Oak Creek Local News
State to hire 20 more workers for Madison crime lab
The state Department of Justice has hired nearly twenty more workers and begun a pricey renovation of its Madison crime lab
Pope Francis appoints Milwaukee bishop to Indiana post
The Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee announced Monday that auxiliary bishop Donald Hying has been appointed to a new post.
I-43 southbound reopened to traffic at Hwy 145
A crash involving several vehicles closed I-43 near Fond du Lac Avenue.
2 lanes of I-94 north blocked at Grange Ave.
A crash involving three trailer trucks has closed several lanes of northbound Intersate 94.
Winter Storm Warning, Advisory Issued
Rain will turn to snow throughout the region this afternoon.
Hunting season a busy time for local meat processors
The first weekend of the deer hunting season is in the books, and for many hunters, Milwaukee meat processing plants are their first stop.
Packers defeat Vikings 24-21
The Green Bay Packers defeated the Minnesota Vikings 24-21 Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.
Wisconsin agency preps for big jump in DNA testing
The state Department of Justice has hired nearly 20 more workers and has begun a pricey renovation of its Madison crime lab so it will be able to handle tens of thousands of additional DNA samples when new collection requirements take effect next year.
Milwaukee Police Investigating Fatal Hit-and-Run
Milwaukee Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run.
Scam artists posing as officers to obtain personal info
The Walworth County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that individuals are posing as sheriff's deputies within the warrant division to obtain personal information.
Man killed in stabbing near Holton, Brown streets
Milwaukee police said a 46-year-old man was fatally stabbed during an argument in the 1900 block of N. Holton Street Saturday.
First day of deer hunting season made memorable for father, daughter
This weekend found thousands of people in the woods for the start of Wisconsin’s gun-deer season.
Man drives car off Potawatomi parking garage, unharmed
A car leaving the Potawatomi Casino lost control in the parking garage and landed in scaffolding after driving off the parking garage deck.
Silver Alert cancelled: 82-year-old woman found
The Department of Justice has cancelled the Silver Alert for endangered and missing 82-year-old Theresa Habeck.
Driver sought in wrong-way crash on I-794
A wrong-way driver of a pickup truck sideswiped a minivan and left the scene early Saturday morning on Interstate 794, authorities said.
Man dies in Dodge County crash
A 29-year-old Lake Mills man was killed in a car crash early Saturday morning on U.S. Route 151 in Calamus, authorities said.
Some communities pretreat roads because of threat of freezing rain
Some streets had a fresh coating of salt Friday night to make sure the roads don't ice over overnight.
Some have cut the cord, others hesitate to give up landline
Thirty-eight percent of Americans have cut their landline, and live in a wireless-only household, but more than six in 10 remain reluctant to go all in.
Milwaukee Police Department trains more officers to handle mental health issues
Milwaukee police officers graduate from a class that prepares them if they encounter a person suffering from a mental illness.
Teri Jendusa-Nicolai wants to be voice for other domestic violence victims
The Mount Pleasant homicide brings back painful memories for a woman who was severely beaten by her ex-husband with a baseball bat in 2004.
