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Swim instructor accused of meeting boys online to get sex

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 10:06pm
A Bayside man is accused of meeting boys online and trying to make dates with them for sex.

Dontre Hamilton's friends, family want memorial in Red Arrow Park

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 7:30pm
Dontre Hamilton's family wants to honor his memory with a bench and plaque in Red Arrow Park.

Homes in danger of ending up in Lake Michigan

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 6:46pm
A dozen homes in Mount Pleasant are dangerously close to a bluff where the shoreline has eroded.

'I don't hate you,' mother of girl shot says to whomever is responsible

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 5:37pm
On what would have been her daughter's 10th birthday, the mother of a girl struck by a stray bullet asks for justice. 

Officials hope tests will determine how antifreeze got in school drinking water

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 5:31pm
Students and staff are drinking bottled water as experts figure out how antifreeze got into the water supply at Addison Elementary School in Hartford. 

More than 200 pot plants seized from West Bend home

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 3:42pm
A West Bend man faces drug trafficking charges after police said they found more than 200 marijuana plants in his home while executing a search warrant.

Sex offender wanted in weekend assault arrested, again police say

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 3:38pm
A registered sex offender released last month is arrested again and is accused in a weekend assault. 

Attorney, FBI offer $35,000 reward in Za’layia Jenkins' death

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 3:36pm
Law enforcement and a prominent Milwaukee attorney offer $35,000 for information in the case of a 9-year-old girl hit by an errant bullet while she watched TV in her home.

Astronaut shares photo of Wisconsin from space

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 2:23pm
Wisconsin native and astronaut Jeff Williams may be on board the International Space Station, but he was thinking about his home state on Tuesday morning.

Zoning committee OKs new Bucks arena plans

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 1:30pm
The new details include the first public view of the new parking garage and practice facility.

Thousands of Milwaukee homeowners may have to pay to replace lead pipes

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 11:00pm
Tens of thousands of homeowners may need to replace lead pipes leading into their homes and it could cost them thousands of dollars. 

Man nearly loses money in Craigslist home rental scam

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 10:11pm
Someone was trying to rent a house on Craigslist that was for actually sale, a local man says. 

Medical Examiner's Office: Girl, 9, shot May 5 declared brain dead

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 9:29pm
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office confirms that 9-year-old Za’layia Jenkins was declared brain dead at 5 p.m. Monday.

Antifreeze found in Slinger elementary school's drinking water

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 6:16pm
More testing will be done Tuesday to determine the source of antifreeze in a Slinger School District elementary school's drinking water. 

Vehicle catches fire on Interstate 94

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 2:40pm
A vehicle caught fire on Monday afternoon in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 near 30th Street.

Girl rescued from bluff at Sheridan Park

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 2:00pm
Emergency responders were called Monday afternoon to help retrieve a girl stuck halfway down a bluff at Sheridan Park in Cudahy.

2 men arrested in shooting along Bugline Trail

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 12:06pm
Two Milwaukee men are in custody in connection with a weekend shooting along the Bugline Trail in Sussex that left a teen critically injured, police said.

One of seven vehicles stolen from car dealership involved in crash, police say

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 9:42am
Police say the break-in at the John Amato Hyundai Superstore is connected to a nearby crash between a car and a minivan.

Food mart shooting caught on surveillance video

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 8:21am
Milwaukee police on Monday morning asked for the public's help in identifying the person seen in surveillance video firing a gun inside a north side food mart.

Former lieutenant accused of misconduct found dead in Milwaukee

Sun, 05/15/2016 - 6:51pm
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner said Brian Pergande was found dead in Milwaukee Saturday.

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