J.E. Jones Elementary was evacuated Thursday after a suspicious package was found outside; EOD teams cleared the scene and no injuries were reported.

Students at Lannon Elementary were kept inside Thursday while deputies investigated nearby police activity. School officials said everyone was safe and classes continued.

A crash between two semis on northbound I‑43 near Highway 164 in Big Bend killed one person and closed the freeway during a morning investigation.

Several cars burned early Thursday on Milwaukee’s East Side; firefighters say there were no injuries and the cause is under investigation.

An 18-year-old was taken into custody after a stolen-vehicle chase that ended near W Metro Auto Mall in New Berlin. Police recovered a firearm and say the Milwaukee County DA will review charges.

A former MPD civilian was fined $250 after a court found she voted in Milwaukee while living outside the city. Court filings say she voted in 12 elections and received $8,226.78 in residency overpayments.

Ted Oswald — convicted in the 1994 killing of Waukesha Police Capt. James Lutz — has filed to seek early release after roughly 32 years. The filing arrives as Wisconsin restarts its commutation process.

Milwaukee crews fought a building fire near 32nd and Hampton on May 20. Neighbors said the structure looked vacant and investigators are probing the origin.

A Kenosha County mail‑theft probe in Trevor led detectives to meth, marijuana and about 150 distribution items and the arrests of four people. Officials say the investigation remains open.

A Journal Sentinel video shows an MPD officer questioning Charlotte Nozar's account of a December elevator rape.

A 21-year-old man was arrested after allegedly threatening the mother of his child at Brookfield Square Mall; police found him hiding near Storm's Golf Range and charged him.

A fast-moving blaze on North 20th Street spread to neighboring homes and filled the area with heavy smoke near Union Cemetery.

A Milwaukee mother has been charged after tests showed fentanyl and other drugs in her 3‑month‑old's system; prosecutors say the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.