Oak Creek Local News
Avery attorney seeks more evidence testing
Steven Avery's high profile Chicagoland attorney filed a motion Friday seeking permission to perform extensive testing on evidence she believes will prove her client's innocence.
WISN 12 to host live televised debate between Johnson, Feingold
WISN 12, in partnership with Marquette University Law School, is hosting a live televised debate featuring the candidates for Wisconsin’s representative in the United States Senate, between incumbent Senator Ron Johnson and former Senator Russ Feingold.
Construction contractor rescued from hole
A construction worker was rescued Friday afternoon from a hole at a site in West Allis.
Bucks, Froedtert announce downtown health care facility
A growing partnership between the Milwaukee Bucks and Froedtert Hospital & the Medical College of Wisconsin mean expanded health care services in downtown Milwaukee.
Walker offers $4.5M for troubled Milwaukee neighborhood
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Friday promised $4.5 million for job creation, worker training and to help clean up blighted property on Milwaukee's north side.
Reward offered in stabbing deaths of nuns
Sisters Margaret Held and Paula Merrill were found slain in their Durant, Mississippi home by police doing a well-being check after the women failed to show up for work.
Steven Avery attorney files motion with appeals court
The prominent Chicago attorney representing Steven Avery has asked a court of appeals to put the appeal on hold while she pursues new DNA testing in circuit court.
House explosion under investigation in Fitchburg
Authorities are investigating a house explosion in Fitchburg.
Authorities investigate toddler's death
Authorities are investigating the death of a 2-year-old child Thursday.
Fire crews respond to house fire in Milwaukee
Fire crews responded to a house fire just after 8 p.m. Thursday in Milwaukee.
'Pokemon Go' players leave condoms, heroin needles in Lake Park, neighbor says
"Pokemon Go" players are urinating in the waterfall at Lake Park, and the historic public space is littered with cigarette butts, condoms and heroin needles, one neighbor to the park says.
Mayors seek hearing on Waukesha water withdrawal decision
An organization representing mayors of more than 120 cities in the Great Lakes region is challenging a decision to let Waukesha, Wisconsin, draw water from Lake Michigan.
UWM 'Just Words' campaign sparks criticism of censorship
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee officials were on the offensive Thursday, trying to set the record straight after being accused by some of trying to censor student speech.
Nun from School Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee found slain in Mississippi
A nun who is a part of the School Sisters of St. Francis is one of two Catholic nuns who were found slain in a Mississippi home.
Apple boosts iPhone security after Mideast spyware discovery
Apple says it is issuing a security update after powerful espionage software was found targeting an activist's iPhone in the Middle East.
Complaint: Man sent package with python to ex-girlfriend
A Sheboygan County man left a package containing a ball python at his ex-girlfriend’s apartment complex, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday.
Soldier killed in Afghanistan is Marquette alum
A US service member killed earlier this week by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan is a former Marquette University student and resident assistant in O'Donnell Hall.
String of armed robberies reported in Milwaukee
Multiple armed robberies were reported in Milwaukee early Thursday morning.
Greenfield police investigate pharmacy burglary
Greenfield police are investigating a late Wednesday night burglary at a business.
Brothers accused of using dating site to rob man
Two brothers are facing felony charges, accused of using the online dating site, Plenty of Fish, to rob a man at gunpoint.
