Cudahy fatal crash; Troy Vaillancourt sentenced to 20 years prison
Troy Vaillancourt was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 11 to 20 years in prison in connection with a crash that killed a Greenfield woman in December 2024. Vaillancourt pleaded guilty in June to a single count of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle. The crash happened at the intersection...
83-Year-Old Elma Edwards Found Safe in Milwaukee After Critical Missing Alert Issued
The Milwaukee Police Department has successfully located Elma Edwards, an 83-year-old woman previously reported as critically missing, as confirmed in a recent update, which stated that she was found and is now safe. The search for Edwards began after she was last heard from on the evening of September 10, near 70th...
Thief strikes twice, steals e-bike from Milwaukee woman with MS
A Milwaukee woman is speaking out after a thief broke into her garage twice in one night, stealing her bikes and leaving her family feeling violated.
Second federal trial in Alvin Cole shooting ends in hung jury
For the second time, a federal trial in the 2020 shooting death of Alvin Cole by then-Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah ended in a hung jury on Thursday. Deliberations began shortly after 5 p.m. on Wednesday, going until around 8 p.m. Jurors returned Thursday morning, and deliberated for a total of nearly 10...
33rd and Center fire, Milwaukee firefighters pull dogs from home
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee firefighters pulled two dogs from a home while responding to a fire on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 13. MFD was called to the scene near 33rd and Center just after 4 p.m. Firefighters arrived to smoke showing from the two-and-a-half-story building and found the fire in the basement.
Beloved Artist Anwar Floyd-Pruitt Has Died
The local arts community is mourning the loss of Anwar Floyd-Pruitt, who died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. Floyd-Pruitt, an interdisciplinary artist, curator and puppeteer from Milwaukee, served as the second artist in residence at Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel throughout 2024. “Anwar’s absence leaves an...
The Hidden Altars of Milwaukee: Voodoo and Santería Are Closer Than You Think
From scholars to botánicas and summer festivals, Milwaukee has quiet but real threads connecting it to the Caribbean and Haitian spiritual world. AI was utilized for research, writing, citation management, and editing.
85-year-old injured in overnight shooting, Milwaukee police say
The 85-year-old was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening gunshot injuries.
Three homeless men are missing after a flood. Milwaukee isn’t looking for them. |...
When you're trying to get to the heart of an issue, it often helps to approach it from multiple angles. Let's start with a question: What would happen if three children were missing and feared to have been swept away in a devastating flood ? There would, rightfully so, be a large search operation, extensive media...
Milwaukee Tool says a former employee created 115 bogus orders and stole over $1...
John Keeble via Getty Images An internal audit revealed truckloads of stolen tools between March 2024 and March 2025. The post Milwaukee Tool says a former employee created 115 bogus orders and stole over $1 million appeared first on MotorBiscuit .