West Milwaukee police chase; teen in custody, fell from overpass ramp
WEST MILWAUKEE, Wis. - A 15-year-old boy was taken into custody following a police chase in West Milwaukee on Monday morning, Oct. 5. Police are still searching for a second suspect. Police chase. The Details:. According to the West Milwaukee Police Department, shortly before 3 a.m. police were alerted to...
Wrong-way driver leads to fatal three-vehicle crash in Wisconsin
WAUKESHA, Wis. (WFRV) – One woman is dead and several people are hurt after a wrong-way driver led to a three-vehicle crash in southern Wisconsin on Sunday night. According to a release from the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded at 10:14 p.m. to reports of a crash involving a wrong-way driver in the
Milwaukee expands camera program to catch illegal dumpers
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee is expanding a pilot program aimed at catching illegal dumpers, with eight additional surveillance cameras being installed on the city's Near West Side. The cameras are part of an effort between the city and Near West Side Partners to identify people who illegally dump trash, furniture,...
Milwaukee hit-and-run, police chase; man gets 14 years in prison
MILWAUKEE - Jarvis Walker, the Milwaukee man convicted in connection with a hit-and-run that killed a motorcyclist and a separate police chase, appeared in court on Oct. 1 for a plea and sentencing hearing. Online court records indicate Walker pleaded guilty to hit-and-run resulting in death and second-degree recklessl
Woman posed as MPS substitute teacher, berated kids: complaint
MILWAUKEE - A woman is accused of posing as a Milwaukee Public Schools substitute teacher, going into a classroom and berating students in September. The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office charged 23-year-old Amy Jones with impersonating a public employee and four counts of exposing a child to harmful descript
Woman killed in wrong-way crash on Highway 16 in Waukesha County
PEWAUKEE, Wis.— A 23-year-old woman is dead after a wrong-way crash on Highway 16 in Waukesha County Sunday night. The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened around 10:14 p.m. in the westbound lanes of Highway 16 in Pewaukee, west of Ryan Street. Investigators say the woman...
‘Touched, punched, pushed’: Milwaukee haunted house owners say actors were attacked by guests
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- For the second straight year, the Los Gordos Ice Cream shop on the south side of Milwaukee is running a haunted house in the month of October. The haunted house has strict rules about not touching the actors while walking through. “I tell them if you...
Milwaukee shootings Sunday; 2 wounded
MILWAUKEE - Separate shootings in Milwaukee on Sunday, Oct. 4 left two people wounded. According to the Milwaukee Police Department, a 54-year-old was shot around 1:14 a.m. The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment. The circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation. 35th and Villard. The...
Waukesha father of four dies after running Milwaukee Lakefront Half Marathon
MILWAUKEE — The runner who died after collapsing during the Milwaukee Lakefront Half Marathon on Sunday has been identified as John Meise of Waukesha. Meise, 36, leaves behind a wife and four children, according to a Meal Train fundraiser set up for his family. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s...
Hundreds of Young Fans Turned Away From Freya Skye Show at Milwaukee’s Landmark Live...
Hundreds of kids and families lined up outside Milwaukee's Landmark Credit Union Live on Sept. 30 expecting a night of pop stardom with Freya Skye, only to be turned away at the door because their tickets, mostly bought through resale sites, would not scan. Parents who had planned birthday parties and first-concert mil
