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SapSap's Lao dishes, Rod N' Makk's chicken sandwiches and True Echo VR's group games give 3rd St. Market Hall a fresh downtown boost.
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A Dane County judge dismissed Ridglan Farms' extortion claim, saying activist pressure — though coercive — is protected speech as criminal and regulatory probes continue.
A Brookfield man faces a first-degree reckless homicide charge after a Jan. 13 shooting near 38th and North that left Patrick Kelly Davis dead.
A Greenfield man faces first‑degree reckless homicide charges after a high‑speed crash killed a 41‑year‑old passenger on Milwaukee's south side.
A review of police logs and school records found 93 citations, hundreds of calls and a stark racial disparity after officers returned to MPS.
A Milwaukee nurse was sent to federal prison after prosecutors said he bought and shared child sexual abuse material online. The sentence follows a federal probe.
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Sam’s Tap in Bay View has gone quiet after a November 2025 post; the bar’s proprietor has faced a DOJ‑related consent order that clouds the future of the 1929 tavern. Local records show the license runs through September 2026.
High school students across Milwaukee staged walkouts Tuesday to protest ICE and federal enforcement, marching and speaking near school grounds.
An apartment ceiling collapsed in Milwaukee, displacing a family who say the building had no heat. City inspectors and tenant resources are now involved.
Police say video shows about 60 shots struck a car in Sherman Park, killing 26‑year‑old Mark Burrell. Prosecutors charged Jahree Wilkes with first‑degree reckless homicide as a party to the crime.
A former MCTS driver pleaded no contest after a Christmas-night crash that killed 79‑year‑old Robert Clemons; sentencing is set for March 12 amid questions about driver fatigue.
A warrant is out for a Pewaukee roofer accused of taking payments from seven customers and leaving jobs unfinished, prosecutors say.
Body-camera video shows a Milwaukee mother pleading for help hours before prosecutors say her daughter beat her to death. Records show years of runs to the home and failed interventions.
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