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A Sun Prairie driver was stopped on I‑94 in Jefferson County with four children in the car and arrested on suspicion of OWI; the children were turned over to another adult.
U.S. Marshals are looking for Clifton Robinson after he vanished from probation and gave a fake Milwaukee address that led to an empty lot on the city’s north side.
A 14-year-old from Racine was tased, punched and kicked during a quinceañera at Fountain Banquet Hall in Sturtevant, family says.
A Milwaukee judge dismissed the misdemeanor case against a Cudahy father after he completed a deferred-prosecution agreement tied to a 2025 school gun incident. The juvenile's separate case remains pending.
A Kenosha narcotics probe led to an arrest after a May 6 search warrant and the seizure of more than $62,000 in drugs, including fentanyl and psychedelics.
Mount Pleasant police say convicted sex offender Victor Little will be temporarily housed on Prairie Drive under DOC supervision and GPS monitoring. Village rules and the state registry apply.
An 18-year-old Monona Grove student was arrested after a loaded 9mm was found in his backpack. Police say the gun was reported stolen and the arrest followed a social‑media tip.
A Cleveland man was charged Friday after Manitowoc County detectives say he abused his daughter and attempted to involve a stepchild. Court papers allege nude photos and forced sexual contact.
A New Berlin man accused of posing as a Border Patrol agent and using fake Purple Heart certificates has asked for a second competency exam as his attorney pursues an insanity plea.
A 21-year-old was wounded near 37th and Villard early Friday as Milwaukee police search for the shooter.
Amier Jones, 29, has been charged with felony murder in the Jan. 13 parking‑lot killing of Frank Mosley III; prosecutors point to surveillance, a fingerprint and a multi‑county chase.
Milwaukee police launched the fifth annual Operation Summer Guardian on May 21, dispatching extra weekend patrols through September to target gunfire hotspots with outreach.
A Milwaukee man was charged after a tip sent to a local news form threatened Gov. Tony Evers; investigators say email and phone records tied the message to the suspect.
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