Mostly cloudy and near 30°F Friday morning. Slight chance of afternoon flurries and gusty northwest winds; warmer weekend ahead.

A 10-year-old boy was killed Wednesday when an SUV rear-ended a smaller car on Highway 67 at McMahon Road near Oconomowoc. Multiple people were hospitalized and investigators are on scene.

Levy hospitality staff at the new Landmark Credit Union Live voted to form a union, organizers say. A card count showed clear majority support.

Milwaukee warms into the mid‑60s Wednesday under breezy southerly winds. A cold front Thursday brings a chance of light rain and a sharp drop to the 20s overnight.

New filings and reporting point to multiple shooters in the 2014 slaying of toddler Bill “Baby Bill” Thao, and the man convicted in the case may get a hearing. The move revives long‑running questions about the evidence and the original trial.

Cooper's Hawk is moving into Pleasant Prairie with an 11,100‑sq‑ft restaurant and tasting room, bringing roughly 150 jobs to the Highway 50 corridor.

Milwaukee County has listed the Medical Examiner’s downtown building at 933 W. Highland Ave for redevelopment, seeking housing-focused proposals with an initial May 26 deadline.

Wisconsin’s flagship stewardship fund may lapse in June as lawmakers stall reauthorization, threatening land buys and local grants across the state.

A tip to Tosa Crime Stoppers helped police track a suspect to Texas after a Jan. 15 Wauwatosa stop uncovered three firearms, including a ghost gun and an illegal automatic pistol.

Café Blue quietly closed its East Tosa North Avenue storefront after about 11 years; owners flagged March 21–22 as the final weekend. The closure comes amid a wave of new neighborhood openings on North Avenue.

A 55-year-old was wounded near 27th and McKinley in an early-morning shooting police say may have started as a traffic dispute. MPD is asking for tips.

Authorities arrested a 48‑year‑old West Bend man after deputies say investigators found nearly 700 grams of marijuana, psychoactive mushrooms and 13 firearms at Camp Silver Brook.

A Milwaukee man pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree reckless homicide in his nephew's March 2025 stabbing. Sentencing is set for April 24.