Officials: 3 adults, child displaced after house fire on Milwaukee's north side

MILWAUKEE -- Four people including a child have been displaced after fire swept through their home near 35th and Custer on Milwaukee's north side.Fire crews were dispatched to the scene around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, January 2nd.Officials say the home suffered significant damage throughout.

After defiance, ex-Sheriff Clarke deletes "taste their own blood" tweet; account temporarily blocked

MILWAUKEE -- Three tweets have been deleted from former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke’s Twitter timeline, including one about making the news media “taste their own blood” after reporting on a now-closed FBI investigation of Clarke.Clarke was initially defiant about the “blood” tweet, gloating in two Sunday, December 31st tweets that Twitter had taken no action against him after a complaint was filed about the post.However, CNN reports that Clarke was temporarily blocked from tweeting -- and that Twitter placed Clarke's account in a read-only mode until he deleted the tweets in question, indicating the tweets violated the company's terms of service.

Caught on camera: Milwaukee police need help to ID robbery suspects

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects wanted for a strong armed robbery at the Speedway gas station on Layton Ave.

Police investigate death of baby girl near 91st and Lisbon in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police are investigating the death of an infant near 91st and Lisbon.The medical examiner said the baby, a girl, was born on November 9th.Police said this is an ongoing investigation -- so no further information can be released at this time.The medical examiner noted there were 45 infant deaths in 2017, and 25 were related to an unsafe sleeping environment.

"There are no words for the heartbreak:" Fire destroys Rosie's on Taylor in Racine

RACINE -- Racine firefighters on New Year's Day were called out to a fire at Rosie's on Taylor -- a family diner on Taylor Avenue in Racine.According to police, multiple 911 calls just after 4:30 p.m. reported smoke coming from the building.Wind chills hovered around -16 degrees when the Racine Fire Department was dispatched to the scene.

6 big stories from 2017 in Wisconsin politics

MILWAUKEE -- From the Milwaukee County Courthouse to the White House, 2017 was a pivotal year in politics.

Police: Stolen vehicle crashes near 55th and North; 4 occupants injured

WAUWATOSA/MILWAUKEE -- A crash involving three vehicles, one of them stolen, shut down the intersection near 55th and North on the Wauwatosa/Milwaukee border on Monday afternoon, January 1st.According to Wauwatosa police, a suspicious vehicle was spotted near 64th and North, and an officer tried stopping it, but it fled.The officer did not pursue the vehicle.In Milwaukee, the vehicle struck a second vehicle at 55th and North.

"Don't celebrate with firearms:" Police make significant arrests, recover guns, drugs to start 2018

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police say officers from District 5 (at 4th and Locust) made several significant arrests and recovered guns and drugs as 2017 came to a close on Sunday, December 31st.

Milwaukee man dies in rollover crash on I-43 near Silver Spring Drive

MILWAUKEE -- A 28-year-old man from Milwaukee died early Monday morning, January 1st following a rollover crash on I-43 near Silver Spring Drive.

ShotSpotter detects 136 instances of gunfire in Milwaukee as new year begins

MILWAUKEE -- The sound of gunfire could be heard in parts of Milwaukee as the new year began.Milwaukee police say their ShotSpotter system detected 136 instances of gunfire from 11:55 p.m. on Sunday, December 31st until 3:00 a.m. on Monday, January 1st.

Police: 55-year-old man shot on Milwaukee's north side

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police are investigating after a 55-year-old man was shot on Milwaukee's north side Friday night, December 29th.It happened around 8:45 p.m. near the area of 33rd Vliet.Officials said the victim, a 55-year-old man, was talking to someone he knew when the suspect fired multiple gunshots at him.