Franklin

Tacos, tequila and a terrible time. Crowds filled The Rock in Franklin over the weekend, and fun turned into a big mess.

Residents near The Rock in Franklin are sick of the noise that comes from events. Saturday's Tacos and Tequila Festival was just one example.

Franklin's The Rock Sports Complex has been the source of complaints from neighbors for years, concerned about the noise coming from the minor league ballpark. Milwaukee County paid $200,000 in taxpayer dollars for a sound study that finds the ballpark sounds could be heard up to two miles away.

A Milwaukee County Call to Duty Memorial rededication ceremony Tuesday in Franklin celebrated improvements made to keep the memorial around longer while honoring the 13 fallen deputies whose names are on it.

The St. James Annual Rummage Sale takes place September 7-10.

Brian Kramp is visiting St. James Catholic Church Rummage Sale in Franklin to see how they are preparing for the area’s biggest sales of the summer for the past 6 months.

Soon-to-be high school seniors will come together in Franklin Saturday, Aug. 12 for the chance to win $20,000 in college scholarships. But the Distinguished Young Women Program is about so much more than money.

A 17-year-old boy was found dead in a quarry near 68th and Rawson in Franklin on Wednesday, four days after police said he was involved in a chase. Police said he ran from the vehicle into the quarry property.

Distinguished Young Women of Wisconsin finalists gathered at the Franklin Public Library for an orientation Saturday before next month's competition.

Three men from Chicago are accused of stealing copper piping and brass sprinkler fittings from a construction site in Franklin on Monday, July 3.

A Franklin man died in a Door County moped crash Tuesday night, June 27 on State Highway 42 in Liberty Grove.

A Milwaukee man has been criminally charged in connection with a theft and burglary that occurred in Franklin between June 13-14 and June 21.

Kayla Free, 39, of Greenfield, is charged after prosecutors say she stole more than $31,000 from her employer, Sport Clips, to support a gambling addiction.

Reptile Day at Wehr Nature Center is on June 11.

Franklin officers responded after receiving a 911 call that said shots were fired from inside the home.

Brian Kramp is in Franklin with a preview of the event that’s a family fun celebration of all things Scottish. 

Two people jumped from a vehicle that sped away from Franklin police Tuesday evening, and police said the driver kept going even after crashing the car. She ended up getting away, and her passengers were hospitalized.

The 12th annual Best Buddies Friendship Walk in Franklin supported inclusion of community members with intellectual and developmental disabilities Saturday.