Milwaukee police investigate homicide on Milwaukee's north side
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee police are investigating a homicide that occurred near 9th and Ring at 2:45pm on Saturday, January 31st.Police say 29-year-old Richard Spears from Milwaukee was shot while operating a vehicle.
Despite efforts by relative, man dies in garage fire on Milwaukee's north side
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A Milwaukee man is dead, the victim of a fire that broke out in a garage near 41st and Thurston on Wednesday morning, January 28th.One witness tells FOX6 News, she initially thought a car warming up in the garage seemed to be producing excessive smoke.
Patient injured after fire breaks out inside room in ER at Aurora Sinai Hospital
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A fire broke out inside a room in the ER at Aurora Sinai Hospital on N. 12th Street in Milwaukee Monday evening, January 26th.It happened shortly before 8:00 p.m.Fire officials were notified about the fire via a paramedic unit at the hospital.
Five-month-old baby, man fatally stabbed, three others hurt on Milwaukee's west side
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Two people are dead and three more critically hurt after a stabbing incident that happened in a duplex near 39th and Clybourn around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, January 23rd.
"Somebody got really lucky:" Car ends up stuck in building after collision with SUV
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee fire officials say nobody was hurt after two vehicles collided — and then one of the vehicle’s crashed into a building.
A knock at the door that could save your life! Red Cross, MFD officials team up, install smoke detectors
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The American Red Cross celebrated the legacy of Dr.
Under investigation: Fire at duplex near 41st and Roosevelt in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Officials are investigating a fire that occurred in a Milwaukee duplex Sunday morning, January 18th.It happened near 41st and Roosevelt.We're told everyone was able to get out of the duplex safely.There is no word yet on a cause of the fire or a damage estimate.
Eleven people; six adults, five children taken to the hospital after carbon monoxide leak
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Six adults and five children are recovering after a carbon monoxide leak inside a home sent them to the hospital.The call came in around 10 p.m. on Wednesday night, January 14th, from a home near N. 27th Street and Townsend Street.A machine alerted the Milwaukee Fire Department to a carbon monoxide leak inside the home.
Five-year-old boy receiving treatment at the hospital after two-alarm blaze at duplex in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A five-year-old boy was pulled from a burning home near 77th and Villard on Wednesday night, January 14th -- and he continues to receive treatment at the hospital.
Police: Five-year-old boy pulled from two-alarm house fire near 77th and Villard
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee police say a five-year-old child was pulled from a two-alarm house fire occurring on N. 77th Street and Villard Wednesday evening, January 14th.The fire was first reported shortly after 6:30 p.m.The first to respond found heavy fire blowing through three windows on the duplex's first floor."It was bad.
Four people displaced after fire breaks out at two-story home on Becher Street
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Four people were displaced following a fire that occurred on Tuesday evening, January 13th in the 2000 block of Becher Street.It happened around 5:00 p.m.Fire officials say flames spread to both the first and second floors of a two-story wood frame home.No one was injured.We're told a couple living in the upstairs portion of the home noticed smoke coming from the lower level and evacuated.The four people displaced are being assisted by the American Red Cross.A damage estimate hasn't yet been released.
Fire on Milwaukee's northwest side chases dozens out of apartment complex
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A fire near Appleton and Villard Avenue, just east of Timmerman Airport in Milwaukee, chased 30-40 people out of their apartments.The two-alarm fire was called in around 8 p.m.No injuries have been reported from the fire.A county bus has been called to the scene to help keep people warm.Officers do not believe the fire is suspicious in nature.FOX6 News will continue to monitor this story and bring you updates as soon as more information becomes available.
Firefighters called out to fight basement fire near N. 3rd Street and Melvina
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Firefighters in Milwaukee were called out to a fire near N. 3rd Street and Melvina Street in Milwaukee on Monday night, January 5th.Fire officials tell FOX6 News the fire broke out in a basement around 7:30 p.m., and the fire appeared to start in the basement due to a dryer malfunction.Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control -- but five adults were displaced from the two-and-a-half-story home.No one was injured.A damage estimate hasn't yet been released.Fire officials say the home had working smoke detectors.The Red Cross was called in to assist at the scene.
Firefighters battle blaze, freezing conditions at home on Milwaukee's north side
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Eleven adults and six children are without a home after an early morning house fire Monday, January 5th.Firefighters battled flames and bitterly cold temperatures as they worked to put out the fire near 1st and Clarke on Milwaukee's north side.
"Extreme conditions:" Milwaukee firefighters risk hypothermia to put out two fires, back-to-back
MILWAUKE (WITI) --Battling flames and bitterly cold temperatures, emergency responders faced dangerous conditions as they worked to put out two fires, back-to-back on Wednesday, December 31st.The flames were hot, and the wind chill was below zero!"Very extreme conditions, very difficult conditions," Battalion Chief David Votsis said.Firefighters were first dispatched to a fire at an apartment building near Richards and Keefe.
Five people homeless after fire breaks out in Milwaukee apartment building
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Firefighters battled flames and the bitter cold at an apartment building on Milwaukee's north side Wednesday, December 31st.Crews were dispatched to the building near Richards and Keefe around midnight.
Suspicious fire breaks out in home near 49th and North in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters were busy Wednesday morning, December 31st when fire broke out at a home near 49th and North.
Elderly woman rescued from burning home on Milwaukee's north side
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters pulled an elderly woman out of a burning home early Sunday, December 21st.Firefighters were dispatched to the home near 43rd and Sherman around 1:30 a.m. Sunday.
Medical Examiner: Body pulled from Milwaukee River is that of 21-year-old whom witness said "jumped"
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Members of the Milwaukee Police Department and Milwaukee Fire Department on Thursday, December 11th were called out to the area of Broadway and Erie -- where a deceased person was pulled from the Milwaukee River.Crews were dispatched to the scene shortly after 2:00 p.m.The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office was dispatched to the scene.
Alert neighbor calls 911, fire damages two apartment units, damage estimate at $60K
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters on Tuesday afternoon, December 9th were on the scene of a fire occurring in a four-unit apartment building in the 5900 block of N.