Milwaukee News

The mother of a baby whose skull was fractured after police confronted his father at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin last month was in the hospital's pharmacy when she got a frantic phone call, she said in an interview with the Journal Sentinel.

Dennis Buford, who tortured his girlfriend's 2-year-old son for more than a year and whose abuse of the boy is among the worse cases that child maltreatment experts have ever seen, was sentenced Monday to 18 years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision.

WE WILL GET TO THE SNOW IN JUST A MINUTE. THE MILWAUKEE MAYOR IS IN A HOSPITAL EATING TREATED FOR EXHAUSTION.

More than 100 salters are on Milwaukee city streets this morning, and more than 60 garbage trucks have been converted into plows as cleanup from Sunday's snow is underway.

It's one thing Monday to find freeways that have been cleared and may be slightly slick, but nowhere near as treacherous as Sunday.

A mandate to improve fire safety at nursing homes has led to beefed-up protection for some of Wisconsin's most vulnerable residents.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is spending his 60th birthday overnight in a hospital where he is being treated for exhaustion following a 20-kilometer run.

For those who shop till they drop, the retail areas centered on Blue Mound and Mayfair roads in Milwaukee's western suburbs are shaping up as the promised land.

A spokeswoman for Wheaton Franciscan hospitals in Racine and Franklin says they received 40 patients with injuries from motor vehicle crashes over about three hours Sunday.

State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout was injured in a multi-vehicle accident in the Milwaukee area, according to her campaign Facebook page.

The German vocal group Calmus will sing a "Christmas a Cappella" concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, 901 15th Ave., South Milwaukee.

For those who shop till they drop, the retail areas centered on Blue Mound and Mayfair roads in Milwaukee's western suburbs are shaping up as the promised land.

Two men from the Milwaukee area are in custody as suspects in an armed robbery and shooting at 12:50 a.m. Sunday at a Fond du Lac County residence.

LATER TODAY.... A HILARIOUS HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE MAKES ITS WAY TO MILWAUKEE. IT'S THE SECOND CITY'S NUTCRACKING HOLIDAY REVUE.

For those who shop till they drop, the retail areas centered on Blue Mound and Mayfair roads in Milwaukee's western suburbs are shaping up as the promised land.

Agency said failures of Milwaukee operation were isolated, but the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found similar issues in at least six cities nationwide - targeting the mentally disabled, encouraging crimes and more.

When Socialist Worker magazine recently posited Madison as the most "racist" city in the United States, conservatives justifiably snickered with glee at the calumnious award.

The Milwaukee Fire Department responded to a house fire near the intersection of W. Capitol Drive and W. Fond du Lac Avenue early Saturday morning, officials said.

Kidd and Elizabeth from 99.1 the Mix recommend staying indoors this weekend with a good Bloody Mary at Great Lakes Distillery or heading to the Milwaukee Wave game Saturday.

Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others.