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Milwaukee robbery, shooting, all started over pair of sunglasses

Milwaukee robbery, shooting, all started over pair of sunglasses - NewsBreak MILWAUKEE - A robbery in Milwaukee leads to a shootout and a man facing years in prison, and it all began over a pair of sunglasses....

10-Year-Old Girl Catches Massive 34-Pound Muskie While Ice Fishing

10-Year-Old Girl Catches Massive 34-Pound Muskie While Ice Fishing - NewsBreak A young Wisconsin outdoorswoman recently pulled off the holy grail of ice fishing when she caught a monster muskie through the ice. Leah Saffert, a 10-year-old from Rice Lake, Wisconsin, went ice fishing with her father Jamie and 12-year-old brother Scott on December 31, 2023. That morning, the fami...

Fan sinks half-court shot at Bucks game to win $10,000

Fan sinks half-court shot at Bucks game to win $10,000 - NewsBreak MILWAUKEE — A fan is $10,000 richer after nailing the Potawatomi Jackpot Shot at the Milwaukee Bucks game against Golden State Warriors on Jan. 13. This...

Packers QB Jordan Love Offered To Help A Woman Whose Car Was Stuck In The Snow – But She Didn’t Want Him To Get Hurt Before The Game

Packers QB Jordan Love Offered To Help A Woman Whose Car Was Stuck In The Snow – But She Didn’t Want Him To Get Hurt Before The Game - NewsBreak Packers fans making sacrifices to help protect their team. The Green Bay Packers are set to take on the Dallas Cowboys tomorrow in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs. Luckily that game is in Dallas, in the covered environment of AT&T Stadium, so weather’s not going to be a concern for that ga...

Judge rules Wisconsin elections leader is ‘legally’ in position, handing blow to GOP

Judge rules Wisconsin elections leader is ‘legally’ in position, handing blow to GOP - NewsBreak A Wisconsin judge ruled that the state’s top election leader can legally remain in her position, handing a blow to the Republican-controlled state Senate that tried to oust her. The GOP-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted in September to fire Meagan Wolfe, the top election official, from her positio...

Packers fan who attended 500th game dies after 16-year cancer fight

Packers fan who attended 500th game dies after 16-year cancer fight - NewsBreak Gary Platt, who attended his 500th Green Bay Packers game in December, died on Jan. 11 at age 74 in Wisconsin Rapids. Gary from Rapids was a well-known figure to Packers tailgaters, renowned for his charcoal grill, brats from Edelman Meats in Antigo and grilled Kwik Trip Glazer Donuts. Packers...

8-year-old boy dies with his brother after brave attempt to save him from icy pond

8-year-old boy dies with his brother after brave attempt to save him from icy pond - NewsBreak The city of Sun Prairie in Wisconsin has been left in a state of shock after two young brothers, 6-year-old Antwon Amos Jr., and 8-year-old Legend Sims, lost their lives after falling through the ice on a retention pond behind their apartment. The incident occurred after the school bus dropped them....

Herb Kohl loved the Pfister Hotel coffee shop. He had one final gesture for its staff

Herb Kohl loved the Pfister Hotel coffee shop. He had one final gesture for its staff - NewsBreak During Friday's public memorial for former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, the coffee shop at the Pfister Hotel was prominently mentioned. Café at the Pfister was one of Kohl's favorite hangouts. He would hold court in an out-of-the-way booth that looked out onto the rest of the dining room. The...

Snow totals from Friday’s major snowfall

Snow totals from Friday’s major snowfall - NewsBreak GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A lot of Northeast Wisconsin received a foot of snow or more since the flakes started falling Friday morning. Strong winds...

In a ‘history-making moment,” Milwaukee nonprofit certifies new class of doulas

In a ‘history-making moment,” Milwaukee nonprofit certifies new class of doulas - NewsBreak Jazmine Duncan, 35, always wanted to be a doula. And after using a doula for her pregnancy, she became motivated to complete the process to become...

Packers' Jordan Love helps woman out of snow drift

Packers' Jordan Love helps woman out of snow drift - NewsBreak GREEN BAY, Wis. — A lucky UW-Milwaukee student was surprised by Packers' quarterback Jordan Love the day after her birthday and received some help from him...

Grothman falsely claims birthright citizenship doesn’t apply to migrant children born in the US

Grothman falsely claims birthright citizenship doesn’t apply to migrant children born in the US - NewsBreak As negotiations on border security legislation happen in Congress, Republican U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin took to the House floor to decry the increase of immigrants into the U.S. During his speech Dec. 1, 2023, Grothman expressed contempt for ways foreign nationals and their children are....

