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Brookfield Central and Brookfield Academy Earn 2024 WIAA Boys Team Tennis Titles
MADISON, Wis. – Brookfield Central and Brookfield Academy captured State Team Boys Tennis Championships Saturday at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium on the campus of UW-Madison. The top-seeded Lancers (25-2) won team championship with a 4-3 win over second-seeded Marquette (22-3) in the Division 1 championship match. Brookfield Central won all four singles matches. Surya Arvind won at #1 singles; Andrey Semin was victorious at #2 singles; Michael Li was the winner at #3 singles; and Noah Weitzer won his match at the #4 position.
'They didn't even have much time to react': Construction workers hit by truck in Pewaukee
PEWAUKEE, Wis. — The construction worker seriously injured in a Pewaukee crash June 26 will likely need two years of rehab and will never run or jump again, according to family members. Forty-seven-year-old Kyle Perkins was working construction along Capitol Drive near Pewaukee Road last Wednesday when, according to...
Five Shootings in Milwaukee on Fourth of July, One Fatal
The Fourth of July turned violent in Milwaukee, with police reporting five shootings yesterday, one of which was fatal. The deadly incident occurred around 10:45 p.m. on North 25th Street, where a 42-year-old was shot following an argument. The Milwaukee Police Department has yet to make an arrest in the...
Fireworks suspected of sparking Milwaukee apartment fire
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Fire Department believes fireworks sparked a large fire at an apartment complex on the Fourth of July. Firefighters were called to 84th Street, near Mill Road, around 10:45 p.m. on Thursday. Fire officials say one person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Video...
How Milwaukee’s Native community is fighting a surge in opioid deaths
Sisters Alyssa Cook and Lena lost their mother to an opioid overdose in September 2023. “My mom was brilliant and had solutions to everything,” Lena said. “But she struggled with addiction most of her life.”. Lena, who wishes to remain anonymous because she works in health care, reflected...
Today’s Summerfest schedule and picks: Friday, July 5
Every morning throughout Summerfest 2024, we’ll deliver a guide that covers the day’s entertainment and how you can get in the gate free of charge. This is where you’ll find info about the AmFam Amp headliners, eclectic picks from our knowledgeable staff and the music lineup for the day (see the full 2024 Summerfest lineup here).
The man behind the RNC balloon drop in Milwaukee is doing his 10th convention
Red, white and blue balloons falling from the ceiling of Fiserv Forum on July 18 will be among the lasting images of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. And to set up and execute that balloon drop, the RNC Committee on Arrangements turned to Treb Heining, who has been doing the balloon drops...
'If we don't, who will?': Local organizers share why they're marching against the Milwaukee RNC
Before Alan Chavoya, 29, can join the Coalition to March on the RNC's weekly meeting, he has to step aside to take a call. Chavoya just found out that Milwaukee police shot two teens on Interstate 43. Now, he's making sure members of the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression are at...
A downtown high-rise is about to start construction. Public plazas are planned next to it
Two publicly funded plazas are to be developed next to a new downtown apartment tower that will overlook the Milwaukee River. The plazas will be adjacent to The Edison, a 32-story, 383-unit high-end tower. The tower is planned for a vacant lot at 1005 N. Edison St. − where the former Rojahn & Malaney...
Mariah the Scientist, Mt. Joy, and best and worst of Summerfest 2024's Day 7 in Milwaukee
The rain threatened to put a damper on Summerfest's Fourth of July in the early going, but the skies cleared long enough for the headliners to shine. Well, most of them. Here's the best and worst of what we saw and heard at the Big Gig Thursday. ...
Milwaukee groups renew My Brother’s Keeper mission to better support young Black men
Ten years ago, then-President Barack Obama called on community leaders throughout the U.S. to join together and commit to improving life outcomes for boys and young men of color. The initiative was called My Brother’s Keeper. It grew to a network of more than 100 participating organizations, including in Milwaukee....
UW-Madison study finds wolves can bring benefits to ecosystem, but are not a 'cure all'
A new study by a University of Wisconsin-Madison team of researchers looking at wolves on an island in Lake Superior is helping shed light on the role that certain species play in helping shape an entire ecosystem. The conclusion was those species do play a role, but those effects may be temporary, and...
Greendale remembers U.S. forefathers taking the community back in time
GREENDALE, Wis. — A booming Fourth of July in the Village of Greendale. It started on the Village Hall steps with an 18-year tradition of reciting the Declaration of Independence the Forefathers wrote 248 years ago. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,"...
Archbishop Listecki celebrates 4th of July Mass
WAUWATOSA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Before the parades and picnics started Thursday morning, Milwaukee Catholic Archbishop Jerome Listecki celebrated a special Fourth of July Mass at Christ King Church in Wauwatosa. He called it a Mass of thanksgiving to God for living in America. The archbishop pointed out that America's...
Road closures for railroad fixes in Waukesha
WAUKESHA, Wis. — Be on the lookout for road closures in Waukesha. Starting on Friday, July 5, the Canadian National Railroad will be closing Barstow Street and East Broadway around the railroad tracks to rectify some track crossing deficiencies. The closure on Barstow Street will start in the early...
Summerfest attendees celebrate final weekend and Fourth of July
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Festival goers dressed up in their best red, white and blue to celebrate the Fourth of July as well as Summerfest’s last weekend of the year. For the first time since 2019, the Fourth of July fell on a Summerfest weekend. “They never stop making...
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