Milwaukee WI

A Muskego homebuilder is looking to trade crops for cul-de-sacs in New Berlin, filing plans to turn roughly 72 acres of farmland along West Coffee Road into a 24-lot enclave of luxury single-family homes. The concept would swap open agricultural fields for large-lot custom houses and still needs city approvals before...

Monday, Feb. 23, is Fred Usinger Day in Milwaukee, in recognition of Usinger's over 140-year legacy in the community. One free sausage per person will be given out at the Old German Beer Hall.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Milwaukee County has been awarded $1.25 million in federal funding to support new bus purchases and upgrades to a longtime community center. The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) will receive $1 million to support the purchase of new buses. In 2026, about a third of MCTS’...

January mornings that once felt brutally cold along Lake Michigan are now noticeably milder, as new analyses show the city’s average January temperatures have climbed by roughly eight degrees since the early 1970s. Arctic blasts still roll through, but they do not linger as long, and overnight lows generally are not...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – An ordinance proposal aims to add a new requirement for any plans to demolish a historic building in the City of Milwaukee. That ordinance, authored by Fourth District Alderman Bob Bauman and being considered by the City’s Zoning, Neighborhoods, and Development Committee February 24, would “require...

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Who gets a payday and who gets a bill? That's what people are wondering as more data center projects come to Wisconsin. In an effort to address concerns, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel hosted a town hall at Turner Hall Monday night, Feb. 23. As...

GREENDALE, Wis. - An 84-year-old woman died on Monday, Feb. 23, after being pulled from a house fire on Enfield Avenue in Greendale. The house was heavily damaged by the fire. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene around 8 a.m. When they arrived at the scene, they encountered heavy smoke coming from the first...

MUSKEGO, Wis. (CBS 58) -- It's been more than two months since a massive fire destroyed a beloved family-owned restaurant in Muskego. "Literally had a whole world flipped upside-down overnight," said Ryan Oschmann, one of the owners at the Bass Bay Brewhouse. As Oschmann looks out at what's left of...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A 17-year-old is in the hospital after a shooting Monday morning on Milwaukee's south side. Milwaukee police say around 7:30 a.m., a 17-year-old and a 20-year-old man got into a fight after a car crash near Scott and 6th Street. Investigators say the 20-year-old man shot...

A police chase in Milwaukee led to gun and drug charges for two men, and one of them, Jason Hoskins, went on the run.