Wynonna Judd and Melissa Etheridge will share the Bank Five Nine Main Stage at the Wisconsin State Fair on Aug. 9. Presale begins March 11 and public on-sale is March 13.

Resurfacing on WIS‑24 (Forest Home/Forest Home Avenue) will resume the week of March 16, with long‑term single‑lane closures on the south segment and short closures to the north.

A Milwaukee father went on trial March 9, accused of fatally shooting his 4‑year‑old son last July. Court records say officers recovered a blood‑stained gun and 96 rounds of ammo.

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.

Peregrine falcons have reclaimed nest boxes at four Wisconsin power plants and live nest‑cam streams are now showing the start of the breeding season.

The Royal Group is lining up roughly 64,600 sq ft in Oakview Business Park for storage, light assembly and foam-in-place production; the plan commission will review the proposal on Tuesday.

A GOP‑backed bill would carve crypto "staking" out of Wisconsin's securities rules, pitting exchanges and entrepreneurs against bankers and the state regulator.

UW-La Crosse reached the NCAA Division III Sweet 16 for the first time after back-to-back wins; senior Malia Nelson paced the Eagles into the third round.

An 18-year-old Rocky Rococo worker says a customer pepper-sprayed her through a drive-thru window last Wednesday; police have a report but the suspect remains at large.

A fight at S. 14th and W. Burnham escalated to gunfire on Sunday evening; no one was struck and police are searching for the shooter.

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.

Two Biggby Coffee locations in the Milwaukee area — the Red Arrow Park kiosk and a Franklin storefront — closed on March 9, 2026, removing a downtown coffee option.

A Milwaukee developer is rushing to start work on a $126M Deer District project before a March 27 deadline after retooling the plan toward income‑restricted workforce housing.