Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Bucks G League affiliate Wisconsin Herd files as creditor in Oshkosh Arena foreclosure case
Attorney Paul Swanson has been appointed receiver of the Oshkosh Arena in a foreclosure claim filed by the arena’s builder.
OSHKOSH – Future Bucks LLC, the Wisconsin Herd’s management team, has filed as a creditor of defendant Fox Valley Pro Basketball Inc. in a recent court document in Bayland Building’s ongoing foreclosure claim against the Oshkosh Arena owner.
In a document filed July 18 in Winnebago County Circuit Court, Future Bucks LLC requested to be added as “an interested third party” in the case because it’s a creditor of arena owner Fox Valley Pro Basketball Inc. and “is a counterparty to a contract” with the defendant. The Herd is the G League affiliate of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks.
The document was filed one day after the court gave notice attorney Paul Swanson was appointed receiver of the Oshkosh Arena in the foreclosure case with Bayland Buildings, which is the company that built the facility.
A receiver is a neutral third party appointed by a court to temporarily manage finances, property, assets or business operations. When a receiver is appointed, the company is said to be “in receivership.” Receivership can be an alternative to bankruptcy and can help companies avoid it. The receiver’s goal is to stabilize the company and return it to profitability while protecting the interests of creditors, shareholders and the public.
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According to the court document, Future Bucks LLC requested permission to appear in the case “to receive filings in this matter” because its interests may be affected by “the receiver’s exercise of his duties.”
The request came two months after an inside source revealed to the Northwestern that the Herd could possibly leave Oshkosh as it “no longer wants to work” with the Fox Valley Pro Basketball Inc. over claims of a violation of the current lease.
It’s not exactly certain how Fox Valley Pro Basketball is suspected to be in breach of the lease agreement, which runs to 2026, but the source explained the Herd has opt-out provisions that could release the team from that lease.
Fox Valley Pro Basketball listed the 3,500-seat arena for sale two months prior amid a series of financial difficulties, but Bayland Buildings subsequently filed a foreclosure case.
In the suit filed in June, Bayland Buildings alleges Fox Valley Pro Basketball owes an outstanding balance of $12,417,464.82 and has been “consistently delinquent” in making payments.
Fox Valley Pro Basketball responded to the case by saying it “lacks knowledge and information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the allegation and therefore deny and put Plaintiff to its burden of proof.”
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The arena owner also denied the claim of being consistently delinquent in making payments despite stating it has not made a payment to Bayland since March 2024.
Swanson, the court-appointed receiver, also filed a document relating to this case July 17 stating the defendant’s legal counsel has refused to provide him with a list of the owner’s creditors and the amounts owed. Swanson then listed 37 possible creditors “to cast a wide net” and include all the parties from Fox Valley Pro Basketball’s previous bankruptcy case.
The next court date in the foreclosure case is a motion hearing at 10 a.m. Aug. 5 before Winnebago County Circuit Court Judge John A. Jorgensen.
How did we get here?
Fox Valley Pro Basketball Inc. has faced a number of financial challenges since first building the arena in 2017.
A general contractor sued the area owners for $21.5 million in 2019 before Fox Valley Pro Basketball filed for bankruptcy, reporting more than 100 creditors. Fox Valley Pro Basketball Inc. eventually reached settlements with the creditors.
The Northwestern obtained records from the city’s finance department this May showing the Oshkosh Arena owner owed more than $619,000 in combined personal property and real estate taxes.
Fox Valley Pro Basketball stated it did not pay its 2023 real estate tax obligations, but said it lacks “knowledge and information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the remaining allegation” that the total amounts to $625,575.69.
Contact Justin Marville at jmarville@gannett.com.
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee parents sue MPS saying staff member locked students in ‘dungeon’ as punishment
Children at Thurston Woods School in Milwaukee were locked in a boiler room as a punishment, a group of parents say in a recently filed lawsuit.
The lawsuit was filed Dec. 8 in the Milwaukee County Circuit Court’s civil division by three sets of parents. The Milwaukee Board of School Directors is among the defendants.
The parents claim in court papers several employees at the K4-8 elementary school on North 35th Street sent kids to the boiler room if they misbehaved.
Some of those staff members, as well as students, referred to the boiler room as “The Dungeon,” according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit claims a former male paraprofessional at the school locked three students in a boiler room multiple times during the 2022-’23 and 2023-’24 school years.
In the lawsuit, the parents said the “dungeon” presented a serious hazard to the children because of the potential exposure to “chemicals, cleaning agents, boilers, and other machinery.”
The paraprofessional resigned in November 2023 after he was investigated for violating several school district policies. At the time, he told district officials he placed the students in the room as a scare tactic, the lawsuit states.
Among the defendants is former assistant principal Dennis Daniels.
He pleaded guilty in January to a misdemeanor charge of attempted misconduct in public office after failing to alert police that an 11-year-old student brought a gun to school in February 2024.
He initially was charged with a felony, but brokered a deal with prosecutors to instead plead to an amended lesser charge.
“Milwaukee Public Schools is committed to maintaining safe and welcoming learning environments for all students and staff,” Stephen Davis, an MPS spokesman, said in a statement to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “While we cannot comment on ongoing litigation, the district thoroughly investigated this matter in 2023 and took appropriate disciplinary action which included termination of employment.”
In a statement, Milwaukee attorney Drew DeVinney, who represents the parents, described the alleged behavior of school staff as “disbursing and egregious,” and that it appeared no one intervened to stop it.
He urged other families to come forward if they also were impacted.
