Milwaukee WI

Better find your taco-eating pants, because it's almost time to celebrate one of the world's most beloved foods. Taco Fest, presented by OnMilwaukee and Discover The North Shore, returns this summer to a new location and with new opportunities for all. Taco Fest takes place Saturday, July 18, on the...

A proposal for a 12-story multi-family riverfront building in Milwaukee has cleared its first regulatory hurdle. The city of Milwaukee Plan Commission on Monday unanimously approved plans for Bloomington, Minnesota-based Kaeding Development Group’s proposal for “The Everett,” a 200-unit apartment building slated for 23

A Waukesha County sheriff's deputy is facing charges for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of a firearm while intoxicated after getting pulled over for driving in the wrong lane.

After years of complaints, unpaid tax bills, and boarded-up windows, Milwaukee officials say a notorious cluster of long-idle Riverwest properties is finally headed for demolition if the owners do not step up. Neighbors and local nonprofits have been calling the buildings hazards for years, and city leaders are now sig

Kristin Brey was joined by Rick Harnish, executive director of the High Speed Rail Alliance, to discuss an upcoming Milwaukee event focused on expanding passenger rail in Wisconsin and what it would take to bring true high-speed rail to the Midwest. Harnish, who founded the organization in 1993, explained that while hi

MILWAUKEE– 22-year-old Angelo Liberto from Franklin has been charged with second-degree sexual assault, false imprisonment, and kidnapping a young woman. According to a criminal complaint, Liberto had me the victim through a mutal friend in September 2025. The pair had been on several dates, and the victim told him she

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on the 1300 block of W. Atkinson Avenue on Tuesday morning. Despite life-saving efforts, the victim, a 37-year-old, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Milwaukee Police are investigating the circumstances leading up to the sho

Some meals just stay with you. Not because of the occasion or the company, but because the food itself was so unexpectedly good that it felt almost unfair to everyone who was not there eating it with you. I stumbled into one of those meals on a completely ordinary weeknight...

Even as the Milwaukee Police Department backed away from facial recognition technology earlier this year after strong public criticism, records obtained by NNS show the department’s overall surveillance infrastructure continues to grow. The number of cameras, license plate readers and other surveillance technologies av

Open Sun–Thu, 11 AM–9 PM | Fri–Sat, 11 AM–10 PM. Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward is packed with restaurants, but Onesto keeps pulling locals back for another plate of pasta. The draw is simple: handmade noodles, bold sauces, and a warm loft setting that feels inviting...