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

A 63-year-old Appleton man died after his SUV failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a semi at County Highway A and County Highway W in Oak Grove. Deputies say the driver was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene.

Jersey Mike's will open a new shop at Pabst Farms in Oconomowoc (Unit 105 at 1350 Penny Lane); job postings list an April 2026 opening and hiring is underway.

A Waukesha man is charged after allegedly setting his bed on fire; a competency evaluation and an April court date are now set.

A Milwaukee man was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to receiving child sexual abuse material; prosecutors say the case involved exchanges tied to Milwaukee and Memphis.

An MPD officer fired at a person after being dragged by a vehicle near 15th and Grant; the officer suffered minor injuries and officials say the investigation is ongoing.

A 17-year-old barricaded himself inside a northwest-side Milwaukee gas station early Thursday; an officer fired one shot that missed and the teen was arrested.

A March 11 shooting near 87th and Congress left a 31-year-old dead and a 39-year-old wounded as Milwaukee police search for a suspect.

A February 2025 hack of Bell Ambulance exposed names, SSNs, driver’s licenses and medical records for roughly 237,830 people; Medusa claimed responsibility and federal agencies warned.

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.

A Wind Advisory starts overnight with gusts to around 45–55 mph and rain late Thursday. A colder storm may bring several inches of snow Saturday night into Sunday.

Milwaukee teachers' union celebrated a task force "victory," saying a districtwide Deaf and Hard of Hearing model will roll out at Neeskara and Golda Meir in 2027.

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.