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Family, friends, and colleagues gathered Sunday for a candlelight vigil to remember Harry Bruce, a 56-year-old Milwaukee Public Schools special education teacher who was strangled and beaten Thursday night near 12th and Walnut. A 22-year-old has been arrested in connection with his death.
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The MKE Community Impact Committee will ask the Common Council for more time to develop a participatory budgeting process for…
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Capt. Cary Madrigal, who lost Tuesday's race for Racine County sheriff to Donald Vandervest, has been placed on administrative…
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Police discovered two adults, two children and a dog dead inside a West Bend home near Wisconsin and E. Washington streets on…
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Ed White, 32, allegedly fled a traffic stop in a Porsche, led police on a 3-mile chase at speeds up to 90 mph, crashed into…
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Crews have begun installing three raised crosswalks and two pinned-on bumpouts on East Brady Street between North Farwell and…
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A 50-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of firing a handgun at two juveniles who had just stepped off a county bus near North…
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Wisconsin is set to receive at least $219 million over a decade from a multistate settlement with Meta over harms to youth…
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The Milwaukee County Board voted down a proposal to raise employee copays for GLP-1 weight-loss medications from $40 to $150 and…
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The Milwaukee Common Council voted 15-0 to fund a feasibility study on replacing We Energies with a publicly owned utility,…
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Harry Bruce, 56, a longtime special education teacher and football coach at Roosevelt Middle School, was strangled and beaten to…
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On the Border Gentleman's Club, which Franklin shut down in July after revoking its business licenses, is selling its…
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A 16-year-old was ordered held after his 4-year-old sister, Jurnee Walker-Scales, was fatally shot at a Milwaukee home Saturday.…
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Milwaukee has removed its commissioner from the Social Development Commission’s board, citing doubts about the agency’s…
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A 51-year-old man is accused of helping steal copper from city streetlight infrastructure, causing outages across Milwaukee…
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A 36-year-old was shot and killed Monday morning near 24th Place and Capitol Drive on Milwaukee’s north side. No arrests have…
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Kylin Eagles was reported missing Sunday in Milwaukee’s Old North Milwaukee neighborhood. Police said Monday morning that he had…
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A 10-by-10-foot chalk portrait of Brewers left fielder Jackson Chourio is on display at Chase Tower’s plaza in downtown…
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The Milwaukee Baseball Club will use a $25,000 MLB Together award to buy a HitTrax simulator and other equipment. Players and…
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Police are searching for 45-year-old Montrey Slayton, last seen Sunday morning near 8300 W. Burleigh St. He was driving a red…
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Archbishop Jeffrey Grob apologized after videos and photos showed him and other bishops praying with President Donald Trump in…
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A 60-year-old was killed after being struck while crossing the street near South 1st Street and West National Avenue early…
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Mark Valdovinos spray-painted the Brewers logo and “Win Our Way” on his home as the team reached the World Series. The display…
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Southeast Wisconsin is forecast to reach the 70s Sunday, unusually warm for late October. Highs could come within a few degrees…
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Milwaukee police responded to a reported shooting near North 53rd and Center streets around 9 a.m. Saturday. The county medical…
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Saturday should bring mild temperatures and little chance of rain across southeast Wisconsin as the Brewers host the Rays for…
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Fans without tickets gathered at windows around American Family Field to watch the Brewers’ World Series opener from outside the…
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Patchy fog could develop Friday night as temperatures fall into the 50s. Saturday is expected to be partly cloudy, slightly…
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Brookfield police are seeking help identifying a suspect in vehicle break-ins reported Oct. 15 outside Orangetheory Fitness at…
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Fog is expected to clear by late morning Friday, giving way to sunshine and highs in the 60s near Lake Michigan and low 70s…
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Sequoia Kieye was last seen on foot around 10 a.m. Wednesday near South 22nd and West Orchard streets. Police describe her as…
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Water Street Brewery says it ordered more than 100 cases of Miller Lite, while Nomad World Pub is expanding its beer storage and…
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Mike Foeger, 54, was transferred Thursday from a Milwaukee burn center to a rehabilitation facility in Mequon, nearly three…
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A 40-year-old De Pere man faces a first-degree reckless homicide charge after a police pursuit ended in a collision that killed…
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Brian Emmer plans to honor his son, Michael, at the Brewers’ World Series opener after buying tickets to all four home games.…
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A lineup of public art celebrates the Brewers, from murals of Hank Aaron and Bob Uecker to a fan-signed baseball sculpture…