Hundreds of lots — from tanks to a delivery van — from the closed 1840 Brewing are up for online auction through May 11. Buyers can browse photos and lot details online.

A tornado watch covers most of Wisconsin through 8 p.m. CDT as forecasters warn of large hail, damaging winds and an isolated tornado threat.

A new state assessment finds Wisconsin is warming and wetter, with more intense storms — Milwaukee’s record flood last year made the stakes painfully clear. The report lays out projections and resilience steps for communities and farms.

A proposed rebuild of North Sherman Boulevard would add protected bike lanes but remove blocks of on‑street parking, prompting concern from businesses and residents. City and community leaders are now weighing tradeoffs and timelines.

Milwaukee is asking residents to weigh in on a reworked 2.6‑mile Sixth Street plan after federal cuts gutted much construction funding. Early designs show bike lanes, bus priority and new green space, but the city may stage the work as it hunts for money.

Milwaukee County unveiled FORGE, a five-year, federally funded program offering parenting workshops, case management and job help to local fathers.

A Sheboygan farmer was sentenced to 20 years' initial confinement and 20 years of supervision after a jury convicted him of first‑degree child sex assault.

Heavy storms in northeast Wisconsin forced urgent rescues in Suamico and prompted a village disaster declaration as crews assess washed‑out roads and submerged utilities.

A Sheboygan shopper, Jermie Nelson, won $1 million on a $50 Crossword scratch ticket bought at Love's Travel Stop and claimed the prize in Madison. The game still has one top prize remaining.

MMSD issued a Water Drop Alert on April 13 asking residents to delay laundry and shorten showers as heavy storms approach to reduce sewer overflow risk.

Neutral sold Bakers Place in downtown Madison for about $37.2M, freeing cash to pay subcontractors while larger legal and financing questions remain.

Milwaukee’s Q1 snapshot shows fewer homicides and auto thefts but a rise in crashes and hit‑and‑runs, officials said at a Monday briefing.

A Sussex woman was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading no contest to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The case follows her 2024 animal‑mistreatment conviction.