Franklin man dies while snow blowing driveway

Franklin man dies while snow blowing driveway - NewsBreak A 69-year-old Franklin man died while snow blowing his driveway Friday, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office said.

Milwaukee City Leaders Eying 15% Pay Hike & 3% Annually for Themselves

Milwaukee City Leaders Eying 15% Pay Hike & 3% Annually for Themselves - NewsBreak A provision in the pay raise proposal that would guarantee elected officials a 3% raise each year, starting next year, unless frontline city workers get a...

Federal wildlife agents investigating wolf killed Dec. 25 in northern Wisconsin

Federal wildlife agents investigating wolf killed Dec. 25 in northern Wisconsin - NewsBreak Federal wildlife agents are investigating a northern Wisconsin resident regarding the Dec. 25 killing of a gray wolf on his property. The man, who has not been charged and therefore is not being identified, allegedly used a firearm to shoot and kill the wolf near his residence. The man reported the....

Southeast Wisconsin: School, business closings and delays for Friday winter storm

Southeast Wisconsin: School, business closings and delays for Friday winter storm - NewsBreak Interactive Radar | Weather Watch Map Room | Traffic Conditions | Closings. The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning from Friday at 6 a.m....

Racine school district weighing options ahead of snow storm

Racine school district weighing options ahead of snow storm - NewsBreak Racine school district weighing options ahead of snow storm. "This decision is always…it's one of the toughest ones we make all school year,

Woman charged after crashing stolen car, killing child in back seat in Milwaukee, WI: officials

Woman charged after crashing stolen car, killing child in back seat in Milwaukee, WI: officials - NewsBreak While the boy's mother was inside her home, someone drove away in the car with the boy still in the rear seat.

Mark Jensen found guilty of killing his wife in 1998

Mark Jensen found guilty of killing his wife in 1998 - NewsBreak KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Mark Jensen, convicted of poisoning and suffocating his wife in Pleasant Prairie, was found guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Jensen...

No snow, no problem: Train like Team USA on ski simulators in Pewaukee

No snow, no problem: Train like Team USA on ski simulators in Pewaukee - NewsBreak Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need snow to snowboard. All you need are the simulators at Urban Slopes in Pewaukee.

Waukesha police blotter: Loud 'music' near Carroll University

Waukesha police blotter: Loud 'music' near Carroll University - NewsBreak Tuesday, Jan. 31, 12:40 a.m. — Loud music was reportedly coming from an apartment in...

Milwaukee woman charged in crash, 1-year-old boy dead

Milwaukee woman charged in crash, 1-year-old boy dead - NewsBreak MILWAUKEE - Prosecutors say a Milwaukee woman, 31, was driving without a valid license when she crashed a car near 35th and Hope on Friday, Jan....

Veterans sue Biden administration over new gun restriction

Veterans sue Biden administration over new gun restriction - NewsBreak Military veterans from Texas and Wisconsin filed the first lawsuit against the Biden Administration's new rule that recategorizes up to 40 million pistols with stabilizing braces...

Even Zion Williamson Shocked by Ferocity of Giannis Dunk

Even Zion Williamson Shocked by Ferocity of Giannis Dunk - NewsBreak We all had similar...

High school basketball announcer tells heckling fans to 'shut up'

High school basketball announcer tells heckling fans to 'shut up' - NewsBreak GERMANTOWN, Wis. — A high school basketball announcer is getting lots of attention after firing back at fans during a boys' basketball game in Wisconsin. The...

What color can headlights be? Wisconsin State Patrol issues reminder after traffic stop

What color can headlights be? Wisconsin State Patrol issues reminder after traffic stop - NewsBreak (WFRV) – After a driver in western Wisconsin was pulled over for having green headlights, the Wisconsin State Patrol reminded motorists what color headlights should be....

Aaron Rodgers reveals timeline for retirement decision

Aaron Rodgers reveals timeline for retirement decision - NewsBreak It’s getting to the point where the future of Green bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is a yearly topic after the NFL season ends. It’s no...

Milwaukee mother killed on Christmas Eve, 2nd man charged

Milwaukee mother killed on Christmas Eve, 2nd man charged - NewsBreak MILWAUKEE - A second man is charged in the fatal shooting of Milwaukee mother Sildian Torres, killed on Christmas Eve as she drove to a holiday...

UWM welcomes prospective students and families to Casa Abierta

UWM welcomes prospective students and families to Casa Abierta - NewsBreak UWM welcomed more than 100 students and their families on Saturday to Casa Abierta, the university’s...

Black Milwaukee leaders weigh in on death of Tyre Nichols

Black Milwaukee leaders weigh in on death of Tyre Nichols - NewsBreak MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Monday, Jan. 30, Black leaders in Milwaukee spoke out against the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, a Memphis man who died after...