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WAUKESHA - A high-speed chase that stretched from Pewaukee to New Berlin, and also through the heart of Waukesha's downtown, has ended with three felony charges against a 21-year-old New Berlin man. Cade Joshua Smale was charged Tuesday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with two counts of attempting to flee or elude an officer and one count of second-degree recklessly endangering safety, all stemming from a Monday night incident. ...

Join Raised Grain at a Waukesha County Park near you for a Pop-Up Beer Garden. Bring your family, meet your friends, and enjoy our beautiful Wisconsin summer over a beer!

Republican Paul Melotik, an Ozaukee County supervisor, and Democrat Bob Tatterson, a retired engineer, have filed to run for an open seat representing Wisconsin’s 24th Assembly District. The seat is open following the resignation of Sen. Dan Knodl (R-Germantown), who moved to the Senate this month after winning a...

The governing body of Wisconsin high school sports, commonly known as the WIAA, is about to put the wrap on the 2022-23 athletic season the next three weeks. That means right now it’s tourney time!. And given the yearly success that Waukesha County teams and athletes have had for...

Three hundred years ago high school education in America was begun with the founding of the Boston Public Latin School. The succeeding centuries have brought this country to the absolute peak in free public education. As part of the program commemorating the founding of the school, Waukesha Junior and Senior High School students staged an exhibit which won the praise by all who attended. No other land gives free education to as many persons. The right to learn at public expense is universal in the United States, and in none of the forty-eight commonwealth's is it confined to elementals. Billions of dollars of taxraised money have been poured upon education up through the high schools with many states furnishing even college educations to many sons and daughters with little or no cost. . .

WAUKESHA — The Finance Committee will consider a request to accept $41,774.88 of donated funds from the Waukesha County Community Foundation to be used to create a special revenue fund for the Public Safety Memorial Fund. The Fire and Police departments are looking for approval from the Finance Committee...

WAUKESHA — On Wednesday, Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow hosted a grant award celebration to recognize the implementation of a new program aimed at enhancing the child welfare and youth justice systems in Waukesha County. Orion Family Services, Professional Services Group, Wisconsin Family Ties and Family Service of Waukesha...

When Lynnea Katz-Petted left a corporate job, she wanted to do something more meaningful. Apparently she found her niche in 2005 when she took the reins of a small nonprofit called Rebuilding Together, a volunteer organization that repaired about four homes a year. Her charge was to double the number of homes the organization was repairing annually. Working from home for five years along with a part-time contractor, that organization has now rebranded itself as Revitalize Milwaukee, has 22 employees, a 6,000-square foot office/warehouse space, and repairs between 600 and 800 homes a year.

WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Waukesha police are investigating a crash involving a mail truck, and CBS 58 obtained video showing the moment of impact. The crash happened around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, near West Avenue and College. In the video, a blue car is seen clipping the back...

Six weeks following an incident that prompted officials to secure Waukesha North High School against a potential gun attack, an 18-year-old man will face second-degree recklessly endangering safety and two other felony charges. Asahel Sa Id Ali, now 18, of Waukesha was also charged Wednesday, May 24, in Waukesha County...

WAUKESHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Waukesha police are investigating a crash involving a mail truck, and CBS 58 obtained video showing the moment of impact. The crash happened around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, near West Avenue and College. In the video, a blue car is seen clipping the back...

Eleanor and Teddy are a bonded pair of cats staying at the Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County.

WAUKESHA — It’s that time again for a staple of summer in Waukesha County. The 181st Waukesha County Fair will be held July 19-23. The Waukesha County Fair Association is hosting its annual County Executive & Fair Marshals’ Junior Livestock Auction on Friday, July 21, at 5:30 p.m. at the Insight FS Livestock Coliseum in the west side of the Dairy Barn on the fairgrounds. Organizers are seeking individual and corporate buyers to make a monetary investment in the purchase of an animal during the event, sponsored by ARR inc.

WAUKESHA — On Saturday, Blessings in a Backpack of Waukesha County came together with community volunteers to fill 3,000 backpacks with nutritious supplemental food for students in the area. On the last day of school, Waukesha County students in need will receive the extra backpack full of snacks to...

VILLAGE OF WAUKESHA — On Tuesday at 12:04 PM, deputies were dispatched to a car vs pedestrian accident at W257- S2719 Genesee Road in the Village of Waukesha. A 38-year-old female was struck by a vehicle operated by a 21-year-old female. The 38-year-old female was transported to Froedtert in...

WAUKESHA — A 21-year-old New Berlin man is accused of endangering safety in an incident on Monday involving a police chase. Cade Joshua Smale was charged Tuesday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with two counts of attempting to flee or elude an officer and one count of second-degree recklessly endangering safety. If convicted he faces over 15 years in prison. A $5,000 cash bond was signed on Tuesday during his court date. His next court date is June 21.

A new teenage game which involves flirting with death in the form of speeding passenger trains was disclosed yesterday by Police Chief Harold Graf. Details of the game, called 'chicken', were related by three Brookfield High school youths nabbed here Wednesday by two village police officers who hid in the engine of the cab of a Milwaukee Road passenger train.

WAUKESHA — Waukesha Alderman Cory Payne will be allowed to have contact with the alleged victim in the felony case against him. Payne appeared in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Monday to seek a change in his bail conditions. According to online court records, he will now be allowed...