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Gunfire shattered a quiet Sunday night in West Allis when shots rang out near S. 59th Street and W. Burnham Street, sending neighbors to their phones and police racing to the scene. Several residents called 911 around 9 p.m., and officers arriving in the area found shell casings on the ground. Police said there were no reports of anyone being struck by gunfire.

It’s a great time to be Jane Kaczmarek: In a twist straight out of a rom-com, she reunited with her Greendale High School sweetheart Rusty Long, and the couple were married this past summer. Then, this spring, Kaczmarek made a triumphant return as Lois in the Hulu TV series “Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair.” The show, in which Kaczmarek co-stars...

MILWAUKEE - Extremely powerful wind gusts barreled through southeast Wisconsin on Monday afternoon, April 27, and knocked out power for thousands. 6:21 p.m.: — We Energies crews are hard at work trying to restore power to thousands after gusts knocked down trees and more in southeast Wisconsin. As of this hour, nearly 27,000 customers were still without power.

WISCONSIN — Thousands of residents across Wisconsin remain without electricity Monday evening after severe storms moved through the region, causing widespread outages. According to PowerOutage.us, at least 19,072 homes and businesses are currently without power statewide, representing about 0.65% of the nearly 2.9 million customers tracked. The vast majority of outages are concentrated in southeastern […] The post Thousands without power in Wisconsin following severe storms...

A trucker’s wife has started a GoFundMe after her husband was killed by a lightning strike in a gas station parking lot earlier this month.  The incident happened on April 16th in a gas station parking lot in Waukesha County, Wisconsin off of Interstate 94 near Golf Road. According to TMJ4, police were called during […] The post Trucker’s wife starts GoFundMe after unexpected lightning...

On Saturday, April 18, nearly 100 former employees of Captain’s Steak Joynt gathered in a ballroom at the Hilton Milwaukee, likely for the last time. They swapped stories, shared hugs and revisited memories that, decades later, still bind them together today—not just of customers and busy shifts, but of friendships, first jobs and a workplace that helped shape the rest of their lives...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fast-moving storms pummeled parts of the Midwest with hail, strong wind and heavy rain Monday, flooding streets and leading to stranded commuters who needed to be rescued, with more storms on the way, authorities said. More than 64 million people in the Midwest were at...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58)--We are certainly on storm watch for Monday. Expect two rounds of storms, one around midday and the other into the evening. The second batch could be on the strong to severe side with all kinds of hazards possible. Make sure to have a few ways of getting severe weather alerts. After today, the forecast is fairly quiet beside a shower...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- 'Project Clean and Green' begins tomorrow for zone two in Milwaukee. That includes the city's far south and southwest sides. Project Clean and Green is a citywide neighborhood cleanup program that offers a scheduled opportunity to dispose of household items. This year, you have a chance...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- City leaders and non-profit group 'Common Ground' came together to launch their 'South Side Safety' campaign. It comes after months of research into issues facing Milwaukee neighborhoods south of I-94. Their plan involves accountability for problem properties in the area, building a culture of proactive neighbors,...