Blue Angels visit Milwaukee ahead of 2023 Air & Water Show

MILWAUKEE — If you're looking for something to do with the kids, look no further. There are discounted museum visits, winter festivals, and folk music concerts all happening this weekend for families in the Milwaukee area. WISN 12 News talked to the team at "Milwaukee with Kids" about their...

MILWAUKEE — A longtime Milwaukee staple, Lopez Bakery, is temporarily closed. Now, the community is showing support for the business with a fundraiser. From humble beginnings half a century ago, Lopez Bakery has a rich history in Milwaukee. Owner Jorge Lopez's father immigrated to this country with a dream.

MILWAUKEE — Interactive Radar | Weather Watch Map Room | Traffic Conditions | Closings. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from Saturday 2 p.m. to Sunday 3 a.m. for east-central, south-central and southeast Wisconsin. Some parts of SE Milwaukee could see up to 6 inches of light, fluffy...

MILWAUKEE — Several Wisconsin chefs and restaurants are in the running for James Beard Awards, which are considered the Oscars of the culinary world. Black Shoe Hospitality owners Amy and Jason Kerstein, Joe Muench and Dan Snider, Story Hill BKC in Milwaukee and Buttermint Finer Dining and Cocktails in Shorewood.

MILWAUKEE — Two highways were impacted by the winter conditions in the Southeastern Wisconsin area. Tomorrow more snow and colder temperatures are expected. With these weather conditions, impacts on the roads could be worse. 9:10 p.m. Lanes reopened on I-39/90 between Janesville and Beloit. 5:40 p.m. Lanes reopen on...

MILWAUKEE — The colder weekend temperatures are prompting a frozen pipe and meter warning from Milwaukee Water Works. So far this winter, the city has already received 189 broken meter reports. That's compared to 137 ruptures all of last winter. "We had a very abnormal amount of burst meters...

MILWAUKEE — Interactive Radar | Weather Watch Map Room | Traffic Conditions | Closings. On Wednesday, southeastern Wisconsin had about 2.5 inches of snow. This is the most snow the area had this winter season in one event. With more snow chances on Friday and mostly Saturday, these snow...

MILWAUKEE — The director of the U.S. Marshals Service paid a visit to Milwaukee Wednesday, a visit designed he said to find new ways to collaborate on fighting crime. A record 193 people died by homicide in Milwaukee in 2021, only to be topped the next year with a staggering 214. Barely three weeks into 2023 there are already 10 homicides.

WEST BEND, Wis. — Surveillance video caught an explosion in a West Bend Qdoba restaurant on camera. Investigators say nobody was seriously hurt. West Bend Fire and Rescue is reminding anyone working on or near gas appliances, to turn off the gas first. According to West Bend Fire and...

KENOSHA, Wis. — All lanes reopen on Interstate 94/Interstate 41 Northbound in Kenosha near Pleasant Prairie. Today at approximately 1:30 p.m. a crash happened on I-41 NB at CTH ML near Kenosha. The Kenosha County sheriff's Department says that at least 20 vehicles were involved and reported two people...

MILWAUKEE — An armored truck robbery happened Thursday near 80th Street and Capitol Drive at North Shore Bank. Milwaukee police said armed suspects held up an armored truck, robbed the employees of money and took off. Neighbors woke up to a major crime scene. "I was laying in bed...

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police are investigating a homicide that happened near 15th and Becher streets. Police said it was a shooting. A 59-year-old Milwaukee woman died from her injuries at the scene, police said. Milwaukee police are still looking for the shooter. Anyone with information should call them at...

MILWAUKEE — The former Wahlburgers location in the Third Ward will soon have a new tenant. Benson's Restaurant Group, owners of other restaurants such as Onesto, Smoke Shack and Blue Bat Kitchen & Tequilaria, announced they will open a new restaurant at 322 N. Broadway (Wahlburgers' former address) in the summer of 2023.

A semitrailer hit the wall and rolled on its side around 4 a.m. near 92nd Street in Greenfield on Wednesday. The truck was carrying 42,000 pounds of paper, and the cleanup took more than seven hours. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said the driver of the semitrailer suffered minor injuries.

MILWAUKEE — Local leaders are meeting to discuss how to prevent violent crimes in Milwaukee. This year there's been a 33% increase in non-deadly shootings compared to 2022. Earlier this year Police Chief Jeffery Norman said arguments and domestic violence are the cause for most crimes in Milwaukee "What we do know is that conflict, argument and DV is contributing to that increase. In fact, we believe it's almost half of those numbers, incidents for conflict argument/domestic violence that's contributing to those homicides," said Norman.

MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee man told WISN 12 News he was shot trying to fight off an armed robber. It happened Saturday afternoon near North 91st Street and Custer Avenue. From his hospital bed, Donald Jones said he was helping a friend sell sunglasses to a stranger. The former security guard said the three of them were in a car when that transaction turned violent.

MILWAUKEE — An 11-year-old Milwaukee boy, shot in the back and arm, is recovering tonight in the hospital, according to his family. Milwaukee police said the boy was inside the home on 65th Street and Silver Spring Drive when someone fired shots into the home. WISN 12 News spoke...

MILWAUKEE — A desperate call for help to try to fix Milwaukee's court crisis. Right now, there are more than 1,500 backlogged felony cases sitting before judges. On Thursday, Alderman Michael Murphy invited the Public Defender's Office, the Milwaukee County Court's chief judge and the district attorney to speak before the common council regarding the ongoing issue.

MILWAUKEE — The family of a 21-year-old man who died in custody at the Milwaukee County Jail Thursday demanded more transparency. Brieon Green’s family, their legal team, and the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR) spoke out about what it saw when reviewing the surveillance video at the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.

MILWAUKEE — New numbers show Milwaukee Police Department arrested children hundreds of times last year on suspicion of stealing cars and committing armed robberies. All of the numbers are for kids under the age of 16. In 2022, MPD said they arrested children 409 times for auto thefts and...