A Milwaukee man charged in a Feb. 18, 2026, armed sexual assault and robbery of a Marquette student, who resisted and fled, was arrested after surveillance and phone searches linked him to the crime.

Wisconsin’s data center boom spurred over $1 billion in economic growth by 2026, despite no operational hyperscale facilities.

Milwaukee Film buys historic Downer Theatre for $8M to fund restoration and preserve its cultural role.

The Wicked Hop in Milwaukee closed temporarily after health inspectors found live and dead cockroaches in its kitchen on February 25, 2026.

Rafael Soto was arrested for a second OWI after his car hit a sidewalk and nearly hit five people.

A barn in Mosel, WI, was destroyed by fire on Feb. 28, 2026, with no injuries but three vehicles damaged; cause is under investigation.

A fire in Bellevue, Wisconsin, killed one and hospitalized another on March 1, 2026.

Wisconsin lowers PFAS limit to 4 ppt in drinking water, aligning with federal guidelines.

Zachary Fritz, 39, is on trial for first-degree homicide in his wife’s 2024 stabbing death, claiming he was in a manic episode with no memory of the attack.

Marquette police arrested a Milwaukee man in connection with a Feb. 18 sexual assault and armed robbery near campus.