Emily Thornton, Reporter
Emily joined CBS 58 in December 2017 as a multimedia journalist and digital producer.
Before coming to Milwaukee, Emily was an anchor and reporter at WAOW in Wausau, Wisconsin. She grew up spending her summers in the Northwoods and is happy to now be living in the southeastern part of the state.
Throughout her time in Wausau, Emily was a part of several award-winning teams and covered a wide variety of stories. She reported on the tragic Marathon County shooting rampage and also traveled with Wisconsin veterans to Washington D.C. on the Honor Flight.
Emily was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs. She attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
When Emily isn’t at work, she enjoys traveling, cooking and spending time with friends and family.
Emily wants to hear from you and tell your stories. Feel free to connect with her by email or on Facebook and Twitter.
Articles by Emily Thornton
- Milwaukee Common Council votes to accept $9.7M grant for more police officers
- 'A man of service': Local organizations honor MLK Jr. by helping others
- 'It’s payback time': Packers fans gear up ahead of first playoff game
- ‘It will come back:’ Thiensville restaurant the cheel demolished, owners to rebuild
- ‘Move to an island’: Excitement builds among Wisconsin lottery players as jackpots top $1B
- ‘Implement proven solutions’: National alliance releases road safety report, calls for Wisconsin improvements
- ‘Isolate the president’: Local expert discusses impact of Cabinet, Trump Administration resignations
- 'No similarities': Alverno College history professor says U.S. has never experienced anything like Capitol riot
- ‘An act of disrespect’: Wisconsin faith leaders call on Senate Republicans to honor voters’ wishes in Electoral College
- UPS fires employee after being caught on camera in Milwaukee making racist remarks during delivery
- MPS to offer packaged suppers to students as part of Stop, Grab & Go program
- 70 displaced in Milwaukee apartment fire, Red Cross sees uptick in incidents
- ‘I’m in the North Pole’: How Santa socially-distanced ahead of Christmas
- 'Give back': West Bend veteran's home decorated for holidays for free 🎄
- BBB lays out naughty list of the '12 Scams of Christmas'
- 'Something is better than nothing': Wisconsin BBB offers tips for holding virtual holiday parties
- ‘True joys of wintertime’: Slice of Ice at Milwaukee’s Red Arrow Park opens
- 'Make wise decisions': Fatal crashes up in Wisconsin despite less drivers on the roads in 2020
- ‘Trying to prevent tragedies’: Hartford Fire and Rescue urges fire safety around holidays
- 'Footprint has expanded': Hunger Task Force buys 120,000 sq. ft. warehouse in West Milwaukee
- 'Wanting to be in-person': Renaissance Lutheran parents, students and staff protest Racine school ordinance
- ‘This is why we exist’: United Way helping local nonprofits through pandemic
- Some normalcy for 2020; 'Candy Cane Lane' returns to West Allis
- Holiday lights display, toy drive hosted by Kapco underway in Grafton
- Wisconsin Humane Society, Children's Wisconsin focus of two Giving Tuesday campaigns
- BBB: Ways to keep your information safe this holiday shopping season
- 'A ray of light': Candy Cane Lane returns to West Allis Friday
- '2020 has been a year': Wauwatosa family creates dumpster fire display in front yard
- 'Would be our busy week': Airports expecting Thanksgiving travel to be cut in half from years past
- 'Chuckled about it:' Waukesha firefighters help free 4-year-old stuck in cat tree
- 'Capacity cut in half': Milwaukee area homeless shelters adjust during pandemic, prepare ahead of winter
- 'A critical time': Waukesha Co. leaders urging people to help stop the spread of COVID-19 as holidays approach
- 'Essential need': American Red Cross asking for donations as winter, holiday season approaches
- Ordinance to increase fines up to $5,000 for Milwaukee businesses violating COVID-19 orders moves forward
- 'Leading the way': UW-System President weighs in on COVID-19 rapid testing program
- 'It’s heartbreaking': Iconic Thiensville restaurant destroyed in fire
- 'Tradition as opposed to a law': Local expert weighs in on presidential peaceful transfer of power
- ‘It’s been a weird day’: Delafield businesses close due to manhunt
- Election Day: What you need to know 🗳️
- ‘Putting fun back in fundamental rights:’ Voters in Milwaukee met with circus act on Friday
- 13 Wisconsin emergency food partners receive new transport trucks
- Wisconsin Center District receives new accreditation for disease mitigation
- 'Systematic order:' Milwaukee DPW leaf collection underway
- 'Keep everybody safe:' Local doctor advises people to cancel trick-or-treating plans
- 'Critical timeframe:' Red Cross asking for blood donations amid pandemic, ahead of flu season
- 'Opening the doors to prosperity:' Area colleges partner to help close equity gap
- 'Get back to shopping local:' Third Ward Fall Crawl works to bring business to area shops
- BBB: Be on the lookout for Medicare scams during open enrollment
- 'A second chance:' Recovered COVID-19 patient meets plasma donor in Milwaukee
- MPS celebrates 15 years of AEDs in district schools, buildings
- Wisconsin online, mail-in voter registration deadline arrives; other options available
- 'A second chance:' Recovered COVID-19 patient meets plasma donor in Milwaukee
- Racine County Sheriff’s Office looking to get new virtual reality training tools
- 'Car parts all over my lawn:' Driver crashes into West Allis home
- 'Hundreds of hours of work:' An inside look at the Milwaukee Election Commission warehouse
- 'Be mindful:' Local department offers home safety tips as part of Fire Prevention Week
- DOJ: Report shows success in fight against drug epidemic statewide
- ‘Take it very seriously:’ Local infectious disease doctor weighs in on Trump COVID-19 diagnosis
- 'More important than ever:' Hunger Task Force kicks off virtual Food for Families holiday campaign
- Wisconsin Elections Commission: Most common mistakes people make on absentee ballots
- MPS Foundation continues #ConnectMilwaukee campaign, working to raise funds for tech support
- 'We can make the change:' Justice for Jacob 24-hour peaceful rally held in Kenosha
- BBB: Be on the lookout for political scams as November election nears
- 'A fight that isn’t over:' Local expert weighs in on Ginsburg's legacy, first woman to lie in state at U.S. Capitol
- Exclusive: U.S. Sec. of Transportation discusses expansion of Milwaukee rail lines
- National Voter Registration Day: What you need to know in Wisconsin
- 'Please be patient:' Leaders urge caution on roads as National Farm Safety and Health week gets underway
- 'Create unity and peace:' Community groups hold ‘Day of Healing’ in Kenosha
- Upstart Kitchen opens in Sherman Park, providing space for entrepreneurs
- Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin holds free food distribution in Pewaukee
- Prescription Drug Take Back event held near 14th and North
- 'Encouragement to live:' Local leaders highlight support, resources after suicide spike in Milwaukee County
- Valley Week returns in Milwaukee September 12-19
- Ribbon cutting held to mark opening of BMO Tower in Milwaukee
- Racist letter sent to Wauwatosa residents in response to yard signs
- 'Have to remain vigilant:' Waukesha Co. release plans to help stop the spread of COVID-19 as school gets underway
- Kenosha mayor, organization look to start rebuilding city
- 'He couldn’t get up if he wanted to:' Jacob Blake Sr. discusses son being shackled in hospital
- 'Many different shapes and forms:' How social media plays a role in activism
- Hundreds of volunteers come together to help clean up Kenosha