Former Milwaukee County bus driver sentenced to 4 years for deadly Christmas night crash
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A former Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) bus driver was sentenced Thursday, March 12, in a deadly 2024 crash. Fifty-three-year-old Montrell Pharm pleaded no contest in January to charges of homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle and reckless driving causing great bodily harm. He...
Wisconsin communities grapple with police misuse of Flock surveillance
New cases of police using Flock for inappropriate, personal surveillance purposes have contributed to mounting public concern about the technology. | Photo courtesy Flock Safety. Four Milwaukee aldermen are expressing concern about “the lack of adequate guardrails, auditing, supervision, and transparency” surrounding...
As more Milwaukee grocery stores close, community-led efforts to find solutions grow
As grocery stores continue to close across Milwaukee, multiple organizations are working to keep Milwaukeeans fed. In the last year, several Pick ‘n Saves, an Aldi and a Sentry store all closed. This followed a string of Walgreens closures and a Walmart closing. Most of the stores that closed were on the city’s North...
Wisconsin Weather Alert: Milwaukee, Madison Could Reach 65°F as Spring Warm Surge Builds March...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Afternoon temperatures could climb into the low to mid-60s by Thursday across Milwaukee and much of southern Wisconsin, bringing a noticeable warming trend as a broad spring warm...
MPD responds to domestic disturbance on east side
A woman was arrested following a domestic disturbance Wednesday evening. Officers were dispatched to the 5200 block of Milwaukee St. around 6:30 p.m. for a argument between several people. One of the women involved grabbed a knife to protect herself. Another woman involved in the argument grabbed the knife and...
Bucyrus Comeback $50 Million South Milwaukee Makeover Brings 134 Homes
After years of sitting quiet, the old Bucyrus-Erie campus at 1100 Milwaukee Avenue is finally buzzing again as crews push ahead on a roughly $50 million redevelopment that aims to turn the site into housing and community space. The plan calls for more than a hundred apartments, including a sizable block of affordable...
Multiple police officers in Wisconsin on administrative duty following critical incident
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – Multiple Milwaukee police officers are on administrative duty following an afternoon critical incident that left a suspect hospitalized in critical condition. According to a release, Milwaukee Police Officers, along with federal agents from the FBI and DEA, were patrolling North 91st Street...
Clock Ticking As Empty Near West Side Hospital Eyes Senior Housing Revival
The long-vacant former Doctors Hospital at 2711 W. Wells St. on Milwaukee's Near West Side is getting one more shot at a second life, this time as roughly 124 affordable apartments for older residents. The plan would turn the nine-story City Campus complex into senior housing and add new homes along a corridor that...
Saunas, Shots And Siberian Heat Russian-Style Spa Pitched For Milwaukee’s Third Ward
Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward might soon swap warehouse dust for steam and cold plunges. A team of developers is floating plans to turn a long-vacant brick warehouse into a Russian-style bathhouse, complete with a restaurant and tavern at street level. The concept leans into the traditional banya experience,...
Bystanders help rescue Wauwatosa man from burning car
Bodycam video shows deputies, police and bystanders rescuing a Wauwatosa man from a burning car after a crash on northbound I-41 in Germantown on Tuesday morning, March 10.
