LAYOFFS: Staples to eliminate 53 positions at Oak Creek facility
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- Staples plans to eliminate the positions of 53 employees when they restructure certain operations at its facility located at 120 W.
Chick-fil-A wants to be included in Oak Creek's Drexel Town Square project
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- Chick-fil-A wants to be part of Oak Creek's blossoming Drexel Town Square project.The operators of the restaurant chain filed an application to appear before the City of Oak Creek Plan Commission for review of a conditional use permit for a proposed restaurant at the complex.
Froedtert Health to lease space for health center as part of Drexel Town Square development
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi has announced Froedtert Health plans to lease space for a significant primary and specialty care health center as part of the Drexel Town Square mixed use development in Oak Creek.The new health center will become part of the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network, which includes eastern Wisconsin’s only academic medical center.
"Wonderful recreational resource:" Oak Creek takes step forward in redeveloping lakefront
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- On Friday December 5th, 2014 the City of Oak Creek took a major step forward in the redevelopment of its lakefront (known as LakeVista) as it accepted ownership of 98 acres of land along Lake Michigan’s shoreline from E.
Two-vehicle accident in Oak Creek, SUV strikes home
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- An accident involving two vehicles in Oak Creek ends with one of them striking a home.A lieutenant at Oak Creek Police say the accident involved an SUV traveling southbound on S.
Can you help Oak Creek police? 20-ton excavator stolen, and then driven into Lake Michigan
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- Oak Creek police say a 20-ton excavator was stolen, and then driven into Lake Michigan.Police say on Monday, December 1st, they investigated a report of construction equipment that was entered and operated without consent -- before that equipment was driven into Lake Michigan.Oak Creek Police Detective Robert Michalski says the excavator tumbled down some 60 feet into Lake Michigan."It's just a drop off and into the water.
"Doesn't sound fair, does it?" 97-year-old widow's home haunted by old tax debt, so who should pay?
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- It's hard enough to sell a house, but imagine if you were one signature away from sealing the deal, only to find out you owe thousands of dollars in taxes that no one ever told you about!
"Thank God for the neighbor!" Man alerts sleeping 18-year-old to fire; Oak Creek family now homeless
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- An early morning fire has left an Oak Creek family homeless -- but they're alive, thanks to some quick-thinking by a neighbor."Oh thank God for the neighbor!
Honored for their heroics: Brian Murphy, Sam Lenda receive Congressional Badges of Bravery
OAK CREEK/WASHINGTON, D.C. (WITI) -- Two years after the tragic shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek that killed six, Congress has recognized two heroes.
"It's a hard time:" Tuesday marks two-year anniversary of Sikh Temple shooting
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- Two years ago, a gunman opened fire inside the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek.
Two years since the Sikh Temple shooting: Have gun laws changed?
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- Tuesday, August 5th marks a somber anniversary in southeastern Wisconsin.
"It is a hard time:" 48 hours of continuous prayer comes to an end; anniversary of Sikh Temple shooting approaches
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- The two-year anniversary is this Tuesday, August 5th.
"It's a great way to recognize the victims;" Hundreds run in remembrance of Sikh Temple shooting
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- It's an effort to turn a somber anniversary into a mission of peace as hundreds gather for the second annual Chardhi Kala 6K in Oak Creek.The event serves as a remembrance of the six lives lost in the Sikh Temple shooting.
Sikh Temple shooting anniversary brings remembrance, recognition
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- We're just a few days away from the anniversary of the mass shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin.On August 5th, 2012, a gunman walked into the temple, killing six people and wounding three others.On Friday, August 1st, members of the community began four days of memorials for those killed in the shooting.
Never forget: Sikhs plan another 6K run to remember mass shooting victims
OAK CREEK (AP) — Members of Wisconsin's Sikh community are planning another 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) run in memory of the six victims gunned down in their Milwaukee-area temple two years ago.The Chardhi Kala 6K will be held Saturday, Aug. 2, in Oak Creek.
Sikh Temple mass shooting: Where have all the donations gone?
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- Close to two years after the mass shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, questions are being raised about where all the donations have gone.After a gunman walked into the Oak Creek Sikh Temple, killing six people and wounding three others, donations poured in.
CHARGED: 22-year-old Milwaukee man, after high-speed chase that ended in Oak Creek
RACINE COUNTY/OAK CREEK (WITI) -- 22-year-old Dametri Horton has been officially charged in connection with a high-speed chase that began Sunday, June 8th in Racine County -- and ended in Oak Creek.Horton faces four charges.
Teens promote peace saying, "We're not going to be helpless"
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Sikh Temple shooting sent shock waves across the community, that one man was driven by sheer hatred to kill 6 people he knew nothing about."We felt confused that day, we felt helpless," said Sikh Temple member Pardeep Kaleka.Kaleka vividly remembers that day, as he lost his father in the shooting.But he used that horrific experience as an awakening to make a difference by co-founding Serve 2 Unite."Serve 2 Unite was a way of us saying you know that we`re not going to be helpless, we`re not going to be victims anymore, we`re going to be proactive," said Kaleka.This organization brings students from different schools together to discuss a variety of issues impacting the community such as segregation, violence, poverty, and bullying.They are taught how to be peacemakers and how to use things like art as a positive outlet."There`s a lot of violence and things like that going on in our community so having the outlet for all the youth to get together and actually talk about things in the community that are going on is perfect," said high school senior Daleshontai Tate.Senior Asia Nash admits that she used to get into a lot of fights, but through Serve 2 Unite she has learned that violence is not the answer."Me, I don`t even fight anymore.
Another teen comes forward: "Barr asked what kind of underwear I wore"
MILWAUKEE CO. (WITI) -- A day after a local soccer coach is in court for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old, another teen comes forward with allegations against Matthew Barr.The teen says she was harassed for months by Barr, and at one point, he asked intimate questions about what she was wearing."He was asking me what kind of underwear I wore.
Suspects who stole from liquor store practically mugged for cameras
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- Oak Creek police are looking for your help to identify a couple of suspects accused of stealing from Gary's Beer & Liquor on S.