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MILWAUKEE - UPDATE: Police said Jacob Chianelli was located and is safe. The Milwaukee Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a critically missing man last seen Monday morning, May 4. What we know:. MPD said Jacob Chianelli was last seen around 8:30 a.m. near Jackson and...

*Author’s note—this story contains disturbing details. If you or anybody you know is in need, please click here.* MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – A Wisconsin 22-year-old faces one charge of human trafficking with a warrant out for his arrest after a UW-Milwaukee student said they were ‘his puppet.’ A criminal complaint acquired by Local 5 outlines […]

A Milwaukee mother and her three children jumped from a second-floor window to escape a fire, leaving her with spinal fractures as the family lost their home.

The Milwaukee Fire Department says the initial call was for pallets that were burning, but upon arrival, the fire had spread to two homes.

Costco’s long-talked-about Franklin warehouse just moved from rumor mill to reality check. The retailer has officially closed on roughly 20 acres at the northwest corner of South 27th Street and West Drexel Avenue, locking in a prime site next to Northwestern Mutual’s Franklin campus and pushing plans for Milwaukee County’s first Costco well down the field.

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee man is charged in a string of dangerous street takeovers across the city. Prosecutors say 22-year-old Ricky Alcantara-Hernandez was part of a group taking over intersections with hundreds of people watching. Investigators say drivers were spinning, drifting, and coming within inches of people in...

WEST ALLIS, Wis. - A police chase ended in a crash in Milwaukee on Monday, May 4, with officers firing a Taser at the suspect and then arresting them. According to the West Allis Police Department, West Allis police officers were executing a search warrant near 10th and Locust in Milwaukee on Monday morning and the suspect was not at the location. However, the suspect...

Five months after a massive blaze destroyed Bass Bay Brewhouse in Muskego, owner Ryan Oschmann is still grieving the loss of the family business, but he’s ready to move forward with plans to fully rebuild while opening a beer garden on the site in the interim. The Dec. 12...

A Milwaukee couple is speaking out after tracking their stolen car to a Milwaukee scrapyard where it had already been destroyed. They fear it may be part of a growing crime trend in the city.

FRANKLIN, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee County's first Costco is set to break ground this week. The Franklin location will be on the corner of 27th and Drexel, following the purchase of the 20-acre land previously owned by Northwestern Mutual. The 164,000-square-foot facility will include a 12-pump gas station and...