Tariffs may fuel more ‘shopping local’ but businesses still face challenges
MILWAUKEE — The store shelves at Swoon in Milwaukee’s Washington Heights neighborhood feel like one big ode to the Brew City. Everything from candles with the Milwaukee skyline on them to dish towels of the “Wisconsin food pyramid” can be found, almost all of it made locally. It might feel like a store with so many...
Congrats graduates! MATC students walk stage for their high school diplomas 🎓
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A new chapter for a handful of Milwaukee students that are working towards a brighter future. Around 340 students at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) crossed the stage to get their high school diplomas. It's all part of MATC's Emerging Scholars program. Now that they've got...
Here are the traffic safety changes Milwaukee is making to Brady Street
Brady Street on Milwaukee’s east side is one of the most unsafe streets in the city for people walking, biking and driving. That’s why the city’s Department of Public Works and the Brady Street Business Improvement District (BID) have started traffic safety improvements. Milwaukee City Engineer Kevin...
MCTS bus driver fired after fatal pedestrian crash in Greenfield
The Milwaukee County Transit System says it has fired a bus driver following an internal investigation into a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred nearly three weeks ago in Greenfield.
End of an Era, Milwaukee’s Beans & Barley to Close Amid East Side Economic...
It's a disheartening twist for Milwaukee's East Side as locally cherished eatery Beans & Barley prepares to shutter next month after decades of service, a statement from Alderman Brower revealed. The closure is not an isolated incident; Pomona Cider Co. is set to follow suit by year's end, with numerous E. North...
Milwaukee County leaders work to fight food insecurity
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County leaders discussed food insecurity and their plans to ensure everyone can get healthy food, regardless of personal circumstances, on Tuesday. Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley said the recent federal government shutdown — and the fallout it caused over food benefits — inspired him...
Neighbors take action as cops search for criminals tied to Mequon burglaries
An international crime ring has been connected to more than a dozen burglaries in the Mequon area this year.
Slender Man stabber no longer in Waukesha Co. Jail, officials confirm
WAUKESHA, Wis. — The 23-year-old woman involved in the infamous 2014 Slender Man stabbing in Waukesha, in which her classmate was nearly killed, is no longer in the Waukesha County Jail, officials confirmed to Channel3000.com on Wednesday.
Family finds justice after teen’s killer convicted in Milwaukee shooting
Christian Martin was convicted of first-degree homicide in the shooting death of 15-year-old Nelson Manuel Lopez Correa in Milwaukee. Sentencing set for February.
Milwaukee shooting; 49-year-old accused of firing shots, wounding man
MILWAUKEE - A 49-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of firing shots and wounding a man on the city's north side. The accused is Billy Beiersdorf – and he faces the following criminal counts:. Attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Possession of a firearm by a felon. Shooting investigation. What we know:
