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Milwaukee African Cultural Festival celebrates local diversity through food, culture and music
Colorful patterned fabrics and flags blowing in the wind shone brightly at the Milwaukee African Cultural festival Saturday in Brown Deer Park. People traveled from all over Wisconsin, some even coming from Africa, in support of the event. Yollande Tchouapi, one of the event's organizers, had family visiting from Cameroon. She said...
Republican convention in Milwaukee could be ‘attractive’ target for violent extremists, federal assessment says
The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next week could be an “attractive” target for violent extremists or other people looking to sow chaos by disrupting a high-profile political event, according to a threat assessment from federal agencies and the Milwaukee Police Department obtained by CNN.
Judge rules Milwaukee protest group cannot march through RNC security zone
With a week until the kickoff of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, a federal judge has ruled that a protest group that sued the city cannot cross into the "hard" security perimeter to complete its planned march. The ruling is a blow to the American Civil Liberties Union and...
We saw over 100 Summerfest 2024 shows in Milwaukee. Here are the 15 best and the 10 worst.
Summerfest 2024 is a wrap and, years from now, we know we'll remember the rain — and more rain. We'll remember the storms that temporarily shut it down on the first Saturday, and the thrill of shows in peril of cancellation still going on. We'll remember superstars SZA and Tyler Childers playing...
Years after opening, a Milwaukee County psychiatric hospital is serving far fewer patients than expected
When Milwaukee County began working on the closure of its outdated mental health complex hospital a decade ago, part of the plan was for a private hospital to take over. Even though the county was redesigning its mental health system to rely more on community resources and less on emergency care, it still...
Local organization offers support to Milwaukee's homeless community during RNC
We’re just a week away from the Republican National Convention and the community is actively getting ready to address how it will impact everyone in our community, including Milwaukee's homeless.
One hundred years of history, art, and culture for Milwaukee's Villa Terrace
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- It's perhaps the next best thing to an actual Italian villa on the Mediterranean, but it's not in Italy. It's right here in our own backyard. The Villa Terrace Art Museum is a 19,000 square foot mansion overlooking Lake Michigan on Milwaukee's east side. And now the special place is marking a major milestone; one hundred years.
Country Star Reveals Surprise Illinois Concert 12 Hours Before The Show
The 56th Summerfest wrapped up on Milwaukee's lakefront and it was another eclectic lineup at the World's Largest Music Festival. More than a dozen live performances were happening at the same time across the Summerfest grounds, so you can hear all genres of music as you walk through the park.
OPINION: The complex dynamics of gun control in America by Tom Jenz
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee shootings left two people dead and another wounded on Saturday, June 8. MILWAUKEE – Eight people were wounded in separate Milwaukee shootings on Tuesday, May 14. A few years ago, I found myself at Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin, within a large group of high...
Ohio presidential delegates looking forward to Republican National Convention
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Republican National Convention starts July 15 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It will culminate with thousands of Republican delegates from 56 states and U.S. territories officially casting their votes to nominate Donald Trump for president. Ohio's presidential delegates are now getting ready to play their important role...
Wisconsin school board member sues his own board, settles for 6 figures
A Wauwatosa school board member who sued his own board for open meetings violations has settled the case for $132,500. The unprecedented six-figure settlement to Michael Meier comes as the Wauwatosa School District will ask voters in two November referenda to approve new funding totaling $124.4 million. Meier filed a...
RNC platform committee adopts new GOP platform in Milwaukee ahead of convention next week
MILWAUKEE — During a closed-door meeting Monday in downtown Milwaukee, members of the Republican National Committee's platform committee adopted the new GOP platform ushered in by former President Donald Trump, the first new party platform since 2016. "If you look at it, it has Donald Trump written all over...
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump seeks justice for Milwaukee hotel death
MILWAUKEE — The most prominent civil rights attorney in the country is now focused on the death of a man at a Milwaukee hotel late last month. Ben Crump held a news conference outside the downtown Hyatt Regency Hotel Monday afternoon at the behest of the family of Dvontaye Mitchell, 43.
“Mechanical issue” temporarily closes bridge over Milwaukee River
UPDATE 7/8/24 – The bridge has come back down and all closures have ended. MILWAUKEE – One of the 16 bridges that cross the Milwaukee River looks a bit different from the rest. Half of the drawbridge is stuck raised in the air on the Kilbourn Ave. bridge.
Hyatt Milwaukee death, family demands justice
FOX6's Bria Jones sat down one-on-one with the family of D’vontaye Mitchell, who died at rgw Hyatt Regency Hotel, as they are now represented by several lawyers including well known civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
Plan on illegally dumping in a Milwaukee County park? You could soon face a $5,000 fine.
Plan on dumping that old TV or piles of rubble from your driveway remodel? Milwaukee County residents could soon be hit with a $5,000 fine if they are caught illegally dumping in county-run parks, according to a resolution pushed forward by County Board Supervisor Shawn Rolland. The resolution calls for a change in...
Taking a look at what's happening in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- For a preview at a couple of big events taking place in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward, Jordan Dechambre of the Historic Third Ward Association joined us on Monday, July 8. She previewed a special event taking place during the 2024 Republican National Convention, #Beerpartisanship 2024, taking...
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