A majority of municipal referendums asking residents to increase their property tax levy failed during the recent spring election.

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The Milwaukee Health Department is now without the help of federal employees who were assisting the department with the response to the ongoing lead crisis at the city's school district. 

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The man in charge of overseeing facilities amid the lead crisis at Milwaukee Public Schools is being reprimanded by the state for misrepresenting himself after he didn't renew his architect license.

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“American Movie” is a movie about … making a movie. When the beloved documentary was released in 1999, it quickly became a cult classic. “American Movie” was filmed in the […]

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Monday was the first time Bob Uecker wasn't in the radio broadcast booth on Opening Day since he began broadcasting for the team in 1971. 

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Three schools in Milwaukee are still temporarily closed two weeks after it was announced that “significant lead hazards” were found inside the buildings. 

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Eight teams from across the nation are in Milwaukee for the first and second rounds of March Madness.

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Gov. Tony Evers is proposing $25 million in his capital budget for renovations at the Milwaukee County Courthouse complex. 

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Data from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue showed spending on tourism-related industries — including restaurants and bars, performing arts and museums and historical sites — was down in Milwaukee County compared to the month before the event and the year prior to the event.

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Three more schools in Milwaukee are closing after staff with the city health department identified "significant lead hazards" when inspecting the properties this week.

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Health officials in Milwaukee are holding a free lead poisoning screening clinic for school children who may have been exposed to dangerous levels of lead at four Milwaukee Public Schools.

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Milwaukee County leaders are using a dashboard that shows where dangerous crashes are occurring in the county to implement street redesign projects to prevent deaths in those areas. 

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A social media post on the bar's Facebook page said This Is It! would have celebrated its 57th anniversary this summer. 

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Nearly 11,000 federal employees work for the VA in Wisconsin, but it’s unclear how many have been affected by the recent cuts.

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A new sales tax in Milwaukee brought in just over $200 million for the city in 2024, the first full year the sales tax was in effect. 

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The Milwaukee School of Engineering is building a $76.5 million artificial intelligence learning center, which will house its new center for applied artificial intelligence. 

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Milwaukee officials are pushing state lawmakers to create a statewide bonus incentive program to bring more police officers to Wisconsin.

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A new report found many local governments across the state could still be figuring out how to spend money they received from a national settlement against opioid manufacturers.

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