Democratic state Rep. Dora Drake won a special primary election for an open Milwaukee state Senate seat Tuesday night in what poll workers described as a very low-turnout election. Drake took about 66% of the vote, compared to Rep. LaKeshia Myers’ 34%, according to unofficial results. Voters will again go to the polls on July […]
Kyle Hepp, one of two former Milwaukee Department of Public Works employees who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $100,000 from the city, was sentenced Tuesday to six months home confinement and four years of probation. Hepp and his colleague Kelly Whitmore-Behling each pleaded guilty in March to federal charges of conspiracy to commit theft […]
WEST ALLIS, Wis. – A Milwaukee County sheriff’s squad vehicle was involved in a crash on I-894 in West Allis on Monday, July 1. The accident happened in the early afternoon on the southbound stretch of freeway between Greenfield Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News […]
The homeless man who died Sunday afternoon in the entrance of the Hyatt Regency in downtown Milwaukee has been identified as Dvontaye L. Mitchell. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office released the 43-year-old man’s identify Monday and determined the preliminary cause of this death as homicide. Attempts to reach his family were not immediately successful. […]
WASHINGTON – When Donald Trump called Milwaukee a “horrible city” during a closed meeting with fellow Republicans last month, he touched on an enduring trend in Wisconsin politics. Milwaukee has for decades been at the center of budget battles in the statehouse, and it is frequently singled out by the GOP in statewide campaigns as […]
PLYMOUTH, Wis. (WFRV) – A man from southeastern Wisconsin died and a 12-year-old child was flown to a hospital following a two-vehicle Sheboygan County crash on Sunday afternoon where deputies believe alcohol to have been a factor. According to the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the intersection of County Road S and STH […]
After a rainy month, many in the Milwaukee area are hoping for warm, sunny days ahead. Can this weekend redeem itself? For Milwaukee and the southeast Wisconsin region, the forecast is as follows according to the National Weather Service: Saturday is supposed to have higher temperatures with partly sunny skies during the day and a […]
Many Wisconsinites looked outside Saturday morning to find that it rained overnight. But where did it rain and how much? Milwaukee, New Berlin and Madison took the lead with cities that got the most rain, each with at least two inches overnight, according to the National Weather Service volunteer monitoring service. How much did it […]
Following a debate performance by President Joe Biden that left Democrats across the nation unsettled, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson doubled down on his support for Biden’s campaign for a second term in the White House and expressed confidence in the president’s ability to do the job. “I continue to support President Joe Biden, and I […]
The first presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump is Thursday night. It’s the first time the two have met on a debate stage since 2020. Here’s what to know about tuning into the debate: When is the Biden-Trump presidential debate? The debate is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. CT. […]
As Republicans across the nation seek the votes of Black Americans in November’s presidential election, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson took the stage with Milwaukee radio host Tory Lowe on Wednesday for what was billed as a “powerful conversation.” “We have to have the conversation because it’s political season, the (Republican National Convention) is coming to […]
Milwaukee ranks as Wisconsin’s most popular boating location, according to a data report by Getmyboat. The data was based on boat rental demand and bookings from across Wisconsin, as boat owners register their boats in different cities. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, in 2023 approximately 611, 788 boats were registered in Wisconsin. […]