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WEST BEND — The Wisconsin Beef Council held its second annual Best Burger Contest this year, and to kick off National Beef Month on Thursday it announced that Brazen Head Pub, 147 N. Main St., has won the 2025 Best Burger Contest."The competition is amazing, and it really validates what we’r…
MADISON — Erich Stubbe was a devoted husband, loving son and committed public servant who worked for the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department …
WEST BEND — Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann became the first candidate from a major party to file papers to run for governor in the…
WEST BEND — The West Bend Parks and Recreation Department in cooperation with the Friends of the West Bend Skatepark have begun fundraising ef…
OCONOMOWOC — The man who took out a federal permit to have a sandhill crane killed said it caused about $2,500 worth of damage to his vehicle …
MENOMONEE FALLS — Several fuzzy ducklings were saved after losing their way on April 29 in Menomonee Falls. The Menomonee Fire Department resp…
WASHINGTON COUNTY — The American Trauma Society and the Society of Trauma Nurses has declared May as National Trauma Awareness Month, and loca…
WEST BEND — Michael Burch, 43, of Hubertus, was charged with three felonies and one misdemeanor in Branch 2 of the Washington County Circuit C…
WAUKESHA — The local group Waukesha Resist held a demonstration along Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Waukesha Thursday afternoon to defend worke…
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WAUKESHA — Attorneys for the sides litigating an open meetings violation by the Elmbrook School Board have indicated they would work together …
WAUKESHA — Generac is the presenting sponsor of an "Out of this World" event in 2026.The City of Waukesha Parks, Recreation & Forestry Dep…
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GREEN BAY — Anyone who knows anything about the NFL knows that Lambeau Field is hallowed ground. The stadium, opened in 1957 as City Stadium, has seen countless legends pass through its walls, and seven championship Packers’ teams call it home. So when the NFL decided that Green Bay would ho…
WAUKESHA — Boys and girls ages 7-13 of all skill levels are invited to join the PGA Jr. League program at Moor Downs Golf Course in Waukesha.
WAUKESHA — The Carroll University women’s lacrosse team used a fast start to jump ahead early and ultimately hold off North Central (Ill.) 117 in a College Conferences of Illinois and Wisconsin semifinal match on Wednesday at Schneider Stadium.The Pioneers took a 7-3 lead into the second qua…
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Employers added a surprising 177,000 jobs as job market shows resilience. Unemployment stays at 4.2%
WASHINGTON (AP) —American employers added a better-than-expected 177,000 jobs in April as the job market showed resilience in the face of Pres…
WEST BEND — The Wisconsin Beef Council held its second annual Best Burger Contest this year, and to kick off National Beef Month on Thursday i…
MILWAUKEE — UScellular announced on Thursday that it will be giving away two free tickets to guests at one of its Milwaukee- area stores to ki…
Starbucks and thousands of its baristas are locked in a labor standoff.
Electronic Arts, the global video game company, is slashing its workforce again.
General Motors Co. said Thursday that it's lowering profit expectations for the year but does not plan major price hikes, a sign of lingering …
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Investigators concluded in a report released Wednesday that the leak of…
SAN DIEGO — A California man who authorities said exchanged messages with a 15-year-old girl…
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The former clerk who somehow failed to count nearly 200 ballots in Wisc…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is planning on Friday to unveil President Donald Trump's 2…
Driver who killed 4 by smashing through Illinois after-school building may have had health emergency
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The driver of a car that barreled through a building used for a pop…
A federal judge in Texas ruled that President Donald Trump improperly invoked a 227-year-old…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After months of tense negotiations, the U.S. and Ukraine signed a deal…
A local college student who was arrested by the feds for allegedly torching Teslas in a “del…
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NEW YORK — There was no shortage of stars among the 2025 Tony Awards nominees announced Thursday, among them Broadway newbies George Clooney, …
“Top Gun: Maverick” filmmaker Joseph Kosinski came to Formula One like many Americans: “Drive to Survive.”In that popular Netflix series, he …
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Four-time defending Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen and partne…
The New York Rangers have hired Mike Sullivan as coach, days after he and the Pittsburgh Pen…
NBC's coverage of Kentucky Derby has grown and evolved as it gears up for its 25th Run for the Roses
When NBC carried the Kentucky Derby for the first time in 2001, the broadcast lasted only 90…
DETROIT — It wasn't too long ago that Tom Gores wrote a letter to the fans, apologizing for …
The Sacramento Kings announced they have hired Doug Christie as their full-time head coach f…
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