Oak Creek Local News

The small plane went down at around 11:15 a.m. in the 1800 block of Hampton Court in Plainfield, Illinois, about 50 miles from Chicago. 

Seth Rice, 16, left his home on Monday and has not been in contact with his parents since, Detective Paula Hoffa with the Hartland Police Department said in an alert.

Jermaine Evans, 32, was convicted last month of two counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child -- a class C felony -- for alleged abuse over the course of 13 years.

Officials at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, which owns the mine, decline to press trespassing charges. 

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued for Fond du Lac and Dodge counties until 9:45 a.m.

A Beloit teen disappeared this week while swimming in the Pacific Ocean in Panama.

Japan's Komatsu is buying Milwaukee-based Joy Global in a deal worth about $3.7 billion.

Wisconsin ranks among the highest in the nation in pharmacy robberies, but now pharmacies are fighting back.

Thousands of Southwest Airlines passengers were grounded in Milwaukee and around the country Wednesday. 

The news that three men were swept into Lake Michigan by high waves over the weekend, and two of them drowned, hit close to home for one parent who lost his child the same way.

Greenfield police are looking for a missing teen believed to be staying with friends in Milwaukee. 

Protesters call for the boycott of a business and the arrest of a manager who fired a weapon in an apparent attempt to scare away teens.

Old Style beer is returning to its hometown of La Crosse, where it will be brewed again and roll out its first new blend in 15 years.

L.L. Bean is recalling children's insulated water bottles because of concerns about lead contamination.

An excessive heat watch has been issued beginning noon Thursday until 7 p.m. Friday for much of southeast Wisconsin. 

Fire crews were called to the 3200 block of North 10th Street at about 12:30 a.m. 

A Milwaukee police officer who was shot multiple times early Sunday is set to leave the hospital and head home for the remainder of his recovery. 

A woman in Richfield was arrested Monday after mowing her lawn topless.

The wives of several Milwaukee police officers talked about the extra stress and concerns about safety their families are feeling.

A Tremper High School transgender student files a federal lawsuit against the Kenosha Unified School District.