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An eighth grader in Kenosha has been charged after allegedly threatening to kill a classmate and attack Lance Middle School in a Discord post.
A Wauwatosa mother's tan Hyundai was stolen while her 4‑year‑old Ava undergoes chemotherapy, leaving the family without critical transportation and relying on community support.
A stolen ambulance with a patient inside triggered a high‑speed chase from Wisconsin Rapids to a field west of Pittsville; authorities say the patient is safe and a suspect is in custody.
A former Riverview aide was sentenced to 51.5 years after pleading guilty to seven felonies tied to sexual assaults and explicit messages involving multiple boys.
A 16-year-old is recovering after an overnight shooting on Milwaukee’s north side; police later determined the injury was from debris, not a bullet.
Two people were wounded in a Milwaukee shooting on Monday night; no arrests have been made and the police seek information. In a separate incident, two men died in a murder-suicide on the city’s north side.
Fond Du Lac police searched with a K-9 and a sheriff’s drone after a man entered a Primrose Lane home early Tuesday; detectives are asking neighbors for camera footage.
A cellphone video circulating in Milwaukee appears to show a Family Dollar security guard assaulting an apparently intoxicated customer. The recorder says police and the company have not replied.
Muskego police say pilots radioed to land on Little Muskego Lake's frozen surface; city rules ban propeller-driven craft and the DNR warns 'no ice is safe.'
A late-night fire at Columbia Manor in South Milwaukee displaced residents and left the building without heat, power and alarm protection. Pets were rescued and the Red Cross is assisting neighbors.
South Milwaukee Police seek public help identifying a suspect shown in a video related to a February 6th vandalism spree.
Missing 11-year-old Zakiyia K. Hill was found safe after Marquette University Police and public search efforts following her disappearance on February 16.
A jury trial begins Monday for Erik Mendoza in the killing of 5-year-old Prince McCree, a case that prompted changes to Wisconsin’s missing‑child alert rules.
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