Southeast Wisconsin opens warming centers amidst a severe cold snap, with temperatures dropping to dangerous levels and wind chills reaching -35 degrees. Safety advisories are in place.

An unattended fire pit in Saukville caused a brush fire, consuming about an acre. The Ozaukee Central Fire Department extinguished it amid challenging freezing conditions.

Robert D. Nytes from Wisconsin was sentenced to 25 years for receiving child pornography, following crimes that included sexual assault of a minor and content production.

A 66-year-old woman was arrested in Milwaukee for a fatal hit-and-run after an argument with 41-year-old Mamadou Bamba.

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport reported a decrease in intercepted firearms at TSA checkpoints in 2024, with 16 firearms detected, down from 19 the previous year.

A man was charged with the 2022 murder of two brothers in Brown Deer, with evidence linking him to the crime scene. Another man was previously sentenced for the same incident.

Denise Laflam, 69, has been missing since January 13. Despite varying reports about her last sighting at a DMV, the search continues with an active Silver Alert. Authorities request any information on her whereabouts.

Milwaukee Police seek public assistance in finding critically missing 13-year-old Lanydria Beard, last seen near N 34th Street and W McKinley Boulevard.

Milwaukee police are investigating a shooting that left a 23-year-old dead; a 21-year-old suspect is in custody.

Wisconsin businessman Douglas Larson pleaded guilty to failing to pay over $396,000 in employment taxes withheld from his employees' wages. Sentencing is set for April 4, 2025.

A Milwaukee man, Emilio Arner-Ortiz, was charged with child sex crimes and appeared in court from his hospital bed following a police shooting incident.

A man was arrested in Racine after a nearly six-hour standoff with police involving the SWAT Team and Crisis Negotiation Team, with no injuries reported.

A semi-driver from Milwaukee died in a crash with a snowplow on I-39 near Beloit, Wisconsin. The plow operator was unharmed. Traffic was redirected for hours during the investigation.