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Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a three-part series exploring the status of the opioid crisis in northwest Wisconsin, how local governments are spending their settlement money and how well their efforts to abate opioid addiction are working. This week’s report details where experts say settlement dollars would be most effective and the extent to which municipalities in northwest Wisconsin are...

Milwaukee Public Schools are proposing a $1.6 billion budget for the next year to address a multi-million dollar shortfall. MPS faces a $46 million budget deficit after an audit found the district overspent its previous budget. Next year’s budget would address this, in part, by cutting over 100 administrative and assistant principal positions.

MILWAUKEE— The lives of six fallen police officers in the greater Milwaukee area were honored during an annual ceremony on Wednesday. The Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony is an annual tradition. It's a time where officers from across the area honor the lives of officers who were killed in the line of duty.

For Maurice Wince, helping community members access food with dignity and choice looks like asking what they want to see on the shelves of his Sherman Park Grocery Store, 4315 W. Fond du Lac Ave. “Because I got multigenerational folks walking in the grocery store and saying, ‘Hey, if you...

There are regular music festivals, and then there are festivals so large that they feel more like temporary cities. The appeal of these mega-festivals isn't for everyone, certainly, but if you enjoy the feeling of a massive collective celebrating music together, with an abundance of fellow attendees who share your passion, they can be electrifying. Summerfest is exactly that kind of experience made...

MILWAUKEE - A new age-progressed photo has been released showing what Alexis Patterson may look like today, over two decades after the Milwaukee girl disappeared. This week marks 24 years since Alexis Patterson went missing. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children released the new age-progressed image. She would...

There's a new shop in Milwaukee for all the mystics out there, the ones who love tarot card readings, and the crystal collectors. Strange Scene was opened by Maggie Sasso aka Madam Strange.

PKSD, one of Milwaukee's best-known personal injury firms, is packing up its downtown digs and heading for Chase Tower. The move will put the plaintiff-focused shop in a central high-rise that has been leaning on fresh amenities to woo professional tenants back into the city core, a sign that law and service firms are still willing to bet on traditional office...

Milwaukee's Fire and Police Commission Vice Chair is making her case publicly for the first time about her push to scale back Milwaukee Police Department pursuit policy.

MILWAUKEE COUNTY - Spend a fun day with mom on Mother’s Day at the Milwaukee County Zoo on Sunday, May 10! All mothers will receive free admission, courtesy of Peoples State Bank. Mother's Day at the zoo. What we know:. On Mother’s Day, the zoo is open from 9:30...