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Strawberry Festival brings sweet traditions to downtown Cedarburg

2 days ago | gmtoday.com | Christina Luick

CEDARBURG — Indulge in everything strawberry this weekend during Strawberry Festival in downtown Cedarburg from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Strawberry Festival, presented by Summit Credit Union, is a free, family-friendly weekend that draws nearly 100,000 visitors to enjoy live music, browse and purchase original artwork from hundreds of artists, and enjoy food — like strawberries — and beverages.
EV owners don’t pay gas taxes. In Minnesota next year, they’ll pay double or more to register their cars

6 days ago | gmtoday.com | Kristoffer Tigue

Starting next year, Minnesota electric vehicle owners will have to pay at least double to register their EVs. Blame the change on their freedom from gas taxes. A provision in the transportation bill that passed earlier this month raises the EV registration surcharge from $75 to at least $150. Drivers of plug-in-hybrids will also have to pay a minimum of $75 to register their vehicles.
PREP BASEBALL: WIAA Div. 2 state championship New Berlin Eisenhower vs. Seymour - 06/19/2025

1 week ago | gmtoday.com | Beckett Callan

At 10:56 a.m. on Thursday, a man dressed as a woman in the pool area of a hotel in the 2800 block of North Grandview Boulevard was n… Read moreWaukesha police blotter: June 19, 2025
Thank you, next: CMH blanks West Salem, advances to Division 3 final

1 week ago | gmtoday.com | Beckett Callan

MILWAUKEE — It was the Lucia Brown show on Friday, as the Catholic Memorial senior scored two goals in four minutes to help the top-seeded Crusaders cruise past No. 4 West Salem 4-0 in a WIAA Division 3 State Girls Soccer Tournament semifinal at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee. "It feels great, especially because last year we were not expecting to come and then we ended up taking second," Brown said, as Catholic Memorial lost to Plymouth 2-1 in the 2024 Division 3 final.
Washington County celebrates Juneteenth Day during Music on Main

1 week ago | gmtoday.com | Andrew Abler

WEST BEND — West Bend residents and community members gathered at Old Settlers Park on Thursday for a different edition of the city’s usual Music on Main event, as Washington County took a moment to recognize and celebrate Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated annually on June 19th that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans in Texas on June 19, 1865. On that day, Union soldiers, led by Maj. Gen.
Hirthe, Lions live out dream with state title

1 week ago | gmtoday.com | Beckett Callan

GRAND CHUTE — It’s what most kids dream of growing up playing baseball in their backyard. Tie game, bottom of the seventh, a chance to walk it off. New Berlin Eisenhower senior Sam Hirthe got to live out that dream on Thursday, as the senior smoked a double to left field in the bottom of the seventh inning, driving in senior Carter Hollenback to win the WIAA Division 2 State Baseball Tournament 5-4 over No. 3-seeded Seymour. “It’s surreal,” Hirthe said. “It doesn’t feel real.
Magical run ends at state for LCL

1 week ago | gmtoday.com | Rob Reischel

MILWAUKEE — Flashback, if you will, to March 24. Lake Country Lutheran’s girls soccer team has just finished its first practice of the year. And the Lightning, a group with several newcomers in the lineup, didn’t exactly impress. "I was thinking the intention of this year was to rebuild to get us to where we wanted to be for next year," LCL coach Jeremy Hedrick said. The rest of the world would love to rebuild the way the Lightning do.
Sutter pleads not guilty at arraignment

1 week ago | gmtoday.com | Grayson Sewell

WEST BEND — Jacob Sutter, 39, of West Bend, pleaded not guilty to 20 felonies during his arraignment hearing Friday in Washington County Circuit Court. Sutter has been charged with two felonies for causing a child (ages 13-18) to view sexual activity, one for child sexual exploitation, six for the possession of child pornography and 11 for bail jumping. According to court records, if convicted on all charges, Sutter faces up to 268 years’ imprisonment, $830,000 in fines or both.
Walk-off Warriors

1 week ago | gmtoday.com | Beckett Callan

GRAND CHUTE — Bottom of the seventh, bases loaded, one out, tie game, and a chance to win a state title. Step up, Carter Nicolato. Nicolato, a junior for Muskego baseball, came to the plate with a chance to deliver the Warriors their first-ever spring WIAA State Baseball Tournament title and did just that, hitting a grounder that went under the glove of the shortstop, bringing home junior Ben Kuglitsch as the Warriors walked off Badger 5-4 on Thursday to win the Division 1 state title.
Beloit man charged following Tuesday police chase through Germantown

1 week ago | gmtoday.com | Grayson Sewell

WEST BEND — Gustavo Chavez, 42, of Beloit, was charged Thursday with two felonies and one misdemeanor in Washington County Circuit Court for an alleged police chase in Germantown on Tuesday. Chavez faces a felony charge for vehicle operator fleeing or eluding a police officer, a felony charges for second- degree recklessly endangering safety, a misdemeanor charge for resisting or obstructing an officer and a misdemeanor charge for bail jumping.