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An Ozaukee County jury found Miguel Aponte guilty of first‑degree homicide in the 2023 Grafton rental‑car killing. Sentencing is set for March.
A Dane County judge dismissed Ridglan Farms' extortion claim, saying activist pressure — though coercive — is protected speech as criminal and regulatory probes continue.
A Brookfield man faces a first-degree reckless homicide charge after a Jan. 13 shooting near 38th and North that left Patrick Kelly Davis dead.
A Greenfield man faces first‑degree reckless homicide charges after a high‑speed crash killed a 41‑year‑old passenger on Milwaukee's south side.
A review of police logs and school records found 93 citations, hundreds of calls and a stark racial disparity after officers returned to MPS.
A Milwaukee nurse was sent to federal prison after prosecutors said he bought and shared child sexual abuse material online. The sentence follows a federal probe.
Police say video shows about 60 shots struck a car in Sherman Park, killing 26‑year‑old Mark Burrell. Prosecutors charged Jahree Wilkes with first‑degree reckless homicide as a party to the crime.
A former MCTS driver pleaded no contest after a Christmas-night crash that killed 79‑year‑old Robert Clemons; sentencing is set for March 12 amid questions about driver fatigue.
A warrant is out for a Pewaukee roofer accused of taking payments from seven customers and leaving jobs unfinished, prosecutors say.
Body-camera video shows a Milwaukee mother pleading for help hours before prosecutors say her daughter beat her to death. Records show years of runs to the home and failed interventions.
A Milwaukee mother of three faces a long recovery after a New Year’s Day hit-and-run left her car flipped and her badly injured.
A four‑alarm fire leveled AJ Anich Lumber in Palmyra overnight, pulling in 30 fire trucks as crews battled freezing conditions. Officials report no injuries and the cause remains under investigation.
Codey Houdek, an ex-correctional officer, is charged with sexually assaulting a child under 13 at his businesses in Waukesha County, with possible 60-year sentences per count.
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