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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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Waterford (WI) Fire Chief Quits After Fire/EMS Split; Public Demands Answers
The Journal Times, Racine, Wisc. May 15—WATERFORD — Waterford Fire Chief Kevin Hafemann has resigned following a nearly two-year tenure that was punctuated by budget cuts and firehouse manpower shortages. Hafemann’s resignation Monday comes less than a week after Village Board members approved a fire department restructuring plan...
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.
'Proud, very proud': Aspiring barber killed by reckless driver will receive degree posthumously
MILWAUKEE — An aspiring Milwaukee barber killed by a reckless driver just months before graduation will receive his degree. Amari Smith died in February when police said a reckless driver fleeing officers blew a red light and slammed into his car at the intersection of North 20th and Burleigh streets.
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...
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...
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