Brewers Community Foundation gives $70,000 from World Series raffle to housing nonprofits
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Seven Milwaukee-area organizations that work on homelessness and housing instability will each receive $10,000 through United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County, according to a Monday, Oct. 26 press release. The money comes from the Brewers Community Foundation's 50/50 raffle held during Game 1 of...
Toll roads come up as an issue in Wisconsin’s race for governor
During their only debate in the race for governor, Democratic Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany were asked a quick series questions about the thorny issue of funding transportation. Tucked in the middle of the pop quiz was a question about tolling, and whether they’d...
Emergency aircraft landing in Addison
Milwaukee Air Traffic Control contacted the Washington County Sheriff’s Office after Madison Approach received a report that a private aircraft pilot had broadcast a Mayday call reporting an engine failure, Saturday afternoon, October 24 at 4:30 p.m. The aircraft made an emergency landing in a farmer’s field near Deer...
60-year-old killed in National Ave. hit-and-run; neighbors share concerns
Milwaukee police say a 60-year-old was hit and killed while crossing National Avenue between 1st and 2nd streets early Sunday morning.
Brewers fans bought more than 30,000 ‘Racing Sausages’ in first two World Series games
MILWAUKEE – Brewers fans haven’t just been buying World Series tickets and merchandise. They’ve also been hitting the concession stands in droves to purchase food and beverage. In Games 1-2 of the Fall Classic at American Family Field, fans bought more than 300,000 F&B items (nearly four items per person), according to data from provider Delaware North.
Kenosha Dropped Flock for a $14.6 Million Axon Deal. Now Four Wisconsin Cities Face...
Kenosha said in August that it was finished with Flock Safety's license plate cameras. The city then approved a 10-year, $14.6 million technology contract with Axon that, according to a petition filed at the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Oct. 14, includes hundreds of thousands of dollars to replace the Flock cameras with Axon hardware. For someone driving through Kenosha, the logo on the pole changed. The rules for what police can do with a record of where that person's car has been did not.
Southeast Wisconsin Weather Alert: 30% Storm Risk Oct 28-29
Milwaukee warms into the 70s Wednesday before overnight thunderstorms become possible.
Driver who admits he ‘should have just got out’ of truck after hitting pedestrian...
A Wisconsin man will spend more than a decade behind bars for running over a pedestrian with his pickup truck, leaving her to be struck again by a police car less than a minute later. The post Driver who admits he 'should have just got out' of truck after hitting pedestrian with cerebral palsy learns his fate first appeared on Law & Crime .
More than 2,000 items available to check out from New Berlin’s “Library of Things”
NEW BERLIN, Wis. (CBS 58) — In a world where screens are everywhere and you don't need to leave the house to go into a new world, third spaces are finding renewed popularity. Libraries are one of the most popular third spaces, recently finding new ways to connect with you.
Hear two new Brewers anthems by Milwaukee artists!
The Milwaukee Brewers heat up the World Series with two wins and are on their way to Tampa for games 3 and 4 while Milwaukee musicians are creating songs to amp up fans!. Ben Tajnai, known as “The Singing Realtor” has sung the National Anthem at AmFam as well as before Bucks and Packers games. He told WTMJ’S Libby Collins that his song, “Bring It Home Milwaukee”, has already had over 1.1 million views.
