Million-Dollar Fraud Funded Gang Hit: Wisconsin Jury Convicts Duo In Brutal Murder-For-Hire
Ronnell Bowman and Lawrence Turner were convicted by a federal jury yesterday for their roles in a 2021 murder-for-hire plot that was financed through a massive COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. The verdict, announced by U.S. Attorney Brad D. Schimel, concluded a week-long trial in the Eastern District of Wisconsin....
Aurora Sinai shooting victim declared dead is still on life support, hospital staff fired
Two key pieces of information surrounding the March 2 shooting at Aurora Sinai Medical Center changed Thursday, with family announcing a victim who was declared dead remained on life support, and the firing of hospital security staff for failing to stop a weapon from entering the hospital, following an internal...
Meet CBS 58’s Pet of the Week: Jett
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- It's time to meet our Pet of the Week!. Joining us is Stacy Oatman from the Wisconsin Humane Society, here to introduce us to Jett.
Center for Self-Sufficiency quietly closed last year amid a federal audit and funding challenges
The nonprofit Center for Self-Sufficiency closed in September as federal investigators audited its use of $750,000 in government funding. The organization focused on supporting residents reentering society from the criminal justice system and strengthening families. Services included financial and employment...
Milwaukee waives sprinkler permit fees for older apartments
Owners of older apartment buildings in Milwaukee will have to spend a little less money to install fire sprinklers after the Common Council voted to waive all sprinkler permit fees. An ordinance to waive all fees related to plan review, permit and initial inspection for installing fire sprinklers in older...
This Nostalgic Wisconsin Restaurant Will Transport You To A Bygone Era
Some restaurants serve food, while others serve memories you didn’t know you had. The Milwaukee Brat House in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, falls firmly into the second category, offering a dining experience that feels like stepping through a portal into Milwaukee’s golden age. Located on Old World Third Street, this...
Milwaukee Restaurants Are Battling To Survive Rising Costs
December 2025 was not a merry month for Milwaukee’s dining scene. It started on Dec. 3 with Beans & Barley, an East Side fixture since 1973, announcing its plans to close permanently at the end of January. Three days later, Strange Town, a 9-year-old vegan restaurant a half-mile away,...
Fond du Lac man sentenced to 4 years of probation for negligent driving that...
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A Fond du Lac man was sentenced to four years of probation Friday, for hitting and killing a 93-year-old retired priest in 2024. In addition to probation, Clay Schueffner was ordered to complete 200 hours of community service. Schueffner is required, for at...
South Milwaukee Fugitive Accused Of Turning Apartment Into Trap, Cops Say
South Milwaukee police say a 30-year-old man is on the run after a woman reported being held inside his apartment and assaulted over multiple days. Miclo Sandoval has been charged with false imprisonment, strangulation and suffocation, misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor bail-jumping. According to police, the woman...
What’s the story behind the cluster of cemeteries next to I-94?
While driving down I-94, maybe after a day of work or heading to a Brewers game, you’ve surely seen the array of tombstones lining both sides of the freeway near American Family Field. The rows turn from the uniform white gravestones of military veterans in the General George Wood...
