So you think you know all the rules of the road? Test your knowledge with an expert
Stevie Davis has been a driving instructor for more than 18 years, teachings students how to drive defensively. He said over the years, he has seen it all, from people running stop lights to people ignoring pavement markings out on the roads.
Milwaukee north side streets claim more lives than any other road in the county
Two streets on Milwaukee’s north side claim more lives than any other road in Milwaukee County.
Since 2017, Wisconsin Department of Transportation data shows 27 people have died in crashes along Fond du Lac Avenue and 26 people have been killed on Capitol Drive. Both have recorded twice as many traffic fatalities compared to the third and fourth deadliest streets of Appleton Avenue and Silver Spring Drive.
Man given 2 days to go to jail by Judge Dorow instead stabs his in-laws
An Oak Creek man accused of stabbing his in-laws in Illinois had been sentenced to jail the day before in Wisconsin. However, a Waukesha Judge running for State Supreme Court allowed him two days to report, the I-Team discovered.
A glimpse into the future of downtown Milwaukee 20 years from now
Milwaukee city leaders and the downtown business improvement district have been working on plans to reimagine the downtown area over the next two decades.
Quiet Thursday, wintry mix Friday
Quiet weather Thursday with mostly cloudy skies and highs near 40°. This is all ahead of a storm that will bring rain, sleet, and snow across our area Friday.
Baby who nearly died from RSV fights to be home for Christmas
Walker Wolf is just 8 weeks old, and he's currently in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children's Wisconsin. He's on a ventilator, battling Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV).
“His symptoms escalated so quickly,” said Natasha Wolf, Walker’s mom. “He was having a lot of chest retractions and you could see he was struggling to breathe. We took him to the emergency room in Sheboygan, and they rushed him by ambulance to Children’s Wisconsin.”
Natasha says she and Walker, along with her two-year-old son, all tested positive for RSV last week. The initial symptoms were a cough and runny nose. At just two months old, Walker had a hard time fighting it.
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WNBA star Brittney Griner swapped for Russian arms dealer
Russia has freed WNBA star Brittney Griner is a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. The swap comes at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine and it achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden. But it also carried a heavy price, with American Paul Whelan still detained in Russia on espionage charges that his family and the U.S. government says baseless. Biden says Griner is “safe, she’s on a plane, she’s on her way home,.” He spoke from the White House, where he was accompanied by Griner’s wife, Cherelle, and administration officials. Griner's monthslong imprisonment on drug charges brought unprecedented attention to the population of wrongful detainees.
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Dangerous driving behavior on the rise since the pandemic
Dangerous driving behavior on the road is on the rise and has been since the pandemic, according to a newly released study from AAA.
Milwaukee Brewers' Marti Wronski is the MLB's only female COO
The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Marti Wronski to chief operating officer, making her the franchise’s highest-ranking female executive since Wendy Selig-Prieb was the president and chair of the board in the early 2000s.
Snow on the way, slippery Friday morning commute expected
Snow arrives around sunrise tomorrow morning and we'll likely have a slippery morning commute. The heaviest snow and worst road conditions will probably be late morning through midday. The snow should taper off by the evening commute. Rain will mix in at times, especially along the lake. Snow totals will range from around 1" right along the lake to maybe over 4 inches well inland.