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.

A Somers firefighter was injured after an interior collapse during a house fire near 16th Place and Sheridan Road. No civilians were hurt and authorities say the cause is under investigation.

A 17‑year‑old was arrested after a stolen‑car pursuit on Milwaukee’s northwest side ended at 76th and Brown Deer; a teen passenger and another driver were hurt.

Milwaukee’s Common Council refused to renew Brown & Gibbs’ liquor license after the owner missed hearings and unpaid fines mounted. The Bay View tavern has stopped alcohol service and paused operations.

Kenosha Unified projects a $17 million shortfall and is weighing cuts that could remove about 40 teachers, shrink arts and sports, and shift Reuther students if voters don’t approve funding. The board is finalizing options this week ahead of a possible November referendum.

BMO says it will boost hiring and renovate branches across Wisconsin, leaning on its strong Milwaukee deposit share as it chases more business and consumer relationships.

Discourse debuted a hand‑painted mobile espresso truck at Summerfest and is now taking private bookings across Milwaukee.