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News In Your Area
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Milwaukee cracking down on people who have unpaid parking tickets
The city of Milwaukee is cracking down on habitual parking violators this year.
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Homicides were back on the rise in Milwaukee in 2025
Homicides increased by 8 percent in Milwaukee last year after the city experienced two straight years of declines.
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Foxconn paid Mount Pleasant additional $15M in 2025 after assessed value on property fell short
Foxconn has paid the Village of Mount Pleasant nearly $30 million in “makeup payments” since 2024, according to the village’s spokesperson.
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Generac to add new manufacturing facility in Sussex, more than 100 jobs
Waukesha-based Generac is opening a new manufacturing plant in Sussex that will employ more than 100 factory workers, the company announced Monday.
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Yemeni coffee shops are expanding across the Milwaukee area
A growing number of Yemeni coffee shops have opened up in the Milwaukee area over the past several months.
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US Olympic speed skating trials coming to Milwaukee this weekend
The Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee is hosting the 2026 U.S. Olympic Team long track speed skating trials this weekend.
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Milwaukee’s Pettit Center indoor Olympic speedskating oval goes solar
The Pettit National Ice Center has made Milwaukee, the first indoor speedskating oval built in the U.S., is going solar.
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Milwaukee Admirals will brave the cold for an outdoor game in Minnesota in January
The Milwaukee Admirals, a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, will take on the Iowa Wild at an outdoor hockey rink in Hastings, Minnesota, on Jan. 23.
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Most Wisconsin wetlands would lack federal protection under EPA’s proposed rule
Only 13 percent of Wisconsin’s wetlands would fall under federal protection under proposed changes to the “waters of the United States” rule unveiled last month, but most would still be protected under state law.
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Milwaukee Brewers to play in MLB Little League Classic in 2026
The Milwaukee Brewers will play the Atlanta Braves in the MLB Little League Classic in Pennsylvania on Aug. 23, 2026.
