Crews have started clearing trees for a 41‑mile Enbridge Line 5 reroute in Ashland County even as tribes and environmental groups push new court challenges. The coming April hearings and federal appeals will likely decide whether work continues or is halted.

Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio placed on 10-day IL after MRI found a hairline fracture in his left hand; he will miss Opening Day and is expected back in 2–4 weeks.

Cold Spoons Gelato has closed its Vliet Street scoop shop as owner Sandy Murphy retires; Highlands Cafe will close March 29 after a 19-year run. Fans may still find flavors as production moves to another local shop.

Isa's Ice Cream, the family-run truck famed for Mexican-style nieve de garrafa, has secured a permanent stall at Zócalo Food Truck Park in Walker's Point.

A 10-year-old boy was killed Wednesday when an SUV rear-ended a smaller car on Highway 67 at McMahon Road near Oconomowoc. Multiple people were hospitalized and investigators are on scene.

A Milwaukee man pleaded guilty to three felonies after a Jan. 7, 2025 high‑speed chase ended with his SUV crashing into the MLK library construction site. Sentencing is scheduled for May.

Levy hospitality staff at the new Landmark Credit Union Live voted to form a union, organizers say. A card count showed clear majority support.

Federal estimates and local reporting show Milwaukee County losing residents since 2020 while nearby suburbs add people, leaving the seven‑county region nearly flat.

A Journal Sentinel analysis of police logs found most closed Pick ’n Save stores saw falling theft reports, undermining Kroger’s shrinkage rationale and sparking policy talk.

A retired rabbi and his son were fined and ordered restitution after tearing down a divisive Riverwest mural that combined a Star of David with a swastika.

Milwaukee police and county deputies searched the Near West Side after a stolen car crashed near Davidson Park and three people fled on foot. Neighbors reported wrecked parked cars and debris across the block.

Racine discovered an uncontested municipal judge race was missing from April 7 ballots. The city will mail corrected “Ballot B” to absentee voters and work with the county to reprint ballots.

A GOP anti‑SLAPP bill that passed the Assembly in February stalled in the Senate after objections tied to Sen. Cory Tomczyk’s lawsuit against a Wausau paper. Supporters vow to try again next year.