Milwaukee WI

A crash that St. Francis police initially described as leaving one person dead and another critically injured has now claimed a second life. The 68-year-old male driver died at a local hospital after the vehicle he was driving crossed the centerline, spun, and struck a utility pole and a large tree on South Lake Drive,

THIENSVILLE, Wis. — For 38 years, the griddle at 406 N. Main Street has rarely gone cold. Now the building that houses it — and the family restaurant inside — is on the market, as owner Ted Hagen prepares to close out a career that began before most of his regulars were born.

A 21-year-old woman is charged with stabbing her mother at a Cherokee County Chick-fil-A. Investigators said Shyanniah Ma'Ree Johnson and her 39-year-old mother, also of Milwaukee, were traveling to Wisconsin when they started to argue in their vehicle. EXCLUSIVE: One of the officers who helped save the woman's life sp

Wisconsin was the first state to set aside public land for a state park in 1900. Over the decades, the Wisconsin State Park System added 49 others, which now cover more than 155,000 acres. But only one of them was supposed to be a United States Air Force base. That makes Richard Bong State Recreation Area a unique spot

Milwaukee's Southside Dining Week is returning for its sixth year, running September 27 through October 3, at a moment when many of the neighborhood's restaurants badly need the traffic. More than 20 restaurants have signed on for the 2026 edition, offering limited-time menu specials, exclusive dishes, and other promot

John Kruth says photographer Dick Blau called and said he was sending him a ticket for an airplane. Blau wanted Kruth to participate in his Friday, Aug. 21 Rainforest event on Milwaukee’s Riverwalk. For a number of years, Kruth was a ubiquitous presence on the local scene playing gigs...

Thursday night was the culmination of an interactive art extravaganza, musical performances, and larger-than-life displays along the Milwaukee shoreline.

Milwaukee Turner Hall (2025) Turner Hall is a survivor. Situated between two parking lots, it is one of the last remaining 19th century buildings on the northwest edge of Downtown. Built in 1882, and designed by renowned Milwaukee architect Henry Koch, the building stands tall and proud amidst a neighborhood that has m

After spending more than a decade bringing health, peace and well-being to Native Americans and others throughout the Greater Milwaukee Area, Dr. Lyle Ignace, chief executive officer of the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center, is stepping down from his position. The announcement was made Wednesday by Steven Ninham, c

A new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows that hospitals in Wisconsin are charging much more for inpatient services than in Illinois. A newly-created state board meets to consider Wisconsin’s first commutations in decades. And, hear about Milwaukee County’s public beer gardens. Featured in this Episode