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New Waukesha YMCA facility planned at WCTC
A partnership between Waukesha County Technical College and a local franchise will bring a new facility to the school’s campus in the next few years. <\p> WCTC and YMCA of Greater Waukesha County on Wednesday announced plans to bring a YMCA facility to the school’s Pewaukee campus.<\p>
A grand time for most part at GOP convention
WAUKESHA — The Republican National Convention is largely going swimmingly, with attendees feeling positive energy and visitors reporting pleasant impressions of southeastern Wisconsin and its people, officials told Conley Media on Wednesday. Former Waukesha County Board Chairman Paul Decker, a security supervisor helping to watch the outside perimeter, said...
Severe weather causes widespread power outages in Southeastern Wisconsin
Severe thunderstorms in Southeastern Wisconsin have caused widespread power outages, affecting thousands of residents. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Waukesha, and Walworth counties until 1 a.m. Monday. About 1,800 We Energies customers in Racine County remained without power at 11:15 p.m....
Ex-Waukesha County Sheriff's lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling drugs into jail
A former Waukesha County Sheriff's lieutenant who faces charges in the September 2023 death of a jail inmate now admits she smuggled drugs and a cellphone into the facility for another inmate. Johanna Grace, 34, pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to providing marijuana and a cellular telephone to an inmate at the Waukesha County Jail. ...
Hartford man allegedly bit one Waukesha County deputy, kicked another
WAUKESHA — A Hartford man was ordered held on $5,000 cash bail on Monday after he allegedly ran a red light on a motorcycle, struck a vehicle, fled, then bit one deputy and kicked another in the face Friday night. Jeremy Schmitt, 38, was charged with hit-and-run of an...
2 arrested after Sussex bank robbery
SUSSEX, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Two people were arrested after a bank robbery in Sussex on Friday, July 12. The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department was dispatched to Landmark Credit Union for a report of a robbery on Tuesday, July 9. Authorities say a note was passed to the bank employee,...
Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office arrest two bank robbery suspects
MILWAUKEE – On July 9th at the Landmark Credit Union in the Village of Sussex, a male suspect entered the bank and threatened to perform a robbery. He passed a note to a Credit Union employee and implied the presence of a weapon, but did not display it. Two...
Severe thunderstorm watches expired for Milwaukee, Waukesha, and other counties
Wis. — The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch on July 13 for the following counties until 10 p.m. Fond du Lac, Dodge, Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Washington, Jefferson, Waukesha, and Milwaukee counties. WISN 12 News meteorologist Gino Recchia said there could potentially be hail and damaging...
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