Oak Creek's Lake Vista Park could get final approvals en route to 2018 opening

OAK CREEK -- Work could begin before year's end on Oak Creek's lakefront, to create a new park.The Lake Vista project has been in the works for years, and will cover about 50 acres between 5th Avenue and Lake Michigan.The space would feature athletic fields, pavilions and nature trails leading to a beach.Oak Creek's Plan Commission will consider rezoning 50 acres of city-owned land Tuesday, October 25th.PHOTO GALLERYCLICK HERE for more on this story via the Milwaukee Business Journal.

Police seek Dodge Charger after Oak Creek squad with K-9 inside rammed prior to pursuit

OAK CREEK -- Oak Creek police are looking for a stolen Dodge Charger after an Oak Creek police squad with a K-9 officer inside was rammed repeatedly Sunday, September 18th prior to a pursuit.

Missing/endangered 83-year-old Oak Creek man found safe

OAK CREEK -- Oak Creek police say a missing/endangered 83-year-old man has been found safe.Police on Sunday, August 14th said Macias was last seen in his bed at 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

Car, tractor-trailer collide near 6th & College; 21-year-old man seriously injured

OAK CREEK -- Police are investigating a serious crash that happened around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 10th near 6th and College Avenue.The victim, a 21-year-old man, was driving his vehicle westbound on W.

"Some of the best people we lost:" Members of Sikh Temple remember 6 gunned down in 2012

OAK CREEK -- Six people were shot and killed at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin on August 5th, 2012, and families who lost loved ones remembered that tragedy Sunday, August 7th.Wade Page, a white supremacist shot one woman: Paramjit Kaur, 41; and five men: Satwant Singh Kaleka, 65, the founder of the gurdwara; Prakash Singh, 39, a Granthi; Sita Singh, 41; Ranjit Singh, 49; and Suveg Singh, 84.

Sikh Temple of Wisconsin marks 4th anniversary of tragic event in Oak Creek

OAK CREEK — Friday, August 5th marks the fourth anniversary of a tragic event in the City of Oak Creek — the shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin.On August 5th, 2012, 40-year-old Wade Page opened fire at the temple.

"Just devastating:" Oak Creek police chief, who experienced his own tragedy, discusses shooting in Dallas

OAK CREEK -- The sniper attack that left five police officers dead in Dallas Thursday, July 7th is affecting law enforcement officials across the country -- including here in southeastern Wisconsin.

Police pursuit from Oak Creek to Milwaukee ends in crash

MILWAUKEE -- One person is in custody after a police pursuit that ended in a crash near 15th and Hayes in Milwaukee early Monday, July 4th.Initially, Oak Creek police responded to a 911 call for an intruder in a residence.

"Orlando is hurt and broken:" Amar Kaleka, whose father died in Sikh Temple shooting, works to help

ORLANDO -- All of the roads surrounding the Pulse nightclub -- the site of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history were opened to traffic for the first time in a week-and-a-half on Tuesday, June 21st.

Oak Creek's Plan Commission approves rezoning for Wisconsin's first IKEA store

OAK CREEK -- Wisconsin's first IKEA store is one step closer to reality.Oak Creek's Plan Commission has endorsed a rezoning for the project, which would allow the retailer's massive parking lot and signs.The store will be located on the west side of I-94, just off Drexel Avenue.The Swedish furniture retailer hopes to begin construction in spring of 2017, and the store would open in the summer of 2018.CLICK HERE for more on this story via the Milwaukee Business Journal.