Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee County gets $25M federal grant for 67 road safety projects
See the aftermath of high-speed reckless driving in Milwaukee
Journalist James Causey and his wife narrowly escaped a high-speed chase and accident when an SUV ran past them and through an intersection, colliding with a Mercedes.
Milwaukee County will receive nearly $25 million in federal funding for 67 traffic safety projects along 10 of the county’s most hazardous roadways, according to a Jan. 12 announcement from County Executive David Crowley’s office.
That funding will support upgrades for pedestrian infrastructure, intersections and high-speed corridors in Milwaukee, West Allis, Glendale, Brown Deer, Shorewood and on multiple county highways.
Collectively, these projects could reduce fatal and serious injury crashes in hazardous areas by 26%–50% and save an estimated $1.2 billion in car crash costs over 20 years, according to the announcement.
Preliminary designs are anticipated to begin in 2027, with all projects completed by 2031.
The funding comes through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant, which the county’s Department of Transportation applied for in 2025 as part of its Complete Communities Transportation Planning Project, an initiative to increase safety and reduce reckless driving across its roadways.
Already, the county has analyzed crash data, identified 25 “Corridors of Concern,” and reviewed potential project opportunities.
Milwaukee County’s award amounts to the third-largest grant in the federal program’s 2025 funding cycle. It will be managed by the county and distributed to the five municipal recipients.
The municipalities will lead the projects and provide a 20% local match to support costs.
More details about the projects’ locations will be posted on the transportation department’s website, according to the announcement.
The 65 infrastructure projects and two studies enabled by the grant aim to improve safety along 10 hazardous roadways the county has identified.
Pedestrian infrastructure upgrades will include high-visibility crosswalks, upgraded pedestrian walk signals, restricting right-turn-on-red options, and sidewalk network expansion.
Intersection upgrades will include traffic signal upgrades, better visibility for pedestrians, bump-outs, and select geometric realignments. High-speed corridor upgrades will entail traffic calming improvements that help drivers stay in their lanes.
One of the projects will also seek to reduce reckless driving on the 16th Street viaduct, the 27th Street viaduct and the 35th Street viaduct.
The grant will also fund a safety analysis study on West Lincoln Avenue between South 124th Street and South 52nd Street, which will issue recommendations for future projects. The grant will also fund a county Department of Transportation report assessing the county’s progress toward the Vision Zero goal.
Contact Claudia Levens at clevens@usatodayco.com. Follow her on X at @levensc13.
Milwaukee, WI
Large police presence on Water Street following reports of a fatal shooting
MILWAUKEE — A large police presence was seen on late Saturday night on N Water Street in Milwaukee after police received reports of a deadly shooting in the popular nightlife area.
The Milwaukee Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to TMJ4 that they were called to the seen.
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Milwaukee, WI
Phoenix Suns Reveal Starting Lineup vs Milwaukee Bucks
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns are hoping to stop a four-game losing skid against the Milwaukee Bucks tonight, and they’ll have to do so short-handed.
Phoenix is down all of Royce O’Neale, Grayson Allen, Haywood Highsmith, Mark Williams and Dillon Brooks tonight due to injury. While the Bucks are also without Giannis Antetekounmpo, the Suns certainly aren’t near a full slate of healthy players.
In order to get back in the win column, Suns head coach Jordan Ott is banking on this starting five:
Suns Reveal Starters vs Bucks
- Devin Booker
- Jalen Green
- Collin Gillespie
- Jordan Goodwin
- Oso Ighodaro
Opening tip is slated for 7:00 PM AZ time.
With so many injuries, Ott says plenty of young guys can step up.
“It’s an opportunity for the guys that’ve been working, it was similar on the end of that road trip, same thing. We trust in their development. We see them work every day. Teammates see them work every day. So great opportunity for those guys and coming off the road trip, it’s good to be home,” Ott said. Names such as Rasheer Fleming and Khaman Maluach have gotten more run due to injuries as of late.
