Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to probation for a money laundering scheme that involved stealing checks out of the mail. Mario Casey, 29, was originally charged with five felonies. Court records show he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and forgery, and the other three charges were dismissed as part of a plea deal.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) — The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies are bringing their moves to the World Series tonight. Performing in the pregame show for Game 1 of the World Series, the group, which began in 1984, welcomes a global-stage comeback after tragedy struck during the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack in 2021. Local 5’s Stacy Engebretson sat […]

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A new $13 million project in Middleton will give families of veterans a free place to stay while their loved ones receive medical care at the Madison VA Hospital. Construction is underway on the Madison VA Fisher House, located near the Middleton Costco, which will be...

Wausau agreed to accept $300,000 from Wausau Paper to settle part of the city’s lawsuit blaming local industries for PFAS contamination that has cost the city more than $63 million. Alders voted 11-0 on Oct. 13, returning to open session following a closed-door meeting with the city’s lawyers. Alder...

The Wisconsin Realtors Association blames several factors for a general decline in the volume of Wisconsin home sales during September. They say the combination of flat income growth and 30-year mortgage rates now averaging 6.86% are behind a 5-1/2 percent decline in housing affordability over the past 12 months, slowing sales even as the volume of listings has risen.

BELOIT, Wis. — The Ho-Chunk Casino in Beloit, Wis., officially opened Friday, bringing a major new gaming and tourism development to the area after nearly three decades of planning. The $705 million casino is expected to generate more than $150 million in annual net winnings. A percentage of gaming...

In the security video Appleton police released Monday, the Taco Bell order doesn’t come from the pickup’s cab. It comes from the flatbed trailer behind it, where a woman sits in a white four-door with her window down and a man stands on the deck. A few seconds later the trailer’s rear tire climbs a yellow bollard, the truck accelerates, and the bollard goes over.

History will be made in Milwaukee on Friday night, as the NL champion Brewers welcome the World Series back to Wisconsin for the first time in over 40 years. It's a moment that generations of fans have been waiting for, ever since the final out of Milwaukee's last appearance in the Fall Classic back in 1982, and you know the atmosphere inside American Family Field — the roof is closed for Game 1, by the way — will be electric.

MADISON, WI — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address celebrating the launch of two new grant programs that will provide funding to help communities sample private wells and public water supplies for PFAS contamination. The two grant programs are funded by the $125 million PFAS Trust...

The Sheboygan County Clerk has issued a statement following an investigation into his conduct regarding the voter registration system. In that statement, County Clerk Jon Dolson shared, “As you are likely aware, a complaint was filed against me with the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC). On September 10, 2026, the WEC issued its determination that I intentionally accessed and shared an elector’s unredacted voter record from the voter registration system to try and resolve a neighborhood dispu