Brookfield News

A Van Dyne man has pleaded no contest to burning the body of a 28-year-old Waukesha woman who was allegedly strangled to death in a Fond du Lac apartment.

The UK's supermarket bank will use the Fiserv Signature bank platform to form the foundation of its account and transaction operations.

There were plenty of chairs available, but just one person turned out Wednesday morning for a Public Service Commission hearing on a proposed 23 percent Fond du Lac water rate increase.

Need to improve your ability to respond in job interviews? Or, to improve your ability to think on your feet? Or, gain more confidence in speaking to others? You need to see how your skills can be improved in the friendly, supportive program of the Brookfield Toastmasters.

Hooters will host a Brookfield VIP Party on November 16th followed by the grand opening to the public on November 18th.

Since July 10, 2009 Shakespeare Wealth Management, Inc. of Brookfield has been a proud affiliate of MD Preferred Financial Advisor, an independent, web-based resource for more than 830,000 medical professionals that provides access to top-rated financial advisors who specialize in assisting physicians with their unique financial challenges.

Mental Illness Awareness Week was honored recently by the Waukesha chapter of the National Association for Mental Illness at a dinner and awards presentation at Thunder Bay Grille in Pewaukee.

A 17-year-old Brookfield Central High School student is facing two felony charges in connection with the detonation of a chemical bomb inside the school Tuesday, police say.

A 17-year-old student at Brookfield Central High School is expected to be charged with two felonies, authorities said Wednesday.

A 17-year-old Brookfield Central High School student accused of creating and detonating a chemical bomb in the school Tuesday is expected to be charged with two felonies, authorities said today.

Several Brookfield Central High School students suffered minor injuries after a plastic bottle filled with an unknown chemical was kicked over as students were being dismissed Tuesday afternoon.

On Wednesday, November 18 at 7pm Cross of Life Lutheran Church located at 20700 W. North Ave.

Nov. 9, 2009 2:38 p.m. The Half-Price Books store on W. Blue Mound Road in Brookfield will move to the site of the former Harry W. Schwartz store in the V. Richards Plaza on W. Blue Mound Road at N. Calhoun Road.

Brookfield's Common Council on Tuesday approved spending $25,000 to acquire nearly 11 1/2 acres of wetlands and open space near Calhoun Road and Interstate 94 as part of the city's ongoing preservation efforts.

A country fair at the Olympia Center in Oconomowoc was the setting for a recent fundraiser to benefit the Lake Area Free Clinic.

Wisconsin's State Assembly will vote on bill AB 458 today, Thursday, Nov. 5th. This bill would seriously alter Wisconsin's current human growth and development statutes.

A new enrollment study projects that the Elmbrook School District's resident enrollment will drop by 475 students, or 7.4 percent, between 2010 and 2015, prompting School Board members to begin asking questions about the district's future.

The Floral Designers of Wisconsin Garden Club will present a Standard Flower Show at ProHealth Care Regency Senior Communities-Brookfield again this year.

The average number of students absent due to flu-related symptoms was below 5 percent at most Elmbrook schools during the past two weeks, according to district attendance reports.

The Pick 'n Save store at 17630 West Bluemound Road in Brookfield will close on Dec.