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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – As Milwaukee leaders continue reviewing the proposed 2026 city budget authored by Mayor Cavalier Johnson, on city alderman is suggesting removing a part of downtown’s transportation network in response to an increasingly contentious portion of the budget proposal. Scott Spiker wants to do away with...

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Police Department's chase policy is under scrutiny. It's been a deadly year for innocent bystanders and now the big debate for the department: To chase or not to chase. In this episode of Open Record, FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn invites FOX6 reporter Jason Calvi on to talk about the...

Frustrations mount as residents of the City face the possibility of yet another financial burden in the form of increased vehicle registration fees. With the cost of living already pressing down on wallets, the Mayor's latest proposed budget for 2026 suggests hiking the wheel tax by another $10, according to a...

UPDATE 10/9/25 11:30 a.m. — One person is dead and an officer injured after a shooting Thursday morning near 49th and Mill Road in Milwaukee. Police sources tell WTMJ that the off-duty officer was driving into work when the suspect cut him off and pulls in front of him.

There’s a renewed effort to bring red light and speed enforcement cameras to Milwaukee to help address reckless driving. State law currently prohibits the use of the cameras, which snap photos of vehicles that run a red light or speed. But a recently introduced bill would allow for up to 75 of the cameras to be...

MILWAUKEE - A 35-year-old Milwaukee man who was accused of placing drops of superglue into a woman's soda was sentenced on Thursday, Oct 9. Back in August 2025, Joseph Ross pleaded guilty to a felony charge of placing foreign objects in edibles. On Thursday, he was sentenced to 18 months...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Nearly 120 first-grade students joined foresters on Wednesday, Oct. 8 to plant five trees at Humboldt Park in Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood during the 27th annual Tree Day celebration. Foresters and naturalists from Milwaukee County Parks, the City of Milwaukee Forestry Division and Wehr...

Fat Body Hotties is here to celebrate fat joy in Milwaukee, and they’re proud about it. Sarah Chojnacki started the collective after experiencing firsthand the need for affordable and size-inclusive clothing in both retail and thrift spaces in the city. “This world was not made for bodies that are...

MILWAUKEE - One week and still no health care coverage. Ascension Wisconsin and UnitedHealthcare have not agreed on a contract. It has left thousands of Wisconsinites scrambling with their provider no longer in-network. No contract worked out. What we know:. During the Finance and Personnel Committee hearing on...