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Milwaukee man charged in deadly CTA bus shooting, Chicago police say
A man has been charged in a deadly shooting on a CTA bus in Bronzeville earlier this week, Chicago police said.Jeremy Howard, 20, of Milwaukee has been charged with felony possession of a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm in an occupied vehicle and aggravated battery, police said.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe shooting on a CTA bus at about 12:14 a.m. Monday in the 3400-block of South State Street.Police said an altercation broke out onboard the #29 State Street bus and the driver reported that a passenger pulled a gun and fired on another.A man in his late 20s was shot in the chest and was taken to the hospital, where he later died, police said.The CTA driver was shot in the right shoulder and was taken to the hospital.INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER Track crime and safety in your neighborhood
Milwaukee-area police who joined Oath Keepers resigned jobs after The Badger Project investigation
Three of the four Milwaukee-area police officers revealed by The Badger Project to have joined the anti-government group the Oath Keepers resigned from their law enforcement positions soon after the stories were published. Two have left law enforcement. The third took a job with a different law enforcement agency. A...
Police presence at Waukesha funeral home; employees found open door
WAUKESHA, Wis. - Waukesha police responded to the Cesarz Charapala & Zinnecker Funeral Home on N. Moreland on Wednesday, July 3 to conduct an investigation. Police tell FOX6 News that employees came to work and found an open door. The workers believed they heard a noise coming from inside. Law...
GRAPHIC: Man restrained by hotel security guards later dies, officials say
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WDJT) – Security guards at a Wisconsin hotel were seen on camera restraining a man and appearing to hit him with an object. The man eventually became unresponsive before later dying. Warning: The details in this story may be disturbing for some readers. A witness caught the...
Multiple shootings in Milwaukee on July 4; 1 dead, 4 wounded
MILWAUKEE - One person is dead and four others were wounded after different shootings happened in Milwaukee on Thursday, July 4. Police are still looking for the people responsible for each shooting. Holton and Wright. Milwaukee police say a 32-year-old person was shot and wounded on Thursday morning, around 7...
Milwaukee apartment fire; 84th and Mill, cause under investigation
MILWAUKEE - Fire broke out at a Milwaukee apartment building on Thursday night, July 4. It happened near 84th Street and Mill Road. No additional details have been released – including the cause of the fire or the amount of damage sustained. This is a developing story. Check back...
'We're watching somebody getting killed': Civil rights attorney wants criminal charges in death investigation involving hotel security guards
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee civil rights attorney says criminal charges should be filed in the death of Dvontaye Mitchell, the man who died Sunday afternoon, June 30, after he was restrained by four security guards outside the downtown Hyatt Regency hotel. Hyatt ignored our questions, both about this...
Washington Park fatal shooting, Milwaukee man gets life in prison
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man convicted of shooting and killing a man at Washington Park was sentenced to life in prison. Triston Brown, 20, pleaded guilty in February to first-degree intentional homicide. A charge of strangulation and suffocation was dismissed as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Naquan Henry...
Family of man who died outside Hyatt hotel: 'It's like watching George Floyd's death'
Video circulating on social media documenting the final moments of D'Vontaye L. Mitchell’s life has left his family with more questions than answers. But one thing they all can agree on: Mitchell was a loving brother and member of the family. And the manner in which he appears to have died is too...
MPD: 29-year-old dies in late-night crash after car struck at high speed
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred late Wednesday, July 3. It happened shortly after 11:30 p.m. near 11th and Wisconsin. A 29-year-old driver was ejected from their car after being struck by another car traveling westbound at what police describe as a high speed. Despite life-saving measures, the driver of the struck car was pronounced dead at the scene.
Former Milwaukee city employee who embezzled more than $100,000 sentenced to probation
Kyle Hepp, one of two former Milwaukee Department of Public Works employees who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $100,000 from the city, was sentenced Tuesday to six months home confinement and four years of probation. Hepp and his colleague Kelly Whitmore-Behling each pleaded guilty in March to federal charges of conspiracy to commit theft from a federally funded program and theft from a federally funded program. ...
Police in Glendale remove election observers for being disruptive while objecting to ballots
Election observers showed up at several polling locations in the Milwaukee area Tuesday, and two of them were removed by police in Glendale for being disruptive while objecting to absentee ballots, Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy said. Glendale Police removed two observers at separate city polling sites for getting confrontational with poll workers, Kennedy said, but the rest were allowed to stay at polling locations in Glendale, Shorewood and the City of Milwaukee. ...
Fatal Milwaukee shooting, 54th and Meinecke, woman charged
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee woman has been criminally charged in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred Friday, June 28 near 54th and Meinecke in Milwaukee. The accused, 30-year-old Talina Weddle, walked into a Milwaukee Police District building and turned herself in. Weddle is facing one count of homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon.
Bay View business owner says stolen Schlitz sign has been returned
BAY VIEW, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Inside of Brewtown Collectibles in Bay View are hundreds of various beer signs and brewery memorabilia. Owner Todd Brown and his wife have spent decades collecting and restoring their unique finds, some to keep and others to sell. Last weekend, the couple found what...
Crash on Milwaukee's south side; 2 injured, 1 arrested
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police arrested one person after a crash on the city's south side injured two people on Thursday, July 4. It happened shortly before 6 p.m. MPD said a vehicle was headed south on Howell when it was hit by a vehicle headed west on Van Norman. The...
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