Milwaukee WI

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The process of building Milwaukee's 2026 city budget has highlighted how the relationship between Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Common Council is in need of repair. The divide was apparent Tuesday, when the 15-member council voted unanimously to override each of Johnson's budget vetoes. A...

MILWUAKEE (CBS 58) -- The City of Milwaukee announced that its emergency 'City-County Food Drive' is over. In total it raised over $93,000 and collected 9,000 pounds of food. The drive started as a way to help local families get food and other essentials during the government shutdown. Even though...

MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police officers will get their first pay raise in years. The union says they need it to recruit more officers and keep the city safe. But what does it mean for your tax dollars?. Police contract approved. By the numbers:. The last contract with the Milwaukee Police...

The shooting happened just before 6 p.m. near 35th and Galena. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Pointing out that the federal and Wisconsin's minimum wage is now about where it was back in 1945, Jeffrey Sommers, in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel column, says finally raising it will answer some of our affordability problems. The UW-Milwaukee professor argues that raising the $7.25 minimum would profoundly improve...

MADISON – Officials are calling into question the process of notifying victims of individuals overseen by the Department of Health Services after the family of Payton Leutner was not notified of Morgan Geyser's escape on Nov. 22. In a Nov. 24 news conference, the Waukesha County District Attorney's office said the...

A Milwaukee family is hosting its first community giveaway from their restaurant, offering free Thanksgiving meals to neighbors in need.

All lanes of I-43 northbound at WIS 33 near Saukville and southbound at County LL near Port Washington were closed for several hours Wednesday evening as emergency crews responded to multiple crashes.

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- With the snow coming through, several rush hour crashes could be seen throughout Milwaukee. At the Hawley Road Bridge earlier Wednesday, Nov. 26, the road was backed, partially closed after a crash. CBS 58 went to check out the crash and found a car straddled across...

Brady Street is getting raised crosswalks, curb bump-outs, and other changes designed to slow down traffic − as conceptual plans to close part of the street to cars haven't proceeded. Those traffic calming measures are coming after a summer fatal car crash. The first phase is converting a traffic signal at East Brady...