A 39-year-old man was found fatally shot near Wright and Grange Avenues in Racine late Friday. Investigators say the case appears isolated as detectives search for suspects.

Partly sunny and breezy with a high near 82°F today. Moderate Swim Risk for Sheboygan beaches; hotter and more humid Sunday–Monday with possible storms.

Tony Romo was arrested in Milwaukee on suspicion of operating while intoxicated after a traffic stop on southbound I‑43. He was cited and released; state rules often treat a first OWI as a civil forfeiture.

Milwaukee’s Licenses Committee signaled support for a proposal to open a new strip club called Venom in the former Cheetah Club building on North 35th Street.

A former Greenheck Turner staffer, Bennet Schmitz, pleaded guilty to child enticement and sexual assault; sentencing is set for September 24, 2026. The district says access was revoked when allegations surfaced.

An 18‑year‑old was sentenced to 12 years today for his role in a chaotic 2025 parking‑lot shootout that killed Bre'nee Veasley. Family members attended the hearing.

Thieves are using key-fob programmers and signal interceptors to steal push-button cars across Milwaukee. Police recommend Faraday pouches, wheel locks and vigilance.

A JAMA study finds plasma p‑tau217 may forecast 5–10 year dementia risk. UW–Madison researchers and local WRAP investigators are part of the pooled analysis.

A 50-year-old was wounded in a non-fatal shooting on the 7500 block of Granville Road Wednesday night. Milwaukee police are asking witnesses and anonymous tipsters to come forward.

Gov. Tony Evers named Monroe County Judge Todd Ziegler to the District IV Court of Appeals. Ziegler brings years of county‑court experience and treatment‑court awards.

A local grocer has applied to open Hopkins Grocery at the former Aldi site on Milwaukee's North Side, promising produce, meat and everyday staples to a neighborhood hit by recent closures.

State crime‑lab teams joined local detectives this week as crews excavated a Campbellsport basement tied to the 1983 disappearance of Robert "Bobby Jo" Fritz.

An arrest warrant was issued for an 18‑year‑old in the July 4 shooting near 36th and Thurston that killed 19‑year‑old Savannah Lynn.