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Residents jump from windows during Milwaukee apartment fire that kills 4 on Mother’s Day

Residents jumped from the windows of a four-story apartment building in Milwaukee during a Mother’s Day fire that killed four people, critically injured four others and grew so intense that...

This lakefront Midwestern city has one of the most competitive rental markets in the US -- and it isn't Chicago

Once a sleeper city on the Lake Michigan shoreline, RentCafe shows eight people compete for each apartment, and more than 70% of renters are renewing.

Man accused of imprisoning, sexually assaulting 3 girls, with 1 victim forced to drink from basement puddle in captivity: disturbing court docs

A Wisconsin man allegedly imprisoned and sexually assaulted three young girls and subjected them to horrific torture and conditions -- with one victim forced to drink from a puddle in...

Judge who allegedly helped illegal migrant evade ICE is relieved of 'her official duties' -- days after FBI arrest

The state Supreme Court said the order will remain in effect "until further order of the court."

Beloved dentist shot dead by neighbor during dispute over loud music

McGowan’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 5.

Woman catches co-worker allegedly spiking her Coca-Cola can on spy cam

After noticing a funny smell from her cans of soft drink, a woman set up a camera at her desk to find out what was going on.

America’s most affordable housing havens aren’t so affordable anymore

The days of snagging a budget-friendly home in Cleveland, Milwaukee or other affordable housing hubs around the nation might be gone for good.

Wild video shows man swipe delivery truck with female employee still inside: 'I jumped off'

A man was arrested after police said he stole a delivery truck on Friday in Oregon while an employee was still inside the truck's cargo area.

Trump and Harris rally supporters at dueling Milwaukee rallies days from the election

“I’ve come today with a message of hope for all Americans ... I don’t want your money. I want your damn vote,” Trump told the crowd at his campaign event...

Customer shoots cashier dead in argument over if cook was wearing gloves while making pizza: cops

"He's like my son," Mohammad Owais, the deceased’s older brother, said Thursday. "Like me, he came when he was a little boy, and he grew up by me."

Sky-high voter turnout in critical swing state overwhelms system, causes delays

Wisconsin's first day of early in-person balloting saw soaring turnout that overwhelmed the statewide voter-registration system.

Accused drunk, wrong-way driver almost hits Kamala Harris' motorcade in Milwaukee: shocking video

A wrong-way driver, believed to have gotten behind the wheel while drunk, nearly struck Vice President Kamala Harris' motorcade in Milwaukee Monday night, shocking video shows.

Where Trump and Harris are campaigning in the final stretch — and why it shows one is terrified

The most important resource a candidate has is his or her time. Where they go, who they’re with, and what they say defines their sense of the race more than...

Trump dives into Wisconsin Dem stronghold to promote school choice: 'The civil-rights issue of our age'

MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump dived into deep-blue territory this week, pitching voters on an issue not often discussed on the presidential campaign trail: school choice. Trump singled out Milwaukee as...

Wisconsin Democrat lies about Republican opponent's position on abortion, IVF in campaign ad

WATERTOWN, Wis. — Democrats are setting their sights on a GOP stronghold district in Wisconsin this November — and they're playing dirty to beat Rep. Bryan Steil, the Republican incumbent...

Dad who starved son to death sentenced in 'horror movie' case that judge calls worst she's ever seen

One of the boy's arms was broken, and he weighed just 54 pounds when he died — which the local medical examiner said could have happened a month before he...

Tim Walz rides on as motorcade crashes in pile-up, leaving staffer injured

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz continued on after his motorcade crashed in a several-car pile up that injured a staffer Monday on their way to a campaign stop for Vice President...

Why Trump needs to 'WOW' Wisconsin this November to win back the White House

Win big here, and the Republican has a real shot at victory.

Wisconsin farmers sound the alarm, warn Harris-backed tax grab would endanger their livelihoods

Harris' recent endorsement of the the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act — which would lower the estate exemption to $3.5 million from its current inflation-adjusted $13.6 million — has...

Harris Milwaukee rally-goers support grocery price controls policy

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — In a surprising move hinting at dysfunction among party elites, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris jetted to Milwaukee on the second night of the Democratic National Convention...