Milwaukee teachers’ union rallies against MPS job cuts
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Ahead of Thursday night's Milwaukee Public Schools Board meeting, the union representing Milwaukee's teachers protested the job cuts put forward by the district's superintendent. The union has not yet reached a deal with the district and doesn't support the cutting of about 260 jobs. The district...
Meet a Milwaukee kid turning aluminum cans into cash to help the homeless
On the streets of Milwaukee, Carter Wilkins and his mom, Carlicia Wilkins, can be spotted picking up aluminum cans or handing out bagged lunches and hygiene items. They do it as an act of kindness for the homeless and to help grow a new organization called Carter Can Collect Community Initiative Inc.
Teen takeover gatherings across Milwaukee; city leaders address trend
MILWAUKEE - Conversations about how to tackle "teen takeovers" have sparked again. The trend involves large gatherings of young people – often fueled by social media. Two of these takeovers turned violent last month. Teen takeovers. The backstory:. Recently, large gatherings organized by teens and promoted on social media...
Gurnee Bust Unravels Alleged Burglary Crew Roaming From Chicago To Cheese Country
Three men arrested in the Chicago suburbs earlier this month are now accused of being at the center of a sprawling residential burglary spree stretching across southeast Wisconsin and northern Illinois, investigators say. Prosecutors identified the suspects as 33-year-old Angelo Petrov, 32-year-old Janko Petrov and 47-year-old Ali Ivanov. The trio was taken into custody after coordinated search warrants...
Let’s Raise a Glass to The Mothership
It’s been quite the year for The Mothership. The Bay View tiki bar/corner dive lost three months of business (and the massive cache of rare spirits in its basement) to last August’s floods. With support from the community, it reopened in November and soon snagged a national honor...
A New Chance For Brookfield Square Mall – The First Brookfield Winter Farmer’s Market
Brookfield Square Mall has been on the decline for years, with the space vacant, stores empty, individuals like Even Nevals wanted to make use of the aging building. A new event has allowed for the mall to go from desolate to swarming with energy every weekend. “All these years I’ve...
Milwaukee 4-year-old boy fatally shot; child’s father sentenced to life
Ralph Taylor was sentenced on Thursday, April 23 to life in prison without the possibility of extended supervision, for the July 2025 fatal shooting of his 4-year-old son in Milwaukee. Taylor was convicted on March 12 of first-degree intentional homicide and illegal firearm possession. Despite initially claiming the shot came...
Waukesha County cases tie trio to multistate burglary ring
ELM GROVE, Wis. - A trio of men accused of a string of burglaries across southeast Wisconsin and northern Illinois are behind bars, investigators say, tied to multiple break-ins that netted tens of thousands of dollars in cash. What we know:. According to the Elm Grove Police Department, surveillance video...
Pedestrian killed by hit-and-run driver near 13th and Vliet
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee police are searching for a driver after a deadly hit-and-run crash Thursday morning, April 23. Officers responded to the scene near 13th and Vliet around 9:10 a.m. Police say a driver struck the victim and fled; the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. People...
Streets of Old Milwaukee museum event brings history to life
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Public Museum's Streets of Old Milwaukee will come to life one last time. The museum's final "Streets Alive!" event returns on Saturday, May 2. It started in the early 2000s and, aside from a hiatus amid the COVID-19 pandemic, has continued every year since. What is...
