Milwaukee WI

I learned a dangerous fact this weekend: You can buy little squares of cheesecake for less than $5 from Simma’s Bakery in Wauwatosa. I had wrongly assumed that one could only order a full cake, for which I had little occasion. But no! Random snacking of one of the best cheesecakes in town is a true possibility, one that’s quite tempting. The small squares...

The one-man show Greg Marshall Pops Out of the Trees is an amalgamation of many things, including but not limited to hip-hop storytelling, live music, crowd participation and improvisation. Its creator, Milwaukee native Greg Marshall, has a professional and creative life that’s intertwined over the years. He’s currently “chief storyteller”...

Three sets of sisters are fueling a six-game winning streak for the West Allis Blue Jays softball team.

With rising costs on everyone’s mind, local Milwaukee restaurants are offering affordable food specials—like $2 street tacos—to make sure the whole community can celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

MILWAUKEE - UPDATE: Police said Jacob Chianelli was located and is safe. The Milwaukee Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a critically missing man last seen Monday morning, May 4. What we know:. MPD said Jacob Chianelli was last seen around 8:30 a.m. near Jackson and...

*Author’s note—this story contains disturbing details. If you or anybody you know is in need, please click here.* MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – A Wisconsin 22-year-old faces one charge of human trafficking with a warrant out for his arrest after a UW-Milwaukee student said they were ‘his puppet.’ A criminal complaint acquired by Local 5 outlines […]

A Milwaukee mother and her three children jumped from a second-floor window to escape a fire, leaving her with spinal fractures as the family lost their home.

The Milwaukee Fire Department says the initial call was for pallets that were burning, but upon arrival, the fire had spread to two homes.

Costco’s long-talked-about Franklin warehouse just moved from rumor mill to reality check. The retailer has officially closed on roughly 20 acres at the northwest corner of South 27th Street and West Drexel Avenue, locking in a prime site next to Northwestern Mutual’s Franklin campus and pushing plans for Milwaukee County’s first Costco well down the field.

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee man is charged in a string of dangerous street takeovers across the city. Prosecutors say 22-year-old Ricky Alcantara-Hernandez was part of a group taking over intersections with hundreds of people watching. Investigators say drivers were spinning, drifting, and coming within inches of people in...