WE’RE GOING TO SEND IT BACK TO YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ABSOLUTELY. THANKS. YOU TOO. WELL, RIGHT NOW PEST ACTIVITY SHUTS DOWN. MILWAUKEE GROCERY STORE 12 NEWS CHECKED OUT THE CENTURY AT 71ST IN LISBON IN THE CITY’S NORTHWEST SIDE. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED THE STORE AFTER FINDING WHAT IT CALLS PEST ACTIVITY. DURING AN INSPECTION ON WEDNESDAY. IT’S THE SECOND TIM
Milwaukee Sentry Foods ordered to close over ‘pest activity’
The City of Milwaukee Health Department temporarily shut down a Sentry Foods store due to pest activity.
The City of Milwaukee Health Department temporarily shut down a Sentry Foods store due to pest activity. Officials said they issued an order to cease operations on March 2 at the store near 71st Street and Lisbon Avenue due to pest activity. A statement said the store reopened March 3 after addressing the violations, but the health department ordered it to close again after additional pest activity was found on Wednesday. The health department said the store will remain closed until the issue is “resolved and verified through reinspection.” Officials said the department conducts more than 10,000 food inspections each year in the city, and the food inspection team typically issues between 250 and 300 orders to cease operations. They said the number issued so far in 2026 is consistent with previous years. WISN 12 News has asked for specifics on the pest activity observed in the store, but we have not yet heard back. Top HeadlinesSearch warrant: Woman stabbed 107 times in Milwaukee, dead for daysWhere to watch Milwaukee Brewers games on TV in 202610-year-old boy killed in crash near OconomowocWATCH What’s that sound? It’s Mount Pleasant’s new AI data center
The City of Milwaukee Health Department temporarily shut down a Sentry Foods store due to pest activity.
Officials said they issued an order to cease operations on March 2 at the store near 71st Street and Lisbon Avenue due to pest activity.
A statement said the store reopened March 3 after addressing the violations, but the health department ordered it to close again after additional pest activity was found on Wednesday.
The health department said the store will remain closed until the issue is “resolved and verified through reinspection.”
Officials said the department conducts more than 10,000 food inspections each year in the city, and the food inspection team typically issues between 250 and 300 orders to cease operations. They said the number issued so far in 2026 is consistent with previous years.
WISN 12 News has asked for specifics on the pest activity observed in the store, but we have not yet heard back.
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