“Concerningly, MPS did not report any of these instances of seclusion and restraint to the Department of Public Instruction, in violation of Wisconsin law.
“We hope that this lawsuit will serve as a vehicle to prevent further incidents and abuse, and to obtain justice for our clients.”
Chris Ramirez covers courts for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He can be reached at caramirez@gannett.com.
The Celtics have been on a heater recently, and midway through the second quarter against the Bucks on Thursday, it appeared they were going to cruise to a sixth straight win.
That all changed rather quickly as Boston would go on to miss 16 straight threes, losing in rather embarrassing fashion to a Milwaukee team without Giannis Antetokounmpo and who had lost 10 of its last 12.
Here are five takeaways from the loss…
Staying hot
As mentioned above, it wasn’t a night where Boston just didn’t have it — it was actually quite the opposite. The Celtics connected on 10 of their first 17 threes, with Jordan Walsh and Payton Pritchard each hitting a pair to build a 21-8 lead.
Midway through the second quarter, Boston was shooting 56% from the floor and 53% from deep, going up by as many as 14 in the quarter.
That all came crashing down in the blink of an eye.
Walsh’s efficient run continues
Walsh was once again why Boston was finding success on both ends of the floor against the Bucks in the first half.
The 21-year-old forward was perfect from the floor in the first half, connecting on all seven of his shots — including three triples — to score 18. Walsh also snagged three steals as his defensive energy continued to shine.
At the half, Walsh was 27-for-32 in his last five games, good for 82% from the floor. Like the rest of the Celtics, Walsh didn’t do much in the second half, finishing with 20 points on 8-for-10 shooting, but his offensive effectiveness continues to be impressive given where he was even two months ago.
Can’t hold a lead
The Celtics held a double digit lead on three separate occasions on Thursday night, and all three times that lead evaporated in just minutes.
When you have a team like Milwaukee, who have lost 10 of its last 12 and appear to be on the verge of losing one of the best players in the NBA, it isn’t hard to knock them out rather quickly. But each time the Celtics went up, they let go of the rope just enough to give the Bucks — and their half empty arena — some life.
A big part of that was Kyle Kuzma exploding for a season high 31 points. The journeyman forward went toe-to-toe with Jaylen Brown all night, getting the better of the superstar on multiple occasions.
Once that third double-digit lead shrank to nothing, Boston didn’t have enough to muster another one.
Brutal shooting
As is often the story with Joe Mazzulla’s Celtics, once the threes stop going in, the ship usually starts sinking.
That’s exactly what happened in the second half on Thursday night.
Boston missed 16 straight triples, which is good for the fourth longest streak in franchise history. During that cold streak the Bucks went on a 27-8 run en route to blowing out the Celtics.
The worst shooting offender of all was probably Sam Hauser, who missed all 10 of his attempts, seven of those coming from beyond the arc.
After scoring 67 points in the first half, Boston only put up 34 in the second half.
Bobby Portis goes nuclear
When you combine horrific shooting with 30-year-old Bobby Portis pouring in 27 points off the bench, it probably isn’t going to end well for you. Portis scored 18 in the second half, with two corner threes to open the fourth basically being the dagger for the Bucks.
The forward also wasn’t afraid to go after it with Brown, even drawing a technical foul after getting a little too close for comfort.
Portis also grabbed 10 rebounds to finish with a double-double.
The Brewers have made their first major league move in the 2026 free agent market.
According to Ken Rosenthal, the Brewers are signing outfielder Akil Baddoo to a major league deal. The major league nature of the deal is somewhat of a surprise, given that Baddoo spent almost all of last season in the minors.
Baddoo, 27, was a Twins second-round pick out of high school in 2016 and moved to Detroit in the December 2020 Rule 5 draft. That first season in Detroit went quite well: in 124 games, Baddoo hit .259/.330/.436 with 20 doubles, seven triples, 13 homers, and 18 stolen bases, which earned him 2.1 bWAR. But his bat has not reached those levels since, and in parts of four seasons since 2021, Baddoo has hit just .201/.288/.323 in 682 plate appearances. He spent most of the 2025 season at Triple-A Toledo, where he had good numbers: he hit .281/.385/.483 with 15 home runs, 21 doubles, six triples, and 25 stolen bases in 29 tries.
In the field, Baddoo is primarily a left fielder but has played some in center and a little bit in right. Defensive metrics have graded him as about an average outfielder, but those samples are not large.
Milwaukee had one open spot on their 40-man roster, which Baddoo will presumably take.
It’s an interesting move. The Brewers could use an upgrade in the outfield, but their depth isn’t bad; between Sal Frelick, Jackson Chourio, Blake Perkins, Isaac Collins, Garrett Mitchell, and (sort of) Christian Yelich, the Brewers have several viable major-league options. Brandon Lockridge is also in the mix as a player at the line between Triple-A and the majors. Baddoo does not project to be much of an upgrade, and instead will slot in for more depth, but MLB at-bats might be hard to come by.
In unrelated free agent news of some interest to Milwaukee fans that broke about the same time, former Brewer Hoby Milner has signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Cubs, where he’ll reunite with his former Brewers manager.
Update: According to Curt Hogg, the Brewers have also added outfielder Greg Jones on a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. Jones will be 28 in March and has appeared briefly in the majors over the past two seasons with the Rockies and White Sox. He was a fairly highly regarded prospect several years ago, appearing at #91 on Jonathan Mayo’s Top 100 prospect list prior to the 2022 season. He is likely to be merely added depth for the Brewers’ Triple-A squad.
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