Rebecca Klopf

6 days ago | tmj4.com | Rebecca Klopf |Tony Aria

WAUKESHA, Wis. — Two months ago, when Michele Whaley donated two cameras that belonged to her great uncle—Wisconsin's only Tuskegee Airman, to the Waukesha Aviation Museum, she made a surprising discovery: film was still inside one of the cameras. The family of Lt. Alfred Gorham, along with museum officials, embarked on a journey to see if the film from the 1920s could be developed and what images it might contain.

6 days ago | tmj4.com | Rebecca Klopf |Tony Aria

A major portion of the Waukesha County Courthouse is about to open to the relief of a lot of courthouse users. “Are you lost?” asked TMJ4 Reporter Rebecca Klopf. “Yes, I am,” answers an unnamed woman looking for the elevator. That is often the response as people wander around inside the courthouse trying to figure out how to navigate the construction maze to the new court tower. But on Monday, extra elevator rides, the cut throughs and the tents all come down a new walkway opens.

1 week ago | tmj4.com | Rebecca Klopf |Tony Aria

HARTLAND, Wis. — One of the top-ranked public elementary and middle schools in the state is facing serious problems, according to the Lake Country School superintendent. The Hartland school has had two failed referendums in less than a year. A big focus for some parents had been on saving band — but now they say the problems are even deeper. “I’m feeling a little discouraged, a little uneasy.

1 week ago | tmj4.com | Rebecca Klopf |Tony Aria

WAUKESHA, Wis. — The community reacted to the Waukesha County District Attorney’s warning that going forward, not all crimes will be prosecuted because of staffing shortages. It is a story TMJ4 News first aired Friday when DA Lesli Boese sat down with TMJ4 reporter Rebecca Klopf. "You said you saw the story, what were your thoughts when you saw the story?" asked Rebecca. "Disturbed, bothered,” answered Margo Camacho, a Waukesha resident.

1 week ago | tmj4.com | Rebecca Klopf |Tony Aria

WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Waukesha County’s District Attorney warns her office is nearing a crisis situation for staffing. DA Lesli Boese said the county is second in the state for its lack of prosecutors. That is according to the Wisconsin Department of Administration. And she said if something doesn’t change the shortage is about to come with major consequences for crime.