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Major League Baseball commissioner emeritus and former Milwaukee Brewers owner Bud Selig said he is heartbroken by the news of the passing of Wisconsin legend Bob Uecker who succumbed to battle against small-cell lung cancer.

“I can’t begin to describe how much he meant to me, let alone what this loss is for Brewers fans, the state of Wisconsin and countless others worldwide. Bob had the easiest way of making others feel at ease, share a laugh and always left people feeling a little better. Nobody was his equal,” he said in a message broadcasted by MLB Network.

Both Selig and Uecker hail from Milwaukee. The latter was from Menomonee Falls.

Their love for Milwaukee is well-documented.

Selig is credited for making sure that Milwaukee will continue having a baseball team. In 1960s, the majority owners wanted to move the team to Chicago. They were still called Braves then and Selig was just a minority owner.

By 1965, he made sure that the team he grew up watching will stay in the city by founding the Milwaukee Brewers in the minor league baseball and then worked hard to elevate them to MLB.

Meanwhile, Uecker became a legend in Wisconsin not because of his MLB stints but because of entertaining time as a the Brewers’ long-time broadcaster.

Bud Selig calls Bob Uecker a giant loss

The two Wisconsin legends had more than 50 years of friendship.

Selig said Uecker is a giant loss for him and that he keeps his family in his mind in this trying times.

“I am so grateful that Bob’s friendship was a constant presence throughout most of my life. For over fifty years, rarely did a day pass where we missed a conversation, a sharing of stories, and countless laughs. That cannot be replaced and is a giant loss, but I am lucky to have experienced that kind of enduring friendship. “Sue and I are thinking of Judy, Bob’s children Sue Ann and Bob Jr., and all of Bob’s family during what is a difficult time for all of us.”

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WISCONSIN — If you’ve been weighing the costs of having a baby or getting a dog, either is going to cost you in Wisconsin, and it could break people who decide to do both.

That’s according to an analysis from Consumer Affairs that looked at the availability of child care and other costs of raising a child, and the amount of money Americans are spending to heap luxury on their dogs.

The analysis showed Wisconsin is the 39th most expensive state to raise a child and the 24th most expensive to raise a dog. It costs about $12,530 a year in Wisconsin to raise a child and about $2,548 a year to raise a dog.

While a new pet will set consumers back less than having a baby, either could push them to the point they have to borrow money, Consumer Affairs said. Nationally, the analysis showed the expenses associated with owning a dog, an average of $2,491, are less than one-sixth the cost of raising a child, an average of $15,752.

Among other factors used in the research are costs of food, medical care, and child care and dog day care in each of the 50 states.

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Consumer Affairs said its analysis showed the expenses associated with owning a dog nationally, an average of $2,491, are less than one-sixth the cost of the annual expenses related to raising a child, an average of $15,752.

Massachusetts is the most expensive state to raise a child, at an average annual cost of $27,473, while South Carolina is the most affordable state, with an average cost of $8,360 a year.

Massachusetts also had the largest difference in costs between raising a child and a dog, $27.473 versus $2,759 a year. In fact, for the cost of raising one child for a year, a Massachusetts resident could raise 10 dogs.

The most expensive state to raise a dog is Alaska, at $3,540 a year, while Arkansas is the cheapest place, at a cost of $2,262 a year.

Overall, the annual cost of raising a child is $15,752, while the cost of having a dog is $2,491 — a 532 percent difference, meaning that for every dollar it costs to have a dog, it costs $6.32 to have a child.

Child care, which on average costs parents nearly $12,000 a year, is the greatest of the expenses associated with raising a child. Expenses for an occasional pet sitter or boarding at a kennel are just 3.1 percent of that amount annually, Consumer Affairs said, adding that housing and transportation are other significant cost differences between children and dogs.

Lack of snow poses challenge for businesses

While some businesses can lean on snowmaking systems, others rely on Mother Nature.

The Brief

The words "brutal winter" likely conjure thoughts of subzero temperatures, wind that hurts your face or mounds of snow and ice. But for businesses across Wisconsin, there may be a new definition.

Making snow

What they're saying:

It's mid-January, and the clearest sign of winter in Franklin is the tallest hill in town. Families don't just mind a little cold at Crystal Ridge, they prefer it.

"We've got a great snowmaking system, so even if we got zero inches of snow all season, we would still be open as long as we have those colder temps to make snow," said general manager Riley Mays.

The cold is part of the reason every run is open for skiers, snowboarders and tubers. They can make all the snow they need; they just need people to know it's there.

Crystal Ridge in Franklin

"That's kind of what we're battling now is, 'Hey, we have really fantastic conditions because of our snowmaking,' but getting people to come out just because they don't see it in their backyard," Mays said.

The adaptation has helped Crystal Ridge be open just about all the time. There, going downhill is pretty much the name of the game – but other winter sports aren't as lucky.

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The other side:

Jeff Katzer bought Rock's Rent-All in St. Germain, near Eagle River, thinking he would not have to worry about the weather.

"Two years ago, we had like 40 inches on the ground at this time," he said. "(This year), we have five."

Katzer's business is reliant on snowmobile rentals.

"Last year, we didn't rent anything," he said. "The only reason we've rented anything this year is because I'm schlepping them up to the (Upper Peninsula)."

A look at the state's snow depth shows there's just not enough to snowmobile. Trails need around a foot of snow as a base to protect riders and the land. It explains why just two Wisconsin counties have "partially open" trails as of Jan. 15.

Katzer hopes a blast of weather can make his winter a little less brutal.

Wisconsin snow depth (Jan. 15, 2025)

"We are ready," he said. "It's just Mother Nature needs to help us."

