Franklin strip club license renewal vote tied after trafficking case

Franklin Common Council members tied on renewing licenses for On the Border, a strip club linked to a sex trafficking case, delaying the decision until their June 16 meeting.

Waukesha homicide defendant will represent himself in trial
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Waukesha homicide suspect Kevin Lychwick will represent himself at trial next week after a judge denied another delay in the case charging him with killing his neighbor back in 2024.

Ridglan Farms beagles get second chance as rescue effort grows

Animal advocates say 135 more beagles will be released from Ridglan Farms this week, bringing the number removed from the facility to 1,635 as rescue efforts continue.

Milwaukee Weather: Warmer days ahead

Clear skies overnight with temperatures settling in the 50s by sunrise. Mostly sunny and warmer on Wednesday with highs in the low 80s inland, upper 70s near the lake.

Wisconsin absentee ballot fraud: Harry Wait sentenced
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A Walworth County judge sentenced 72-year-old Harry Wait to three years of probation on Tuesday for election fraud and identity theft.

Waukesha murder suspect to represent himself at trial next week

Waukesha homicide suspect Kevin Lychwick will represent himself at trial next week after a judge denied another delay in the case charging him with killing his neighbor back in 2024.

The states where residents earn the highest incomes

A new ranking reveals where Americans are earning the most overall and highlights the wide income gaps that persist across the country.

Fatal downtown Milwaukee shooting; Dominec Gaines sentenced

A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Dominec Gaines Jr. on Tuesday, June 2, to seven years probation in connection with a downtown shooting that left one dead and a second person wounded.

Epstein commission in New Mexico sends out first subpoenas

A New Mexico legislative committee has issued subpoenas to multiple agencies, marking its first major enforcement action in the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch.

Ozaukee County deputies seek bicyclist after hit-and-run crash

Ozaukee County deputies are trying to identify a bicyclist struck by a Ford Escape in Fredonia after the bicyclist left before law enforcement arrived Tuesday morning.

White House Correspondents’ Dinner rescheduled for July 24 with enhanced security measures

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, cut short on April 25 after authorities say a man stormed the Washington Hilton armed with guns and knives and fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer, has been rescheduled for Friday, July 24.

Hiker discovers body of missing New Mexico nuclear lab worker, police say

One of the bodies of the 11 mysteriously missing persons that had potential ties to U.S. nuclear secrets or rocket technology has been discovered by a hiker in a New Mexico national forest.

Irate Disney World guest shattered glasses, ripped cast member's name tag in restaurant fight: Affidavit

A woman was arrested at Walt Disney World's Contemporary Resort after she allegedly dumped water on a restaurant manager, shattered multiple glasses, and took a cast member's name tag because she was upset her family was unable to all sit at the same table, according to the arrest affidavit.

Wisconsin absentee ballot fraud: Harry Wait sentenced, 3 years probation

A Walworth County judge sentenced 72-year-old Harry Wait to three years of probation on Tuesday for election fraud and identity theft.

Erin Brockovich pushing for data center transparency as AI booms

Erin Brockovich says she’s received thousands of reports on AI data centers, and the most common concern is transparency. “If data centers are so great, why are they being built in secret?” she asks.

Iowa man suspected of killing 6 family members and himself

Authorities are probing the deadly shootings of six people, who they believe were killed by a relative before he took his own life in Iowa.