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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.
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.
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