Milwaukee Weather: Clear and chilly again tonight

Cool, dry weather holds through Thursday with highs in the 60s and patchy frost possible inland Wednesday night.

Sexual assault, child enticement; MPS employee found not guilty

A Waukesha County jury found a Milwaukee Public Schools employee not guilty of sexually assaulting a child in 2023.

Brookfield officer dragged by vehicle, assaulted; Bruce Hendon found guilty

A Waukesha County jury found Bruce Hendon Jr. guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 7, on seven of nine charges against him in connection with a May 2024 incident.

Milwaukee fatal crash; Antwineesha Burse enters guilty pleas, 2 charges

Antwineesha Burse pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Oct. 8 to two criminal counts in connection with a January 2023 crash that killed a 1-year-old boy in Milwaukee.

Lab equipment smuggled to Russian companies, Wisconsin man sentenced

A Wisconsin man accused of smuggling lab equipment to Russian companies in violation of trade sanctions will spend the next year in federal prison.

Milwaukee police chase ends with 2 arrests, gun and drugs found

Milwaukee police arrested two people, and recovered a gun and suspected drugs, after a chase on Tuesday night, Oct. 7.

Milwaukee man missing, known to frequent Riverwest area

The Milwaukee Police Department is looking for 38-year-old Terry Allen, who was reported missing on Tuesday night, Oct. 7.

Mount Pleasant Prescription Drug Take Back set for Oct. 25, 2025

The Mount Pleasant Police Department will host a Prescription Drug Take Back event for unused and expired prescription medication on Saturday, Oct. 25.

Data center in Caledonia; Microsoft shuts down plans to build

Microsoft is pulling the plug on plans to build a large data center in Caledonia after months of vocal opposition from nearby residents who argued the project would disrupt their homes and way of life.

Milwaukee’s newest music venue named 'Landmark Credit Union Live'

Landmark Credit Union Live, a brand-new 4,500+ capacity indoor live music venue, will open in February 2026 in the heart of the Deer District.

Remembering the Peshtigo fire, the night Wisconsin burned

Before Chicago’s famous blaze, Wisconsin faced its own inferno. The 1871 Peshtigo Fire killed over 1,200 people and remains America’s deadliest wildfire.