Rose Schmidt, Reporter
Rose loves to tell stories and highlight the issues that matter most to the community, and she couldn't be more thrilled to being doing that in the Milwaukee area. She joined the CBS 58 team in December 2019 after covering politics in Madison at News 3 Now/Channel 3000 for the last two years. She's happy to be living in the Badger State, which she's come to call home.
During her time in the capital city, Rose covered the 2018 election cycle when Wisconsin voters elected a new administration and the contentious year at the state Capitol following the transition. Some of her most emotional stories included historic flooding in southern Wisconsin, a deadly explosion in Sun Prairie and a workplace shooting in Middleton.
Rose is a proud graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia (M-I-Z!) and briefly lived in Atlanta while she was interning for the Social Discovery team at CNN. She grew up in the Chicago suburbs, so she's happy to be within a few hours of her immediate family. When she's not working, Rose can usually be found singing at her piano or enjoying the great bars and restaurants Milwaukee has to offer.
Some of Rose's favorite things: Taylor Swift, grammar, cats, Pepsi, coffee and One Tree Hill.
Fun facts: She was once briefed by a U.S. Cabinet member, she's been skydiving and she had a story published on the front page of the print edition of USA Today.
Rose is always looking for stories to tell. Please feel free to send her story ideas at rschmidt@cbs58.com or via Twitter @RoseSchmidtTV!
Articles by Rose Schmidt
- Suspects burglarize Bay View residence with family inside, steal vehicle and set it on fire
- Traditional fall activities return with changes for 2020
- Marquette students head home, despite university telling them to quarantine at Cobeen Hall
- COVID-19 hospitalizations reach all-time high in WI; officials warn of 'twin' pandemics during flu season
- Police release photos of man suspected in 'senseless' killing of Milwaukee immigration attorney
- 'Just glad I was here': Good Samaritan saves beloved rescue dog from Wauwatosa house fire
- WI Supreme Court justices say Ginsburg was a 'role model,' emphasized importance of election
- List: Milwaukee-area pumpkin farms open this weekend; expect changes due to pandemic 🎃
- Local leaders react to survey showing two-thirds of young Americans don't know 6M died in Holocaust
- 'It was a frenzy': Marquette students scramble to quarantine, grad workers union blames university
- More than 35 years later: 'Happy Days' continues to leave a mark on Milwaukee
- Activists, Blake family demand Kenosha officer be charged during Milwaukee protest
- City of South Milwaukee announces trick-or-treating will go on amid pandemic
- 'New territory for all of us': 35 Waukesha third graders in quarantine after positive case at elementary school
- 'Change is in the air': Kenosha community airs concerns to elected officials following Jacob Blake shooting
- 100 Years Later: Women make inroads in Wisconsin leadership
- Bikers gather for Milwaukee Rally for Harley Davidson over Labor Day weekend
- 'The hypocrisy knows no end': GOP leaders criticize Biden's Kenosha visit following virtual DNC
- Back the Blue supporters glad Trump is coming to Kenosha, but local leaders say it's 'not ideal'
- 'There were seven bullets put in my son's back': Jacob Blake's family speaks at Kenosha rally
- People gather at Bradford Community Church in Kenosha to demand justice for Jacob Blake
- Kenosha officials prepare for weekend, sheriff says he hasn't seen Jacob Blake shooting video
- Bill would allow students to switch districts if their school only offers virtual learning
- RNC won’t forget Wisconsin as GOP prepares to celebrate Trump in Charlotte
- Mad dash to be the first: Wisconsin's role in women's suffrage movement
- 'The US Postal Service matters': Milwaukee protesters rally ahead of U.S. House vote
- 'A beautiful soul': Server seriously injured in hit-and-run outside north side restaurant
- 'We should get a do-over': Mayor hopes future conventions will consider Milwaukee following 2020 disappointments
- Protesters clash with police, counter-protesters on final day of DNC
- DNC gives first look inside Wisconsin Center control room, stage ahead of convention
