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Two state Senate seats flip to Dems as Lake, McHenry counties grow more blue

Lake and McHenry counties, once deep red GOP bastions just a few years ago, continue their political transformation. On Nov. 3, two more state legislative seats flipped blue, along with numerous other offices down the ballot.  . State Rep. Tom Weber, R-Lake Villa, is now the only Republican state legislator...

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Judges behaving badly and the good they do | Legally Speaking with Hildebrand Law Firm

Judges are entrusted with enormous authority, but they are not supposed to be above the law. Attorneys Kirsten Hildebrand and Matt Kaplan discuss Judge Hannah Dugan’s federal case, the ways judges can be disciplined and the challenges of electing judges who are expected to remain impartial. They also explore how campaign fundraising, political labels and the pressure of reelection can create questions about bias in the courtroom. The conversation balances those concerns with stories of judges who have made a positive difference, including Judge Joe Donald’s work creating Milwaukee County’s drug treatment court, Judge Kristy Yang’s service to the Hmong community and Judge Mary Triggiano’s work on behalf of children and families.

Milwaukee County, WI · 1d

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Milwaukee Prepares Kneeland Properties Site for Redevelopment

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,...

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12 Christmas concert tours to check out in the Milwaukee area in 2026

It’s early November and already feeling like Christmas in Milwaukee – and not just because the Brewers just won the World Series for the first time in franchise history. New Christmas movies started airing on the Hallmark Channel Oct. 16. Christmas music has already started playing on radio stations, and Christmas items are hitting store shelves. And the first major Christmas concert in the city may be happening earlier than ever before – on Nov. 14, nearly two weeks before Thanksgiving. Here's a look at that and 11 other Christmas concert tours coming to town in 2026, listed in order of occurrence. Pentatonix The Milwaukee Bucks' arena hosts the first and final Christmas concerts of 2026, with the Grammy-winning a cappella quintet Pentatonix kicking off the season behind their latest show-tune-inspired holiday album, “Christmas In The City.” When, where, how much: 7 p.m. Nov. 14, Fiserv Forum, 1111 N. Phillips Ave. $50.15 to $648.40 at the box office and fiservforum.com . Vienna Boys Choir Established 102 years ago, the Vienna Boys Choir, over that very long time, has become one of the preeminent children’s choirs in the world. They'll validate that reputation singing Christmas standards in Brookfield this November. When,

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David Crowley’s Milwaukee County Just Disclosed $4.5 Million BUDGET ERROR, the Day AFTER Election

Milwaukee County budget error suddenly revealed the day after the election. The day after Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley was elected Wisconsin governor, the county has suddenly revealed a major $4.5 million budget error. Crowley’s administration knew about it for TWO WEEKS, but didn’t tell anyone until the day after...

Milwaukee County, WI · 3d

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West Allis Christkindlmarkt Returns With More Than 80 Vendors

West Allis’ Christkindlmarkt is scheduled for Dec. 4 and 5 at the West Allis Farmers Market, 6501 W. National Ave. The City of West Allis says more than 80 vendors will participate. Hours are Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. The market...

West Allis, WI · 2d

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Milwaukee Street Takeovers: One Year Into The Crackdown

Over Labor Day weekend last year, streets across the city erupted in chaos. Throughout each night, drivers performed burnouts, skidded across intersections and spun donuts as fireworks shot into the air. In some cases, fires were set. Boisterous crowds ringed the intersections to watch, cheer on the drivers and livestream the action, often coming dangerously close to the speeding cars. In the morning after these so-called street takeovers, the intersections bore the black rings of tire skid marks.

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Wisconsin Watch

Election Day errors add to Milwaukee’s history of messy elections

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Walking down Milwaukee’s Brady Street nightlife district on Oct. 23, near hundreds of rowdy fans cheering on the Brewers in Game 1 of the World Series, Wisconsin Elections Commission appointee Bob Spindell raised a topic that’s often on his mind: his distrust in the city’s election operations.

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Wisconsin DOT discusses Milwaukee-area construction

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The long-term lane closure on southbound I-41 from Good Hope Road to Silver Spring Drive is expected to reopen next week, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Jason Roselle, the department's engineering chief, joined us Friday, Nov. 6 to discuss the updates. The General Mitchell...

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New Life Considered For The Public Museum’s Iconic Exhibits

A state legislator is launching a long shot bid to preserve the current Milwaukee Public Museum after its replacement opens next year. Rep. Russell Goodwin (D-Milwaukee) tells Milwaukee Magazine that he is exploring whether the state could purchase the county-owned building and use part of it as a scaled-back museum while turning the rest into offices for justice-related state agencies and possibly other uses.

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We Energies on price hikes

A We Energies rate hike has been approved by Wisconsin regulators, and the City of Milwaukee ponders a replacement for the utility. Brendan Conway from We Energies joined FOX6 NOW to talk about all of this and more.

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Lincoln Avenue School community holds on to hope as demolition plans take shape

Former staff, students and parents reflect on the loss of their school as MPS prepares for demolition and a new bidding process.

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Cirrus Plans Germantown Rental Development

Carillon at Germantown is a proposed rental development by Cirrus Property Group. The firm also has a project underway in Grafton. The Germantown development has been described with differing unit counts in public records and reporting. A site plan application filed with the village identifies Daniel Hasbani of Cirrus Property Group as agent for Tanner Hahn of Faith Lutheran Church and describes the project as a 36-unit multifamily development at W172N11187 Division Road. A Milwaukee Business Journal report from January similarly characterized the plan as a 36-unit rental project. But a BizTimes report on the same church-partnered proposal described it as a 42-unit apartment community, and the available records do not clarify whether the project's size changed between filings or whether the two accounts refer to different versions of the plan.

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City of Milwaukee budget gives MFD one new fire engine after cutting funds from MPD

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.

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Wauwatosa’s weirdest building is a Frank Lloyd Wright original that defies logic

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...

Wauwatosa, WI · 1d

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