“It’s good to be home, playing, again, meaningful games here in March. I do think we’re playing better. So I think there’s a lot of positives we can take from that road trip. And these guys have some confidence, even the guys that got some minutes there to tail end of the road trip. They were in those big games, playing in big moments into the fourth quarter. So excited for all that to come together tonight and to be home.”
The Suns lost their prior four games all by eight points or less.
“You don’t want to lose four games straight. I think if you go into that road trip knowing it’s a tough road trip in March, it’s a six-game trip,” Ott said.
“The back-to-back from Boston to Minnesota is as bad as you’re going to get in the league, regardless of the quality of opponents, Boston was playing well. Minnesota was desperate, and then to play great with them. So I’m not going to say that we’re that far off. We looked at the schedule in September and saw that four game stretch.
“I think you would say it was a tough stretch. I think it’s we’ll take it as a positive that we were there in the fourth quarter in multiple games, and we got to find a way to close it out. I think it’s on both sides of it. It’s offensively and defensively in the fourth quarter. We got to be better. But there’s a tremendous growth on that road trip, even though it was 2-4 and I think where we’re heading is exciting — these last 12 games playing some of the best basketball we have all year, but there’s no doubt that fourth quarter got to be better.”
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Bucks-Phoenix Sun Injury Report, Betting Lines, How to Watch, Starters & More
Game date, time and location: Saturday, Mar. 21, 9:00 p.m. CST, Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, Arizona
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin, AZ Family/Arizona’s Family Sports/3TV (Phoenix)
Radio: 103.3 FM/620 AM (Milwaukee), Arizona Sports 98.7 FM, 1400 AM/106.5 FM (Phoenix)
VITALS: The Milwaukee Bucks (28-41) and Phoenix Suns (39-31) meet for the second of two regular season matchups, with the Suns winning the first game, (129-114 on Mar. 10).
The Bucks are 76-78 all-time versus the Suns during the regular season, including 49-28 in home games and 27-50 in road games. The Suns won the season series against the Bucks in the 2024-2025 regular season.
The Bucks enter this game as the 11th seed in the East, 7.5 games behind the 10th-seeded Charlotte Hornets. The Suns are the seventh seed in the West, 3.5 games behind three teams tied for the fourth seed and 3.5 games ahead of the eighth-seeded Portland Trail Blazers.
PROJECTED STARTERS
BUCKS
G Ryan Rollins
G AJ Green
C Myles Turner
F Ousmane Dieng
F Kyle Kuzma
SUNS
G Collin Gillespie
G Jordan Goodwin
C Oso Ighodaro
F Jalen Green
F Devin Booker
INJURY REPORT
BUCKS
Kevin Porter Jr.: Questionable – Knee
Giannis Antetokounmpo: Out – Knee
Gary Harris: Questionable – Groin
Alex Antetokounmpo: Out – G League (Two-Way)
Pete Nance: Available – G League (Two-Way)
Cormac Ryan: Out – G League (Two-Way)
SUNS
Grayson Allen: Questionable – Knee
Royce O’Neale: Questionable – Doubtful
Amir Coffey: Out – Ankle
Haywood Highsmith: Out – Knee
Dillon Brooks: Out – Hand
Mark Williams: Out – Foot
Koby Brea: Out – G League (Two-Way)
CJ Huntley: Out – G League (Two-Way)
Isaiah Livers: Available – G League (Two-Way)
Spread: Bucks +11.5 (-114), Suns -11.5 (-106)
Moneyline: Bucks +420, Suns -560
Total points scored: 219.5 (over -114, under -106)
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call .
QUOTABLE
Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers after their loss to the Utah Jazz: “We were just, we played awful, didn’t play with any competitive spirit tonight. I thought the first group set the tone, I thought the first group came in. Everyone on the team in that group was trying to score. So funny, we had a shootaround today where the ball was moving, everything was second action.”
“At the end of the day, that’s on me to get them to play right.”
Alexander Toledo is a contributor to Milwaukee Bucks On SI and producer/co-host of the Five on the Floor podcast, covering the Miami Heat and NBA. He can be reached at Twitter: @tropicalblanket
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