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COLGATE, Wis. (CBS 58) — An EF-0 tornado that hit Washington County Tuesday night passed directly over Basse's Farms in Colgate, damaging crops ahead of one of the farm's biggest annual events. Hundreds of apples were knocked to the ground, while strong winds flattened portions of the farm's sunflower fields. "The sunflowers were looking amazing. They were like 6 feet tall and just ready to open up and all that stuff," Basse's Farms owner Roger Basse said.

WAUWATOSA, Wis. (CBS 58) — Friday night football is back across Wisconsin as hundreds of high schools returned to the field Aug. 21. That return is extra special in Wauwatosa, where Hart Park is hosting a Tosa East home football game for the first time since historic flooding destroyed the field in August 2025. The significance was not lost on families or fans, who were eager to enjoy the sense of community they missed last season.

By Devan Cole, Betsy Klein, John Fritze (CNN) — The Supreme Court has temporarily allowed President Donald Trump to continue working on a massive new ballroom at the White House, freezing acourt ruling that would have required construction to stop at midnight Friday. Friday afternoon’s order doesn’t address the legality of the project, which two other courts have said Trump is pursuing unlawfully because Congress hasn’t approved it.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski outdueled one of his favorite pitchers and got quite a compliment from him afterward. "It seems like he's kind of in a league of his own this year," 2024 NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale said after his Braves lost 2-1 to the Brewers on Friday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski threw six shutout innings to outduel Chris Sale and William Contreras went 4 for 4 as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Friday. Misiorowski (13-5) struck out six while allowing four hits and two walks to win this matchup of Cy Young Award contenders from first-place teams. Misiorowski threw 96 pitches and hit at least 100 mph on 32 of them — including a top velocity of 103.1 — but also mixed in more sliders than usual.

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The chair of the state Assembly elections committee sent a letter Friday, Aug. 21 to the chair of the Milwaukee Election Commission seeking answers as to how "human error" caused an agency official to download the wrong info onto memory sticks five different times during this month's primary election. Rep. Dave Maxey (R-New Berlin) sent a series of questions of Milwaukee Election Commission (MEC) Director Paulina Gutierrez.

MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) — Gov. Tony Evers' Commutation Advisory Board heard the cases of 12 people Friday, all of whom are seeking to have their sentences reduced. Each applicant had roughly 15 minutes to plead their case to a board that will make a recommendation to the governor on whether their sentence should be commuted. During the hearings, victims and victims' family members were also given an opportunity to speak, and not everyone supports the possibility of early release.

NEW BERLIN, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The mayor of New Berlin is under fire after Muslim community leaders say he shared posts they consider Islamophobic, and they're demanding an apology, or his resignation. CBS 58’s Duaa Israr went directly to the mayor's office to ask him about it. “Hi, I’m with CBS 58.

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Milwaukee's Cristo Rey Jesuit High School hosted their annual Draft Day tradition Friday, Aug. 21, in the school's gym. The celebration is a kick-off for this school year's Corporate Work Study Program, where all Cristo Rey students are paired with real companies in the area to work one day a week throughout the school year.

WAUWATOSA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A new learning program through the Boys & Girls Club is making its national debut in Wauwatosa. The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee held a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, Aug. 21, at Underwood Elementary School, to celebrate the new Blue Door Academy program's expansion in the Wauwatosa School District. The academy piloted at Underwood over the summer with 100 participants and will expand to all 10 Tosa elementary schools on Sept. 1.