Milwaukee County news

The Wisconsin branch of the American Legion is "Freezing for a Reason" this weekend to raise awareness for veterans who are experiencing homelessness.

The Milwaukee Fire Department has tips to prevent Christmas tree fires and held a demonstration on Friday to show how sprinkler systems can help.

A 27-year-old Oak Creek man is accused of threatening Caledonia police officers after receiving a speeding ticket in 2022.

Cudahy police arrested a 27-year-old Oak Creek man following a crash on Friday, Dec. 6 that critically injured a Greenfield woman. That woman later died from her injuries two days later.

Willie Hines, the Milwaukee housing authority's secretary-executive director who has been under fire over public housing living conditions, announced on Friday that he will retire – effective Jan. 1, 2025.

There is new information about an investigation into a prostitution ring.

The Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services is seeing a surge in cases of no heat or insufficient heat in the city.

The WIAA is reducing a two-year ban on postseason eligibility for two Milwaukee Public Schools football programs: Bay View and Pulaski.

If you are Christmas shopping for a Milwaukee Brewers fan in your family, make your way to American Family Field.

Christmas in the Ward is happening tonight from 5-8:30 p.m.

One person suffered injuries in a house fire near 47th and Custer in Milwaukee on Thursday evening, Dec. 5.

Milwaukee police are investigating a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian that occurred on Friday morning, Dec. 6.

Children and their families were treated to a drone show on Thursday night outside Children's Wisconsin.

Children's Wisconsin announced on Thursday, Dec. 5 that they will be implementing their viral season visitor precautions at both Children’s Wisconsin Milwaukee and Fox Valley hospitals for the remainder of this viral season.

Milwaukee police are investigating a shooting that occurred on Thursday night, Dec. 5 at an undetermined location. It happened around 10:45 p.m.

Volunteers at the Polish Center of Wisconsin boxed up thousands of cookies on Thursday to be shipped to military members serving overseas.

The City of Milwaukee is ready to tip off the holiday season with its 111th Annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Thursday evening, Dec. 5.

It was all caught on camera: a man breaks into a church on Milwaukee's northwest side and steals.

A Milwaukee woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a reckless driving crash that happened in May near Appleton and Burleigh.