SpaghettiOs anniversary marks Wisconsin creator’s legacy
WAUKESHA, Wis. (WBAY) - Saturday marks 61 years since SpaghettiOs first appeared in stores, and the iconic canned pasta has a Wisconsin connection. SpaghettiOs first appeared on store shelves on May 16, 1965. It was touted as the “neat, round spaghetti you can eat with a spoon.”. “The Daddy-O...
Water Street Dive Duke’s Pours Its Last Cheap Beer After 22 Years
After more than two decades as a cheap, late-night corner standby on Milwaukee's Water Street, Duke's on Water poured its last drinks Friday night. Regulars crowded in for a final round as operators prepared to close for good, pointing to rising rent and mounting safety concerns on the block. The building that holds Du
Milwaukee crash kills woman, grandson; man sentenced
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man convicted in a crash that killed a woman and her grandson – while he was on the run as one of "Wisconsin's Most Wanted" – was sentenced to decades in prison on Friday. Prison sentence. In court:. Davonte Jackson, 33, reached a plea...
Inside the $255M Milwaukee Public Museum project
The precast shell of the future Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin is complete and the building is expected to open in 2027. Currently, crews are chipping away at the interior in downtown Milwaukee. Mortenson and Milwaukee Public Museum on Thursday held a guided media tour of the museum interior.
Driver clocked at nearly 90 mph in 30 zone, car impounded in Wisconsin
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (WFRV) – A driver who admitted to racing on a busy Wisconsin street had their vehicle impounded after police discovered more than $1,000 in unpaid fines. According to the West Allis Police Department, officers were monitoring traffic near 76th Street and Beloit Road when they observed two vehicles trav
Residents push to save Sheridan Park bluff as erosion nears Oak Leaf Trail
Mary McChesney pushes to save Sheridan Park’s bluff, warning that losing it could erase a beloved stretch of the Oak Leaf Trail used daily by walkers, runners, bikers, and community races.
Police chase ends in Glendale, 2 people arrested Friday night
GLENDALE, Wis. - Two people were arrested after a police chase ended in Glendale on Friday night, May 15. FOX6 News found a large scene, with squads from both the Milwaukee and Glendale police departments, on Port Washington Road north of Hampton Avenue. Officers broke the windows of the suspect's...
Wisconsin severe thunderstorm watch into Saturday morning
MILWAUKEE - The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of southeast Wisconsin late Friday night. It remains in effect until 5 a.m. on Saturday, May 16. The watch covers Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth and Waukesha counties. Storms could produce gusty wind and hail. FOX6 We
Boy hit in West Allis crosswalk, woman arrested for reckless driving
WEST ALLIS, Wis. - West Allis police arrested a woman for reckless driving after a 4-year-old boy was hit while crossing the street on Friday, May 15. It happened near 69th and National at around 6:50 p.m. Police said several vehicles were stopped for pedestrians in the crosswalk when another driver passed those vehicl
New York Buyer Backs Big Tramont Factory Doubling in Milwaukee
New York private equity firm Graycliff Partners has taken over Tramont Manufacturing, the Milwaukee-based maker of generator enclosures and diesel fuel tanks, and is already talking big expansion. The firm says it plans to roughly double Tramont’s production footprint by adding a second operation on Milwaukee’s northwe

















