The fire on Saturday caused more than $500,000 in damage and forced emergency dispatchers to move to Waukesha County to take 911 calls.
The Common Council put the brakes on a proposal which calls for the school district to take over rec programs held in school gyms and the high school pool.
Milwaukee lawyer Joseph Cincotta has filed lawsuits in Grafton and Sussex over proposed Meijer stores in those communities.
City seeks input on plan to control storm water at proposed development along Lake Michigan.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act Wednesday, paving the way for same-sex married couples to receive federal benefits. Here’s what some locals had to say about the historic ruling.
Rawson between 13th and 20th was closed for about a month while crews finished the new bridge.
The state Department of Transportation used innovative technology to put the new Rawson Avenue bridge into place.
The city will spend $2 million more on a new library-city hall building than first planned.
The city's recreation department will hold activities all month in celebration of National Parks and Recreation Month.
Criticized as a gag order silencing Sheriff David Clarke, the measure banning county elected officials from purchasing ads they are featured in with county money will go back to committee after a full board vote on Thursday.
An attorney raised issues with the city's proposed zoning district for Drexel Town Square, while the project leaders says laws are being followed.
Key decisions loom on the proposal for a town center near Drexel and Howell avenues.
The boat launch reopened Wednesday after crews finished dredging the harbor.
Residents can weigh in on Drexel Town Square during the Oak Creek Common Council's June 18 meeting.
The utility was the only one in Wisconsin to receive a "15-year Directors Award" from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Oak Creek residents could see a 25 percent drop in their water bills if the sale of Lake Michigan water to Waukesha gets all of the necessary approvals.
But construction at the Southfield Apartment complex is still a few years away.
As community leaders plan a new Oak Creek Public Library, they consider what function a library serves in 2013—and what it might serve in the future.
A ruling that the Wisconsin Voter ID law was unconstitutional has been reversed after a vote by a state appeals court on Wednesday.
To close a shortfall in Wisconsin's transportation fund, state lawmakers recommend delaying large highway projects in the Milwaukee area.
The Bender Park boat launch is closed as crews clear the way for boats to access Lake Michigan.
The project team met a host of challenges to transform Drexel Avenue from a rural, two-lane road into a four-lane boulevard.
As predicted, traffic is backed up into Racine County because of work being done on I-94 near Rawson Avenue.
The city withdrew its application for $300,000 in grant money after the DNR refused to waive a requirement regarding hunting and trapping.
Environmental remediation is under way on the southern portion of the lakefront redevelopment area, east of Fifth Avenue and north of Ryan Road.
The new bridge is under construction while the old one still stands, part of an innovative method to continue work while keeping the road open to vehicles.
Through a 4,000-mile motorcycle ride to New Orleans and Key West, Oak Creek Alderman Jim Ruetz hopes to raise money toward a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Dredging at the Bender Park boat launch won't be done as soon as hoped but is still in the works.
Construction on the new station, across from the post office, could begin this fall.
Speaking in Oak Creek Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, former running mate of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, says that with the election behind him, he's happy to "get back to work" and fight for what he believes in
The bodies of the poor and indigent people buried near Froedtert Hospital will be moved at the expense of $1.5 million to $2 million.
Angered over allegations that Milwaukee County Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic has been illegally negotiating with county employees, several county board members want her to resign as chair.
County Supervisor Steve Taylor said he no longer trusts county board members after a story alleging they illegally negotiated with a union.
Oak Creek Veterinary Care will be built on vacant land at 8000 S. Howell Ave.
Mayor Steve Scaffidi answered dozens of questions in the inaugural State of the City event April 24.
The Janesville Congressman will hold his first Oak Creek listening session since the 2012 election.
Black Diamond Group has cleared the first hurdle for its plans on how to fill about 17,000 square feet of empty space at its Oak Creek headquarters.
Patch and Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi talked all things Oak Creek Wednesday night.
Steve Taylor says he supports state legislation reforming Milwaukee County government, but also backed an alternative proposal put forward by opponents.