Armored vehicles and multiple agencies surrounded a Menomonee Falls home after a search warrant was executed in the Hummingbird Way area. Officials have released limited details and the situation is developing.

A Milwaukee man was sentenced to 15 years after pleading guilty in the shooting death of 4-year-old Jainadia Little. The child's aunt faces neglect charges and a March court date.

The Laughing Tap returns to downtown Milwaukee for a two-night grand reopening March 27–28, headlined by Nate Craig and anchored in the historic George Watts building.

A brief thaw today before a windy Friday and a spotty snow chance Saturday. Gusts may reach 30 mph and localized snow is possible.

Thermometers and teacher logs show MPS classrooms topping the 80s and 90s as aging boilers and failing controls pile up into a costly HVAC backlog. Short-term fans help, but full fixes will take big capital dollars.

A Milwaukee mother says she lost her unborn son after a wrong‑way crash on I‑43 last October and is now recovering from serious injuries while prosecutors pursue felony charges.

Rep. Sylvia Ortiz‑Velez was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct after prosecutors say she threatened a fellow lawmaker over a Hispanic Heritage Month resolution; she denies the allegation.

Two Wisconsin Republicans circulated a Feb. 23 memo proposing the death penalty for certain child sex crimes, with DNA ties and automatic Supreme Court review. The move faces steep legal and political hurdles.

Yaskawa is assembling an 800,000+ sq ft campus in Franklin that will manufacture industrial robots domestically, bringing a roughly $180M investment and hundreds of jobs.

Two criminal cases tied to former Milwaukee city attorney Tearman Spencer were reassigned to Waukesha County after a judge flagged a potential conflict. Judge Ralph M. Ramirez will now oversee both matters.

Dunkin opened a Bay View shop at 3267 S. Chase Ave. on Feb. 25, bringing a drive‑thru and mobile-order pickup to the neighborhood. The franchisee named in city filings operates several other local Dunkin locations.

A new Fire & Police Commission partnership lets UWM criminal justice graduates submit transcripts instead of taking the written MPD exam, giving them preference points and direct interviews.

FDA upgraded a recall of 55,689 pounds of frozen blueberries processed in Salem to Class I after possible Listeria contamination; shipments went to four states and Canada.