A first for Milwaukee: fewer than half of the city's students are enrolled in Milwaukee Public Schools.
Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski has won the National League Cy Young Award, capping a remarkable second season in which he combined record-setting velocity with improved command to become one of baseball’s most dominant pitchers.
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Wauwatosa Police say the lockdown at Children’s hospital is lifted.
Police say they were investigating a bomb threat. Hospital operations have resumed.
This week's In Your Neighborhood features Bay View, where Lakyra Banks was doing flips and tricks at Aerial Hippie.
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Five innocent people have been killed or hurt in Milwaukee police chases in the past two weeks. Protesters marched outside Milwaukee Police District 5 Tuesday night, calling for change and accountability.
Our beautiful stretch of November weather comes to an end Wednesday. The day will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers and temperatures in the low 50s.
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An infant from Racine died after choking on a balloon while celebrating Halloween. His mother now wants to share a warning to all parents. tinyurl.com/yhpn7aar
After leading Milwaukee to its first World Series championship, Pat Murphy has become the first manager in Major League Baseball history to win Manager of the Year three consecutive times.
12 News Investigates obtained video that shows ICE agents arrest State Trooper Carel Van Der Merwe at the Dane County Regional Airport. Van Der Merwe was briefly jailed and released. tinyurl.com/yv778tab
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Incoming Senate Majority Leader Dianne Hesselbein on gov-elect David Crowley's comments on UPFRONT on potentially repealing Act 10:
Crowley: "We're going to couple all of this with a blue ribbon commission bringing Democrats, Republicans, tax experts, local units of government, business leaders, as well as labor unions to the table to focus on that long-term fix. We know that there are going to be a lot of people who continue to attack our workers across the state of Wisconsin, but our job is to make sure that this is a place they can see a future that they can afford."
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New Dem leadership in the Assembly alongside incoming Assembly Speaker Greta Neubauer:
It was last week we first told you about Harry Bruce, a MPS special education teacher brutally beaten to death near a Milwaukee bus stop. Today, prosecutors charged the suspect, and the new details are just horrible. tinyurl.com/fddkfd4f
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Incoming Assembly Speaker Greta Neubauer: "We support the restoration of rights for the people of Wisconsin including collective bargaining rights ... We will be pushing very hard to restore the rights of working people in Wisconsin."
"That was the first time I heard him speak about that, so I haven't had a conversation with him about that yet..."
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Dianne Hesselbein on gov-elect David Crowley's comments on UPFRONT on potentially repealing Act 10:
Crowley: "We're going to couple all of this with a blue ribbon commission bringing Democrats, Republicans, tax experts, local units of government, business leaders, as well as labor unions to the table to focus on that long-term fix. We know that there are going to be a lot of people who continue to attack our workers across the state of Wisconsin, but our job is to make sure that this is a place they can see a future that they can afford."
Cathedral Square Park in downtown Milwaukee is on its way to becoming Community Spirit Park for the holidays! The first round of Milwaukee-area students on Tuesday began decorating their own trees. More than 2,300 students will participate this year.
The crew, 29 men, were killed on Nov. 10, 1975, when the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank.
Watch the WISN 12 News story from the 50th Anniversary last year: tinyurl.com/3nnv93kv
Possible first flakes?? Rain and a cold blast are also coming starting on Wednesday. WISN 12 meteorologist Jason Dunning is timing out the possibility of a few snowflakes.
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The Lakefront Brewery Black Friday beer release returns for 16 years, featuring four limited-edition beers and a gluten-free cranberry sparkling mead.
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A heartbreaking story out of West Bend, where four people, including two children were found dead in a home over the weekend. There is now a growing memorial there of balloons, flowers, toys for children and messages. tinyurl.com/ytekjse4
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