A Philly summer staple is rolling into Lake Country. Wood'r Ice brings vegan, cane-sugar water ice to DelaSpring and a June 6 launch in Pewaukee.

The Lakefront Festival of Art returns June 12–14 at the Milwaukee Art Museum with 145 juried artists, live music and local food along the lakefront.

Summerfest and MCTS laid out shuttles, Connect 1 access and new payment options for the festival’s three weekends — and shuttle round‑trip fares jump to $18 for adults.

City staff laid out four renovation concepts for Wauwatosa’s City Hall and library, with price tags from roughly $36.1M to $107.2M and a council decision due July 28.

A Shorewood resident appealed a $313 trespassing ticket for walking the Lake Michigan shoreline; a circuit judge has framed the legal question and set an Aug. 13 status hearing.

New Berlin crews reported a vehicle crash with entrapment at Coffee Road and Johnson Road Tuesday evening; crews conducted an extrication and details remain limited.

A Milwaukee man was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty in a sexual assault tied to UWM's Kenilworth housing; the case also spurred courtroom controversy.

A viral TikTok shows a Milwaukee user editing a DoorDash meal photo with ChatGPT and collecting roughly $39 in account credit, reigniting worries about AI refund fraud.

A May 2 head-on crash on State Highway 83 near Wheatland left two sisters critically injured. Prosecutors charged a 19-year-old driver and the family faces long recovery and mounting medical bills.

Cocina Filipina is opening a full-service restaurant at 3801 W. Vliet St., bringing lumpia, rice bowls and cocktails to Milwaukee's West Side.

Two downtown Milwaukee hotels — one in the Deer District and one in the Historic Third Ward — are expected to break ground this summer, each backed by federal tax credits.

A Milwaukee man was sentenced to 40 years after pleading guilty in the July 2024 killing of Latonia Ford, a 51-year-old MPS teacher and mother. Her family and colleagues held memorials last summer.

Blustery northwest gusts to 30 mph keep Milwaukee cool today; lakefront boaters and gardeners should take precautions. Warmer, stormier weather returns this weekend.