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Complaint: Driver traveling at 92 mph in moments leading up to fatal Appleton Avenue crash
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee woman has been criminally charged in the death of 50-year-old Jason Stark. Ellastaysha Harris, 24, is charged with second degree reckless homicide, knowingly operating a motor vehicle while suspended (causing death), and two counts second degree recklessly endangering safety. Stark died after a crash...
Rollover crash in Milwaukee; woman dead, medical examiner says
MILWAUKEE - A rollover crash on Milwaukee's far northwest left one person dead on Wednesday afternoon, May 15. It happened near 95th and Brown Deer around 3:30 p.m. Police said a vehicle was changing lanes on Brown Deer road when it collided with another vehicle, lost control, left the roadway and hit a traffic post, street map and tree.
Toddler shot, seriously injured in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police are investigating the shooting of a 3-year-old boy on the city's northwest side. It happened at 9:03 p.m. on Thursday at N. 76th Street and Silver Spring Drive. Police have not released where or how the toddler was shot but said first responders rushed the...
Glendale police chase, Milwaukee crash; driver charged
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man is charged with multiple felonies after a police chase and multi-vehicle crash on Saturday, May 11. Prosecutors accuse 34-year-old Pierre Webb of leading Glendale officers on a pursuit into Milwaukee before crashing and running off. According to a criminal complaint, a license plate was reported...
Two Milwaukee 17-year-olds shot, one killed, in early morning shooting
Two 17-year-olds were shot, one killed and the other treated for injuries, on Wednesday morning in Milwaukee. The shootings happened about 1:45 a.m., with the 17-year-old who was shot and killed found on the 2600 block of N. 44th St. about 6:21 a.m., according to a Milwaukee Police Department media release. The Milwaukee County...
Sade Robinson's family notified of another body part discovery in Waukegan, Illinois, along Lake Michigan
A human arm was discovered along the shoreline in Waukegan, Illinois, as the family of slain Milwaukee teen, Sade Robinson, has been notified of the discovery. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said Thursday it will not be able to officially confirm whose body the arm belongs to until DNA results are returned, but the sheriff's office did say that after Waukegan authorities reached out to them, Robinson's family was notified.
Milwaukee police locate 1-month-old Milwaukee boy and his mother
Milwaukee police found a missing one-month-old boy and his 16-year-old mother, after they had been missing since Wednesday. In a Thursday morning release, police said the two were found after not being seen since noon on Wednesday.
Food trucks targeted in Milwaukee robberies
MILWAUKEE — Food truck drivers are on alert in Milwaukee after a robbery spree over the weekend on the south side. In at least one of the robberies, the young men used guns. In one incident Saturday night at 11th and Becher streets, surveillance video from inside and outside shows a young man leaping up into the Taqueria La Parilla Mixe food truck, grabbing the drawer from the register, and he and his accomplice grab the cash and run off.
Critically missing Milwaukee man's daughter continues search
MILWAUKEE - The search is on for a Milwaukee man who was last seen on Mother’s Day, May 12. Carvell Jennings’ daughter has passed out hundreds of flyers, hoping someone watching knows where her father is. Ebony Jennings has been on edge since Sunday after learning her father...
Milwaukee County police chase, crash; boy hurt, man charged
OAK CREEK, Wis. - A Franklin man is charged with seven felonies related to a police chase and crash that injured an 11-year-old boy on Thursday, May 9. Prosecutors accuse Griffin Johnson, 19, of fleeing officers across Milwaukee County in a stolen pickup truck twice in one night. It all came to an end with a crash near I-94 and Drexel in Oak Creek.
CBS 58 Exclusive: Family of 2018 reckless driving victim speaks out after killer charged in 4-year-old's death
MILWAUKEE (WDJT) -- The 30-year-old man who has been charged in connection to the hit-and-run crash that killed 4-year-old Zekani Hymes-Wilson and injured her mother, Gloria Hymes, near North Teutonia and W. Vera Avenue was convicted in the past for a similar reckless driving incident. Donald Crayton was convicted in...
Milwaukee hit-and-run; brothers killed, family faces funeral hurdle
MILWAUKEE - After two brothers were killed in a Milwaukee hit-and-run crash on May 5, their family now faces a new challenge: getting their bodies back to Nicaragua for a funeral. Aquiles Gutierrez Ponce remembers his older brothers, Ausberto and Michael, as cheerful, charismatic and hardworking. Both were killed near...
Ascension employee describes working conditions after cyberattack
MILWAUKEE — Wednesday marked one week since Ascension hospitals were hit by a cyberattack that has affected access to electronic health records, MyChart, some phone lines and various systems tied to medical procedures and medications. Gavin Rice is an ultrasound tech at Ascension St. Francis Hospital. He said the...
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