The coldest air of the season is arriving in southeast Wisconsin. Here's what you need to know. MILWAUKEE - Bitter cold is blanketing southeast Wisconsin and will have its grip on the region through early Wednesday. For those in need, now is a critical time to seek shelter and stay warm.

Modine Manufacturing plans to open a plant in the Milwaukee suburb of Franklin. The city says the plant will employ 200 by 2029. The product line moving to Franklin makes products used in specialty and commercial electric vehicles.

Dubbed the Milwaukee Axis Experience Center, the new space will be designed to foster innovation, collaboration and relationship-building, Axis Communications spokesperson Chris Shanelaris said in an email. It initially will support 18 Wisconsin-based employees, with plans for expansion, Shanelaris said. The company employs 12 people in Wisconsin.

Southeastern Wisconsin residents urged to take precautions as arctic air mass brings dangerous wind chills overnight

While Littleport Brewing in downtown Racine closed its 214 Third St. location earlier this month, social media posts say it could reopen in a new spot later this year.

The advisory is in effect for most counties 3 a.m. Sunday until noon Tuesday. It begins for several others, including Milwaukee, at 6 p.m. Sunday.

Residents urged to limit outdoor exposure as wind chills worsen, with northern counties facing extreme cold warning

A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 9:06 p.m. for snow until 11 p.m. The alert is for Waukesha, Milwaukee, Rock, Walworth, Racine and

Wisconsin also saw an increase from the year prior, with over 5,000 homeless people counted statewide in January 2024.

Oshkosh Corp. and Manitowoc Co. were selected from among the 2,000 largest publicly traded companies in the U.S.

On Tuesday at 9:21 a.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated extreme cold warning in effect until noon. The warning is for Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties.

Monday morning could see temperatures at 7 degrees below zero, with wind chills reaching 31 degrees below zero, prompting potential extreme cold warnings.