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Monona's Post-Topgolf Development Boom Adds 700 Apartments, Commercial Space; Described As Largest Project In City History    •    Prairie Home Cemetery's Tombstone Trot Draws Runners Through 177-Year-Old Grounds; Fall Colors Peak For 5K Course    •    Waukesha's Official Trick-Or-Treat Window Shrinks To Two Hours Oct. 31; Parents Plot Multi-City Candy Routes    •    Wisconsin Women's Volleyball Faces Eight October Conference Matches; Badgers Open Tonight Against #18 Indiana    •    Carroll University Homecoming Parade Converges With Waukesha Unlocked October 10; Class Of 1976 Celebrates Golden Pioneer Reunion    •    Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Confirmed In Waukesha County Dairy Cattle; County Extension Urges "Fly Management And Vigilance"    •    Brewers Finish 103-59, Advance To Postseason; Third Rail Tap Retrieves 212 Donated Cups From Sunset Drive    •    Wisconsin Measles Cases Hit 214; Waukesha Pharmacies Report "Concerning Spike" In Vaccination Record Requests    •    I-43 Rock Freeway Resurfacing Begins Oct. 5; $68.1M Project Brings Overnight Closures Between Highway 83, Bowers Road    •    Waukesha West Reports "Positive Adjustment" To North Shore Conference After 39-2 Win Over Cedarburg    •    Wauk-Tober Organizers Release Intersection Guide After Groups Wandered Past Newhall Underpass Last Year    •    Council Preps Data Center Workshop For Oct. 14 As Development Inquiries Reach Three Since Generac-Amazon Deal    •    Fall Leaf Removal Season Opens Oct. 5; Landscapers Warn Of 8-12% Fuel Surcharge    •    Waukesha Delivery Services Weigh Fuel Surcharges As Wisconsin Gas Hits $4.36 A Gallon    •    Survey: 34% Of Downtown Commuters "Seriously Considering" Carpooling As Gas Prices Climb    •    Milwaukee Brewers Reach 100-Win Milestone; Waukesha Sports Bars Report "Awkward Acknowledgment" From Packers-Focused Clientele    •    Wisconsin Fall Festival Season Reaches "Saturation Point" With 163 Events; Organizers Recommend Alphabetical Selection Method    •    Waukesha Oktoberfest Concludes With Record 4,100+ Attendees; Parking Attendants Report "Controlled Chaos"    •    County Highway C Resurfacing Described As "Necessary" By People Who Weren't Delayed By It    •    Dead Deer Found Across Southeast Wisconsin; DNR Blames Biting Flies, Residents Not Convinced    •    Waukesha Unlocked To Open 50+ Factory Doors For City's 130th Anniversary Oct. 10-11; Organizers Project 2,000+ Attendance    •    Fox River Bell Returns Oct. 2 As North, South Meet In Same Conference For First Time Since 2016    •    Ned England Says His YouTube Channel "Basically" Ended Flock Camera Program; City Says That Is Not How It Went    •    Waxed Vinyl Music Lounge Opens Downtown; Prohibition-Themed Cocktails Called "Historically Adjacent"    •    CTH E Reopened Five Days Ago; Some Drivers Still Taking Blackberry Lane Instead    •    12th Annual 5K Run With The Cops Kicks Off Friday Night; Training Data Suggests "Run" May Be Generous Term    •    Waukesha Votes To Discontinue License-Plate Reader Program; Nextdoor Thread Declares "WE WON"    •    Generac-Amazon Deal Called "Transformative"; Highway 41 Backup Holds At 23 Minutes    •    Local Driver Claims Successful East Avenue Roundabout Navigation; City Investigates Claim    •    Public Works Completes Lakeland Drive Repaving Just As Fall Leaves Prepare To Obscure It    •    Waukesha South Blackshirts Start 4-0 For First Time In 13 Years; Town Emotionally Unprepared    •    County Highway E Reopens After Three-Week Emergency Closure; Drivers Approach With Caution    •    Fall Officially Arrives In Waukesha; Residents Commence Biannual Seasonal Wardrobe Shuffle    •    East Avenue Roundabout Successfully Navigated For First Time; City Mystified    •    Waukesha Sports Fans Prepare For Six Weeks Of Awkward Silence Before Packers Season    •    Local Retailers Report Surge In "Apple" Demand; Stock Up On Electronics Instead    •    Waukesha Civic Theatre's "Moon Over Buffalo" Plays To Record Attendance; Critics Baffled    •    Waukesha Confirms: All Roads Eventually Lead Back To Where You Started; Seventh Documented Loop Ends At Piggly Wiggly    •    Data Centers' Appetite For Power Will Soon Outpace Waukesha Residents', Warns Retired DPW Supervisor    •    Packers Tailgating Costs Surge Past $340 Per Game; Brat Enthusiasts Begin Carpooling From