Evan Casey

Eight teams from across the nation are in Milwaukee for the first and second rounds of March Madness.

Gov. Tony Evers is proposing $25 million in his capital budget for renovations at the Milwaukee County Courthouse complex. 

Data from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue showed spending on tourism-related industries — including restaurants and bars, performing arts and museums and historical sites — was down in Milwaukee County compared to the month before the event and the year prior to the event.

Three more schools in Milwaukee are closing after staff with the city health department identified “significant lead hazards” when inspecting the properties this week.

Health officials in Milwaukee are holding a free lead poisoning screening clinic for school children who may have been exposed to dangerous levels of lead at four Milwaukee Public Schools.

Milwaukee County leaders are using a dashboard that shows where dangerous crashes are occurring in the county to implement street redesign projects to prevent deaths in those areas. 

A social media post on the bar’s Facebook page said This Is It! would have celebrated its 57th anniversary this summer. 

Nearly 11,000 federal employees work for the VA in Wisconsin, but it’s unclear how many have been affected by the recent cuts.

A new sales tax in Milwaukee brought in just over $200 million for the city in 2024, the first full year the sales tax was in effect. 

The Milwaukee School of Engineering is building a $76.5 million artificial intelligence learning center, which will house its new center for applied artificial intelligence.