Black Water Danger: Sewage Backups Threaten Milwaukee Homes After Floods
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Video: Father, son rescued from dangerous river after jumping in to save family dog
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (CNN Newsource/WDJT/WKRC) - Police have released intense body camera video of the water rescue of a father and son. Historic rainfall in Milwaukee made the river much higher and with faster water currents than usual. It happened in Menomonee Falls on Monday at about 4:30 p.m. and...
‘The Drunk Uncle’ saga continues; new liquor license rejected for its potential successor
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- You may remember the West Allis bar named 'The Drunk Uncle' and how it had its liquor license revoked this spring. The city's council voted to take it away after the bar's owner, Neal Steffek, was accused of sexual harassment and threats against his bar patrons.
Family of 5 Were Living Without AC During 90-Degree Days, Then Man Makes Surprising...
On a hot summer day in Racine, Wis., AT&T technician Marco Herrera went to install fiber internet at the temporary home of Anastasia Benson and her five children. The family had lost their house to a fire in June 2025 and were struggling to stay cool without air conditioning, as temperatures soared above 90 degrees […]
We need a populist, pro-democracy movement, not more gerrymandering
Voting rights activists continue to be divided over gerrymandering. Here in Wisconsin, members of the Fair Maps Coalition, who just recently succeeded in getting representative voting maps for our state, are understandably alarmed by escalating threats to gerrymander the whole country, as Wisconsin Public Radio...
The Massive Thrift Store In Wisconsin Where You’ll Need A Bigger Trunk
In the heart of Milwaukee lies a wonderland where fashion dreams come true without the nightmare price tags – Retique, where your shopping cart runneth over and your credit card stays surprisingly cool. Remember that childhood feeling of finding buried treasure?. That’s the everyday experience at this magical thrift...
Step Into This 1958 Time Capsule in Milwaukee as It Hits the Market for...
The home will, of course, require a bit of touching up—including to its pink-tile bathroom.
Milwaukee flood reporting; victims experience long waits for 211
MILWAUKEE - Some flood victims are stuck waiting to report damage to 211. Those reports are important to unlock possible federal money for Wisconsin. Treasures now trashed. Shinita McKindley's Milwaukee basement flooded in the historic storms. She called 211, hanging up a few times after waiting and waiting. "I've...
Fatal crash causing overnight freeway closure, lanes now open, MCSO says
The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash between a motorcycle and an SUV that caused an overnight closure of the southbound lanes on I-43 at North Ave.
’30 years went by in a blink’: Watch Mike Strehlow’s incredible career highlights at...
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Anchor Mike Strehlow's last day behind the anchor desk is Aug. 21, but you'll still see him every week hosting "CBS 58 Sunday Morning." But as Mike gets ready to enter semi-retirement, he sat down with anchor Bill Walsh to look back at his first 29 years at CBS 58.
