

Fuel pipeline closure causes delays at Mitchell International

MILWAUKEE -- Airlines at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport could see more delays over the next few weeks, or possibly, months.

Jet fuel leak contained, runway being repaired

MILWAUKEE -- 9,000 gallons of jet fuel leaked from a pipeline at Mitchell International Airport.

9,000 gallons of jet fuel collected from pipeline leak

MILWAUKEE -- 9,000 gallons of jet fuel that leaked out of a pipeline at Mitchell International Airport has been collected.

Repairs begin Wednesday at airport after fuel leaks from pipe

MILWAUKEE -- Repairs begin at Mitchell International Airport Wednesday, following an underground fuel spill near one of the runways.

Business Journal (1-11-12)

In business news for Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 - two of the top three airlines at Mitchell International Airport became more punctual in 2011.

Airport employee arrested on federal drug conspiracy charges

MILWAUKEE -- A federal grand jury indicts 44-year-old Amilcar Zapata of Milwaukee for conspiracy to distribute heroin.

Contact 6 helps Wisconsin USO

MILWAUKEE -- 2011 has been a record year for Contact 6.