West Allis News

Ald. Linda Lubotsky said today she would propose an ordinance aimed at blocking measures, like one that will soon take effect in Milwaukee, that require private businesses to give employees paid sick days.

A Franklin bar is going to close for 90 days as punishment for its role in a Christmas 2007 drunken driving accident that killed a West Allis couple.

As the statehouse comes back to life for 2009, lawmakers are gearing up to debate new bills that could toughen Wisconsin's drunken driving laws.

A West Allis man killed in a one-car crash early this morning was identified this afternoon as Milan Radjenovic.

Weather-weary residents in Fond du Lac greeted the New Year as if they'd spent 2008 waging a battle with Mother Nature.

The contest will be held Jan. 11-14 in Wisconsin Dells. The Wisconsin Fairest of Fairs serves as an ambassador for county and district fairs and is the official spokesperson for the Wisconsin State Fair, held ...

He showcases his favorite photos of 2008 in this special year-end video. Mom wins $500 in Santa photo contest This photo by Molly Budd of New Berlin is the grand-prize winner in the MyCommunityNOW.com and ...

A changing of the guard at Menasha City Hall and a major downtown Neenah redevelopment project were among the top stories of 2008 in the Neenah-Menasha area.

Public works crews in several cities spent Friday clearing ice and snow from storm drains, hoping to prevent street flooding.

Bargain hunters across southeastern Wisconsin lined up early to take advantage of deep post-Christmas discounts Friday morning.

Because of recent heavy snow fall the City of Brookfield Fire Department is asking city residents to help clear snow from around fire hydrants that may have become hidden within the city limits.

Racine Spanish-language radio station WJTI-AM - known as "La Nueva Ritmo" - will relocate its antenna from Racine to West Allis and boost its signal to better reach the entire Milwaukee metro area.

It's too early to be busy, but a handful of regulars are already steeped in domestic beer at Walter's in Tosa.

David Holmes . . . "I'm continually surprised how few people understand the EPA brownfield programs." David Holmes doesn't understand why municipalities and other government agencies are not lining up at the ...

Scared by results of a referendum that will force Milwaukee employers to provide paid sick days, two suburbs have adopted ordinances that prohibit their common councils from imposing wage or benefit ...

Frustration is setting in for Robert Wick. Every time a plow comes down his street on Milwaukee's Far Northwest Side, his car gets trapped.

This article originally appeared on MilwaukeeMagazine.com http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com:80/currentissue/full_feature_story.asp?newmessageid=24120 Features The Joker He was one of the town's most beloved ...

Hedy Zacher smiles when asked what she thinks of the new Aldi grocery store in the town of Brookfield.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Weapons Confiscation in Wisconsin Weapons Confiscation in Wisconsin December 12th 2008 http://www.jpfo.org/alerts02/alert20081212b.htm Update - Despite us hearing of a court ...

Several residents of a senior-citizen apartment building were hospitalized today after fire broke out on the second floor.