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Power outages: Milwaukee, Waukesha county customers see big impact
15/01/2024

Power outages: Milwaukee, Waukesha county customers see big impact

MILWAUKEE COUNTY - We Energies crews were hard at work in Milwaukee and across southeast Wisconsin during Friday's winter storm – several thousand customers without power...

Milwaukee Public Schools Want $259 Million Tax Hike
15/01/2024

Milwaukee Public Schools Want $259 Million Tax Hike

“As it stands, MPS has nearly $19,000 per student. This doesn’t even take into account the increases Gov. [Tony] Evers has set the district up for...

Milwaukee robbery, shooting, all started over pair of sunglasses
15/01/2024

Milwaukee robbery, shooting, all started over pair of sunglasses

MILWAUKEE - A robbery in Milwaukee leads to a shootout and a man facing years in prison, and it all began over a pair of sunglasses....

10-Year-Old Girl Catches Massive 34-Pound Muskie While Ice Fishing
14/01/2024

10-Year-Old Girl Catches Massive 34-Pound Muskie While Ice Fishing

A young Wisconsin outdoorswoman recently pulled off the holy grail of ice fishing when she caught a monster muskie through the ice. Leah Saffert, a 10-year-old from Rice Lake, Wisconsin, went ice fishing with her father Jamie and 12-year-old brother Scott on December 31, 2023. That morning, the fami...

MPD search for missing 11-year-old
14/01/2024

MPD search for missing 11-year-old

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The Milwaukee Police Department is asking the public's help in locating a critical missing person. Angel Torres-Sevilla was last...

Wausau woman charged in fatal overdose on city’s west side
14/01/2024

Wausau woman charged in fatal overdose on city’s west side

A 39-year-old Wausau woman is facing homicide charges in connection to a fatal overdose in October, according to court documents filed this month in Marathon County. Jessica L. Messman was released from prison just weeks before she allegedly sold the drugs to a woman who collapsed in a Wausau apartm...

Fan sinks half-court shot at Bucks game to win $10,000
14/01/2024

Fan sinks half-court shot at Bucks game to win $10,000

MILWAUKEE — A fan is $10,000 richer after nailing the Potawatomi Jackpot Shot at the Milwaukee Bucks game against Golden State Warriors on Jan. 13. This...

Snow emergency declared for city of Milwaukee until Monday morning
14/01/2024

Snow emergency declared for city of Milwaukee until Monday morning

MILWAUKEE — A snow emergency has been declared for the city of Milwaukee from 10 p.m., Jan. 13, until 6 a.m., Jan 15, according to the...

76th and Florist crash; Milwaukee man charged, arrest warrant issued
14/01/2024

76th and Florist crash; Milwaukee man charged, arrest warrant issued

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man is charged with six felonies for a June 2023 crash on the city's northwest side that killed a man and injured...

Waukesha opens Expo Center as warming facility. Customers scramble for generators, snow blowers.
14/01/2024

Waukesha opens Expo Center as warming facility. Customers scramble for generators, snow blowers.

The Waukesha County Expo Center will serve as a warming facility for thousands of residents contending with persistent power outages. That announcement came Saturday afternoon, as more than 73,000 area residents face power outages due to Friday's winter storm. Milwaukee and Waukesha County account f...

Packers QB Jordan Love Offered To Help A Woman Whose Car Was Stuck In The Snow – But She Didn’t Want Him To Get Hurt Bef...
14/01/2024

Packers QB Jordan Love Offered To Help A Woman Whose Car Was Stuck In The Snow – But She Didn’t Want Him To Get Hurt Before The Game

Packers fans making sacrifices to help protect their team. The Green Bay Packers are set to take on the Dallas Cowboys tomorrow in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs. Luckily that game is in Dallas, in the covered environment of AT&T Stadium, so weather’s not going to be a concern for that ga...

Packers fan who attended 500th game dies after 16-year cancer fight
14/01/2024

Packers fan who attended 500th game dies after 16-year cancer fight

Gary Platt, who attended his 500th Green Bay Packers game in December, died on Jan. 11 at age 74 in Wisconsin Rapids. Gary from Rapids was a well-known figure to Packers tailgaters, renowned for his charcoal grill, brats from Edelman Meats in Antigo and grilled Kwik Trip Glazer Donuts. Packers...

Judge rules Wisconsin elections leader is ‘legally’ in position, handing blow to GOP
14/01/2024

Judge rules Wisconsin elections leader is ‘legally’ in position, handing blow to GOP

A Wisconsin judge ruled that the state’s top election leader can legally remain in her position, handing a blow to the Republican-controlled state Senate that tried to oust her. The GOP-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted in September to fire Meagan Wolfe, the top election official, from her positio...

61-year-old woman hit and killed in Greenfield
14/01/2024

61-year-old woman hit and killed in Greenfield

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner confirmed that one woman is dead after being hit by a car Monday evening. It happened near the area of South 92nd Street and Waterford Avenue.