Katzer did receive a $25,000 loan from the federal government in June, though he said it didn't really help him get through the prior winter. The Small Business Administration encouraged business owners to seek those loans last March; it's unclear if that will happen again.

The Source: Information in this report is from FOX6 News interviews.

Some activists and officials in Milwaukee are angry about plans from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to move its processing facility in the city.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, currently has a processing facility for detainees in downtown Milwaukee. Milwaukee Alder Larresa Taylor said she recently learned the agency plans to move that center to a building on the city’s northwest side.

A Tuesday statement from Taylor originally said the property would be used for an “ICE detention facility.” But during a Wednesday press conference, Taylor said the site would operate the same way it does in downtown Milwaukee.

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A spokesperson for ICE also wrote in an email, “there are no ICE detention facilities listed or planned for the location in question.”

Even so, Taylor said she wanted to make her constituents aware of the plans during the press conference.

“It is so important that we are informed of things that are happening around us, especially when we’re talking about government agencies that are coming, that could potentially raise the anxiety level of the many citizens of our city,” Taylor said.

Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director of the immigrants rights group Voces de la Frontera, is also concerned about the plans. Neumann-Ortiz said the ICE facility in downtown Milwaukee is ICE’s statewide site for processing.

“Someone who is detained and in the process of deportation is sent there to be processed,” Neumann-Ortiz said.

From there, they’re often sent to other detention facilities, according to Neumann-Ortiz. That could include the Dodge Detention Facility in Juneau.

Plans for property have been in the works since 2023

The location for the proposed facility is in a business park on the city’s northwest side.

Plans for the property have been in the works since 2023, according to city documents. A 2023 proposal for the site from the previous owners said the building would be used for the “processing of immigrants.” It said that would include the processing of “non-detained report-ins and to process detainees for transport to holding facilities.”

It would also be the main southeastern Wisconsin office for “immigration officers and staff,” according to the proposal.

The proposal said there will be modifications made to the building for the “sally port drive.”

“A sally port, in respect to customs, will be used to transport prisoners to and from the facility,” Taylor wrote in a statement.

Taylor said she received an email in December from the Department of City Development notifying her of an application for modifications for the building.

A December email to Taylor from Kristin Connelly, a principal planner in the city, said Connelly believed the building was recently sold and the new owners are requesting the “same changes to the site.” Connelly wrote that the changes would likely be discussed during a city plan commission meeting in February.

The current owner of the property is Milwaukee Governmental LLC, according to property records.

Jeff Fleming, a spokesperson for Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, said it’s still unclear what specific city approvals would be needed for the site.

“The federal government has a great deal of power/flexibility to do what they want irrespective of local zoning rules,” Fleming wrote in an email.

Neumann-Ortiz said she wants the community to fight back and oppose the plans.

“We have to resist these efforts completely,” Neumann-Ortiz said.

The Milwaukee School of Engineering owns ICE’s existing facility downtown. A spokesperson for the school said they’ve owned the building for nearly two years and are leasing it now.

Milwaukee Common Council President Jose Perez also said he was unsure about the plans. During the press conference, he said he was opposed to “any expansion of ICE type detention services in the city of Milwaukee.”

Donald Trump’s inauguration is set for Jan. 20. On the campaign trail, he promised mass deportations if elected.He also said Tom Homan, the former acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, would serve as his “border czar.”

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MILWAUKEE — How hot is the real estate market in the Milwaukee metro area? Pretty cold, actually.

In a new analysis, the online real estate marketplace Zillow ranked the 50 largest U.S. metro areas based on the company’s home value growth projections, how quickly homes sell, job growth, new construction permits, and expected growth in owner-occupied housing.

Buffalo, New York, is projected to be the hottest housing market this year, the first time it has held the title in back-to-back years, Zillow said.

Milwaukee ranked 42nd on the 2025 Hottest Markets list, moving up two positions from its 2024 ranking.

Milwaukee's Zillow Home Value Index for 2024 was $343,920, showing year-over-year growth of 5.3 percent.

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The forecasted home value growth for 2025 is 2.4 percent. However, Milwaukee experienced a decline of 1.6 jobs per new home permitted and a 27.1 percent drop in housing inventory compared to 2018–2019 averages, reflecting a tight housing market.

Behind Buffalo, the hottest markets are Indianapolis; Providence, Rhode Island; Hartford, Connecticut; Philadelphia; St. Louis; Charlotte, North Carolina; Kansas City, Missouri; Richmond, Virginia; and Salt Lake City, respectively.

Zillow said its 2024 forecast that Buffalo would have the hottest real estate market in 2024 was proven out in its market heat index. The city has the most new jobs per new homes permitted, Zillow said, noting that new jobs often mean new residents, which raises competition and drives up prices unless builders can match the additional demand.

Affordability is a top consideration for buyers. Zillow said lower-than-average home prices and rent costs in Buffalo, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, pushed those cities to the top 10.

Buyers consider “relative affordability,” too. Providence, Rhode Island; Hartford, Connecticut; and Philadelphia are close, more affordable alternatives to expensive Northeast cities such as New York or Boston, Zillow said.

Among the fastest-growing markets is Virginia Beach, which leapfrogged over 23 other markets to the No. 13 spot in this year’s forecast. Memphis, Tennessee, fell the farthest, dropping 30 places as new housing permits eclipsed low job growth.

The western half of the country was shut out of the top 10 in 2024, but this year, Salt Lake City came in at No. 10. San Diego was the only other Western metro in the top 20.

Cities at the bottom of the ranking are New Orleans; San Francisco; San Jose, California; Portland, Oregon; Austin, Texas; Minneapolis; Denver; Memphis, Tennessee; Milwaukee; and New York City, respectively.