Milwaukee, WI
The Milwaukee Marathon returns Saturday. These roads will be closed for the race
From incorrectly measured courses to a weather-related cancellation, the Milwaukee Marathon has had its fair share of struggles since it launched in 2015.
Still, it was announced late last year that the marathon, half marathon and 5K races would return (for the first time in-person since 2019) with a new course on Saturday, April 13. That’s just two days away, and, this time, it looks like the race is on. However, numerous roads throughout Milwaukee will be closed this weekend to accommodate the runners.
Here’s what to know about the race and related road closures.
When is the 2024 Milwaukee Marathon?
The 2024 Milwaukee Marathon takes place on Saturday, April 13. The marathon and half marathon start at 7 a.m. The 5K starts at 7:30 a.m.
What roads will be closed for the Milwaukee Marathon?
Numerous roads along the lakefront and the Oak Leaf Trail will be closed for the races. All road closures are Saturday only unless otherwise noted.
- Park Road from Oklahoma Avenue to Howell Avenue: Closed 8 a.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Saturday.
- Harbor Drive from Lincoln Memorial Drive to Clybourn Street: Closed 11 a.m. Friday to noon Saturday.
- Lincoln Memorial from Harbor Drive to Kenwood Boulevard: Closed 6 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Terrace Avenue from Wyoming Place to Wahl Avenue: Closed 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.
- Wahl Avenue from Terrace Avenue to Lake Drive: Closed 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.
- Lake Drive from Wahl Avenue to Kenwood Boulevard: Closed 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- Newberry Boulevard from Oakland Avenue to Lake Drive: Closed 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- Oakland Avenue from Park Place to Geneva Place: Closed 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- Park Place from Oakland Avenue: Closed 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- Kenwood Boulevard from Lincoln Memorial: Closed 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- Erie Street from Broadway Street: Closed 6 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Summerfest Place from Harbor Drive: Closed 6 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Broadway Street from Erie Street to Water Street: Closed 6 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Water Street from Broadway Street to National Avenue: Closed 6 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- National Avenue from Water Street to First Street: Closed 6 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- First Street from National Avenue to Kinnickinnic Avenue: Closed 6 a.m. to noon
- Kinnickinnic Avenue from First Street to Russell Avenue: Closed 6 a.m. to noon
- Russell Avenue from First Street to Lincoln Memorial: Closed 6 a.m. to noon
- Oklahoma Avenue from Superior Street to Howell Avenue: Closed 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A few freeway ramps will also be closed for the marathon:
- Interstate-794 eastbound and westbound at Milwaukee Lakefront: Closed 6 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- I-794 northbound and southbound at Oklahoma Avenue: Closed 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Click here to view the full course maps on the marathon’s website.
Where does the new Milwaukee Marathon course go?
The new Milwaukee Marathon and half marathon courses start on Harbor Drive at the Henry Maier Festival Park.
The full marathon course moves up the east side to Lake Park and follows the Oak Leaf Trail. It winds back down through Lakeshore State Park, the Third Ward and Walker’s Point, ending at Humboldt Park in Bay View. The course also passes the art museum and touches Lincoln, Estabrook and South Shore parks.
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department requested the public’s help to find 11-year-old Sir’Charles Bason, a critically missing boy who was last seen near Teutonia and Kiley at around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Police described Bason as 4 feet, 5 inches tall with a slim build, brown eyes and black, low-cut hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with green lines, dark-colored jeans, tan sandals and carrying gray Nike Jordan shoes.
FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android
What you can do:
Anyone with information on Bason’s whereabouts is asked to call Milwaukee Police District 4 at 414-935-7242.
The Source: The Milwaukee Police Department released information.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man, previously named one of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted, has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing his cousin in 2020.
In court
What we know:
A Milwaukee County jury found 39-year-old Brandon Gladney guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firm by a felon earlier this year.
FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android
Judge Michelle Havas sentenced Gladney to 29 years in prison on Friday, April 17. He was granted credit for more than a year’s time served and further sentenced to 14 years of extended supervision.
Arrested in Arizona after years on the run, court records show Gladney has also been ordered to pay the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office more than $1,800 for extradition costs.
Homicide investigation
The backstory:
The shooting happened in May 2020. Investigators said Gladney was captured on video apparently arguing with the victim, his cousin, outside a Milwaukee convenience store near 21st and Meinecke.
“It’s all on video, and it’s devastating for that family,” the marshal on the case told FOX6 when Gladney was profiled on Wisconsin’s Most Wanted. “You have a family member that shot and killed another family member.”
SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News
Prosecutors said Gladney walked away but then returned with a gun pointed directly at the victim and shot him. The victim died from his gunshot wounds at a nearby hospital. Multiple bullet casings were found at the scene.
Gladney went on the run for years. He was arrested in Arizona in January 2023, years after he was charged.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from the U.S. Marshals Service, Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior coverage.
Brice Turang slides to home plate to score during a game between the Miami Marlins and the Milwaukee Brewers on April 17. (Photo by Chris Arjoon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MIAMI – Garrett Mitchell went 2 for 4 with three RBIs including a two-run double in the 10th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Friday night.
By the numbers:
Miami’s Calvin Faucher (1-2) entered a 4-all game in the 10th and walked Gary Sánchez with Brice Turang on second. Jake Bauers hit a single to load the bases.
Check out the new and improved FOX Sports app
Luis Rengifo reached first on a throwing error by second baseman Xavier Edwards, allowing Turang to score. Mitchell followed with his double.
The Marlins scored one run in the bottom of the 10th when Jakob Marsee came home on Trevor Megill’s wild pitch. Megill settled in for his fourth save.
Coleman Crow, who made his debut on the mound for the Brewers, threw 77 pitches over 5 1/3 innings. He threw four strikeouts, gave up two earned runs and a walk.
The right-hander was 2-0 with a 4.07 ERA in two starts with the Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate in Nashville. He missed part of the 2023 season and all of 2024 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
The Brewers scored three runs in the fourth inning. With the bases loaded, Mitchell hit an RBI single, Bauers scored on a forceout at first and Rengifo scored on a throwing error by catcher Agustín Ramírez.
FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android
Miami’s Otto Lopez hit a triple to center field in the fourth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Owen Caissie. Lopez hit a two-run homer in the sixth to pull Miami within 4-3 and Ramírez doubled in the eighth to tie the game at four.
Abner Uribe (1-0) earned his first win of the season, coming on in the ninth inning.
Marlins third baseman Graham Pauley left the game in the seventh inning with right oblique discomfort after spinning out of the way of a pitch.
What’s next:
The Brewers and Marlins continue their 3-game series on Saturday, with Brandon Woodruff (1-0, 4.36 ERA) taking the mound for Milwaukee and Sandy Alcantara (2-1, 2.67) for Miami.
The Source: The Associated Press provided this report.
-
Oklahoma4 minutes agoIowa State wrestling adds Brayden Thompson from transfer portal
-
Oregon10 minutes agoOregon Ducks Recruiting Target Darius Johnson Announces Finalists
-
Pennsylvania16 minutes agoPennsylvania utilities appreciate market signals — but not market prices
-
Rhode Island22 minutes agoPulled funding creates a bike path to nowhere. Let’s hope RI fixes it.
-
South-Carolina28 minutes agoMid-amateur from South Carolina wins Terra Cotta Invitational in Florida
-
South Dakota34 minutes agoNature: Prairie chickens in South Dakota
-
Tennessee40 minutes agoTennessee baseball vs Ole Miss score, live updates, start time, Game 3
-
Texas46 minutes agoTexas needs at least $174 billion to avoid water crisis, state says