Four people were pulled from a Dousman pond after the ice gave way; three were checked by medics and officials warned that warming weather has made ice unsafe.

A Milwaukee parent faces felony battery and terroristic threat charges after an alleged attack on school safety staff at Green Tree Preparatory Academy, court papers say.

A California man was sentenced to 228 months after prosecutors said he supplied fentanyl, cocaine and meth to a multi‑state trafficking network with ties to Milwaukee.

Five Milwaukee men are accused of running a retail-theft ring blamed for more than $50,000 in losses at big-box stores. One defendant was ordered held on $20,000 cash bond as the case moves toward a preliminary hearing.

Prosecutors allege nearly a dozen firearms were recovered from a Mukwonago Friesian ranch during a November search; the owner now faces gun charges as an animal‑welfare probe continues.

Milwaukee police opened an Internal Affairs probe into how staff handled records linked to allegations against Marty Brooks. The inquiry follows a DA office resignation and public records disputes.

An Oak Creek memory-care worker pleaded not guilty after being accused of taking a resident’s phone and rings; a preliminary hearing is set for March 6.

Oak Creek Public Library experienced an unexpected power outage, limiting services like book checkout and computer access, with no timeline for restoration.

Brookfield and Linn County residents are warned against any burning due to near-critical fire weather conditions, as advised by the local fire department.

West Allis Police are searching for a missing 16-year-old, Malayah Macisak. She may alter her appearance with glasses and wigs. Public assistance is requested.

A 59-year-old man died after his pickup was struck by a St. Croix County dump truck on STH 29 near Withee; investigators from county and state agencies are probing the Jan. 27 crash.

A California man has received a 19-year prison sentence for his role in a wide-reaching drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy affecting several Midwestern cities.

A plea deal would let Walter Cunningham enter an Alford plea to an OUI charge while 28 recklessly endangering counts tied to children would be dismissed; the state plans to seek 60 days.