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Look who's 6 on May 19, 2024
MILWAUKEE - Look who's turning six years old on Sunday, May 19, 2024.
Little Free Library destroyed, Milwaukee woman plans to 'keep going'
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee woman said someone destroyed a Little Free Library that she put in the community. It didn't just promote reading, she said, it honored her family. On Monday, Nicole Goins got a call that at least three people smashed it; both doors were ripped off, the glass was left in pieces.
Arrowhead High School designated as as an emergency response location during the Republican National Convention
Arrowhead High School will be used as an emergency response location during the Republican National Convention this summer. In a May 13 email to parents, Arrowhead principal Adam Kurth said the school will have that designation from July 15-18, the dates of the convention. Kurth's letter said the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department and...
Milwaukee's Baird Center holds grand opening after $456 million renovation: 'It is momentous'
The Baird Center's fancy $456 million renovation and expansion was shown off to an impressed public on Saturday. An ample crowd milled about the center as it was open to the public for the first time since its renovations completed in late March. From a sprawling fourth-floor, 30,000-square-foot ballroom to a new outdoors...
Delafield man punched over tattoos death; man accused returns to court
HARTLAND, Wis. - There are new developments in the case against a Brookfield man accused of punching and killing a stranger because of his tattoos. Prosecutors on Thursday, May 16, hoped to introduce evidence of two prior altercations to show Kevin Sehmer has an anger management problem. Hartland police previously...
'Fighting for his life': Milwaukee barber shot outside barbershop
MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee barber was shot outside of his own barber shop Tuesday morning. Police said the shooting happened just after 10 a.m. Tuesday morning near 25th and Capitol. Milwaukee police said they found a vehicle connected to the case, but detectives don't have anyone in custody. Paul...
No license loophole: MKE alderman calls for action following investigation
WI — AcrossMilwaukee and Wisconsin, drivers caught without a license continue to get tickets instead of criminal charges. The latest example: 24-year-old Ellastaysha Harris. Prosecutors say Harris was driving recklessly near Appleton Avenue and Burleigh Saturday night. Harris, a criminal complaint states, went straight through a right-turn-only lane to get around other traffic before crashing into another vehicle. The driver of that vehicle, Jason Stark, was killed on his way to deliver newspapers for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
WATCH: Milwaukee police chase ends in fiery crash
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police body camera and squad camera video shows a police chase ending in a fiery crash on Milwaukee's northwest side. Officers are seen sprinting to the Jan. 30 crash to pull people out of the burning car. Police say the chase began around 5:15 p.m. at...
Milwaukee leader pushes for changes at 'dangerous intersection'
MILWAUKEE — Days after a fatal crash near 95th and Brown Deer in Milwaukee, visible damage remains. In the area, there's a tree knocked over exposing its roots, a broken highway sign and a destroyed fence. Now, the alderwoman in that area wants changes. "We know that there's a...
A missing 16-year-old and her infant son have returned home and are safe
A 16-year-old and her infant son returned home and are safe, the Milwaukee Police Department said Sunday afternoon after asking for the public's help in locating them. They were last seen on the 6500 block of West Florist Avenue in the early morning hours Sunday, and were believed to be traveling on foot. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A missing 16-year-old and her infant son have returned home and are safe
Arm found in Illinois; Sade Robinson's family not happy about picture
MILWAUKEE - The Lake County Coroner's Office confirmed to FOX6 on Friday that a picture of a severed human arm circulating online is the arm that was found along a Waukegan, Illinois beach. The family of Sade Robinson, the Milwaukee woman killed and dismembered last month, believes the arm is...
Milwaukee man faces homicide charges in hit-and-run crash that killed three women
A Milwaukee man convicted earlier this month in the hit-and-run deaths of three women now faces six additional charges in the same case. Prosecutors this week charged Everton L. Stewart, 23, with three counts of homicide by the intoxicated use of a vehicle, with a prior drunken driving conviction; and three counts of homicide by the intoxicated use of a vehicle, with a prohibited alcohol concentration.
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