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.

Sentencing day for Ace Vue follows a plea in the Memorial Day 2025 wrong‑way crash that killed two people. Prosecutors recommend 20 years as dashcam footage showed high speeds.

A Morgan Stanley affiliate paid $47.5M for a 417,384‑sf LakeView Corporate Park warehouse, underscoring continued investor demand for Midwest logistics assets.

DHS says it will pursue removal of Noel Quintana Gonzalez, owner of Señor Machetes, even after Gov. Tony Evers granted a state pardon; the case has galvanized Madison.

The Common Council rejected a developer's plan to convert two large Milwaukee apartment communities to below-market rents, citing market impacts and missing information.

Dr. William Finlayson, the longtime Milwaukee obstetrician and community leader, died May 11 at 101. He delivered generations of babies and helped found the city’s first Black-owned bank.

Milwaukee suspended the license of Lush Social Lounge after committee findings that the tavern violated its plan of operations and posed health risks.

Longtime caterer Mary Akande opens Kemola May 16 on Brown Deer Road, serving jollof, suya, fufu and Saturday ogi breakfasts. Carryout and limited dine-in available.

A 71-year-old died after a physical altercation near 104th and Hampton in Milwaukee on Monday. A 65-year-old turned himself in and was arrested.