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!Milwaukee native Anna Grace said she was inspired to shake off her fears about singing in public and try out for the competition show after suffering a health scare as a teenager. «I'm so excited to see what it feels like to really perform,» the 20-year-old hopeful told cameras, adding that she has a particular admiration for season 14 winner Brynn Cartelli.Little did she know that had a surprise in store: a shout-out from the Team Kelly Clarkson winner herself! «Your story is so inspiring, I

EXCLUSIVE: For successful attorney Claude Motley, a return home to Milwaukee to attend his high school reunion almost turned fatal. He had just dropped off a friend in a residential neighborhood when his vehicle was surrounded by carjackers. One of them shot him in the face.

Taking centerstage for the first time since assuming office, President Joe Biden returned tonight to the town hall format that served him so well as a candidate last year in an attempt to assure a battered America that help is coming to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Gordon Cox Theater EditorAfter winning an Academy Award for his screenplay of “12 Years a Slave” and creating the ABC series “American Crime,” John Ridley has a lot going on — from an upcoming Blumhouse paranormal thriller to a new Batman comic book.

Henry Aaron, the slugger known as Hammerin’ Hank who cemented himself in baseball lore when he broke Babe Ruth’s career home run mark in 1974, died Friday. He was 86. His daughter confirmed the news to media outlets.

Hank Aaron, the baseball Hall of Famer known as “Hammerin’ Hank”, has died at 86.

Hank Aaron was a Hall of Fame slugger for the Braves who held the Major League Baseball career home run record for 33 years.Born Henry Louis Aaron on Feb. 5, 1934, Aaron grew up in poverty and as a child had to fashion homemade bats and baseballs to practice the sport.

Before he left office, former President Trump spent weeks making false claims of massive voter fraud in the 2020 election, alleging that’s what cost him victory.

A UPS driver was fired after video surfaced showing him making racist remarks about a Latino customer -- a police officer -- while stopping at the Wisconsin home for a delivery, the company said. The UPS driver was caught on video walking up to the Milwaukee home on Dec.

A man who was injured and the family of a protester who died after being shot allegedly by Kyle Rittenhouse during demonstrations in Kenosha over the summer are now seeking $20 million in damages from the Wisconsin city, its county and law enforcement.

A suburban Milwaukee pharmacist who allegedly spoiled hundreds of COVID-19 doses by removing them from refrigeration has been arrested, authorities said Thursday.  The now-fired employee's actions resulted in 57 people receiving ineffective vaccine doses at the Advocate Aurora Health Hospital in Grafton, hospital officials said.The suspect was arrested on suspicion of reckless endangerment, adulterating a prescription drug and criminal damage to property, all felonies, the Grafton Police

Murder rates skyrocketed – and in some cases, even smashed records – in major U.S. cities as the nation grapples with a surge in violent crime in 2020.

MILWAUKEE — Prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old Illinois teen accused of shooting three people during a protest in southeastern Wisconsin this summer with violating curfew that night.

Larsa Pippen is going to have a White Christmas this year. The Real Housewives of Miami and Keeping Up with the Kardashians alum has traded South Beach for Minneapolis, joining Malik Beasley in Milwaukee for the holidays.

Fran Drescher) in his hometown of Milwaukee — where he reconnects with his high school crush, Patrick (Lee).This is a big deal in the wdorld of holiday TV movies, which have garnered criticism in recent years for their lack of diversity.

HBO Sports and Major League Baseball are teaming up on documentary Under The Grapefruit Tree: The CC Sabathia Story, about the life and career of the former New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Indians pitcher.

A high school student in Wisconsin has died after suffering a brief COVID-19-related illness, according to a report.  The student, identified as Isai Morocho, was a junior at Madison East High School.The teen "unexpectedly” died during Thanksgiving break “after a brief, COVID-related illness," according to an email sent to students and parents from Principal Brendan Kearney, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

They’re trying to find the winner — but were shown No. 2.

Also on this day: Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species," which explains his theory of evolution by means of natural selection. Nine members of the Milwaukee police department and two civilians are killed when a bomb explodes inside a police station.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a shooting at Mayfair shopping mall on Friday that injured eight, Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber said during a news conference Sunday. He added that a firearm also was recovered.   An initial investigation revealed the incident was "not a random act,"  Weber said.

A suburban Milwaukee police officer who has fatally shot three people in the line of duty since 2015, including a Black teenager outside a mall in February, is resigning from the department. The Wauwatosa Common Council approved a separation agreement with Joseph Mensah on Tuesday night, effective Nov.

Midnight Oil bassist and vocalist Wayne Stevens – better known as Bones Hillman – has died at the age of 62 after a battle with cancer.

Two police officers were shot early Friday morning in Wisconsin by a suspect who then fled, according to a report. The officers were answering a report of a hit-and-run when the suspect opened fire, according to officials and local affiliate FOX6 News Milwaukee.

John Stamos is throwing his name in the hat to help out the cast of Happy Days in filling the void of Chachi.

Also on this day:  Theodore Roosevelt, campaigning for the presidency, is shot in the chest in Milwaukee. Despite the wound, he goes ahead with a scheduled speech.

Authorities in Wauwatosa, Wis., arrested protesters Sunday night they accused of disobeying the city’s 7 p.m. curfew that has been in place after several nights of unrest, a report said.

The mother and sisters of a Black teen killed by a police officer earlier this year were arrested Thursday night as protesting continued in a Milwaukee suburb over the officer being cleared of criminal charges in the teen’s death, according to a report. The arrests came around 9 p.m., hours after a 7 p.m.

Parks and Recreation) and Ben Lewis (Arrow).Touted as a feel-good LGBTQ holiday romance, The Christmas Setup was announced last month, after rival Hallmark announced its own Christmas film with LGBTQ leads.Read more: Mean Girls’ Jonathan Bennett will star in Hallmark’s first gay Christmas filmAccording to Lifetime, the movie’s plot will center around Hugo (Lewis), a New York corporate lawyer, who heads back home to Milwaukee, with his best friend Madelyn (Ellen Wong, GLOW) in tow, to spend time

Ben Lewis and Blake Lee, who are a real-life married couple, will be starring in Lifetime’s first holiday movie to revolve around an LGBTQ storyline.