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New Berlin residents are speaking out against a proposed Rockwell Automation manufacturing campus they say does not belong near their homes and a school.

The skeletons have been nicknamed Hector and Henrietta, and are known to be dressed in seasonal outfits. Recent pictures showed them in red, white and blue flag-themed attire for the Fourth of July.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Police are investigating after a pickup truck left the highway and crashed into a marshy area below an overpass near the Hale Interchange early Friday morning. The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. on Interstate 43 northbound near the interchange, where the truck apparently went off the...

Good morning, Wisconsin. Here’s what you need to know today. Scattered showers and storms are likely, mainly across southern Wisconsin. The weather turns a little cooler for a day or two, with highs in the 70s to 80s. Hot and muggy weather builds back in this weekend. Get your...

Milwaukee's police chief is defending the department's use of Flock license plate reader cameras after a second Milwaukee Police Department officer was criminally charged with misusing the technology for personal reasons.

A four-week summer program called Handyman Academy seeks to help youth ages 12-17 gain valuable skills – like painting, building furniture and car maintenance. It also provides mentorship and character-building for young people. Three Black men — Daniel McHenry, Aj Batchelor, and Zell Gibson, are behind it. All of...

Editor’s note: Milwaukee is mourning the death of jazz legend Manty Ellis. The Milwaukee Jazz Institute, where he served for years as a board member, stated on Facebook that he died Thursday, July 9 at the age of 93. NNS featured Ellis in a story in April 2025. We’re republishing it in his honor.

MILWAUKEE — Summerfest attendance decreased by about 5% this year from 2025, according to a release put out by festival officials on Thursday. Not including the Garth Brooks performances prior to the three-weekend festival, Summerfest saw 568,711 attendees in 2026. That’s down from 602,231 in 2025. Attendance had actua

CALEDONIA, Wis. - UPDATE: The Silver Alert has been canceled. She was found safe. The original missing person notice is available below. A statewide Silver Alert was issued for 74-year-old Rosemarie Michals of Caledonia on Thursday, July 9. What we know:. Michals is described as 5 feet, 4 inches tall...

The unfinished Edison tower in Milwaukee, once billed by developer Neutral as “the tallest mass timber building in America,” could hit the market after a judge granted a foreclosure judgment, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. General contractor C.D. Smith Construction Inc. was granted default judgment on June 29