Milwaukee Local News

MILWAUKEE -- With just hours left until Thanksgiving Day, a local food pantry and big league baseball team are joining forces to make sure everyone has dinner on the table.

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Fire Department responded to a fire at the Northwestern Mutual building in downtown Milwaukee Wednesday morning. As many as eight fire trucks were dispatched at 8 a.m. to 720 E. Wisconsin Ave. where firefighters said they put out a fire in the basement of the historic building. The building was evacuated as a precaution. Battalion Chief Aaron Lipski said the fire started in an electrical vault when some insulation caught fire, going up in flames very quickly and causing a lot of smoke. He said the challenge was that they couldn't use water to fight the fire, but instead used carbon dioxide equipment because of the sensitive nature of its location. The issue has been resolved, there were no injuries and employees will be back inside the building shortly, officials said.

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MILWAUKEE -- Big crowds are expected in the air and on the roads Wednesday.

MILWAUKEE COUNTY -- Major delays are expected at the Zoo interchange Wednesday morning due to construction.

A state of Wisconsin promotional product was made in China, and your tax dollars bought them.

Winter parking rules take effect in Milwaukee next week. But East Side residents are getting an early Christmas gift from the city.

The new Bucks owners and the NBA Commissioner are in Milwaukee putting on a full court press for a new arena. Bucks co-owner Wes Edens tells TODAY'S TMJ4 the plan isn't just about a new arena but the redevelopment of downtown.

Senseless violence will not win." That message from local Pastors who say Laylah Petersen's death will spark change. Two religious leaders have been a constant source of comfort to the Petersen family.

Scores of protesters angry over a grand jury's refusal to issue an indictment in Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri, and plans for a new Dane County jail are filling downtown Madison's streets.

With the holidays coming up, we're all looking for ways to save. Are you better off reaching for the plastic, or sticking to cold, hard cash?

The family of a Milwaukee man shot and killed by a police officer earlier this year is still waiting for a decision on charges.

A basketball coach is accused of having sexual contact with a 12 year old girl, and police say the girl's mother arranged for the two to get together.

A second federal lawsuit has been filed in the Milwaukee Police strip search scandal.

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Protests boiled over in Ferguson, Missouri Monday night, and similar tensions can still be felt in Milwaukee, as a group of activists continues to lead protests over the shooting of Dontre Hamilton.

A Silver Alert has been issued for Helen Torrence, 78, of Milwaukee.

MADISON -- Nearly 70,000 pages of emails and attachments collected during the first John Doe investigation into former aides and associates of Gov. Scott Walker during his time as Milwaukee County executive have been released.

MILWAUKEE -- Data from the Federal Aviation Administration indicates there have been dozens of close calls on airport runways in Wisconsin throughout the past 13 years.

MADISON -- State Rep. Bill Kramer is to be sentenced in Waukesha County on sexual assault charges.