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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has been issued a citation for refusing to take a test for intoxication after his arrest in Milwaukee on Thursday, July 23, court records show. Romo was arrested on suspicion of operating while intoxicated, first offense, after being stopped while...

You may remember that back in 2025, I did a series of posts documenting the status of the South Of Straz Tower Site, eventually pointing out that the timeline laid out in February for the beginning of construction on the Iron District stadium had fallen apart. By August 2025, it was clear that there would be no version

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – With Milwaukee County facing a more than $50 million financial deficit in 2027, one supervisor is floating the idea of ending the annual July 3 drone show on the lakefront to save the $250,000 event cost. Sheldon Wasserman’s proposal to end the drone show two years...

A historic Milwaukee landmark on the city’s west side is getting a second life, with Milwaukee County backing a private plan to turn it into Phoenix Residential, a 41-unit mashup of short-term crisis housing and permanent affordable apartments. New photos published this week show interior work wrapping up in...

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The state’s Commutation Advisory Board will interview 12 people on Aug. 21 who are seeking commutations for convictions ranging from drug offenses to armed robbery and homicide, according to a public notice from Gov. Tony Evers’ office. Five of the applicants were convicted in Milwaukee County. A commutation...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee firefighters put out a house fire on the city's south side Tuesday morning, July 28 at a 2 1/2-story home near 9th and Hayes, a few blocks from the Basilica of St. Josaphat. The call about the fire came in at around 9:25 a.m., according...

Back-to-back power outages left thousands in Milwaukee County without electricity Monday, after a failed piece of equipment and a round of severe storms knocked out service across the region.

WAUWATOSA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Wauwatosa police are searching for a man who stole a concrete saw from construction workers and threatened to shoot one of them in a parking lot Tuesday morning, July 28. Officers responded to the Aldi at on Burleigh at around 8:50 a.m. for a report...

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Four men are in custody after a traffic stop in West Allis led to a chase that ended with a crash in the American Family Field parking lot early Tuesday, July 28, according to police. A West Allis officer stopped a vehicle near 52nd...