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Bars and restaurants in Wisconsin are now allowed to open up and serve customers after the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned the state’s “safer at home” order on Wednesday.

A husband and wife of 73 years who both tested positive for the coronavirus died within hours of each other at a Milwaukee hospital, where staff had moved their beds together in their final days so they could hold hands.

Gene Wilder, the frizzy-haired actor who brought his deft comedic touch to such unforgettable roles as the neurotic accountant in “The Producers” and the deranged animator of “Young Frankenstein,” has died. He was 83. Wilder’s nephew said Monday that the actor and writer died late Sunday at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, from complications from Alzheimer’s disease.

An estimated 5,000 voters cast their ballots at one of five polling places open in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with some waiting hours to vote and others turned away at the polls.

To help keep you informed on the most shared and talked about stories, each Saturday and Sunday we’ll revisit five stories from the previous week, including the most recent updates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average had its worst week since 2008 due to uncertainty caused by the coronavirus worldwide. The Dow had its largest single-day loss on Thursday, falling nearly…

An employee opened fire Wednesday at one of the nation’s largest breweries in Milwaukee, killing five fellow workers before taking his own life, police said. Police said the gunman is a 51-year-old Milwaukee man who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities offered no immediate motive for the attack and did not release details about the shooter or how...

A senior official brief on the situation said an employee recently fired from the facility returned to the scene and opened fire.

Gunman opens fire at Molson Coors headquarters, killing five people before taking his own life.

A Los Angeles-based photographer is using his studio to take free portraits of rescued pit bulls. Headshots Melrose owner Peter Michelena plans to publish the photos in a book with the hope that it demonstrates, despite common misconceptions, pit bulls are just as loving as other breeds of dog. Michelena adopted a pit bull and fell in love with the...

About six years ago, Paula Slaasted’s husband found Merlin, a boxer-pit bull mix, as a stray running around the campus of USF Holland, a trucking company, near General Mitchell International Airport. Slaasted’s husband sent her a picture of Merlin, saying: “Here’s our next dog.” The couple took the dog to the Wisconsin Humane Society and found he was not microchipped...

Milwaukee police say a driver shot and wounded two children who threw snowballs at a car.

An officer shot an armed male student Monday morning in a classroom at a suburban Milwaukee high school after the suspect pointed a gun at officers, a police chief said. A Waukesha South High School student informed a school resource officer that a classmate had a handgun around 10:17 a.m., Waukesha Police Chief Russell Jack said. He said the resource...

When the U.S. Census Bureau counts residents of Milwaukee’s poorest neighborhoods next year, a significant portion of their population will be missing: prisoners. For these predominantly black areas, with incarceration rates among the highest in the nation, the government’s longstanding policy to count inmates as residents of the prison where they are held diminishes their political power back home. “When...

Milwaukee police arrested a man suspected of throwing battery acid on a Hispanic man who says his attacker asked him, “Why did you come here and invade my country?” Police said Monday they arrested a 61-year-old white man suspected in Friday night’s attack and were investigating the case as a hate crime. They refused to release his name pending charges,...

A Wisconsin girl who was lured into the woods by two friends and stabbed 19 times in an effort to please a fictional horror character called Slender Man said she’s come to terms with aspects of the attack but still sleeps with broken scissors “just in case.” In her first interview about the 2014 attack, which is set to air...

New Britain native and former UConn Husky George Springer was injured during the Astros game in Milwaukee.

Justin Verlander took the mound for the ninth inning, fully aware of the no-hitters he finished — and his near misses, too. Zeroed in, he wouldn’t be denied this time. Verlander pitched his third career no-hitter, punctuating a dominant season by striking out 14 to lead the Houston Astros past the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Sunday.

Kawhi Leonard is planning meetings in Los Angeles. Kevin Durant will do the same in New York.

Kawhi Leonard is planning meetings in Los Angeles. Kevin Durant will do the same in New York.

Singer-rapper Lizzo says a security guard tackled two members of her staff to the ground and used hurtful language just moments after her performance at Milwaukee’s Summerfest. Lizzo late Thursday tweeted the guard “slapped and manhandled” her hair stylist and stylist and that she was “out for blood” after he dragged them off the grounds. She called him a “racist...