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Milwaukee homeless camps, cars towed from 2 park-and-ride lots
MILWAUKEE - Amid ongoing concerns about homeless encampments, cars were removed from two Milwaukee park-and-ride lots on Monday, June 10. A Wisconsin Department of Transportation spokesperson said nine cars were removed from the College Avenue lot, and one was towed from the Holt Avenue lot. One man told FOX6 his...
Glendale Kletzsch Park fish passage completed after nearly 10 years
GLENDALE, Wis. - A fish passage built along the Milwaukee River in Glendale's Kletzsch Park, which opened last year, is now completed. The project took nearly a decade to finish. "This is a really exciting day. This is the culmination of a lot of people's work," said Jennifer Bolger Breceda,...
'A great inconvenience': RNC is about a month away, residents and business owners are not thrilled
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- All eyes will soon be on Milwaukee as the city will host the Republican National Convention this summer. It's been the talk of the town for months now, and yet many people say they still don't know a whole lot. "This is like a political Summerfest...
More than 500 bikes to be given away at annual event hosted by Sixteenth Street Community Health Center
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- More than 500 bikes will be given away for free this weekend in Milwaukee. It's happening at the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center's 13th annual Bike Day on Saturday, June 15. The free event -- happening in Kosciuszko Park -- will also provide south side families...
Plans proceeding for new Milwaukee state office building. It would boost the near west side
Plans are proceeding for a new state office building on Milwaukee's near west side − a project city officials say would provide a boost for that neighborhood. The Wisconsin Department of Administration has issued a request for information from prospective developers for a 55,000- to 65,000-square-foot office building on 2.6 acres of state-owned...
These Wisconsin grocery stores and businesses are open on Juneteenth
Shoppers who are trying to make last-minute purchases for their Juneteenth gatherings in the Milwaukee area have some options to grab any items. Here's what's open and closed on the holiday in 2024:. When is Juneteenth 2024?. Juneteenth falls on June 19, 2024. This year, the holiday is on a...
DNR issues air quality advisory today for Milwaukee, Ozaukee and other lakeside counties
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an air quality advisory effective Wednesday for five counties along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Milwaukee, Kenosha, Ozaukee, Racine and Sheboygan counties are under a moderate air quality advisory today from noon until 11 p.m. The air quality index is expected to reach...
Milwaukee Housing Authority leader Willie Hines criticized for secrecy, high pay
Editor's note: This story has been updated to say that the annual meeting of the Housing Authority scheduled for June 12 has been canceled. In 2014, when many still expected him to run for mayor, Willie Hines abruptly left city politics and took a job with the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee. ...
US Navy sailor and Cudahy native dies during a training exercise in Jacksonville, Fla.
A U.S. Navy sailor who graduated from high school in Cudahy died last week during training. Chief Petty Officer Peter "Pete" Lagosh, 41, died Tuesday, June 4, while training onboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Fla., Cmdr. Dawn Stankus, public affairs officer at Naval Air Force Atlantic in Norfolk, Va., confirmed....
Fluorescent fun in Milwaukee: ArtBlaze on the Beach taking place at Bradford and South Shore
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Fluorescent tentacles that measure over 30-feet tall will light up Milwaukee’s lakefront during ArtBlaze on the Beach, a series of free events starting Wednesday, July 10. The events will be held on four Wednesdays in July and August at Bradford Beach and South Shore Beach,...
Milwaukee's first Juneteenth Day celebrated community's 'vitality,' despite the rain
For Milwaukee's first Juneteenth celebration, it rained. But it didn't dampen anyone's enthusiasm for marking the date in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas — the last remaining slaves in the South — were told the Civil War was over and they were free, two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued...
9 Event to Celebrate Juneteenth in Milwaukee 2024
From the annual parade to a book club, there’s a wide variety of events to celebrate. Milwaukee veterans and families are getting together for an afternoon of fun, with food trucks, vendors, games and more. Festivities will be held at the south entrance of the Milwaukee VA Medical Center. The event is free, and anyone is welcome.
Potawatomi Casino Hotel in Milwaukee announces two-day Tejano festival for outdoor venue
Potawatomi Casino Hotel officials have announced the second event in their Potawatomi Amplified Concert Series at their new temporary outdoor venue: a two-day festival called Tejano America Fest 2024. Taking place July 27 and 28 (the same weekend as the Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival), Tejano Fest will feature performances by Ramon Ayala, Duelo, Bobby...
New Kikkoman plant bringing business to Wisconsin
WISCONSIN — Soy sauce company Kikkoman broke ground on its second facility in Wisconsin Wednesday, as crews got to work on building a new $560 million facility between Madison and Milwaukee. "It's a significant investment. When we start talking about the brand of Kikkoman — just that known brand...
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