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This article was originally published by The Badger Project, a citizen-supported journalism nonprofit in Wisconsin. On a day when Democrats scored smashing victories across the country, Mitchell Berman, an emergency room nurse and political rookie, surfed the blue wave to beat U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil by four percentage points, or about 12,000 votes out of more than 300,000 cast.
Moving to or within Southeast Wisconsin means trusting strangers with everything you own, your furniture, your grandmother’s china, and the boxes your kids packed themselves. Choosing the wrong company can turn an already stressful day into a nightmare of damaged belongings, surprise charges, and no-shows. Choosing the right one makes the whole process feel manageable.
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — The Milwaukee Common Council has approved Mayor Cavalier Johnson's $2.2 billion budget for 2027, including an amendment to fund one new fire engine. The decision comes after concerns from some alders about the Milwaukee Fire Department's aging fleet and the lack of funding for equipment replacement in the mayor's original proposal.
Former staff, students and parents reflect on the loss of their school as MPS prepares for demolition and a new bidding process.
A petition to remove New Berlin Mayor Dave Ament from office was the only item on the agenda on Thursday night, Nov. 5. FOX6's Abril Preciado was there and has more.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley will be the next governor of Wisconsin, after clinching a sizeable win Tuesday over U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany. The Milwaukee Democrat won’t be alone in Madison: Democrats also flipped the state Legislature, and will be in control of the Senate and Assembly for at least the next two years.
A stretch of the Menomonee Valley that spent more than a century as an industrial dumping ground is finally on its way to becoming wetland, and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District wants residents to help decide what it looks like when it's done. MMSD plans to transform roughly 6.7 acres of the Burnham Canal into a wetland, creating habitat for fish and wildlife along with possible new recreational opportunities for the surrounding neighborhood.
After months of Democratic anxiety and planning by election officials in case the Trump administration interfered with voters casting their ballots or officials counting them, Tuesday’s election in Wisconsin went off without a hitch. The state’s prominent election deniers, including former state Rep. Janel Brandtjen, left Milwaukee’s central count facility on Tuesday long before the […]
Wright’s flying saucer sits just outside Milwaukee. Just outside Milwaukee, on a quiet street in Wauwatosa, sits a round blue-and-white building that makes people stop their cars. It looks like a flying saucer touched down and never left. It’s actually a working Greek Orthodox church, one of the last...
The wheels are turning for a future memory care and assisted living facility in New Berlin. The city of New Berlin Plan Commission on Wednesday recommended land use and zoning changes for a proposed 104,166-square-foot, 80-unit memory care and assisted living facility at 4675 S. Moorland Road. The commission approved the project’s use, site and architecture plans for developer Azura LLC.
WAUWATOSA, Wis. (CBS 58) — Veterans, families and community members gathered in Wauwatosa Saturday morning to honor those who served in the U.S. military ahead of Veterans Day. The Wisconsin Veterans Day Parade stepped off in Wauwatosa's Village District, with veterans marching and riding along State Street as crowds...
The Cap Times is an independent newsroom serving Madison and Wisconsin. Sign up for the Morning Update to receive news in your inbox each morning. Local government officials and community members in the Madison area are celebrating and reacting to David Crowley’s historic win as Wisconsin’s first Black governor and thinking about the road ahead with a Democratic majority in the state Legislature.
Muskego Park is getting its own slice of The Tap Yard's heated winter igloo tradition, with reservable domes opening to guests beginning Nov. 27, 2026. The seasonal beer garden operator is also bringing its warm-weather setup to the park, marking Muskego's first turn hosting the popular pop-up after years of the concept rotating through other Waukesha County parks.
A site beneath Interstate 43 in Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley is being prepared for new life. The city and its community partners are preparing the Kneeland Properties site, nestled next to the Menomonee River, for light-industrial redevelopment, with remediation, infrastructure work and developer recruitment already underway. According to Milwaukee City Development,...
David Crowley's office has acknowledged the county's budgeting error detailed in a memo titled "2027 Budget Correction."