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Milwaukee’s next home opener will bring a familiar rival to American Family Field. The Brewers yesterday released their Opening Day 2024 schedule. Milwaukee will start the season on the road, against the New York Mets. The Brewers’ first home game will be April 2nd against the Minnesota Twins. Next year will be the third year in a row that the Brewers open the season on the road. The second half of Milwaukee’s season starts tonight in Cincinnati, with the Brews

There’s going to be a new option to escape the cold in Milwaukee this winter. American Airlines yesterday announced new daily, non-stop flights from Milwaukee to Miami. The flights will run from December 21st until April 4th. There will be two flights per-day, with one leaving Milwaukee just after 7 a.m. and the other leaving at 9 p.m. American says you can start booking flights on Sunday.

The stinky majesty of Milwaukee’s corpse flower is almost upon us. The flower at the Mitchell Park Domes is almost ready to bloom. Once it does, the flower will stink like a dead body. People turn-out every time the giant flower blooms because of its unique smell and the short amount of time that its petals are revealed. Domes managers say the flower will only stay in bloom for about 48 hours.

Calling all Kubb heads! The 16th U.S. National Kubb Championship to be Held in Eau Claire this Weekend.The event will run July 14-16th, at the Eau Claire Soccer Park. This year’s event boasts teams and players from over 22 different states, and teams from Germany and Sweden. …”Players are coming from coast to coast and two European countries. The local growth of the game has exploded even more in the past couple of years with the growth of the weekly

 Drought conditions continue to worsen in southern Wisconsin.  Today’s U.S. Drought Monitor map says all of Dane County is now under extreme drought, the second-worst drought category possible.  All of Wisconsin is experiencing at least near-drought conditions.  The rain we got yesterday isn’t included on today’s map, which you CAN SEE WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

The head of the Eau Claire County Board is out following the investigation into millions of dollars in misspending at the county’s Department of Human Services. The county board last night voted to remove Chairman Nick Smiar. County supervisors say someone has to be held accountable for the three-million dollars that were misspent or taken from the county’s DHS department. Investigators say Smiar knew about the misspending and theft, but never told anyone. No one has been charged in the

Prosecutors in Waukesha could be upgrading the charges against a Brookfield man accused of punching a man in the face last month over his tattoos. Josh Davies went down after that punch on June 17th, and hit his head on the concrete. He died yesterday. Police arrested 64-year-old Kevin Sehmer, and prosecutors later charged him with aggravated battery. Those charges could now be upgraded after Davies’ death. Investigators say Sehmer was upset by Davies’ tattoos, but they are not saying

The fire in Waushara County is contained, but still burning. The state’s Department of Natural Resources yesterday firefighters finally got the fire that started Monday under control. Investigators say the fire started when someone was burning pallets. Firefighters are not saying when the fire will burn itself out, but fire crews in Coloma say they will spend another day at the fire today. The DNR says folks across Wisconsin should be careful with burning this week, despite some steady rains in parts

The state of Wisconsin is going to open-up the floor for comments on the future of I-794. Wis-DOT says it will hold two public meetings next month to talk about the plans for the interstate through Milwaukee, and what to do about the roads between the Hoan Bridge and the Milwaukee River. Some people in Milwaukee want to tear up the interstate and make those roads local, while others simply want to improve the existing highway. The meetings are scheduled for August

Wisconsin’s school safety tip line is now accepting texts. Attorney General Josh Kaul yesterday announced a new text line. Kaul says allowing students, teachers, and parents to text-in tips is just another tool to keep schools in Wisconsin safe. The new text line comes after Kaul said last month he may have to close the tip line entirely. Kaul said if lawmakers didn’t add two-million dollars to the state budget, he’d have to all-but close his Office of School Safety and the