Milwaukee County flooding; family's home collapses, streets flooded
Communities across Milwaukee County are recovering from flash flooding and severe weather over the weekend.
Oak Creek home invasion; suspects claimed to be cops, reward offered
A recent break-in has left an Oak Creek family on edge after intruders pretending to be law enforcement forced their way into their home while two children were inside alone.
Oak Creek home invasion; 2 children inside home at the time
Oak Creek police are investigating a home invasion that happened on Saturday night, Aug. 2, 2025.
Oak Creek bar fight; 2 injured, heavy police presence
A fight at Route 41 Bar & Grill in Oak Creek left two men injured on Sunday, July 20.
Oak Creek Dog Days, Night Market draw crowds to Drexel Town Square
There was a “paw-some" celebration of dogs in Oak Creek on Saturday, July 19. Dog Days was held at Drexel Town Square.
Pick 'n Save store locations closing; 5 in metro Milwaukee
Pick 'n Save will be closing five store locations in southeast Wisconsin, a spokesperson confirmed on Monday, June 23.
Bender Park water rescue; 2 people on paddle board brought back to safety
Firefighters from Oak Creek, South Milwaukee and Cudahy were involved in a water rescue in Bender Park on Monday, June 23.
Derse moving Milwaukee headquarters, Oak Creek facility planned
Milwaukee-based Derse has announced plans to move into a new facility in Oak Creek's Oakview Business Park, combining with its Waukegan facility.
We Energies peregrine falcon chicks named, 1st of 2025
We Energies on Wednesday revealed the names of four peregrine falcon chicks that hatched at the Oak Creek Power Plant.
Oak Creek Buc-ee's plans move forward; common council OKs resolutions
The City of Oak Creek's Common Council on Tuesday, May 20, approved a pair of resolutions on separate application parts for Buc-ee's.
Oak Creek clothes dryer fire at multi-family apartment building
Oak Creek firefighters extinguished a fire a multi-family apartment building on W. Sunnyview Drive on Sunday afternoon, May 18.
Hail damage from Thursday thunderstorms keeps people busy
Severe thunderstorms thrashed southeast Wisconsin on Thursday, leading to large hail in some areas and tornadoes in others.
We Energies welcomes first peregrine falcon chicks of 2025 season
The first peregrine falcon eggs of the 2025 nesting season have hatched at the We Energies Oak Creek Power Plant.
Peregrine falcon chicks at the Oak Creek plant
We Energies is celebrating the first chicks of the 2025 peregrine falcon nesting season. Two of the peregrine falcon eggs at the Oak Creek Power Plant have hatched. COURTESY: We Energies.
We Energies peregrine falcon chicks need a name, you can help
You can help name the next generation of peregrine falcon chicks hosted by We Energies.
Oak Creek Buc-ee's plans move forward, but could see more roadblocks
The Oak Creek Plan Commission Plan passed two recommendations to the Oak Creek Common Council on Tuesday, April 22.
Oak Creek apartment fire, roofing contractors injured
An Oak Creek apartment building fire injured two roofing contractors on Friday morning, April 18. It happened near Chicago and Puetz.
Oak Creek Buc-ee's lawsuit; neighbors sue city over rezoning
A neighborhood group in Oak Creek is suing the city over the proposed Buc-ee’s travel center.
Oak Creek police drug bust; guns, marijuana seized, suspect arrested
Oak Creek police seized guns and drugs during the recent execution of a search warrant in Milwaukee.
Contact 6 helps consumers save $13,000 in March 2025
One Oak Creek family scrambled to make travel plans at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. Then, they asked Contact 6 for help getting their money back.