Midwestern Metro Turns Drastically Renter-Friendly as Apartment Vacancies Surge
Rising rental vacancy rates are shifting market leverage toward tenants, with Milwaukee leading the transition.
Late-Night Columbia Manor Blaze Knocks Out Power, Displaces Dozens
A late-night fire at Columbia Manor in South Milwaukee sent dozens of residents scrambling from their apartments and left the building in the dark with no power, no heat and no working fire alarms. South Milwaukee Fire Department crews arrived around 9:30 p.m. Monday to find heavy smoke and flames pouring from a...
South Milwaukee apartment fire displaces dozens; cat and turtle rescued
An investigation is underway after an apartment fire in South Milwaukee displaced dozens of residents Monday night.
Milwaukee Sheriff Edges Toward Face-Scan Deal, Board Cries Foul
On Monday, the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office quietly signed paperwork signaling it wants in on facial-recognition technology, edging the agency closer to a contract with a biometric vendor after years of public skepticism and unease on the County Board. The move caught some supervisors off guard, particularly...
Investigation underway at Milwaukee City Hall after closed door clash between alders leads to...
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) – A private confrontation behind closed doors at Milwaukee City Hall is now having very public consequences. Two Milwaukee alders were stripped of committee assignments. Now they're publicly arguing over serious allegations of intimidation and hostility. Both Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa and Ald. Mark...
Investigation launched as former TJ Hale workers in Menomonee Falls seek answers
Former TJ Hale employee Blayne Struve, who worked 15 years at the company, is among many seeking answers after the Menomonee Falls facility closed without warning, sparking a state investigation.
Group of Milwaukee County supervisors accuse Rogers Behavioral Health of retaliatory firings
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A handful of county commissioners are accusing a West Allis health clinic of union busting. In a joint statement released Tuesday, Feb. 17, commissioners said Rogers Behavioral Health fired three of their mental health providers just days after the employees announced plans to unionize.
Milwaukee Public Schools overspent its budget by $46M. Now, cuts are on the table
Milwaukee Public Schools is planning budget cuts after an audit found the district overspent its budget last school year by $46 million. The main drivers of that spending were transportation and food costs — areas that directly touch students’ lives. Leaders also pointed to inflation and stagnant funding from the...
Milwaukee bar accused of illegal tipping practices in new federal lawsuit
Another well-known Milwaukee bar and restaurant is facing a federal lawsuit over tipping practices an employee says violated the Fair Labor Standards Act . Steny's Tavern and Grill, doing business as Steny's, Inc., and its registered agent Jerome K. Stenstrup are named in the civil complaint filed by Nathan Witman, a...
Shocking Milwaukee Clip Shows Family Dollar Guard Beating Apparently Intoxicated Shopper
A Milwaukee man says a routine trip to Family Dollar turned into something far more disturbing when he pulled out his phone and recorded a security guard repeatedly striking a customer who appeared intoxicated inside the store. He says he has been trying to get answers from the company and Milwaukee police ever...
