Government & Politics

Amos Morris, the deputy director and chief operating officer for a zoo in Fresno, California, has been selected as the next leader of the Milwaukee County Zoo.

Nearly nine in 10 businesses surveyed by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce say they are having trouble hiring new employees, according to data released by the organization Thursday.

Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets was one for the books. Of course there was the Bucks' nail-biting overtime victory to eliminate the Nets on their home court. And then, there was the fandom.

Given that the first quarter of this year included two rounds of stimulus checks totaling $2,000 for many Americans, it should come as no surprise that personal income rose sharply in the quarter.

Oshkosh Defense will manufacture a new fleet of mail delivery vehicles for the U.S. Postal Service in South Carolina as the company says it struggled to find a viable building for the project in Wisconsin.

Milwaukee Alderman Robert Bauman is proposing the use of $150 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding to create more affordable housing in the city.

A proposed $100 million venture capital fund designed to support Wisconsin early-stage companies was not included in a version of Governor Tony Evers’ proposed state budget passed by the Joint Committee on Finance Thursday night.

Racine County and city officials today announced they will award prizes to encourage thousands of more residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

After state lawmakers declined to put money toward a proposed new state office building on Milwaukee's Near West Side, a group championing the project says it still backs the proposal.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held today to mark the start of the Milwaukee County bus rapid-transit project, a nine-mile route that will connect major employment centers in Wauwatosa and downtown Milwaukee.