A 14-year-old from Racine was tased, punched and kicked during a quinceañera at Fountain Banquet Hall in Sturtevant, family says.

Three finalists pitched competing visions for the former CYD site on MLK Drive — a food‑hall hub, a wellness campus, or an arts‑anchored building — with a committee recommendation due June 1.

Two anonymous alumni pledged $100 million to Marquette High; the school says the money will be used for scholarships and financial aid.

David Crowley proposed redirecting $2.5 million in HOME funds to tenant‑based rental assistance for unsheltered Milwaukee residents; the County Board will consider the plan in June.

A JAMA study and a federal advisory link late‑night phone use to widespread teen sleep loss, and a UW Health doctor outlines steps parents can try tonight.

A small counter-service café from Mary Ramirez would take over Arts @ Large’s Walker's Point space, offering matcha drinks, café de olla and light bites pending city approval.

Refugees in Milwaukee who are still awaiting green cards say recent SNAP changes have left families suddenly without food aid, and local resettlement groups are scrambling to fill the gap.

An appeals court affirmed that the Brewers Community Foundation could disqualify a 50/50 raffle winner under the contest’s rules, leaving a couple without the payout they sought.

Atlantic Residential plans to replace a vacant office parcel in Brookfield’s Bishop’s Woods with roughly 207 apartments and a small public coworking space, with construction slated to start this spring. The rezoning application highlights tree buffers, stormwater measures and a September 2027 occupancy target.

A 21-year-old man was arrested after allegedly threatening the mother of his child at Brookfield Square Mall; police found him hiding near Storm's Golf Range and charged him.

A Milwaukee mother has been charged after tests showed fentanyl and other drugs in her 3‑month‑old's system; prosecutors say the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Multiple UW campuses awarded bachelor’s degrees to incarcerated students this week, marking a major expansion of in‑prison higher education and reentry pathways.

A new Milwaukee County analysis finds post‑pandemic increases in suicides among Black residents, men and older adults, with firearm deaths now making up the majority.