A locally owned Chinese restaurant has opened on Mequon Road in Germantown, pairing a dumpling buffet with hibachi plates and boba.

Catalano Square in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward will be reworked in a roughly $1.5M plan that replaces the inoperable fountain with a paved events plaza. The redesign aims to make staging markets, the beer garden and holiday programs easier.

Prosecutors say a 25-year-old man forced his way into Milwaukee German Immersion School in November and punched the principal during an after-school pickup. He now faces a felony battery charge and is due in court March 12.

Local jewelers warn that counterfeit silver and gold are turning up as metal prices climb. Experts outline simple tests and where to take suspicious pieces for authentication.

A midday blaze damaged an East Side home in Milwaukee; two residents and a dog escaped and no injuries were reported.

Preliminary plans and filings pushed redevelopment of the Mitchell Park Domes forward, with officials citing a roughly $51.6M first phase and a possible spring 2027 start.

TMJ4 and Milwaukee County municipal leaders have proposed an Oct. 8 town‑hall at UWM’s Zelazo Center to press gubernatorial hopefuls on property taxes and state aid.

American Family Field may go a second straight year without a stadium headliner as major tours book dates at Summerfest, Lambeau and other Wisconsin stages.

Kenosha police have named 45-year-old Matrice Role as a person of interest after a 67-year-old man was found dead near 75th and 60th streets. Authorities ask anyone with tips to call 262-605-5203.

MPM’s Diorama‑RAMA turns the museum’s Milwaukee‑style dioramas into a month of tours, workshops and a mini‑diorama contest. Events run March 14–April 17 with a March 31 contest benefiting Walker’s Point arts.

About 25% of Milwaukee-area job postings were hybrid by late 2025, changing how employers, brokers and landlords plan for office space. Vacancy metrics and hiring demands are shifting in parallel.

A Shorewood Tudor, a 22‑acre Franklin farm and a repurposed substation were among Milwaukee County's priciest recent sales, underscoring tight inventory and buyer demand.

A judge gave Melanie Taylor 15 years after jurors convicted her in a fatal April home invasion at a Milwaukee retirement complex. A co-defendant faces a mid‑April trial.