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Captain Eisenhardt’s Fatal Maiden Voyage on Lake Superior. In April 1914, Captain John Eisenhardt faced an awful choice. At just 31, this Milwaukee native had become the youngest captain on the Great Lakes, but his ship was in trouble before it even left dock. For six days, workers packed...

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley recognized October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, reaffirming the County’s commitment to breaking the cycle of violence in homes, neighborhoods, and communities so residents and families can lead safer, healthier lives. “Domestic violence affects families,...

Police confirmed a 4-year-old child died. They confirmed detectives are investigating after officers responded to the area of 108th and Greenfield Saturday morning.

Police say the car crashed into a concrete barrier and went off the roadway at the Hale Interchange. Police add the driver then ran from the vehicle but was found and arrested a short time later.

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- This year alone – there have been nine Milwaukee Police Department police pursuits that have ended in fatal crashes. Six people from those nine crashes were innocent bystanders. The department’s pursuit policy is under fire once again, following Thursday night’s Fire and Police Commission...

Angel Perez, 65, has been fishing the waters of Milwaukee for more than 25 years. Everyday during his breaks from work at the Harley-Davidson Museum, he comes down to his fishing spot underneath the Sixth Street Viaduct and casts away. One day, Perez caught seven bluegills in the Menomonee River. Perez says that...

Bats, snakes, spiders, you name it - there are a lot of scary animals out there. But it turns out - most of them are just misunderstood. Cassie Rincon joined FOX6 WakeUp live from the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center where today you can learn all about those creepy critters.

An 8-year-old Milwaukee boy is facing a long road to recovery after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while walking home from school Tuesday afternoon.

The first victim, a 43-year-old, was taken to a local hospital for life-threatening injuries and pronounced dead shortly after. The second victim, a 33-year-old, was pronounced dead on-scene.

MILWAUKEE - On Friday, Nov. 7, FOX6 Milwaukee will unveil its first documentary, "Gales of November: The Final Voyage of the Edmund Fitzgerald," offering a profound exploration into one of the Great Lakes' most enduring mysteries. "Gales of November: The Final Voyage of the Edmund Fitzgerald" What we know:. As...