Waukesha County News

A 21-year-old man has died following a crash Sunday night off of Interstate 94 in Waukesha County, according to the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department.

After a lifetime spent promoting outdoor fun in Wisconsin, Rocco soon will swim his last pond and retrieve his final hunting trophy.

Seeking to assure voters before the November presidential contest, election officials in Wisconsin have completed the first-ever voluntary audits of electronic voting results here.

A Town of Waukesha man is facing 20 years in prison after he admitted Wednesday that he was showing his wife a loaded shotgun when it discharged and the blast struck her in the chest and killed her.

A City of Pewaukee man has been fined for tossing a firecracker at a passing train one year ago, resulting in the temporary loss of hearing of a train conductor.

Everyday activities like leisurely walks around the block, shopping at the mall or maneuvering through the aisles of a grocery store were not an option for one Hartland woman, until recently.

All times are for Friday, July 4, unless otherwise noted: Big Bend: Fireworks at dusk at Village Park by the river.

More than 50 pets saved from a flooded animal shelter in Iowa are being brought to Wisconsin to find new homes.

Mike Briggs . . . “You could tell people were going from store to store, buying whatever they could find wherever they could find it.” View Larger Keith Turtenwald finally has a minute to spare.

' Parents are on alert after three different children in Waukesha County say a stranger tried to entice them into a vehicle.

Damage figures have climbed to more than $200 million from the extensive flooding in southern Wisconsin this month, and that's with the damage in many counties not yet included.

People in Waukesha County are now waiting and wondering if they'll get disaster relief.

The big question after last week's storms: is there enough flood damage in Wisconsin to bring in money from Washington? FEMA inspectors got a first hand look at the flooding in Waukesha County Monday.

A 17-year-old Sussex teen has been charged in a car crash that killed his friend who was "surfing" on the hood of his car.

A division of General Electric Co. in Waukesha County has laid off an unspecified number of employees.

It may be difficult to get around this weekend, after last weekend's and Thursday's storms.

The hail measured five inches in diameter. And it was the third-largest hailstone in state history that fell in Waukesha County on June 7th.

The new leader of the Waukesha County Historical Society and Museum says construction on an exhibit honoring native son Les Paul will begin soon.

Current flood damage for Waukesha County is estimated at $84.5 million, said Meghan Sprager, executive assistant to Waukesha County Executive Dan Vrakas.

New figures on Wisconsin's flooding this month show it's going to cost tens of millions of dollars in damages and lost crops.