Milwaukee Local News

78 students receive GEDs from Social Development Commission

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 10:27pm
78 students received their General Education Degree, or high school equivalency degree, from the Social Development Commission today.

Suspected wrong-way driver already twice deported from U.S.

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 10:07pm
MILWAUKEE -- A man driving the wrong way on I-43 early Thursday morning is under arrest.

A boat storage nightmare

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 10:00pm
MILWAUKEE -- Gina Nordseth is frustrated yet relieved to have her motorcycles, camper and boat back from winter storage. Nordseth said she dropped the summer equipment off at JR Motorsports in the fall 2014. Public records show owner, Jim Roberts opened the business last year.

Boy Scouts' leader says ban on gay adults not sustainable

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 9:52pm
NEW YORK (AP) -- The president of the Boy Scouts of America, Robert Gates, said Thursday that the organization's longstanding ban on participation by openly gay adults is no longer sustainable and called for change in order to prevent "the end of us as a national movement."

Brewers pitcher Will Smith ejected for foreign substance on glove arm

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 8:16pm
The Brewers left-hander got caught with a foreign substance on his right arm, and was subsequently ejected.

Walker misses jobs promise by about 121,000 jobs

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 7:05pm
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Gov. Scott Walker made it only about halfway toward fulfilling his signature 2010 campaign promise -- repeated in the 2012 recall -- that 250,000 private sector jobs would be created over four years under his leadership.

County approves hiring of 30 more Sheriff's Deputies

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 6:04pm
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke says he doesn't have enough deputies to do the job. But Thursday, he got the okay to hire more.

Police Chief Ed Flynn faces annual review Thursday night

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 5:12pm
Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn is up for his annual review tonight. It's the chief's eighth annual review with the Fire and Police Commission.

Which is better for your yard - wood chips or mulch?

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 4:20pm
The unofficial start to summer means barbecues, parades, and for many people - getting in the garden.

New census numbers rank Milwaukee

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 12:53pm
The United States Census Bureau just released new numbers estimating Milwaukee's population. From 2013 to 2014, the city only added 139 people.

Milwaukee VA Medical Center to award posthumous Purple Heart to Mount Pleasant man

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 12:30pm
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee VA Medical Center will honor a nurse from Mount Pleasant with a Purple Heart.

False alarm at Sheboygan's North Pier Thursday morning

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 12:24pm
SHEBOYGAN -- If you saw a big response around Sheboygan's North Pier Thursday morning, it was a false alarm.

Carrie Underwood joins Summerfest lineup

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 11:11am
MILWAUKEE -- Carrie Underwood is joining the Summerfest lineup!

Study: health care workers not equipped to identify child sex trafficking victims

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 10:37am
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and the Juvenile Detention Center are trying to figure out how to better identify child victims of sex trafficking.

St. Francis Hospital needs help identifying patient

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 9:03am
MILWAUKEE -- Officials at St. Francis Hospital need help identifying one of their patients.

One dead following house fire in Waterford

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 8:20am
WATERFORD -- Crews are on the scene of a fatal house fire on Fox Isle Drive in Waterford.

App aims to improve neighborhood safety

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 7:06am
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police will begin utilizing an app that they hope will make neighborhoods more safe.

Veterans invited to job fair Thursday

Thu, 05/21/2015 - 6:49am
MILWAUKEE -- Veterans are being invited to a job fair in Milwaukee Thursday afternoon.

One last goodbye from a legend: Watch Mike Jacobs' farewell

Wed, 05/20/2015 - 10:49pm
Wednesday was Mike Jacobs' last day at TODAY'S TMJ4 after a 37-year career. Watch above as he says goodnight for the final time with family, friends, and coworkers at his side.

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