Martha Merrell News Today

RACINE - Downtowns only remaining bookstore, Martha Merrells Bookstore, will close its storefront and continue for now as an online business only.

Downtown is welcoming a new bookstore, Vintage and Modern Books, the only one in the downtown business district since Martha Merrells Bookstore closed in 2009.Adam Booth and Heather Novotny are

A new survey by Gunther Volkswagen Daytona Beach said Wisconsin families spend the fourth-most amount of time together getting in the holiday spirit.

Linda Perez draws on the cuisine of Jalisco, where she grew up, for the tamales she makes for Bocadillos Mexican Mobile Kitchen.

Headlines from Douglas County's past.

Headlines from Douglas County's past.

From the June 25, 1898 Telegram: "Slowly, steadily, with thousands of persons watching her, the monster slid toward the slip. At the first she seemed to hesitate the fraction of a second; then with a plunge she topped in. A mighty splash and then all was over."

Mixed emotions are expected at the first Waukesha Christmas Parade since the 2021 attack when Darrell Brooks drove his SUV through the parade route, killing six and injuring more than 60.

The changes, including a more rigid traffic control system, spawned from the Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy.

A downtown Waukesha caroling and lantern walk event brought the community together to reclaim the streets after November's parade attack.