- 'I was just in absolute tears that I was even alive': Utility worker thanks first responders who saved his life
- Biden campaign holds virtual events ahead of DNC, visits from Trump and Pence
- 'Pandemic year means pandemic rules': WIAA approves overhaul of high school sports rules, schedules
- New acting police chief asks public for feedback on Milwaukee Police Department
- Suspect at large after Kenosha police officer shot; GOP senator blames 'anti-law enforcement rhetoric'
- Acting MPD Chief Brunson plans to tackle high homicide rates, improve community relations
- UW campuses to receive $32M to test college students for COVID-19
- Support for Black-owned businesses: Entrepreneur works to bring Milwaukee a Black-owned bookstore once more
- Riverwest neighborhood remembers homicide victim known for strong political, religious views
- Wisconsin could be added to Chicago's quarantine travel list
- Milwaukee FPC to discuss Chief Morales' future at meeting Monday
- Amid temps feeling like the high 90s, cooling center opens and people find ways to stay cool
- Milwaukee businesses ask customers not to get upset with staff for mandating masks
- Here are some places you can get face masks now that Milwaukee's ordinance is in effect
- Hundreds of public comments submitted on Milwaukee mask proposal ahead of council meeting
- Rethinking Black history education: Wisconsin's Teacher of the Year charts a new course
- 'It's the least we can do': Wounded war hero awarded new home in Menomonee Falls
- Shorewood now requires face coverings indoors. Will other municipalities in the county follow?
- Family mourns loss of Lake Mills fire captain after battle with leukemia
- Nurse battling cancer fights to get back to work during time of great need
- Waukesha's 'reverse parade' draws hundreds of cars to see floats, bands, stilt walkers
- Several cities not disclosing fireworks launch sites, parade routes on July Fourth
- Sister of crash victim at Sherman and Nash speaks out: 'She was just celebrating her birthday'
- 'He's a fighter': Wauwatosa teen hit by train fights for his life as community rallies in support
- 'Huge wake-up call': Protests spark discussion about how Black history is taught in Wisconsin schools
- Team Dad: Local fathers find support from other area dads
- Milwaukee Co. ME says homicides projected to increase 38 percent in 2020 from last year
- Good Samaritans rewarded for bringing missing 5-year-old girl home safely
- Bird Watch: Family of geese draw attention on Wells Street Bridge
- 'Stir crazy' families celebrate reopening of Milwaukee County Zoo
- 'Tired of what?': Milwaukee protesters march for justice for 15 days straight
- Movie theaters, big and small, in Milwaukee area announce plans to reopen
- 'We're making something great happen': Milwaukee Bucks hold public protest march
- 'This is our form of protest': Milwaukee residents paint murals, clean up neighborhoods
- Archbishop addresses unrest, George Floyd's death during first in-person Sunday Mass in months
- 'They took everything': 16 Milwaukee businesses damaged, looted, vandalized during unrest
- Ozaukee County Fair still scheduled for end of July; fair officials to re-evaluate in June
- Shortages on meat, other foods in Wisconsin grocery stores means customers will pay higher prices
- Hartland's Hometown Celebration will go on as scheduled in June
- 'For the fallen': Motorcyclists ride through Milwaukee after Memorial Day parade canceled
- As fans eagerly await new soap opera episodes, experts explore Wisconsin's ties to classic soaps
- Archdiocese of Milwaukee makes 'difficult decision' to delay public mass at south side parishes
- Notice the family of geese on Wells Street? Locals draw parallels to Gertie the Duck
- Racine bowling alley makes passionate plea to reopen; other businesses choosing to stay closed
- Masks required, no walk-ins: Prepare for changes at Milwaukee salons, barber shops
- Kenosha County, Cudahy withdraw local safer-at-home orders. Are these orders legal?
- 'We're not just going to open willy-nilly': Restaurants keep dining rooms closed to protect customers, staff
- What's taking Wisconsin Supreme Court so long to rule on Safer at Home lawsuit?
- Hidden History: Inside Milwaukee's Calvary Cemetery chapel
- Waukesha Co. leaders hope free COVID-19 testing will slow virus spread, help economy reopen