Protesters gather outside the home of a state lawmaker this weekend to voice their opposition to plan that would have Milwaukee's mayor take control of the public schools ...
A 36-year-old Wauwatosa man was wounded in the thighs Saturday morning in a deer hunting accident in Grant County, the Grant County Sheriff's Department said.Rex M. Ballinger was wounded when a rifle being unloaded by Daniel Z. Kassees, 36, of Dousman, discharged, the Sheriff's Department said.Kassees was unloading the gun next to his pickup truck on private property about 8:15 a.m. in Glen Haven Township. The shot went through the rear passenger compartment, exited the right side of the vehicle
On a day that felt a lot more like spring than Christmas, thousands turned out Saturday to watch the Holiday Parade in downtown Milwaukee and cheer as Santa Claus came to town, escorted by marching bands, giant balloons and floats."This is the best Christmas parade weather ever, and I was born and raised in Milwaukee. Last year, it was freezing. It was very cold," said Jennifer Washington-McMurray of Brown Deer. "I prefer to have it this way. It can snow on Christmas Day and then I want it back
A 41-year-old man was killed in a crash early Saturday morning after the vehicle he was in struck two concrete light poles and overturned in the 4500 block of N. Hopkins St., Milwaukee Police said.The man was found lying in front of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.Witnesses reported that the vehicle was speeding before the driver lost control of it ...
State Sen. Ted Kanavas and Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker accused Gov. Jim Doyle of making a politically motivated mistake in putting reconstruction of I-94 south of Milwaukee ahead of rebuilding the Zoo Interchange on the state's freeway repair priority list ...