Milwaukee

Physical therapy may not be enough for Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's injured hand. It's possible the politician may have to have another surgical procedure. The mayor's hand was badly hurt when he was attacked by a man with a tire iron outside the Wisconsin State Fair last August....

A committee in Milwaukee has delayed a plan to make workers who need city licenses show proof of citizenship or U.S. legal status. The Common Council's Licensing Committee was scheduled to act on the mandate Tuesday, and the public safety panel was going to vote on it Wednesday....

Alleged Milwaukee serial killer Walter Ellis is scheduled to go on trial May 3, for the brutal killings of seven female prostitutes over 21 years. The trial was ordered yesterday, after a judge heard three hours of testimony and decided there was enough evidence to try Ellis, 49....

Milwaukee's chief prosecutor says at least some criminals in Wisconsin probably escaped charges because the DNA samples they were supposed to give to a state database never made it there. John Chisholm says he wants to find out who those criminals are, so he can get them into court...

State officials have been trying to get back $103,000 overpaid to a Milwaukee child care provider in the Wisconsin Shares program. But the same agency gave Latasha Jackson another $25,000 check this week. According to the Journal Sentinel, the money was for child care Jackson provided...

A business summit on the H1N1 swine flu will be held Tuesday in Milwaukee. Mayor Tom Barrett's office and the local Association of Commerce are sponsoring the event and the mayor is urging all businesses to send somebody. The meeting will explain the risks of getting the H1N1...

New charges were filed yesterday against accused Milwaukee serial killer Walter Ellis. He's now charged with stabbing or strangling seven female prostitutes to death since 1986. DNA evidence linked the Ellis, 49, to nine slayings. But Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm...

A $1 million bond was ordered Wednesday for alleged Milwaukee serial killer Walter Ellis. He made his first court appearance on homicide charges in the deaths of Joyce Mims in 1997 and Ouithreaun Stokes a decade later. Milwaukee Police say Ellis's DNA was found on eight prostitutes...

A Milwaukee man suspected of killing eight women since 1986 might have been arrested sooner. But a DNA sample taken in 2001 for a state database never made it there. For months, Milwaukee Police said there was never a sample taken from the person whose DNA was found by cold-case...

Milwaukee Police say they nabbed a serial killer during the holiday weekend. Walter Ellis, 49, has been charged with two killing women and he's a suspect in six other slayings. Charges are expected in some of those cases this week. Ellis was picked up Saturday at a motel in...

It was 45 years ago today when the Beatles performed in Milwaukee. About 12,000 screaming young people and their parents jammed what's now called the U.S. Cellular Arena. And according to old news clippings, the Beatles played for about 30 minutes. The top ticket price at the...

It's bad enough police say Corey Hawthorne, 22, stole a car. That car had a baby in the back seat. Police say the baby's mother, Jenna Henschel, chased the car when Hawthorne jumped in and drove off from a Milwaukee convenience store. She had gone inside to pay for the gas she...

Wisconsin's largest city is about average when it comes to being stressed out. Milwaukee ranks 23rd in Forbes Magazine's new list of the 40 most stressful U.S. metro areas. On the plus side, home sellers are not losing their shirts since the year-to-year median home price dropped...

The man charged with attacking Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is due in court this afternoon. Anthony Peters, 20, will find out if there's enough evidence to order a trial on two felony charges. Barrett was leaving the State Fair Aug. 15 when he heard a woman scream for help at a home...