Milwaukee gets a cool, stormy Wednesday with heavy downpours possible before sunshine returns Thursday. Warmer weather and renewed storm chances arrive this weekend.

A Dane County judge says Wisconsin’s paper absentee system denies some disabled voters privacy and independence. The ruling does not yet require electronic ballots.

A new accessible pathway linking Arlington Heights Park to National Avenue is expected to be ready for Milwaukee’s Silver City Festival in September.

A historic Oconomowoc elk statue is leaving the local museum for a new home at The Club at Lac La Belle, where it will be restored and displayed by spring 2027.

An early-morning fire damaged Stags Tavern in Germantown Tuesday. Investigators have not yet determined the cause or full extent of the damage.

A Delafield investor allegedly lost about $538,000 before police staged a cash pickup involving an Illinois courier. The handoff ended with a $277,424 bail order and two felony charges.

Waukesha County deputies are set to begin wearing body cameras in 2027, but the program still needs a contract, funding approval and a final price tag.

Milwaukee's Bradford, South Shore and McKinley beaches are closed after a combined sewer overflow. Officials are warning swimmers to stay out of the water.

Milwaukee County has mapped a proposed seven-mile trail linking the Hank Aaron State Trail to Havenwoods State Forest. Residents have until Aug. 28 to weigh in.

Acuity Insurance CEO Melissa Winter will receive BizTimes Media’s Woman Executive of the Year honor in Brookfield this month. The award caps a nearly three-decade climb through the Sheboygan insurer.

Villa Terrace is loading up August with five exhibitions and a three-concert Beethoven festival. The lakefront mansion’s cultural calendar is anything but sleepy.

New renderings show a 14-unit Sonne development planned near Wauwatosa Village, combining townhomes, apartments and a courtyard-style alleyway.

Tony Evers is taking David Crowley on the road as Wisconsin Democrats race toward a primary dominated by Francesca Hong.