The Alliance of Wisconsin Animal Rehoming Efforts' Pet Expo MKE brings pet-centric activities, shopping, entertainment and more — including adoptable pets — to State Fair Park's Wisconsin Exposition Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 1. Admission is $10, free for kids 12 and younger when accompanied by an adult. Info: petexpomke.com.

The unemployment rate rose slightly in 11 of the 12 metropolitan areas in Wisconsin in December while the rates lowered year over year in seven of those areas. The exception was the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis area,

Waukesha campus will close this spring, leaving county and city officials to determine the future of the 75-acre lot.

A hotel proposed in 2023 in Waukesha is moving forward, with plans to begin construction this year. Cobblestone Hotels in early 2023 pitched a 60-room hotel and restaurant at the site of a former Associated Bank branch at 704 N. Grand Ave.

Silver City Phobruary Milwaukee’s west side welcomes you to warm up with a bowl of soup during Phobruary. The annual February event celebrates the food diversity found on Milwaukee’s west side in the Silver City community.

Older Black men account for a growing share of Milwaukee drug deaths as fentanyl creeps into cocaine supplies, catching a generation unaware.

Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel bring their political histories — and partisan backers —to the race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Prosecutors said the woman had borrowed an SUV to make a GrubHub delivery when she hit the boy, who rolled onto the hood before she took off.

Unhoused people in Milwaukee County have braved cold weather, with hundreds seeking warming shelters and other services.

Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow on Tuesday announced the sales tax ordinance introduced in October of 2024 is officially dead. The tax was proposed to help pay

Conservative candidate Brad Schimel refuses to criticize the president for freeing rioters who assaulted law enforcement officers.

The White House said Head Start should not be affected by the federal freeze, but local programs are scrambling to stay open amid payment glitches.