Ahead of police union protest, two sides are still far apart
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A week of elevated tension between the Milwaukee police union and the city could come to ahead Friday morning when the union protests near an event the mayor is hosting. It comes as the years-long battle over a police contract intensifies as the two sides near...
Milwaukee stabbing; 1 wounded near 37th and Custer, no arrests
MILWAUKEE - One person was injured after a stabbing in Milwaukee on Thursday night, Sept. 4. According to police, a 21-year-old was stabbed near 37th and Custer around 7 p.m. The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment. The circumstances that led up to the stabbing are under investigation.
MPS eyes shifting 7th, 8th graders to high schools in facilities plan
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Public Schools’ Superintendent Brenda Cassellius is floating a major shift that could move seventh and eighth grades onto high school campuses. Right now, many MPS schools are kindergarten through eighth grade. But as the district finalizes a 10-year master plan for facilities, Cassellius said...
I Passed the Oklahoma Anti-Woke Teacher Certification Test
School began in Milwaukee this week. At my daughter’s elementary school, there was a balloon arch and a front walkway packed with students. Eager, anxious, bouncy. The unstoppable force of pre-adolescent kinetic energy colliding with the (not so) immovable object of outfits their parents begged them to please keep...
Wauwatosa retail theft leads to police chase; 1 taken into custody
WAUWATOSA, Wis. - One person was taken into custody following a police chase in Wauwatosa early Friday morning, Sept. 5. According to police, the pursuit began around 2:30 a.m. after officers responded to a retail theft at the Walgreens near North Avenue and Mayfair Road. The suspect left the store...
‘They just can’t get by’: Wisconsin advocates look to raise minimum wage to $20...
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) - The Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Union, or MASH, is calling on state lawmakers to change the Wisconsin minimum wage to $20 per hour. Currently the minimum wage throughout the state sits at $7.25 per hour, the same as the federal minimum. “No matter where...
Brookfield police searching for missing man last seen Sept. 2
The City of Brookfield Police Department is attempting to locate 49-year-old Jason Anderson, who is considered a critically missing person.
New Martin Luther King Jr. Branch Library; man goes viral on TikTok
MILWAUKEE - Christopher Gilbert is dancing on TikTok to promote and celebrate Milwaukee's new Martin Luther King Jr. Branch Library – located on the northwest corner of MLK Drive and Locust Street. It opens later this week. It's complete with a makerspace, digital studios, and green technology.
Stuck on You… and Deadly: How Fentanyl Patches Kill Even After Use
Flat, beige, and deceptively safe, these patches often retain enough fentanyl to kill — fueling overdoses from bathrooms to black markets. AI was utilized for research, writing, citation management, and editing.
MPS spent $1.25 million on 20 new vans. More than a year later, they...
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- In a nondescript lot on the south side, 20 white vans have sat unused for months. Records obtained by CBS 58 show Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) spent more than $1 million on those vans, and plans to get them on the road have shifted for more than a year.
