Wisconsin

MPS celebrated Earth Day, showcasing the district’s new "Sustainability Action Plan: A Roadmap for Healthy and Sustainable Schools" at Morse Middle School.

Milwaukee Water Works marked the start of the 2026 lead service line replacement construction season on Wednesday, April 22.

A motorcyclist was flown to a hospital after a crash in Fond du Lac County on Tuesday night, April 21.

Separate shootings in Milwaukee on Wednesday, April 22, left one person dead and three people wounded.

Households across the region continue to face lingering impacts from last week's severe storms, including persistent mold and moisture issues from flooding.

A Milwaukee fire truck was destroyed in a crash with a suspected drunk driver on Wednesday, as Chief Aaron Lipski says the loss adds urgency to replacing the department’s aging fleet.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin introduced a bill to expand sports access after a Green Bay Packers playoff game was streamed, as the team warns changes to federal law could threaten small-market teams.

The son of a woman killed in a Racine County murder says he feels hopeless after a conviction was overturned, granting a new trial and raising fears the suspect could go free.

Clear skies tonight with the Lyrid Meteor Shower peaking overnight (look east). Temperatures will drop rapidly through the 40s overnight. Mostly sunny on Wednesday. Highs in the upper 60 inland, but 10° cooler along the lake with highs in the upper 50s.

Investigators say the Kenosha Beer Gardens fire was accidental, caused by improperly discarded smoking materials, after the blaze caused significant damage but no injuries were reported.

A popular high school game known as Senior Assassin is drawing safety concerns after Germantown police mistook students for suspects and Twin Lakes later issued a warning.

Daniel Bice, a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter and veteran political journalist, has died from complications of esophageal cancer. He was 62.

The Milwaukee Common Council on Tuesday voted to approve several proposals aimed at stopping grocery store and pharmacy closures.

Milwaukee police say no evidence was found after a two-day search at a home tied to a convicted killer, where crews dug up the yard and garage as part of an ongoing investigation.

Five animal rights activists face a Dane County judge for the first time since their attempted raid on Ridglan Farms. Four are charged with felony conspiracy to commit burglary.

Milwaukee Common Council members voted on part of what some have branded “ICE Out" legislation, approving new restrictions for law enforcement.