Milwaukee WI

MILWAUKEE COUNTY — Police say automatic license plate reading cameras have become the target of recent vandalism in Milwaukee County. The Whitefish Bay Police Department confirms its Flock Safety camera on Hampton Avenue near Estabrook Park was recently found with its lens covered in gold spray paint. The Milwaukee...

Waukesha man faces attempted homicide charges after 120 mph drunk driving crash and shootout with Brookfield Police. Joseph Fliss, 32 appeared in court for the first time since being detained January 31

A Milwaukee man is now facing charges in connection with the deadly shooting on Water Street early Sunday morning. Deonta Harmon faces charges including first-degree reckless homicide.

Milwaukee is not having a good time today. Just a few hours ago, it was reported that Jackson Chourio has been put on the IL and will be missing 2-4 weeks. But there is even more serious news that might have some implications for American Family Field, where the Brewers are playing their Opening day. Reports from...

Newly crunched numbers are throwing cold water on the idea that out-of-control shoplifting forced Kroger to close five Pick ’n Save stores in and around Milwaukee last year. Police records show that most of the locations that went dark were actually seeing fewer theft-related reports over time, not more, raising...

As part of budget cuts at Milwaukee Public Schools, 201 employees received letters March 24 informing them that their jobs will end after this school year, according to MPS officials who shared the news March 25. Layoffs were expected as part of Superintendent Brenda Cassellius' plan to reduce about 260 jobs, which...

BUTLER, Wis. - Two popular indoor skate parks in southeast Wisconsin may soon close, leaving skaters searching for a new place to ride year-round. Cream City Skate Park in Butler is facing closure after its lease expired. Co-owner Bill Kaschner says the landlord plans to use the space for something else, leaving the...

An inmate serving decades for the 2014 killing of toddler Bill "Baby Bill" Thao may get a second chance in court, as new legal filings and recent reporting question who actually fired into the family’s home that night. Darmequaye Cohill, convicted in the case and sentenced to a lengthy prison term, has asked a judge...

MILWAUKEE - A rabbi and his son, who together vandalized a controversial mural depicting a Star of David and a swastika in Milwaukee, were sentenced on Wednesday. Court records show 74-year-old Peter Mehler pleaded no contest on Wednesday to misdemeanor criminal damage to property. He was fined $50. Zechariah...

What started as a routine patrol near Harley-Davidson's campus on Milwaukee's Near West Side turned into an afternoon manhunt, after a stolen vehicle slammed into parked cars and its three occupants bolted on foot, leaving a trail of twisted metal and shattered glass along North 37th Street. Milwaukee County...