Milwaukee    •    North Prairie Village Board Votes Tuesday On Dissolving Police Department; Councilman Puchalski Has Not Commented    •    Waukesha Civic Theatre's "Moon Over Buffalo" Continues; Transplant From Buffalo Misses All References    •    Local Delivery Service Adds 32 Minutes To Arrival Windows As Diesel Hits Record $6.19; Train Contingency Set At 14    •    Music Bingo At Tap Yard Waukesha Draws 34 Participants; Only 3 Achieve Bingo    •   Civic Theatre's "Moon Over Buffalo" Continues Through September 27; Local Option For Evening Activity Remains Stable    •    September Weather Tracks Exactly To 50-Year Averages; Forecaster Laments 'Zero Narrative Urgency'    •    Retired Packers CEO Mark Murphy Addresses Business Alliance Thursday; Agenda Omits Any Reference To 2011    •    New County Executive Farley Sworn In; First Day Involves Spreadsheets    •    Ned England's Lamppost Count Yields Conflicting Results Amid 'Wildly Extreme' Wisconsin Weather Year    •    Wisconsin Hunting Season Opens With Six Separate September Dates; Local Hunter Admits To Silencing Four Of Six Phone Reminders    •    CTH E Reopens Sept. 14 After Six-Week Closure; Detour Commuters Report "Crushing Sense Of Normalcy"    •    CTH E Reopens Thursday; Ned England Prepares Comprehensive Traffic Study Of New Route    •    Waukesha Freeman Launches 'Best Of The Best' Awards; Downtown Boutiques Nominate Themselves In "Best Customer Service"    •    Retired DPW Supervisor Compares Three-Year Wait For 9/11 Memorial Seedling To "Every Other City Project"    •    Waukesha Police Reconsider Traffic Cameras After Realizing Cameras Actually Record Things    •    Retired DPW Supervisor Tallies $2.7 Million In Infrastructure Spending Ahead Of Budget Talks    •    County Trunk Highway E Reopens After Repairs; Residents Still Confused About Its Purpose    •    County Trunk Highway E Reopens Monday; Detour Businesses Face "Sudden Abandonment" As Traffic Returns To Primary Route    •    Waukesha Election Officials Brace For Federal Voter Fraud Investigation, Recommend Investigators "Study The Downtown One-Way System First"    •    Puchalski Proposes Per-Capita Culver's Expansion Funded By State's $3B Budget Surplus    •    Residents Investigate Mysterious Newspaper-Style Mailer; Authenticity Still Unclear    •    Oconomowoc Baseball Team Seeks 'Scandal' To Generate Media Interest    •    Severe Winds Force Cancellation Of Outdoor Piggly Wiggly Cookout Promotion    •    Waukesha Voters Announce "Comprehensive Rest Period" Through November Election    •    Local Retailers Stock "Adequate" Pencil Supply For Back-to-School Rush; Piggly Wiggly Reports "Probably Enough"    •    Waukesha City Officials Praise "Remarkable" Primary Turnout, Decline To Provide A Number    •    Waukesha South Opens Season With 49-7 Win Over West Bend East; Sports Radio Spends 47 Minutes On Defensive Film    •    Puchalski Calls Emergency Session On Cement Tariffs, Proposes "Domestic Cement Summit"    •    Local Farmer Bob Krueger Warns Of "Perfect Storm" From Federal Tariffs And Water Policy    •    Ned England Deploys Full Weather Arsenal As Canadian Cold Front Brings 25-MPH Wind Gusts Thursday    •    Ned England Reports Post-Windstorm Lamppost Record, Counts 13 From Frame Park Bridge    •    Bluemound Road Construction Enters "Final Phase" For Third Time; Contractors Pledge Aug. 28 Completion    •    Waukesha High Schools Begin Freshman Orientations; Roundabout Remains Unconquered    •    Traveling War Memorial Draws 340 Visitors, Dozens Lost En Route On Downtown One-Ways    •    Retired DPW Supervisor Calls For Clearer Storm Communication After Tuesday's Severe Weather    •    Police Scanner Enthusiasts Report App Overload During Tuesday Storm Event    •    Local Contractors Report 6-Month Backlog Following Tuesday Wind Event    •    GPS Unit Reportedly Surrenders After Three Attempts At Downtown Route    •    City's New Parking Ramp License Plate Scanners Already Generating Appeal Requests    •    Downtown Parking Ramps Overwhelmed As Run With The Cops 5K, Friday Night Live Overlap; 340 Vehicle Entries In 90 Minutes    •    Waukesha To Gain 500 Jobs As INNIO Announces $300M Expansion; Developer Files For Three Apartment Complexes Same Day    •    Delafield Property Tax Hike Has Waukesha Residents Nervously Checking Mail    •    Waukesha Vet Clinics Brace For "Post-Shelter Surge" After HAWS Adoption Wave    •    Ned England Brings Personal Radar Gun To Run With The Cops, Clocks 187 Runners Independently Of Official Timers    •    County Eyes Converting UW-Milwaukee Waukesha Campus Into "Probably A Culver's Parking Lot"    •    Captain's Table Orders 847 Wings For Tuesday's Brewers 22-0 Watch Party, Triples Usual Count    •    County Highway E Closed In Merton After Culvert Failure; County Advises "Just Don't Go There"    •    Waukesha North Sets Aug. 21 Season Opener Against Milwaukee Lutheran; Nedventuresout To Provide Sideline Coverage    •    Wisconsin Governor's Race Now Wide Open As Evers Exit Leaves Field Of Candidates Voters Never Heard Of    •    Solar Nails Salon Fortifies Storefront With Nine Steel Bollards Two Days After Reopening    •    Cobblestone Hotel & Suites Opens Downtown; Wissota Chophouse Steakhouse Begins Dinner Service    •    Festival Of The Arts Set For Fowler Park This Weekend; 122 Vendors Confirmed, Two More Than Advertised    •    Partisan Primary Voters Confuse Fire Station And Village Hall Wings At Municipal Complex, At Least Six Sent To Wrong Entrance    •    Woman Drives Vehicle Through Window Of Solar Nails Salon; Substantial Property Damage Reported    •    Waukesha Woman Adopts Three Cats Named Patches, Mittens, And Pancake As HAWS Waives Fees Through Aug. 15    •    Nonprofit Craft Supply Store The Common Thread Opens Saturday On Grandview Boulevard    •    Waukesha Primary Voters Navigate Downtown's One-Way Voting Gauntlet Ahead Of Tuesday's Primary    •    Brewers' Pitching Injuries Leave South Side Tavern Patrons Questioning August Competitiveness    •    Brewers' Pitching Injuries Leave South Side Tavern Patrons Questioning August Competitiveness    •    Waukesha Must Plan Now For Next Year's Heat Wave, Says Retired DPW Supervisor    •    Millbrook Hardware Braces For Customer Exodus As Bluemound Road Construction Enters Final Month    •    64 Waukesha Voters Sent To Wrong Polling Place In Weekend Test Run Ahead Of Tuesday's Primary    •    Waukesha Parent Builds Color-Coded Spreadsheet To Fix District's Second School Assignment Mix-Up In Nine Days    •    Waukesha's Infrastructure Challenges Build Character, Says Retired DPW Supervisor    •    Tall Pines Conservancy Bus Tour Exceeds Educational Expectations Of Attendees    •    Health Department Inspects Four Waukesha Restaurants After Cyclospora Alert, Finds No Contamination    •    Waukesha County Airport Runway Closes Again, Four Days After $24M Reopening, Rerouting 23 Flights Through Aug. 19    •    City Hall Reminds Residents: Absentee Voting Window Closes August 7 At 4:30 P.M.    •    HAWS Processes 60 Rescue Animals In 4 Hours Following Clear The Shelters 2026 Transport Flight    •    Cutler Park Hosts Tribute Tuesday Tonight As 'That 90's Band' Draws Projected 350-450 Attendees    •    Is Waukesha's Playground Passport Making Parks Fun, Or Just Fun-Adjacent? One Civic Observer Weighs In    •    Cutler Park Readies 2,200-Person Capacity For Sonic The Hedgehog 3; 'Plan Arrival By 6 PM,' Parks Chief Warns    •    Waukesha Unveils 'Night Out' Event; Puchalski Calls It 'Peak Civic Engagement,' Organizers Brace For 1,200    •    East Avenue Roundabout Nears 165-Day Mark Without Documented Successful Navigation    •    Wisconsin State Fair Draws 1.1 Million Attendees; County Braces For 'Unprecedented Traffic,' Planners Say    •    Waukesha Night Out Forecast: Attendance To Be 'Somewhere Between Optimistic And Realistic'    •    Fair Committee Chair Urges Waukesha To 'Resolve Cream Puff Question' Before State Fair Season    •    Waukesha Sheriff Race Faces Cross-Voting Confusion Ahead Of Aug. 11 Primary; Clerk Says 15 To 20 Percent Pick Wrong Ballot Every Cycle    •    Downtown Parking Crisis Is Not A Bug. It's A Civic Feature, Argues Retired DPW Supervisor    •    Retired DPW Supervisor Says Downtown Parking Crunch Near City Hall Is "Inconvenience Breeds Community"    •    Waukesha County Airport's $24M Runway Project Concludes; Stakeholders Puzzled By Lack Of Disruption    •    Advance Voting Underway At City Hall Through Aug. 7; Downtown Grid Claims Early Casualties Ahead Of Aug. 11 Primary    •    Downtown Parking Meters Fully Replaced By QR Codes; City Calls Transition "Surprisingly Smooth"    •    Waukesha Schools Corrects 347 Enrollment Assignment Errors; Parents Say Relief "Palpable"    •       •    Waukesha North, South Officially Reunite In Revived Parkland