Watch WISN 12 Milwaukee Live

WISN 12 is the ABC station for Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin, owned by Hearst Television. Covering the city of Milwaukee along with the suburbs and counties that spread out from the Lake Michigan shoreline, WISN 12 offers viewers a steady, community-minded look at the news of the region.

The station's reporting spans breaking news across the metro, coverage of Milwaukee city and county government, and the consumer and investigative stories that help viewers make informed decisions. Weather is a year-round focus for WISN 12, where the influence of Lake Michigan can mean lake-effect snow, blustery cold and rapid changes in winter, while the warmer months bring severe thunderstorms and the storm threats that come with a Wisconsin summer.

Beyond the day’s headlines, WISN 12 covers Milwaukee-area traffic on the freeways that ring the city, the human-interest and community stories that connect neighborhoods from the lakefront out to the suburbs, and the local and high-school sports that fans across the region follow closely — alongside the pro teams that give the city its rhythm, from the Brewers and the Bucks to the Packers fever that carries down from Green Bay. Big warm-weather traditions like Summerfest on the lakefront and the county fairs and festivals that fill a Wisconsin summer are part of the coverage too, as are the statewide issues that reach Milwaukee from the Capitol in Madison. You can watch WISN 12 Milwaukee live and free on NewsPlay, with no cable subscription and no signup, making it easy to stay connected to southeastern Wisconsin whenever you want.