Hot classrooms raise concerns as MPS students return to school
Parents and former educators are sharing concerns about classroom heat as classes are set to begin soon. District leaders say only about 1 in 4 classrooms across Milwaukee Public Schools currently has air conditioning.
Claire Sardina performs as ‘Thunder After Lightning’ in Brookfield special tribute event
BROOKFIELD, Wis. (CBS 58) -- It was take two for the live tribute "Thunder After Lightning" concert in Brookfield Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 1. After an unexpected postponement, fans of the Neil Diamond cover band Lightning & Thunder were at Ruby Commons Tuesday to see Claire "Thunder" Sardina take the stage in a special
Halyard Park residents gather to preserve their neighborhood’s history, one memory at a time
On a mezzanine overlooking the first floor of ThriveOn King, residents of Halyard Park gathered to reminisce and share memories of the original residents of the historic Black neighborhood on Milwaukee’s North Side. Community members brought personal photographs and ephemera to a Memory Lounge event on Aug. 28 at...
Milwaukee will lose nearly an hour and a half of daylight in September
With fall on the horizon and the calendar flipping to September, we continue to lose daylight each day with earlier sunsets.
Muskego voters ask questions about $5.9 million fire and police referendum
The city of Muskego is asking voters to approve a $5.9 million referendum to replace its volunteer fire department with a full-time department and add five new police officer positions.
Judge rules Milwaukee County school library fund carve-out unconstitutional
(The Center Square) – For the second time in a month, a Wisconsin judge has ruled that Milwaukee County’s carve-out from contributing to the state’s Common School Fund is unconstitutional. This time, however, the ruling was not a mistake. The state’s most recent budget included an exception that allowed Milwaukee Count
TikTok rental scam exposed, Milwaukee homes targeted
A Contact 6 investigation found that several Milwaukee houses advertised for rent on a TikTok page were fraudulent listings.
NICU baby returns to Milwaukee hospital – as NICU nurse
MILWAUKEE - She started her life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, or NICU, at Ascension St. Joseph. Now, she works there, helping families in a similar situation. Before she ever cared for a tiny patient at Ascension St. Joseph's NICU, Megan White was one. She was born at 29 weeks and weighed 2 pounds, 8 ounces.
Demolition process begins after part of Milwaukee’s National Warehouse Corp. building collapses
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Contractors are starting the demolition process after part of a 101-year-old building collapsed Monday night, Aug. 31, in Milwaukee's Harbor District. An emergency raze order was filed for a section of the National Warehouse Corporation Building on Bruce and Water Street after the exterior wall fi
Milwaukee 911 delay & Wisconsin immunity law
Wisconsin governmental immunity laws provide agencies and employees strong protections from civil litigation, while capping damages at $50,000.
