Milwaukee

A home on Milwaukee's south side was damaged by fire on Thursday morning, Nov. 20.

The FOX6 Coats for Kids Phone Bank is now closed – but we’re not done yet! Help us spread more warmth than ever this year by donating Coats for Kids through Dec. 7.

Prosecutors declined charges against a former Milwaukee Public Schools teacher seen on video grabbing and throwing a 5-year-old student, leaving the child’s mother concerned the case is being minimized.

Britain “B.J." Mathews, a 10-year-old living with sickle cell disease, joined Marquette men’s basketball through Team IMPACT, gaining mentors, support and a chance to live out his basketball dreams.

Brentwood Church of Christ provided free washers, dryers and other appliances to Milwaukee families still recovering from August flooding, offering relief just ahead of the holidays.

Cloudy with drizzle and patchy fog overnight. Temperatures steady in the upper 30s to around 40 all night. Cloudy with areas of drizzle on Thursday. Highs in the upper 40s to around 50.

The 27th annual Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival begins Thursday, Nov. 20, with performances and fireworks, followed by six weeks of downtown light displays and Jingle Bus tours through Jan. 1, 2026.

The Milwaukee Harbor District is seeking feedback on a plan to update the boat launch at Bruce and Water streets.

The 2025 CPKC Holiday Train tour across the U.S. starts on Saturday, Nov. 22 in Maine. The holiday train will make several stops in southeast Wisconsin in early December.

There is a battle brewing over Milwaukee tax dollars. Mayor Cavalier Johnson vetoed some, but not all, money to replace aging Milwaukee fire trucks.

A group of people fired from MATC's now-defunct DEI/Multicultural Services Department have filed state discrimination complaints.

Marcey Patterson, a former civilian employee with the Milwaukee Police Department, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Nov. 19, to felony election fraud.

A Milwaukee teen is accused of killing Na'Mar Hicks, who was shot at Hopkins and Courtland after leaving Assata High School earlier this month.

The 2025/2026 winter outlook is shaping up to be active and somewhat variable with colder and snowier stretches mixed in with drier and milder periods when compared to the last several years.

A 30-year-old man was taken into custody on Tuesday night, Nov. 18 in Milwaukee after a police chase.