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Marquette’s Lyons wins Wisconsin State Open Championship
(MARQUETTE COMMUNICATIONS) MINOCQUA, WI – Marquette University rising senior Max Lyons held off the field by two strokes after birdies on his final three holes to win the 104th Suter Ward Group Wisconsin State Open Championship on Wednesday at Minocqua Country Club. “I definitely forgot what it’s like to...
BB gun fired at driver in southern Wisconsin road rage incident, suspect in custody
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. (WFRV) – The Pleasant Prairie Police Department (PPPD) provided steps to take to deal with potential road rage incidents following one that resulted in shots fired at a driver. Around 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday, a report went out about a driver being shot at on the...
Suburban man accused of runway racing gets pulled out of aircraft and arrested
Authorities in Lake County have accused a man from suburban Zion of racing his car back and forth on an active runway at Grayslake’s Campbell Airport. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said it happened on Tuesday.
Crash shuts down I-94 in Brookfield for hours, Flight for Life called in
BROOKFIELD, Wis. — A crash with a 'possible ejection' shut down I-94 in both directions in Brookfield Friday, according to the city of Brookfield Fire Department. A 911 call came in just after 8 a.m., reporting a car had left the roadway in the westbound lanes of I-94 near Bluemound Road.
Weather impacts on food pricing and alternatives
MILWAUKEE - From droughts and heavy rains, to large shifts in air and water temps, extreme weather events have impacted the supply and prices of our favorite food items. Margaret Mittelstadt from Outpost Natural Foods shares alternatives to help manage your grocery budget. Read Margaret's article in Graze: Summer 2024.
D'Vontaye Mitchell death: Man accused in murder case posts bond
MILWAUKEE - One of four men charged with felony murder in the June death of D'Vontaye Mitchell outside a Milwaukee hotel was released from custody late Thursday night. A Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office spokesperson told FOX6 News that Todd Erickson posted bond. Erickson, Daniel Johnson-Carson, Brandon Turner and Herbert Williamson...
Recall efforts against four members of the Milwaukee Public Schools Board fails to go to a vote
The Milwaukee Election Commission announced on Aug. 19 that the MPS School Board Recall Collaborative did not collect enough signatures to recall Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors At-Large Representative Missy Zombor. The commission previously announced on Aug. 15 that the collaborative did not collect enough signatures to recall District 1 Representative Marva Herndon, District 2 Representative Erika Siemsen, and District 5 Representative Jilly Gokalgandhi.
A life of service in Milwaukee
I'm JR Radcliffe and this is the Daily Briefing newsletter by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sign up here to get it sent to your inbox each morning. We're back in the 80s starting today, with a high near 82 and sunny skies. It's a high near 84 tomorrow and 86 on Sunday, with sunny skies throughout. ...
Beloved goose statue in Milwaukee gone
You could call it a wild goose chase. A woman who lives in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood is desperate to find her beloved yard decoration. Weeks before she is making a big move out of state, her goose statue is gone.
Wales Welcomes its First Cannabis Shop
In what certainly must be a first, the Waukesha County Village of Wales (population about 3,000), will celebrate the opening of Lake County Growers, the village’s first retail cannabis shop. The grand opening is scheduled for Saturday, August 24, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will feature giveaways and product sampling.
Regents accept UWM plan with system’s first mass layoff of tenured profs
With only one dissent, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved a plan Thursday from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee that will include the layoff of 35 tenured faculty members. It would be the first mass layoff of tenured faculty anywhere in the Universities of Wisconsin system since state law weakened the system’s tenure protections […]
Fuel spill cleanup near Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport
MILWAUKEE - Cleanup efforts are underway after a fuel spill involving an airline contractor near Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. Officials said late on Wednesday, Aug. 21, the airport "was notified of a small fuel spill involving an airline contractor" at the airport's fuel farm. The Airport Fire Department responded, fuel...
'Music has the power to heal': Fresh Coast Jazz brings live music to patients at Children's Wisconsin
WAUWATOSA, Wis. (CBS 58) – The Fresh Coast Jazz Festival is happening Thursday through Sunday at the Pabst Theater, but some artists took their instruments on the road, all in an effort to brighten the day for others. Thursday marked the second year of Jazz on the Plaza at...
Wisconsin principal charged with felony after reportedly concealing gun incident at school
MILWAUKEE (CITC) — A Wisconsin school principal is facing a felony charge for allegedly failing to alert authorities that an 11-year-old student brought a gun to school. Dennis Daniels was the principal of Thurston Woods School in Milwaukee at the time of the February incident, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The criminal complaint obtained by the publication says the 11-year-old student asked a classmate on a school stairway if he was afraid of guns before pulling one out and aiming it at the second student's head.
The curse of the Milwaukee Brewers trade deadline reliever continues
There is a saying about how the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. I guess that means in one regard, you could consider the Milwaukee Brewers insane. Because at more than one MLB trade deadline over the pasts few seasons,...
Elkhorn woman charged with four counts of vehicular homicide in April Whitewater crash
A Rock County criminal complaint filed Tuesday reveals more about a traffic crash in which four residents from a Whitewater-area group home died while being transported by a home employee. Lexus Boedecker, 24, of Elkhorn is charged with four counts of homicide by use of a vehicle, a count of...
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