Man facing six felonies in child abuse case

OAK CREEK -- A 26-year-old Milwaukee man is facing six felony charges for allegedly abusing his girlfriend's two young children, ages four and five, in Oak Creek.

Oak Creek man charged with secretly videotaping sex

OAK CREEK -- The Milwaukee County District Attorney charged 19-year-old Zachary Lyda on Wednesday, April 4th with secretly videotaping sex with a woman several times at his home in Oak Creek.The criminal complaint says an Oak Creek police detective reviewed several videos recovered from a computer seized from Lyda's house in July 2011.

Police search for man who robbed Oak Creek hotel

OAK CREEK -- Oak Creek police are on the search for a man who robbed the Days Inn Hotel near 12th and College early Wednesday morning.A desk clerk at the hotel called 911 after a man who approached the front desk forced the clerk at gunpoint into an office.

Coal ash deposits played big role in Oak Creek bluff collapse

OAK CREEK -- State regulators investigating a bluff collapse at an Oak Creek power plant in October 2011 say one of the biggest factors that led to the collapse appears to be coal ash that was deposited in the ravine in the 1950s and 60s.The state DNR says the depth of the ash deposit was up to 35 feet at some locations within the former ravine.

OSHA proposes $91,000 fine after worker suffers electrical burns

OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) -- A federal workplace-safety agency is proposing a $91,000 fine for an Illinois company, about five months after a worker suffered electrical burns at its Wisconsin manufacturing plant.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday it filed six citations against Yaskawa America Inc.