A Chicago man pleaded no contest to eight counts after Bellevue police seized cocaine, fentanyl and other drugs from an apartment; sentencing is set for Aug. 24.

A three-story Giannis mural on the 600 EAST building was spray-painted Wednesday, leaving a downtown landmark marred and prompting online reaction. City partners will weigh restoration options.

Serenity Inns is taking over the Vin Baker Recovery clinic on Milwaukee's northwest side, preserving local addiction treatment after an abrupt operator exit.

Children’s Wisconsin says 11 children needed critical asthma care in June, including two deaths. Doctors warn hot weather, pollen and skipped meds can trigger dangerous attacks.

Affiliates of Chicago-based First Hospitality bought the 132-room Cambria Hotel in downtown Milwaukee for about $7.1 million after foreclosure and a sheriff's sale.

Two late-night shootings in Milwaukee on Monday wounded three people. Police are asking witnesses to call tips lines or submit anonymous reports.

The Aug. 11 primary will choose Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor nominees. The GOP contest between Will Martin and David Varnam will name Tom Tiffany’s running mate.

A Hartford man says a local credit union wired $22,000 to a fake dealership and is now paying a loan for a truck he never received.

A Milwaukee man was convicted of first‑degree reckless homicide after a six‑day trial for supplying fentanyl that killed a Fond du Lac woman. The verdict drew a sharp statement from the county DA.

A man recovered from an overturned kayak on Lake Ivanhoe was pronounced dead Thursday afternoon. Authorities are investigating the drowning.

A New Berlin developer has pitched a $10 million Piggly Wiggly and childcare center for Whitewater's seven‑acre Bluff Road parcel.

The Public Safety Committee approved an updated Anti‑Crime Plan that adds court security, dispatcher pay changes and funding for a drug prosecutor.

The City Clerk began mailing absentee ballots on June 25 to voters with requests on file ahead of the Aug. 11 primary; in‑person voting at City Hall begins July 28.