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A Metro Drug Unit raid in Racine recovered large amounts of cocaine, crack and marijuana. One person was arrested and a second suspect is wanted.
A Milwaukee judge sentenced Shirley Hill to 25 years after she admitted she ran over and killed Mamadou Bamba following a January 2025 argument. The case hinged on surveillance video and a criminal complaint.
An 18-year-old was sentenced to 25 years for the 2023 shooting that killed 15-year-old Davion Patterson and wounded five others.
Milwaukee opens extra warming shelter in response to severe Arctic chill, with local agencies coordinating aid for residents during dangerous subzero temperatures.
A Northwest Side tavern will be shut for 15 days after aldermen tied a string of fights and a linked off‑premises fatal shooting to the business. The closure runs Feb. 6–20.
A Milwaukee jury convicted former gas station guard William Pinkin of first-degree intentional homicide in the 2023 shooting of Isaiah Allen. The case now moves into a mental-disease phase.
A 15-year-old pleaded guilty to first-degree reckless homicide in the June Hampton Avenue convenience-store shooting. Sentencing is scheduled for March 27.
A former Riverside paraprofessional pleaded not guilty in Milwaukee court to battery of an 18-year-old student with disabilities; bond and a Feb. 23 hearing were set.
MPD narrowed pursuit criteria and clarified when officers can call off chases after a deadly year of pursuit-related crashes. The changes prioritize safety over speed alone.
One driver was killed and two others were hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash on County Highway BD near State Highway 11 in Brighton, authorities said.
A three-vehicle collision occurred early Thursday morning, resulting in one injury and traffic rerouting; Kansasville Fire & Rescue and Kenosha deputies responded to the scene.
A stolen van sparked multiple chases before crashing into a median on I‑94; the driver surrendered and was arrested.
Former Sun Prairie West High School dean, Robert Gilkey-Meisegeier, agreed to plead guilty to a federal child exploitation case and is expected to receive a 15 to 18-year sentence.
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