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'Brat summer' vs bratwurst summer: How Wisconsinites are reacting to trend on social media
Ask anyone in Wisconsin: We know brats. So when “brat summer” started trending on Twitter, Wisconsinites were confused. “I’m from Wisconsin so every time I see someone post 'brat summer' I’m like ‘sure the heck is,’” read one Tweet. ...
Parolee Apprehended After Striking Squad, Fleeing
A man, who is a parolee, was apprehended last night after striking a sheriff’s squad car and fleeing. On July 24, 2024, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies spotted a stolen Chevrolet Avalanche at a gas station in the 13900 block of West Yorkhouse Road, Unincorporated Waukegan. The driver of the stolen vehicle fled from deputies the night before.
Jim "The Shark" Dreyer is ready to swim across Lake Michigan alone
GRAND HAVEN,Mich.-- Jim "The Shark" Dreyer announces his third attempt at swimming alone across Lake Michigan on August 6th. His journey will start from McKinley Beach in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to City Beach in Grand Haven, Michigan, which totals out to be approx. 82.9 miles. “This announcement should come as no...
MPS board recall; over 37k signatures gathered, questions arise
MILWAUKEE - Organizers of the effort to recall half of the Milwaukee Public Schools school board say they've gathered 37,000 signatures, and they're looking for more. But it's a lot more complicated than that. With a little under three weeks to go, the m-p-s recall collaborative touts the progress of...
Milwaukee man arrested in Fond du Lac County had ecstasy hidden in groin area of his pants
FOND DU LAC COUNTY (WLUK) -- A Milwaukee man was arrested in Fond du Lac County last week for numerous offenses, including hiding drugs in the groin area of his pants. It happened Friday around 4:15 a.m., when a deputy working on I-41 radared a vehicle traveling 120 miles per hour northbound near Lost Arrow Road.
MPS VP speaks at Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee Public Schools Board Vice President Jilly Gokalgandhi was the guest speaker at the Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on Wednesday, July 24. Gokalgandhi has become a key spokesperson for MPS as the district is currently suffering a financial scandal, which costs the district millions of...
Video shows pedestrians narrowly escaping injury when car flips off road
Four people escaped serious injuries in Wisconsin after a two-car crash in which one of the cars rolled over two pedestrians. Surveillance video shows the remarkable crash Saturday evening in Milwaukee, as a dark SUV turned into the path of a speeding car. The collision carried one of the cars into two people on the sidewalk and rolled right over them. Remarkably, no one was seriously hurt.
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