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Four people were wounded in a Friday night shooting on East Capitol Drive; police say one was hospitalized and a suspect remains at large.
Rescue teams searched Okauchee Lake after a late-night report someone went overboard. The Road T boat launch was closed while divers and sonar-equipped boats combed the water.
A 24-year-old was shot early Friday near 29th and Carmen; police say injuries are non-life-threatening and are asking the public for tips.
A Brookfield man was airlifted to Froedtert after being struck inside the Lomira McDonald’s drive‑thru; deputies say the driver remained and is cooperating. The crash is under investigation.
A 6-year-old was seriously hurt after falling from a second-story window near 32nd and National in Milwaukee; police say the fall appears accidental and are investigating.
Federal jurors convicted two Milwaukee men tied to the Wild 100s, who prosecutors say used stolen pandemic unemployment benefits to buy guns, drugs and pay for a killing.
A 59-year-old Sturgeon Bay woman was arrested after a suspicious barn fire on June 10; investigators say she admitted to starting the blaze. Bond was set at $25,000.
The Wisconsin DOJ's Division of Criminal Investigation is probing a fatal officer-involved shooting in Lake Tomahawk after deputies say a person fired at officers during an arrest attempt.
About $95,000 in Milwaukee-brand tools was taken from a solar farm near Plover; investigators have serial numbers and are asking the public for tips.
Cain Botello Sr., 52, was sentenced to 11½ years in federal prison after police say he led a family‑run drug‑trafficking operation tied to the Latin Kings.
An 18-year-old was killed and another driver hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash near Weston. Officials say the SUV failed to stop at a stop sign and investigators are working the scene.
A 37-year-old was critically wounded in an early-morning shooting near 19th and Becher; Milwaukee police are searching for the shooter and asking for tips.
A Milwaukee man who drove the wrong way on I‑43 and struck a sheriff’s squad car was given three years' probation after pleading guilty to a felony and an OWI.
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