A Public Safety committee declined to advance the Fire and Police Commission’s recommended limits on vehicle pursuits, leaving the chase‑policy fight unresolved at City Hall.

WalletHub ranks Madison second-lowest and Milwaukee sixth-lowest for household credit-card debt. Numbers, national context and local resources for people carrying balances.

Milwaukee's last downtown Pita Pit has closed and the Railway Exchange storefront at 231 E. Wisconsin Ave. is now being marketed for lease. Brokers with Colliers are handling the listing.

NWS issued a tornado warning for eastern Fond du Lac County through 3:45 p.m., warning of radar‑indicated rotation near Campbellsport and possible damage to mobile homes.

The planned Tempo by Hilton at 308 W. Kilbourn Ave. has been canceled, the site owner told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The seven‑story project would have added roughly 160 rooms.

David Crowley has pledged to repeal Wisconsin’s Depression‑era minimum markup on gas, pitching the move as part of an affordability plan to try to lower pump prices statewide.

A sharp rise in people judged unfit for trial is leaving cases stalled and defendants waiting months for treatment.

Severe storms destroyed a Culver's "Thank You Farmers" barn near Beaver Dam days before repairs were set to begin. The owner says high winds toppled the structure; no injuries were reported.

Showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon into early evening; some storms may be severe with heavy rain and gusty winds tonight.

Police say a notebook of rap lyrics helped investigators arrest Johnny Ford in a 2021 Milwaukee shooting; the discovery has reignited debate over lyrics as evidence.

The Medical College of Wisconsin paid about $4.7M for nearly 10 acres on the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center campus in Wauwatosa, expanding its campus footprint.

Four men were arrested after a 39-year-old was shot outside the Bluebird Motel in Somers during an apparent drug deal; the victim is expected to survive and prosecutors are reviewing the case.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission ruled Minocqua Brewing owner Kirk Bangstad lacked enough valid signatures to appear on the August Democratic primary ballot.