Milwaukee WI

WUWM has been checking in with Wisconsinites to see how the economy is working for them. Sometimes, it’s not. The city and county have an unhoused population that fluctuates. Sometimes people are counted in January's point-in-time count, sometimes that count is not the whole picture. At a south side...

BROWN DEER, Wis. - A Milwaukee County jury on Friday, March 20 convicted Tamirat Mills in the 2022 homicides of two brothers in Brown Deer. Mills, 22, was found guilty at trial of two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and one count of taking and driving a vehicle without the owner's consent.

Former state Attorney General Brad Schimel is staying on as the head of the U.S. attorney’s office in Milwaukee, despite the term for his original appointment expiring. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi picked Schimel to lead Wisconsin’s Eastern District last year — for a period of 120 days. That interim term expired...

This article is by Recombobulation Area contributing columnist Emily Mills, who was just honored by the Milwaukee Press Club with an award for “Best Single Editorial, Statement of Editorial Position or Opinion” for the column, “How AI is harming Wisconsin’s path to renewable energy.” Find more of Emily’s work here.

The Lange family has been crafting millwork for decades in the Thurston Woods neighborhood. Now its offspring, LUSH (Lange Urban Sustainable Homes) hopes to be part of the solution to Milwaukee's housing challenges. Founder RJ Lange walks me through his family’s shop on West Douglas Avenue. It’s humming with...

Opening statements and testimony began Wednesday in the trial of Daeshaun Graves, who is accused in two Milwaukee killings weeks apart. Prosecutors say Graves shot and killed Quincy Smith, then drove off as the victim’s body was dragged from the scene before being found in a burned vehicle. The...

Sometimes the best love stories start in the most unlikely places—like a strip mall in Greendale. You know that feeling when you’re driving through a suburban shopping area, past the dry cleaners and the insurance office, and you think to yourself, “Well, this is where romance goes to die”?

Looking for creepy spots in Wisconsin that might make your hair stand on end?. These 6 haunted places offer spooky stories and spine-tingling experiences!. 1. The Pfister Hotel (Milwaukee) This fancy hotel in downtown Milwaukee has been giving guests the shivers for a long time. The building stands tall and...

A New Berlin mother is hoping the FDA approves a new drug from Denali to save her kindergarten-aged son from a fatal disease called Hunter Syndrome.

MILWAUKEE - Martell Haire, the Milwaukee man accused of killing an alderman's nephew and wounding two other people in an October 2025 shooting, entered a plea of not guilty on Thursday, March 19. The court then found probable cause and bound Haire over for trial. Prosecutors charged Martell Haire, 38,...