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The sheriff’s office said strong winds and choppy water on the lake may have contributed to the drownings.

A Milwaukee woman was shot Tuesday morning, Sept. 5 near 25th and Auer on the city's north side.

Funding for Wisconsin programs aimed at preventing school shootings and school violence runs out in a year. It will take about $2.2 million to keep it going.

Milwaukee Public Schools students briefly went back to the classroom Tuesday, but extreme heat sent them home early. A budget debate raged as well.

The City of West Bend Police and Fire Commission announced that Les Norin has accepted an offer to serve as fire chief.

The Marquette University Police Department is equipping officers with body cameras after testing the technology over the summer.

Former Milwaukee Police Officer Michael Mattioli, accused of killing Joel Acevedo while off duty, was in court Tuesday for a status hearing.

A panel rejected complaints against Wisconsin Justice Protasiewicz that alleged she violated the judicial code of ethics for comments made during the campaign.

The Wisconsin Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony Tuesday, Sept. 5 on a number of new bills, including one regarding school strip searches.

The World War I memorial in Milwaukee's Humboldt Park, which has stood since 1921, is under repair thanks to a local nonprofit and veteran mason.