Chipotle has opened at Oconomowoc’s Olympia Fields with a Chipotlane drive-through. The arrival joins First Watch, Panera and other new retail at the development.

A $425,000 levy on the April ballot would add roughly $27 per $100,000 in assessed value — about $2–$5 a month — to restore library hours and services. City materials and local reporting break the homeowner impact down by assessed value and list info sessions and voting options.

A hardware manufacturer plans a 90,000-square-foot plant at Three Leaf Partners' 130‑acre Merchant Village in Slinger, backed by state support for site access.

Milwaukee Public Museum says it has raised $212M toward its new Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin, bringing the $240M project closer to opening in early 2027.

Vagabond will serve lunch again starting April 14, 2026, offering tacos, burritos and a QR-code ordering option for downtown diners.

Cloudy and near-freezing this morning with patchy drizzle and slick spots possible. Rain returns midweek and heavy downpours are likely Friday.

Blue Bat Kitchen & Tequilaria in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward posted a March 2 inspection notice and is closed pending a re‑inspection by the city health department.

A Mukwonago parent boarded a Section Elementary bus on Feb. 26 with a locked firearm in a lockbox; the district says the weapon remained secured and is reviewing transportation protocols.

Neumann Developments has retooled a plan to build nearly 500 for-sale homes near Hwy 60 and Sheboygan Road in Cedarburg, renewing local concerns about traffic and schools.

WISN host Dan O'Donnell posted a call on X to 'take out' Gov. Tim Walz and later deleted the messages, prompting questions about station accountability.

A raze permit shows the burned U‑Haul complex at 1500 S. 1st St. will be demolished after asbestos was found; the permit estimates a roughly $200,000 teardown.

Rising construction prices and higher borrowing costs have thinned Milwaukee’s pipeline for new retail, pushing owners to renovate and repurpose existing storefronts. That shift is reshaping where retailers expand and what projects get built.

Two people and a dog died in a Brookfield house fire Saturday; three police officers were injured and investigators are working with state and federal partners.