South Milwaukee Blog

The Franklin Common Council is meeting Saturday morning to discuss the proposed Drexel interchange. So reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Here’s hoping a funding solution is found for this worthwhile project. And while they’re meeting, I’ll be marching in the Little League parade. Be sure to wave!

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So, the Interstate 94 interchange at Drexel is in doubt again … and plans may not accelerate unless the state or other local governments step up with increased funding. At first glance, that seems like a dead-end proposal. From the story in Thursday’s Daily Reporter: Franklin officials are seeking help from the state or other [...]

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Here are a few headlines from the area you may be interested in … Drexel Interchange Project Hinges on New Deal (Daily Reporter) Eyewitness to Shooting of Suspect: ‘He Was Going to Run the Other Officer Over’ (Racine Journal-Times) Two Cudahy Students Arrested in Oxycodone Case (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

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The South Milwaukee Little League program is a point of pride for our community, a real treasure. See why this Saturday with the league’s annual opening day festivities. The day begins at noon with a parade through downtown to the Little League complex at 700 Mackinac Ave. Once you’re there, enjoy a brief ceremony, concessions, [...]

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So, Milwaukee Ald. Bob Bauman is upset that Northwestern Mutual would dare pledge money towards construction of a freeway interchange that would benefit hundreds of workers at its expansive Franklin facility. “Outraged” is how the headline on WISN.com put it. Here’s his quote: “So here you have a Milwaukee-based company, Northwestern Mutual Life, investing in [...]

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One of the crazier police chases you’ll ever see ended with Oak Creek police shooting and killing a man suspected in several burglaries. The Journal Sentinel has the full story. From the story: Oak Creek police officers shot and killed a 48-year-old man Monday morning after the man crashed his car into a building while [...]

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Joshua Wollinger, the man charged in the stabbing death of a South Milwaukee man on Sunday evening, had his initial court appearance on Friday. Here are a few details that emerged courtesy of CCAP, the state’s online court access system: The court found probable cause to hold Wollinger, 1011 Milwaukee Avenue #3, over for further [...]

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Bucyrus International CEO Tim Sullivan had some great news during an earnings call on Friday: The company could bring more than 500 new jobs to the Milwaukee area thanks to the recent acquisition of the underground mining division of Terex Corporation. And it sounds like most, if not all, of those jobs will be in [...]

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A bill that would probhit communities like South Milwaukee from deciding where sex offenders can live never made it to a vote before the legislative session ended Friday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. This is good news. Why? Click here to see my previous post on this. Click here for the full Journal Sentinel story.

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The Oak Creek City Council has scheduled a meeting to discuss funding for a potential Drexel Avenue interchange at Interstate 94. The Journal Sentinel has the story. From the story … The council has already adopted a resolution pledging $3.75 million in city money. At time, that was equal to 25% of the $15 million [...]

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A 28-year-old man has been charged with first degree intentional homicide in connection with Sunday’s stabbing death in downtown South Milwaukee. Click here for the Journal Sentinel story, which says bail was set at $250,000 for 28-year-old Joshua David Wollinger. According to the brief story: Wollinger told South Milwaukee police that he and Ostrowski were [...]

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A decline in underground mining equipment sales helped drive Bucyrus International’s first-quarter earnings down 38 percent, South Milwaukee’s largest employer reported on Thursday. Click here to see a Journal Sentinel story. From the story … The South Milwaukee company said it earned $35 million, or 45 cents a share, down from $56.9 million, or 76 [...]

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In my ongoing efforts to keep people updated on 4th District and South Milwaukee news and issues, I’m starting an email update service. To sign up, simply email me at erikbrooks32@yahoo.com. What you’ll get are regular emails from me calling attention to important “new news” on the blog. The key word there is “important.” I [...]

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That Drexel Interchange at Interstate 94 remains a longshot at best. Too bad. Learn more in this Journal Sentinel story. From the story: The chances of a new I-94 interchange being built at Drexel Ave. in Oak Creek remain in question after the common councils in Oak Creek and Franklin took no action on related proposals [...]

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Here are a few additional area headlines you may be interested in … Oak Creek Backs Study of Lake Parkway Extension Cudahy Library Square Condos, Bought in Foreclosure, Nearly Sold Out Number of Lobbyist-Written State Bills Grows (State Sen. Jeff Plale mentioned prominently) Miller Brewing to Receive Water Use Credit Worth up to $300,000 (Plale led [...]

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