Cost-cutting proposal would discontinue MCTS service on Christmas Day
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – As the Milwaukee County Transit System continues working to stabilize it’s budget deficit, a County Supervisor has crafted an idea to save costs at the expense of a day of bus rides. The proposal, authored by 3rd District Supervisor Sheldon Wasserman, would eliminate MCTS service...
Joseph Mensah: Former Wauwatosa officer faces federal civil trial again, for killing teen in...
MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) — A former police officer is back in court this week, once again facing a federal civil trial. The family of Alvin Cole filed a lawsuit against Joseph Mensah, who served on the Wauwatosa Police Department when he shot and killed then 17-year-old Cole on Feb. 2, 2020.
Zoo Uses Tractor, Hay to Coax Ruth the Elephant, 43, to Stand After She...
Zoo visitors and those who saw the viral video were thrilled to hear Ruth was unharmed from the incident
Wisconsin’s Most Wanted: Luis Cruz Trejo on the run for nearly 2 years
WAUKESHA, Wis. - U.S. Marshals are looking for a man they say used his car as a weapon trying to hurt a woman inside of it by crashing it several times. He’s been on the run for nearly two years. Search for Luis Cruz Trejo. What we know:. 32-year-old...
High speed chase leads to arrest
Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to assist the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office with a pursuit of a vehicle wanted in connection with a recent armed carjacking. The suspect’s vehicle was being pursued northbound on I-41 from County Line Road Q with speeds reaching more than 120 mph....
WI: Milwaukee Tool Plans $42 Million Expansion, 300 New Jobs in Menomonee Falls
Milwaukee Tool, based in Brookfield, Wis., is again expanding in southeastern Wisconsin with plans to invest $42 million and open a fourth Menomonee Falls location, which is expected to create 300 jobs. The project is supported by up to $4.5 million in performance-based Enterprise Zone tax credits from WEDC. “We’re...
Milwaukee Police Department’s Operation Summer Guardian 2025 Leads to 31 Arrests, Seizes 12 Illegal...
The Milwaukee Police Department recently concluded Operation Summer Guardian 2025, a nearly four-month-long strategic initiative that aimed to reinforce safety and security within the Milwaukee community. Details of the operation, shared via a Facebook post from the Milwaukee Police Department, revealed a series of...
Milwaukee man charged in fatal beating under freeway overpass
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A 48-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the death of a man at an encampment under I-794 on Tuesday, Sept. 2. A criminal complaint says Marcus Harrison is accused of killing 62-year-old Randy Harvey near 6th and Clybourn. Police report officers arrived...
Milwaukee armed carjacking, police chase; speeds exceeded 130 mph
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man has been criminally charged after prosecutors say he stole a vehicle from a person at gunpoint, and then led police on a 16-mile chase with speeds topping 130 mph. 30-year-old Eddie Holmon-McAttee has been charged with the following felonies:. Armed carjacking. Operator, Fleeing/Eluding a...
15-year-old charged with first-degree homicide in grandmother’s death
A 15-year-old has been charged as an adult with first-degree intentional homicide for allegedly strangling his 68-year-old grandmother.
