Milwaukee Weather: Windy and Cold Turkey Day

Windy overnight with a few slick spots possible on the roads. NW winds will continue to gust over 30mph and temperatures will hold in the 20s. Mostly cloudy and windy on Thanksgiving. NW wind gusts over 20mph. Afternoon flurries or a few light snow showers possible. High around freezing, afternoon wind chills around 20.

Waukesha students give back through service projects ahead of Thanksgiving

Catholic Memorial High School students spent the day before Thanksgiving giving back through dozens of service projects, including a community dinner marking 40 years of service.

Milwaukee shootings Wednesday; 1 dead, 1 wounded

Milwaukee police are investigating two separate shootings that occurred on Wednesday, Nov. 26.

Slender Man stabbing: Morgan Geyser back in Waukesha custody ahead of hearing

Morgan Geyser is back in Waukesha County on Wednesday after her arrest in Illinois, as prosecutors move to revoke her conditional release following her escape from a group home over the weekend.

Ozaukee County fatal I-43 crash among other winter-weather crashes Wednesday

One person was killed and several others were seriously injured in a multi-vehicle crash involving a semi-tractor-trailer Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 26, in Ozaukee County, one of many southeastern Wisconsin crashes related to the day’s winter weather.

Thanksgiving Milwaukee parking, garbage schedule changes

The Milwaukee Department of Public Works will be modifying certain operations due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Prairie Farms announces recall of Prairie Farms Gallon Fat Free Milk

Prairie Farms is recalling select Prairie Farms Gallon Fat Free Milk produced at its Dubuque, Iowa facility and distributed to Woodman’s stores in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Savor the Season with Something Special from Wisconsin
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Sarah Hagenow, the 78th Alice in Dairyland, shares a few products under the Something Special from Wisconsin program.

Cold case fentanyl overdose homicide; Fond du Lac man sentenced

Shane Billington was sentenced to seven years of initial confinement and nine years of extended supervision in connection with a fentanyl overdose death.

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan case; trial will proceed as planned 

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan appeared for her final pretrial hearing as prosecutors outlined jury plans and evidence ahead of a December trial over allegations she helped an undocumented man evade agents.

Stimulus payment November 2025, IRS direct deposit relief payment & tariff dividend fact check

Don’t spend that money just yet! Rumors are circulating online that the federal government will issue new stimulus checks before the end of the year. But Congress has not passed any legislation authorizing payments, and the IRS has not confirmed that any new stimulus checks are scheduled in the coming weeks.

Milwaukee shootings Tuesday; 2 dead, no arrests

Milwaukee police are investigating separate shootings that happened on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

Milwaukee Thanksgiving travel; airport expects 200,000 passengers this week

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport expects 200,000 travelers in the week leading up to Thanksgiving, with officials urging passengers to monitor flights as weather and heavy traffic could cause disruptions.

West Allis heirloom piano workshop owner charged with theft

Customers trusted him to restore family heirlooms that were never returned. Now, the owner of a nearly 70-year-old piano repair shop is charged with felony theft.