Firefighters battle 2-alarm blaze near 76th and Green Tree Road; at least 1 cat saved

MILWAUKEE -- Firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire near 76th and Green Tree Road on Wednesday, March 13.The fire happened shortly before 5:30 p.m. at a multi-unit apartment building.PHOTO GALLERYThe fire was extinguished and no one was hurt.At least one cat was rescued by firefighters.The cause was under investigation.

Jury convicts man shot by CCW permit holder he tried to rob at Milwaukee gas station

MILWAUKEE -- A man facing a charge of robbery with use of force after prosecutors said he was shot and wounded by a concealed carry permit holder he allegedly tried to rob was convicted on Tuesday, March 12.A jury convicted Alasan Dawan on one count of robbery with use of force on the second day of his jury trial, which began on March 11.

Andre Dyson pleads not guilty to charges associated with armed robberies prior to pursuit

MILWAUKEE -- Andre Dyson pleaded not guilty in a Milwaukee County courtroom on Wednesday, March 13 to charges associated with two armed robberies that resulted in a police pursuit that ended with a crash into the Kinnickinnic River on New Year's Eve.Three people died in that wreck -- Shannon Nehmer, 19, Charles Barefield, 29 and Nehmer's daughter, 2-year-old Annamelia Hernandez.

'Where is the safe?' Man accused of shooting clerk during food mart robbery pleads not guilty

MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee man charged in connection with a shooting that unfolded during an armed robbery at a food mart near 19th and Hampton on March 1 was in court Wednesday, March 13 for his preliminary hearing.During the hearing for Santonio Barksdale, 22, a Milwaukee Police Department detective testified, and a motion to dismiss the case by the defense was denied.

'I had to take care of him:' Guilty plea in death of man missing since Christmas Eve 2017

MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee man who is a convicted felon has reached a plea deal in connection with the death of a man who was reported to have been last seen alive on Christmas Eve 2017.Skylard Grant, 34, on Tuesday, March 12 pleaded guilty to one count of second degree reckless homicide, as party to a crime, and one count of possession with intent to deliver THC, less than 200 grams.

Milwaukee police: 21-year-old man shot, wounded near 19th and Mineral

MILWAUKEE -- A 21-year-old Milwaukee man suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound on Tuesday afternoon, March 12.Officials say the shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. near 19th and Mineral in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee police investigate rollover crash near Capitol and Sherman

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police are investigating a  rollover accident that happened Tuesday morning, March 12 near Sherman and Capitol.