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Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran will headline Summerfest in 2026, the music festival announced Thursday.

DUBUQUE, Iowa — A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for threatening a Dubuque woman with a gun last year. Mickey Miller, 38, pleaded guilty in April to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Prosecutors said that...

I'm Hope Karnopp, and this is the Daily Briefing newsletter by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sign up here to get it sent to your inbox each morning . Our stretch of warm weather continues with a high around 81 degrees today. There's a couple of chances for rain starting Friday night into Sunday, but nothing...

Authorities found six children ranging in age from two months to 9 years locked inside a storage unit.

MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police are investigating separate shootings that happened on Wednesday, Sept. 17. According to police, a 16-year-old was shot shortly before 6 p.m. The victim arrived at the hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries. Police are looking for whoever is responsible. Martin and Juneau. What we...

A Milwaukee father recalled how a city bus driver discriminated against his wheelchair-bound son when she refused to service him and let him board because […] ‘Act Like It’s a Problem’: Outraged Milwaukee Father Accuses Bus Driver of Discriminating Against Disable Son

When Mike Arendt interviewed to be the 2024-25 principal of South Milwaukee High School, an unexpected question came up — teen vaping. “It wasn’t really until the start of the school year that I realized, holy cow, this is way more (common) than I thought it was,” he said on WPR’s “Morning Edition.”

The Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission is struggling with an overcrowding crisis and asks the community for help.

CHENEQUA, Wis. - A Milwaukee man is in custody following a high-speed police chase that started in the Village of Chenequa and ended with a crash in Oconomowoc early Tuesday, Sept. 16. Chenequa police chase. What we know:. A Chenequa police officer spotted a vehicle on Highway 16 near County...

Last week, a national tour came to Milwaukee. Bay Area artist James Shields is on his third nationwide tour to interview Black farmers about Black agriculture and history. Previous legs of the tour brought Shields across the South and Northeast. Now he’s tracing the Midwest, stopping in Milwaukee to interview farmers...