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Milwaukee police ask for help finding missing man
Milwaukee police are asking for help in finding a critically missing 59-year-old man. Carvell Jennings was last seen Sunday at about 4 p.m. in the 6600 block of West Brentwood Avenue, according to police. Police describe him as Black, 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and weighs roughly 127 pounds. He...
Visitors can see 3 new animals in their outdoor habitats at the Milwaukee County Zoo
There are three new animals to meet at the Milwaukee County Zoo. On April 23, Japanese macaque Rikka gave birth to a new baby. According to a Facebook post by the zoo, the animal care team is observing the two animals from a distance and they seem to be doing great. The sex...
Video captures brazen robbery of south side food truck
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A food truck was robbed on Milwaukee's south side, leaving a hometown restaurant out of hundreds of dollars. According to Milwaukee police, the robbery took place just after midnight Monday, May 13 near 19th and West National Avenue. Security camera video captured two thieves reaching through...
A wet start to the week along with some cooler weather
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- After a very warm Mother's Day, including reaching 84 degrees in Milwaukee, look for cooler weather to set in today with more clouds and scattered showers and thunder, especially the second part of the day on Monday. Highs in the low 70s for many, and then...
Snoop Dogg to open outdoor concert series at Potawatomi Casino
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WBAY) - The Potawatomi Casino-Hotel in Milwaukee is kicking off an outdoor concert series in June with headliner Snoop Dogg. The rapper/toker/entrepreneur will perform in the Potawatomi Amplified Concert Series on Saturday, June 15. He’ll take the stage at 9 p.m. Tickets range from $89 to $250...
Wisconsin observes National Police Week
APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - People across the country and right here at home are honoring police officers who died in the line of duty. Right now it’s National Police Week. Five Wisconsin officers are being recognized by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., this year. Four were killed in 2023, another in 1945.
Man accused of killing mother of 10, putting her body in trunk appears in court
MILWAUKEE — The man charged in the death of a mother of 10 found dead in the trunk of her own car made his first court appearance, vitually, in this case Sunday. Police found 41-year-old Tomitka Stewart's body on April 17 near 29th Street and Ruby Avenue. Jerrod Stewart,...
Sunday's near record-breaking heat made it Milwaukee's hottest day of the year (so far)
Officially, summer is still a few weeks away, but if you spent some time outside on Mother's Day, it probably felt like the season was already here. According to the Milwaukee/Sullivan National Weather Service office, Milwaukee reached a high of 84 degrees just after 4 p.m. on Sunday. This made yesterday Milwaukee's hottest day of 2024 so far.
Confusion let this Milwaukee landlord avoid city inspections for decades. That's changing.
For decades, city building inspectors didn't investigate complaints about one of Milwaukee's largest landlords. Now, after a year-long campaign by tenants and organizers, they're taking a look inside. Last week, two building inspectors began monitoring the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, which operates about 5,200 rental homes across...
Want to win $1,500 and a free meal? A public treasure hunt is officially opening May 14 in Brown Deer
BROWN DEER, Wis. (CBS 58) -- If you want a chance to win $1,500 and a complimentary meal for four, here's how. Starting Tuesday, May 14, if you're in the Village of Brown Deer, make sure to keep your eyes peeled. The Brown Deer Community Foundation is hosting its first...
Contact 6 helps viewers save $22,376 in April 2024
MILWAUKEE - Two Milwaukee women tell Contact 6 they spent hundreds of dollars on products that didn’t work properly. The companies sent repairmen multiple times but couldn’t get the products to work. After Contact 6 wrote to the businesses on their behalf, the companies waived their charges. Angel...
VIDEO | REAL ESTATE | Construction finally underway for Taco John’s in West Bend, WI
West Bend, Wi – It has been a long, long wait but fans of Taco John’s are finally able to see progress as ground was broken on S. Main Street in front of the old Shopko/ Five Below. It was Tuesday, October 4, 2022, when the West Bend...
Milwaukee assistant principal charged with assaulting relative in front of other staff, students
A Milwaukee Public Schools assistant high school principal is accused of dragging a relative to the floor, punching and berating them in front of school staff, who did nothing to intervene while other children looked on, according to a criminal complaint. The complaint accuses Toilisa Lockett, an assistant principal of 10th grade at Washington High School of Information Technology, of intentional physical abuse of a child and mental harm to a child. The incident involved an 11-year-old...
Milwaukee private security law reinstated; temporary ruling
MILWAUKEE - Bouncers, ID checkers and gas station attendants in Milwaukee are once again required to get a private security license -- at least for now. Judge Brittany Grayson declined Monday, May 13 to keep Milwaukee's new private security ordinance from taking effect while a lawsuit progresses. The new ordinance...
Double B’s BBQ in West Allis makes Yelp's Top 100 Barbecue Spots list
A West Allis barbecue joint is among Yelp's Top 100 Barbecue Spots for 2024. Double B's BBQ, 7412 W. Greenfield Ave., ranks 47th on the list. It's the only Wisconsin restaurant that made the rankings. ...
Feeling hungry? Milwaukee's Downtown Dining Week offers specials at dozens of restaurants
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee's annual Downtown Dining Week returns May 30 through June 6, offering discounts at local restaurants. Participating businesses will offer multi-course lunch and dinner options at special rates; $15 or $25 for lunch and $35, $45 or $55 for dinner. From steakhouses to sports bars, the list of restaurants is sure to please a wide variety of pallets:
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