We Energies dealing with thousands of power outages after snowstorm
14/01/2024

We Energies dealing with thousands of power outages after snowstorm

Thousands are without power after Friday night's snowstorm dropped wet, heavy snow across the area. We Energies crews are trying to get the lights back on.

Herb Kohl loved the Pfister Hotel coffee shop. He had one final gesture for its staff
13/01/2024

Herb Kohl loved the Pfister Hotel coffee shop. He had one final gesture for its staff

During Friday's public memorial for former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, the coffee shop at the Pfister Hotel was prominently mentioned. Café at the Pfister was one of Kohl's favorite hangouts. He would hold court in an out-of-the-way booth that looked out onto the rest of the dining room. The...

Pewaukee's Nick Janowski taking over games as Pirates chase fourth title
13/01/2024

Pewaukee's Nick Janowski taking over games as Pirates chase fourth title

PEWAUKEE – Perhaps Pewaukee Pirates senior guard Nick Janowski is sustaining a few more bumps and bruises this year than last, but he wears them as badges of honor. He was one of the last out of the building after Thursday's 84-71 win in overtime over Pius XI Catholic, a game that already had gott...

Afternoon Update: Heavy snow will continue to pile up throughout the day
13/01/2024

Afternoon Update: Heavy snow will continue to pile up throughout the day

Snow continues to pile up quickly. Here's the latest as of noon:. On this track we are set to see higher end forecasted totals with steady...

Snow totals from Friday’s major snowfall
13/01/2024

Snow totals from Friday’s major snowfall

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A lot of Northeast Wisconsin received a foot of snow or more since the flakes started falling Friday morning. Strong winds...

Assembly Bill 689 and Senate Bill 669 Will Force Homeless Americans into Concentration Camps
13/01/2024

Assembly Bill 689 and Senate Bill 669 Will Force Homeless Americans into Concentration Camps

It is only by design that you have not already heard about this…. Right now, while you are scrolling through your laptop screen or cellphone, enjoying...

Steven Avery’s newest appeal filed Friday, attorney says
13/01/2024

Steven Avery’s newest appeal filed Friday, attorney says

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Steven Avery’s newest appeal was filed Friday, according to his attorney, Kathleen Zellner. This appeal is going to the State of...

Packers' Jordan Love helps woman out of snow drift
13/01/2024

Packers' Jordan Love helps woman out of snow drift

GREEN BAY, Wis. — A lucky UW-Milwaukee student was surprised by Packers' quarterback Jordan Love the day after her birthday and received some help from him...

8-year-old boy dies with his brother after brave attempt to save him from icy pond
13/01/2024

8-year-old boy dies with his brother after brave attempt to save him from icy pond

The city of Sun Prairie in Wisconsin has been left in a state of shock after two young brothers, 6-year-old Antwon Amos Jr., and 8-year-old Legend Sims, lost their lives after falling through the ice on a retention pond behind their apartment. The incident occurred after the school bus dropped them....

Grothman falsely claims birthright citizenship doesn’t apply to migrant children born in the US
13/01/2024

Grothman falsely claims birthright citizenship doesn’t apply to migrant children born in the US

As negotiations on border security legislation happen in Congress, Republican U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin took to the House floor to decry the increase of immigrants into the U.S. During his speech Dec. 1, 2023, Grothman expressed contempt for ways foreign nationals and their children are....

Thousands without power across Southeast Wisconsin due to winter storm
13/01/2024

Thousands without power across Southeast Wisconsin due to winter storm

There are currently just under 13,000 We Energies customers without power. That's down from more than 27,000 Friday morning.

GARBAGE & RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICE DELAY
13/01/2024

GARBAGE & RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICE DELAY

GFL Environmental has made the decision to halt all collection operations on Friday,...

In a ‘history-making moment,” Milwaukee nonprofit certifies new class of doulas
13/01/2024

In a ‘history-making moment,” Milwaukee nonprofit certifies new class of doulas

Jazmine Duncan, 35, always wanted to be a doula. And after using a doula for her pregnancy, she became motivated to complete the process to become...

Franklin man dies while snow blowing driveway
12/01/2024

Franklin man dies while snow blowing driveway

A 69-year-old Franklin man died while snow blowing his driveway Friday, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office said.

Wisconsin snowstorm; Franklin man dies while snowblowing
12/01/2024

Wisconsin snowstorm; Franklin man dies while snowblowing

FRANKLIN, Wis. - The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office is...

Milwaukee City Leaders Eying 15% Pay Hike & 3% Annually for Themselves
12/01/2024

Milwaukee City Leaders Eying 15% Pay Hike & 3% Annually for Themselves

A provision in the pay raise proposal that would guarantee elected officials a 3% raise each year, starting next year, unless frontline city workers get a...

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