Conference    •    Probation Department Credits "Showing Up" Strategy In Monday Apprehension At Pewaukee Road Duplex    •    Waukesha Sports Bars Implement "Readiness Protocols" Ahead Of Packers Preseason Opener Aug. 13    •    Fair Committee Studies Moving Next Year's Event Out Of Summer Entirely, "If Possible"    •    New Mukwonago Culver's Heralded As Solution To Frozen Custard Scarcity Crisis    •    Parks Department Weighs 7 P.M. Start Times For Youth Baseball As Heat Index Tops 100 Degrees    •    Fair Committee Votes 4-3 To Maintain Cream Puff Booth Precedent Over Funnel Cake Expansion    •    Oconomowoc's $12M Entertainment Complex Puts Waukesha Retailers On Alert    •    New Nonprofit Art Thrift Store Opens; Downtown Boutique Model Faces 'Affordable' Competition    •    Arrowhead Baseball Coach Steps Down After 16 Years, Program Seeks "Someone With Lower Standards"    •    Heat Advisory In Effect As Downtown Freight Train Holds Broadway Crossing For 27 Minutes    •    City Hall Early Voting Opens Monday, Downtown Navigation Hazard Officially Elevated To "Significant"    •    Library Activates Code Red Cooling Protocol, Adds Ice Station As Heat Week Demand Called "Unprecedented"    •    City E-Waste Event Runs 47 Minutes Over As 340 Attendees Linger To Discuss Each Other's Old Electronics    •    City Proposes Roundabout-Navigation Course Before Allowing Pedestrians On Planned Bypass Bridge    •    Fair Committee Rejects Smoke Contingency Plan 5-4 After Debate Over Which Way Fans Blow    •    Waukesha Man, 68, Learns This Week The Downtown Train Crossing Has Had An Underpass The Whole Time    •    Les Paul Parkway Project Enters Exciting New Phase In Which A Different Lane Is Closed    •    Fair Committee Declares 184th Fair "Basically Flawless" With Six Hours Left In It    •    Ned England Identifies Source Of Regional Haze As Fire Pit Three Houses Down    •    Cream Puff Contest Result Certified As "11*" After Conjoined Puff Protest    •    Officials Determine County Fair Grandstand Haze Mostly Funnel Cake    •    Ned England Launches Second Channel, Nedsmokedout, For Smoke Content Only    •    Fair Committee Tables Funnel Cake vs. Cream Puff Debate "Until Conditions Improve" As Fair Opens At 96 Degrees    •    F-35 Assigned To July 4th Flyover Spends 41 Minutes Lost Downtown, Stuck Behind A Train    •    Local Man Insists Roundabout On Brookfield Road Is "Part Of A Globalist Agenda"    •    Waukesha Piggly Wiggly Announces New Self-Checkout Lane Will Require A Background Check    •    County Board Passes Resolution Declaring Cheese Curds An "Essential Infrastructure"    •    Area Packers Fan Quietly Watches Bears Game Alone To "Know The Enemy"    •    12th Annual Run With The Cops Academy 5K Draws 47 Runners, Finishes 8 Minutes Ahead Of Schedule    •    Mayor Halvensleben's 100-Day Report Claims Roundabout Progress; Public Works Says No Work Occurred    •    City Calls Discontinued License Plate Program "Absolutely Not Discriminatory," Declines To Give Total Scan Count    •   Ahead Of Friday's Run With The Cops, One Registrant's Pace Data Doesn't Match The Rest Of The Field    •    Club 400 Debuts "Proprietary" Fantasy Football Tracker; Weekly Standings-Checking Time Triples To 94 Minutes    •    Central Wisconsin Superintendent Tells State Board To "Just Vote Yes On All Of Them" Amid Record 79 School Referendums    •    State Approves $25 Million, Three-Year Study Of I-94 Westbound; Commuter Says He Had The Answer In Five Minutes    •   
An autumn college campus walkway lined with trees in fall color

Carroll University Homecoming Parade Converges With Waukesha Unlocked October 10; Class Of 1976 Celebrates Golden Pioneer Reunion

The carousel of alumni reunions and the noon homecoming parade will draw hundreds back to campus during the city's 50-building behind-the-scenes tour event.

WAUKESHA — Carroll University's homecoming week, running October 8-11, will reach its loudest point at noon Saturday when the homecoming parade steps off from campus the same weekend the city runs Waukesha Unlocked, its 50-plus-building open house marking Waukesha's 130th anniversary. University officials say they did not choose the overlap so much as discover it, in August, during a shared-calendar review that one administrator described as "a little late to be useful, but not too late to be alarming."

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