Summerfest’s American Family Insurance House announced free, intimate sets including Passion Pit, Spoon and Soul Asylum across the festival’s three weekends.

City, county and MMSD officials formed a Flood Mitigation Task Force and met to prioritize basin projects and short‑term fixes after major storms. Recommendations are expected later this year.

IKEA will open a 54,000-square-foot Madison store at Prairie Towne Center this fall, with showrooms, a Swedish Deli and thousands of items ready to take home.

A Milwaukee respiratory therapist is converting the former Brew City Pickles space at 8415 W. Burleigh St. into Meenk Bros Pizza Co., a takeout-first spot aiming to open late summer or early fall 2026.

A 33-year-old Engleburg School teacher was arrested after an alleged April 29 altercation near 91st and Appleton. MPS says the employee is out of the classroom while police and CPS investigate.

Two people were shot Wednesday near 21st and Concordia in Milwaukee; police are investigating and asking witnesses to come forward.

A Kenosha family said they felt relief after a suspected drunk driver was arrested nearly eight months after the Sept. 22 crash that killed their mother.

Frost Advisory through 8 a.m. Thursday in Milwaukee; highs near 58°F and a 20–30% chance of light showers this afternoon. Warmer by the weekend.

A Milwaukee mother says her 8‑year‑old was dropped at the wrong stop nearly a mile from home; Milwaukee Public Schools says it is reviewing the incident with the bus company.

A Oneida stepmother pleaded no-contest after a teen was hospitalized weighing about 35 pounds and prosecutors say three others remain charged.

The Culver's in Sussex is relocating and the franchisee's old building is slated to become a Chase bank branch, reshaping a familiar commercial corner. Local records and reporting show the conversion plan.

PKSD, a leading Milwaukee personal-injury firm, plans to relocate its downtown office into Chase Tower as the building upgrades amenities to attract professional tenants.

A Madison nonprofit won a federal voucher to speed FDA review of psilocybin for major depression, joining two other programs selected under an April executive order. Local researchers say the award validates years of work but leaves rollout questions.