As families and residents gather to enjoy Wauwatosa’s Fourth of July Parade Thursday, people who are sensitive to loud noises, flashing lights and other effects that might cause sensory overloads can attend from a new space hoping to cater to their needs. Organizers of this year’s Fourth of July parade are trying out a Sensory […]
WAUWATOSA, Wis. – A retail theft led to a police chase and crash in Wauwatosa on Tuesday evening, June 18. According to the Wauwatosa Police Department, at 6:12 p.m., officers responded a retail theft from the Home Depot near 124th and Capitol. The theft suspect got into the passenger side of a red van that […]
A 24-year-old Fond du Lac County man has been charged in the February death of a 93-year-old retired priest struck by a pickup truck while crossing a Wauwatosa street. Clay Schueffner of St. Cloud was viewing a Snapchat video at the time of the crash that killed Father David H. Gau on Feb. 9, court […]
Incumbents all won Wauwatosa’s three competitive races in the April 2 election. Here are the results for the Wauwatosa races for mayor, District 3 alderperson and District 8 alderperson: Dennis McBride wins second term as Wauwatosa mayor Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride won his second term as mayor April 2. Incumbent Dennis McBride won a second […]
Incumbent Dennis McBride will face Andrew Meindl, who currently serves as an alderperson for District 1, in Wauwatosa’s mayoral election April 2. The next mayor will enter office as the city plans its 2045 Comprehensive Plan. They’ll tackle questions of how to fund aging infrastructure as the city approaches a fiscal cliff and faces financial […]
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner on Monday identified the 93-year-old pedestrian who died after being struck by a pickup truck in Wauwatosa Friday. David H. Gau was a retired priest and member of the St. Camillus residential community for seniors who had taught at Marquette University High School for nearly two decades. The Milwaukee County […]
Wisconsin snowstorms go better with fun. And fun for Dave Sorenson is spending hours, sometimes days, in the cold each winter carving a larger-than-life sculpture entirely out of snow. “It is relaxing,” Sorenson said. “People seem to enjoy it and look forward to it.” Sorenson used the snow piling up on his Wauwatosa lawn during […]