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Milwaukee elementary school deemed total loss after inferno
A fire at Lincoln Avenue School in Milwaukee caused extensive damage, likely a total loss, with no injuries reported, fire officials said.
Warehouse hoped to be hotel suffers fire in Milwaukee
A fire at an abandoned Milwaukee warehouse, once planned for hotel redevelopment by Holy Redeemer, is linked to a woman who discarded a cigarette.
Fire devastates parts of the Menominee Tribe’s famed lumber business
The Menominee Nation's forestry operation suffered a fire that destroyed a stacker building and equipment, halting lumber production temporarily.
Milwaukee area lawmakers push fire suppression bills after fatal fire
A Mother's Day fire at a Milwaukee apartment complex was the driving force behind a bill to allow local governments to require sprinklers in older housing.
Western Wisconsin trail bridge destroyed in fire
No one was injured but the trail bridge near Trempealeau was a total loss, DNR officials said.
Firefighters stop blaze at western Wisconsin recycling facility after more than 20 hours
Firefighters have extinguished a massive blaze at a western Wisconsin recycling facility after a battle that went on for more than 20 hours.
Downtown Madison church catches fire following storms
A Catholic church in downtown Madison caught fire Friday after witnesses said they heard a loud clap of thunder as storms rolled through the area.
Central Wisconsin wildfire consumes nearly 1,000 acres, forces evacuations
A wildfire in central Wisconsin has consumed almost 1000 acres (405 hectares) and forced evacuations of scores of properties.
Milwaukee landlord ordered to pay $1.35M for fatal fire
A landlord has been ordered to pay $1.35 million for a fire that killed two people in Milwaukee in 2019, a newspaper reported.
MSOE wrestling team’s bus catches fire
A Wisconsin college wrestling team escaped injury after their bus caught fire on the way home from a meet in Minnesota.
Police: 3 dead in southeast Wisconsin house fire
Three people died in a house fire in the southeastern Wisconsin city of Watertown early Friday morning, the fire department said.
2 dead, 4 hurt in Milwaukee van rollover, fire on interstate (UPDATE)
Authorities say two people died and four were injured Wednesday when a large van rolled over and caught fire on an interstate highway ramp in the Milwaukee area.
Today’s News
- Worker files NLRB complaint against Wisconsin painters union
- Lawsuit challenges Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program
- Sheboygan TID proposal targets public incentives of $5M or more
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 21
- State warns of workers’ compensation scam targeting victims
- Washington County housing initiative brings back young homeowners
- South Milwaukee apartment project canceled after financing shortfall
- Governor candidate supports moratorium for future data centers
- Wausau Equipment facility changes hands in New Berlin
- Wisconsin Laborers union backs Crowley in governor’s race
- Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez drops out of governor’s race
- Home construction planned for former Manitowoc mall site
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)