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Milwaukee suspected road rage shooting; freeway temporarily shut down
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies are searching for a suspected road rage shooter. Their investigation even shut down a stretch of I-94 near the stadium interchange for a while on Monday, May 20. During the morning rush and in the shadow of American Family Field, I-94 became a crime...
Critical missing Milwaukee woman found safe
MILWAUKEE - UPDATE: On Monday, May 20, Milwaukee police say Bria was found safe. The Milwaukee Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a critically missing 27-year-old Milwaukee woman. Police said Bria Jones was last seen at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, May 19, near 78th and Silver Spring.
Beloved barber shot in Milwaukee, fighting for his life, family says
MILWAUKEE - A beloved Milwaukee barber is fighting for his life after a shooting that happened on Tuesday morning, May 14. Loved ones told FOX6 someone shot 51-year-old Paul Cooper multiple times while trying to steal his truck near 25th and Capitol. "All of this is over a materialistic object,"...
Arrest of 18-year-old suspected of trying to steal a Kia vehicle in Manitowoc comes amid rash of reported vehicle thefts
MANITOWOC – An 18-year-old man who recently moved to Two Rivers from Milwaukee was arrested Sunday night on suspicion of trying to steal a vehicle on the northeast side of Manitowoc. A Manitowoc police report said officers responded to a suspected vehicle theft in progress at around 8:30 p.m....
Wisconsin's Most Wanted: Richard Moreno sought, has 'very violent history'
MILWAUKEE - He was pulled over by police and just kept on going. U.S. Marshals are searching for a Milwaukee man they say has a long criminal past. "Mr. Moreno has a very violent history," the U.S. Marshal on the case said. Investigators say 30-year-old Richard Moreno has been getting...
Arm found in Illinois; Sade Robinson's family not happy about picture
MILWAUKEE - The Lake County Coroner's Office confirmed to FOX6 on Friday that a picture of a severed human arm circulating online is the arm that was found along a Waukegan, Illinois beach. The family of Sade Robinson, the Milwaukee woman killed and dismembered last month, believes the arm is...
WATCH: Milwaukee police chase ends in fiery crash
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police body camera and squad camera video shows a police chase ending in a fiery crash on Milwaukee's northwest side. Officers are seen sprinting to the Jan. 30 crash to pull people out of the burning car. Police say the chase began around 5:15 p.m. at...
Milwaukee police pursuit, driver arrested; drugs, 'ghost gun' found
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man faces several felony charges after prosecutors say he led police on a chase that lasted for more than an hour. And following the execution of a search warrant at a storage locker he was renting, drugs and a ‘ghost gun’ were also discovered.
Milwaukee police chase, driver charged had warrant: complaint
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man is accused of leading police on a more than four-mile chase on Thursday, May 9. Prosecutors charged 33-year-old Nicholas Rice with two felonies in the case. Prosecutors said the Jeep he was driving was involved in a homicide. According to a criminal complaint, police initially...
Convicted serial rapist sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to homicide
Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of sexual violence. The National Sexual Assault Hotline can be reached 1-800-656-4673 and a list of local resources is available here. Holly Le Sac cared for others, whether they were people or animals. ...
Milwaukee leader pushes for changes at 'dangerous intersection'
MILWAUKEE — Days after a fatal crash near 95th and Brown Deer in Milwaukee, visible damage remains. In the area, there's a tree knocked over exposing its roots, a broken highway sign and a destroyed fence. Now, the alderwoman in that area wants changes. "We know that there's a...
Trial begins for man accused of killing Navy sailor in West Allis
MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) – Jury trial began Monday afternoon for a man charged with killing a young U.S. Navy sailor in West Allis two years ago. Thirty-six-year-old Derrick Williams was charged in July 2022 with first degree intentional homicide, after the shooting death of 19-year-old Phoenix Castanon on May 8, 2022.
She wanted to be a Milwaukee police officer. Now, she's suing over hiring practices
A Milwaukee woman has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit accusing the city of racial and sex discrimination in its hiring practices for police officers. Veronica Locke, who first applied to be a Milwaukee police officer in 2019, is alleging the physical fitness test is biased against women and that she faced different...
Milwaukee fire near 55th and North displaces 6 adults, 7 children
MILWAUKEE - A fire in Milwaukee on Friday night, May 17, displaced several people. According to the Milwaukee Fire Department, a fire broke out in the kitchen of a two-story building. It took firefighters about an hour to put the fire out. No one was injured, but six adults and...
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