Brookfield News

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Memorial Day is about honoring our veterans.Marines were honored with a special Memorial Day ceremony at Wisconsin Memorial Park in Brookfield."Due to the debt that we owe these great Americans who sacrificed their lives," said USCM Captain Roman Koshkin.

As the country remembers and honors fallen veterans this Memorial Day weekend, one special veteran - a soldier in the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 - was honored Saturday at his gravesite in Brookfield.

Staff and volunteers of the Elmbrook Humane Society will be blogging about what's going on at the society, as well as other observations about life in Wisconsin.

SPECIAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION JUNE 2, 2012 Waukesha May 25, 2012 - There will be a special one-day collection of household hazardous waste open to any county resident on Saturday, June 2 from 8:00 a.m. to noon in Brookfield.

Two months after Jake's Burger opened in the former site of Haute Taco, it received a 3-star rating Friday from JSOnline.com dining critic Carol Deptolla.

A Waukesha woman allegedly stole a wallet from the University of Phoenix , then used the victim's personal information to buy $800 in goods from Walmart.

AMC Theatres around the country - including the AMC Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa - are planning a Pixar-rrific Memorial Day weekend, with encore showings of four Pixar favorites Friday through Monday.

The Daylily Society of SE Wisconsin will have its annual sale on Sat., June 2 from 9 am to 1 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 13001 W. North Ave., Brookfield, WI in the west parking lot.

The city of Brookfield has approved the bonding of nearly $5 million for a host of projects, not all of which are particularly popular with the community.

Brookfield, Wis.-based financial services technology company Fiserv announced that U.S. Bank's online banking customers now have access to an iPad banking application built on the Fiserv Mobiliti Enterprise platform.

Some people move away from the city to slow things down. But one Brookfield street is racing with speeders.

A couple was arrested for armed robbery after they reportedly forced their way into a home in the 4000 block of North 100th Street in Wauwatosa last week.

Waukesha County residents can safely dispose of hazardous waste materials June 2 in Brookfield.

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The Elmbrook Rotary Club will hold its 25th annual Spikes for Tykes fundraiser on Saturday, June 2nd at Mitchell Park in Brookfield.

A Waukesha man was caught with marijuana in his car after running a red light in the Town of Brookfield, a criminal complaint alleges.

A Milwaukee man is facing his seventh drunk driving charge after he was caught driving with a suspended car registration in Brookfield Sunday.

Essentially, the state law, passed in March, removes the ability for local governments to put certain size requirements on personal wind turbines.

Brookfield police are on the lookout for a thief who has eyes for local libations.