Sheboygan Falls shooting, chase into Milwaukee County; man charged
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. - A 24-year-old has been criminally charged after allegedly shooting his godfather, stealing a car at gunpoint and being involved in a high-speed chase. The accused is Hennessy Drain of Milwaukee. He has been charged with the following:. First-degree recklessly endangering safety. Armed...
Victim’s family relieved as driver sentenced to prison after deadly crash
The driver behind a fatal crash involving a Milwaukee County bus in 2024 was sentenced to prison. As part of an agreement, 30-year-old Danny Romero pleaded guilty to four felonies.
‘We need this strength’: Victoria Truss’ family leans on community at vigil honoring murdered...
SHOREWOOD, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Thirty-four-year-old Victoria Truss was celebrated Tuesday afternoon, July 8, in Shorewood, outside her apartment where she was shot and killed last Thursday morning. Family and friends shared memories and talked about the best ways to honor her memory. There were plenty of positive...
Milwaukee Man Sentenced To Prison In Shooting Death Of 2 Teenagers On Christmas Day
An 18-year-old charged with the shooting death of two teenagers on Christmas Day in Milwaukee was sentenced on Tuesday, July 8. A Milwaukee judge ruled that Quintarez Morris will serve five years in prison. On December 25, 2025, 15-year-old Exziel Rivera and 18-year-old Nayah Vasquez were fatally shot. According to...
Gov. Evers orders flags to half-staff in honor of fallen police officer
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – Following the tragic death of police officer Kendall Corder, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has ordered flags throughout the state to be flown at half-staff. Milwaukee Police Officer Kendall Corder died at the hospital as a result of his injuries suffered during an ambush shooting in the 2200...
History of 150-year-old church tells the story of Milwaukee’s growth and development
When St. Marcus Lutheran Church was founded in 1875, the surrounding city of Milwaukee had gas-lit streets with horse-drawn carriages and wooden sidewalks. The church and the city have come a long way in 150 years, and its longtime pastor documented that history in a new e-book and a series of talks this month at the...
‘Deepening the crisis’: Pick ‘n Save’s closing creates community uproar
Melody McCurtis, deputy director and lead organizer of Metcalfe Parks Community Bridges, a resident-led organization, said there’s more than a food desert in the city: There’s food apartheid. Now that the Pick ‘n Save located at 2535 N. 35th St., is slated to close, she says healthy and...
In The Line of Duty
This is extremely hard for me to write about as this keeps happening too many times. As many of you know we had two Milwaukee Police Officers shot on June 26 in the area of 25th and Garfield St. The officers were sent to a shot fired call and were ambushed in the alley as they were approaching the scene. A suspect...
Caledonia OWI: Cudahy man pleads guilty, sentenced to time in jail
RACINE, Wis. - A Cudahy man accused of driving drunk in Caledonia with a 10-year-old child in the vehicle pleaded guilty on Tuesday, July 8, to operating while intoxicated (3rd with passenger). This crime happened in November 2018. James Sele was then sentenced by a Racine County judge to 270...
Waukesha stabbing near bike trail; man wounded, woman arrested
WAUKESHA, Wis. - Waukesha police are investigating a stabbing that occurred Tuesday night, July 8. Police say the stabbing happened around 11 p.m. near the bike trail behind a business in the area of Sunset Drive and Oakdale Drive. A 40-year-old man suffered a stab wound to the back and...