Milwaukee WI

A West Bend parent and public school advocate shares her thoughts as funding for the future owners of the former UW-Milwaukee Washington County campus is in doubt and the county considers a lawsuit.

Despite its name, the Milwaukee County Research Park feels almost something like a mixed-use neighborhood. The park occupies land that long helped Milwaukeeans overcome tuberculosis, a disease that is estimated to have killed nearly one in every seven human beings that ever lived. If you like this article, read more...

MILWAUKEE - A neighborhood coffee shop on Milwaukee’s west side wants to be a place where everyone feels welcome – just not thieves. At Fruition MKE on 27th near Wells, a dream built around coffee and community was shaken again early Monday morning, Jan. 19. Tiffany Miller, the...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Greenfield man is now charged in a crash that killed his passenger, a Milwaukee mother of five. William Lee is charged with first degree reckless homicide in connection to the death of 41-year-old Elaine Corbitt. Officers responded to the scene of the crash near 94th...

MILWAUKEE - A third grocery store chain has announced a closure on Milwaukee’s north side, raising renewed concerns about food access in the area. Sentry Foods, located near 64th Street and Silver Spring, has alerted customers that the store will be closing. The location opened in fall 2023, with city leaders at the...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Charges have been filed in connection to the arson fire at a Milwaukee apartment complex near 22nd and Hampton that sent multiple people to the hospital. Forty-eight-year-old Laquita Spears faces three felonies, including arson of a building and two counts first degree recklessly endangering...

A 20-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide, as party to the crime, in the death of 26-year-old Mark Burrell as he drove his car. Jahree Wilkes is accused of being in a vehicle where someone fired off dozens of shots at Burrell, according to a criminal complaint. The shooting took...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) – A bus driver with the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) pleaded no contest to two felony counts for a fatal crash where he fell asleep behind the wheel. Montrell Pharm, 53, was charged with homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle and reckless driving causing...

When Shaka Smart was named the new head coach of Marquette back in 2021, it signaled a shift in their identity and culture. After years of underachieving with no real identity under Steve Wojciechowski, the move to Shaka Smart showed that the Golden Eagles would refuse to accept mediocrity.

MILWAUKEE - Two schools in southeast Wisconsin are among the 63 U.S. schools named as 2025 National ESEA Distinguished Schools. Banting Elementary School (School District of Waukesha) and the Hmong American Peace Academy (a public charter school in Milwaukee Public Schools) received the recognition for demonstrating...