Turning Pain Into Purpose: A Milwaukee mother’s mission for peace
After facing unimaginable loss, including losing two of her daughters in separate incidents to a drunk driver and gun violence, Martha Dunmore, founded The Dunmore Project to advocate for safer streets and community healing. She is partnering with Safe & Sound to host 'Fighting For Our Futures Without Fears' on August
The Enchanting Treehouse Restaurant In Wisconsin That Feels Like Pure Fantasy
Nobody warned you that a strip mall in Oak Creek, Wisconsin would be the place where your sense of reality quietly packed its bags and left. Georgie Porgie’s Treefort Restaurant is sitting right there on South Howell Avenue, tucked between ordinary storefronts, daring you to walk through the door and discover something
Lincoln Avenue School fire; investigation findings, demolition update
MILWAUKEE - Mayor Cavalier Johnson, Fire Chief Aaron Lipski, and MPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius on Monday, Aug. 10 provided an update on Lincoln Avenue School. Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski stated that the fire at Lincoln Avenue School originated from chemical-soaked cleaning rags that had been discarded in a
Rep. Tim Burchett Urges Support for His Surveillance Bill After Outdated Flock Camera Alert...
Rep. Tim Burchett urged Americans to back his federal surveillance legislation Sunday after a viral video showed Wisconsin police holding two innocent people at gunpoint based on an outdated automated license plate reader alert. “Support my bill. Call your Congressman,” Burchett wrote on X, responding to country singer
Milwaukee fatal shooting Saturday; family identifies victims
MILWAUKEE - Two people were killed in a shooting near 21st and Pierce late Saturday night, Aug. 8. According to Milwaukee police, two people were shot at around 9:40 p.m. They were both pronounced dead at the scene. MPD is searching for whoever is responsible for the shootings. Anyone with...
Milwaukee fatal apartment fire; woman sentenced to 24 years in prison
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Rashamba Claybrooks to 24 years in prison, followed by eight years of extended supervision, for her role in a fatal 2025 apartment fire in Milwaukee. Claybrooks pleaded guilty to one count of felony murder—arson of a building, and one count of arson of...
Father, 36, and 22-Month-Old Son Went for What Family Described as a ‘Normal’ Walk....
Todd Sabatini and son Theo went missing in Illinois and were last spotted in Wisconsin
Toddler and man found safe after multi-agency search in Illinois and Wisconsin
A toddler and a man who were reported missing in McHenry, Illinois, have been found safe following a multi-agency search that spanned into Wisconsin.
Man arrested on traffic stop on I-41 facing drug charges | By Washington Co....
August 9, 2026 – Washington Co., Wi – On August 8, 2026, at approximately 10:58 p.m., a Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy was monitoring traffic on Interstate 41 north of Highway 167 when a northbound Chevrolet Tahoe was observed traveling 88 mph in a posted 70 mph zone.
Man finds stolen Picasso etching in Milwaukee property eight years after gallery theft
The man who found a stolen Picasso etching in Wisconsin on Friday said he found it inside a building and turned it over to Milwaukee police. "It was in a back bedroom behind a door," Timothy Dertz, speaking exclusively with sister station WISN, said. "A very odd placement for such a piece of art. I guess we know why no

















