‘This is a no go for us’: Milwaukee residents share concerns over proposed Midtown...
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Screaming and shouting was at the center of an open house in Milwaukee for the Midtown Center development proposal project. Wednesday, June 10, marked the first of three open house meetings discussing the fate of the Midtown Center site that was a former Walmart more than a decade ago.
Answers to questions about Lincoln Hills and new youth facilities
MADISON – Wisconsin’s embattled youth prison system is going through a slow transition, with a new secure facility in Milwaukee and another in the works near Madison. The youth prison system in Wisconsin has been the center of controversy for years, with a lawsuit targeting a facility for boys and another for girls in
Milwaukee Businesswoman Nancy Gruber Passes Away, Leaving Her Husband, David Gruber
Friends, colleagues, and community members are mourning the loss of Nancy Gruber, the wife of prominent Milwaukee businessman and investor David Gruber, who passed away on Sunday. The news was shared publicly by longtime family friend David Herro, who described Nancy as one of the most remarkable women he had ever know
Milwaukee County warns fuel costs could create $1 million budget gap
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) - Milwaukee County officials are warning that rising fuel prices could leave county departments facing a budget shortfall of nearly $1 million by the end of the year. According to county leaders, departments could end 2026 approximately $1 million over budget if fuel prices increase another 50...
Milwaukee tenant hopeful after judge orders new property management
A judge on Wednesday granted a receivership over dozens of properties linked to Highgrove Holdings owner David Tomblin, giving some tenants hope for repairs.
Broken Lifts Turn Milwaukee Hospital Garage Into Stairwell Slog
For months, anyone parking at Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital in Milwaukee’s attached garage got a surprise workout. With two key garage elevators out of commission, visitors were left hauling themselves up stairwells or winding through the main hospital just to reach appointments. Patients in wheelchairs, paren
Milwaukee man’s own rap lyrics leads to his arrest in 2021 shooting case
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee man is now charged in a shooting case after investigators says his own rap lyrics helped crack the case. Johnny Ford is accused of shooting a woman near 76th and Green Tree back in 2021. She survived that shooting. The case had already been...
Highgrove Holdings stripped of nearly 90 Milwaukee properties
A judge placed nearly 90 Highgrove Holdings properties into receivership after the landlord missed a $2 million payment and tax deadline. Kali Resolution will now manage and stabilize the properties, promising to assess their condition and communicate with tenants. Highgrove's owner still faces a separate lawsuit from
Yard signs put faces to Milwaukee gun violence
Memorial signs stretched along the median of Sherman Boulevard across from Sherman Park on June 6, featuring photos of victims of gun violence. The drive-through memorial, organized by Stop the Violence 53206 as part of National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend, invited families to display yard signs with pictures and na
Chicago, Milwaukee and other Midwest cities at high risk of severe weather in outbreak
Potentially dangerous and damaging thunderstorms will affect more than 100 million people into Wednesday night and again on Thursday and Thursday night in the Midwest. Storms will also drench parts of the East daily. The risk of severe weather will extend into Thursday night across parts of the United States...

















