WISN-TV (Milwaukee, WI)

WISN-TV (Milwaukee, WI)

WISN-TV is a television station that broadcasts on virtual channel 12 and UHF digital channel 28. It is affiliated with ABC and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The station is owned by Hearst Television, which is a part of Hearst Communications based in New York City. WISN-TV is notable for being the second-oldest station still operating under the Hearst brand, following WBAL-TV in Baltimore. The station's studios are located on North 19th Street near Marquette University, while its transmitter can be found at Lincoln Park in the northeastern section of Milwaukee, adjacent to the Weigel Broadcasting tower that serves CBS affiliate WDJT-TV, channel 58, along with its sister stations.

Local
English
Television

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Domain Authority
77
Ranking

Global

#31888

United States

#5891

News and Media

#336

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  • 1 day ago | wisn.com | Emily Pofahl

    WISN 12 News has obtained body camera video showing Amirah Walls describe the moment she tried to break up a fight last month when a security guard's K-9 attacked. It all started the evening of March 28 at Mayfair Mall shortly after 6 p.m. A security dog latched on to the Walls, let go, and then bit back, as the security guard struggled to gain control for more than thirty seconds.

  • 2 days ago | wisn.com | Lindsey Slater

    GERRON THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. IT IS NOW 618 TODAY. IT IS AN IMPACT DAY AND HONESTLY WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF ACTIVITY FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK. WE HAVE A WEATHER SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE FAST, WHICH IS WHY THE DELAY IS ALLOWING ME TO ADD SHOWERS AND STORMS MORE TO MY FORECAST TODAY. WE HAVE SOME SCATTERED ACTIVITY FOR THE JUST THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY. I WOULD SAY BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND NOON. THIS IS FROM WEST TO EAST. SO AGAIN THIS IS NOT A WASHOUT. THIS IS NOT EVERYBODY ALL AT ONCE.

  • 2 days ago | wisn.com | Emily Pofahl

    The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner identified the man shot and killed over the weekend at an apartment in Brown Deer as 41-year-old Akintunde Bowden. Brown Deer police said the shooting happened around 11:15 p.m. Saturday night. First responders on-scene tried to save Bowden's life, but he died from his injuries. Officers arrested a 27-year-old woman in the case, though officials have not yet released a possible motive for the killing.

  • 3 days ago | wisn.com | Lindsey Slater

    GOOD MORNING. 648 IS YOUR TIME. LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT’S GOING ON FOR TODAY. FIRST WE HAVE CLEARING SHOWERS. WE HAVE SOME WET PAVEMENT OUT THERE AS WELL. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS YOU’RE HEADING OUT THE DOOR. THAT’S BASICALLY GOING TO BE LASTING FOR ABOUT THE NEXT I WOULD SAY 15 MINUTES. THE SHOWERS ARE CLEARING, BUT AGAIN IT’S GOING TO BE WINDY TODAY WHICH WILL HELP TO DRY UP. THE ROADS WILL DIP A LITTLE BIT TEMPERATURE-WISE AND THEN BACK UP INTO THOSE UPPER 50S, POTENTIALLY SOME AFTERNOON EVENING SUN.

  • 3 days ago | wisn.com | Molly Bernard

    BIT OF EVERYTHING. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT OVERNIGHT? STORMS ARE BACK IN THE FORECAST OVERNIGHT. IT’S DRY RIGHT NOW. BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT RAIN MOVING TOWARDS BELOIT JANESVILLE RIGHT NOW. SO HERE IN THE NEXT HOUR AND A HALF OR SO, WE’LL START TO SEE MORE OF THIS CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN. SO WE’RE NOT DONE WITH THE RAIN, THE STORMS JUST YET. THE GOOD NEWS IS THE LINE THAT’S MOVING IN OVER THE LAST 4 OR 5 HOURS HAS HAD TORNADO WARNINGS, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS.