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.

A five-alarm fire at a Milwaukee U-Haul storage facility resulted in a large-scale firefighting effort, with no injuries reported despite harsh conditions and a partially collapsed roof.

Precious Cruse was sentenced to 111 months in prison for defrauding Medicaid of over $780,000 in a scheme targeting at-risk pregnant women and children.

A Milwaukee man, Cameron Summers, pleaded guilty to creating over 400 false tax returns, causing IRS losses over $1.1 million. He faces up to 3 years in prison per count.