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child neglect

Mar 1, 2019

Foster home operators charged with child neglect

The operators of a foster home in Oshkosh are facing child neglect charges involving three teens who stayed at the house for several months.

Sep 4, 2018

Parents charged after teen dies following religious fast (UPDATE)

A father and mother were arrested in Wisconsin after their teenage son died and another child were hospitalized following what the father described as a weekslong religious fast.

Jul 22, 2018

Woman accused of leaving 5 children in car while she gambled

A Milwaukee woman is accused of leaving five children, including a newborn, in a casino garage while she gambled.

Sep 20, 2017

Couple plead not guilty in caged child case

A Wisconsin woman and her boyfriend have pleaded not guilty to locking her 9-year-old granddaughter in a basement kennel.

May 18, 2017

Schimel, Republicans bring back child neglect bill

Attorney General Brad Schimel and Sen. Rob Cowles are re-introducing a bill that would make proving child neglect easier and make repeated acts of neglect a crime.

Aug 13, 2015

Probation for mother who bought heroin, neglected child

A mother who left her 3-year-old son in the car while she visited a La Crosse drug dealer has been sentenced to probation.

Apr 6, 2015

Couple accused of locking daughter in basement to plead not guilty

An attorney for a Wisconsin mother and stepfather accused of locking their 13-year-old daughter in a cold basement with no running water says they will plead not guilty to child neglect.

Mar 5, 2015

Father, girlfriend to face trial in toddler’s death (UPDATE)

The father of a 3-year-old girl and his girlfriend will stand trial on charges in the toddler's death in La Crosse County.

Mar 3, 2015

Beloit woman gets 5 years in baby’s methadone overdose death

A Beloit woman has been sentenced to five years in prison in the methadone overdose death of her 1-year-old daughter.

Feb 19, 2015

Father accused in toddler’s death agrees to extradition

A Minnesota man accused of causing the death of his 3-year-old daughter in Wisconsin has agreed to extradition.

Feb 10, 2015

Mother sentenced to prison for toddler’s road death

A 33-year-old woman who witnesses say stood motionless while her young daughter was struck and killed on a Madison street has been sentenced to more than two years in prison.

Feb 5, 2015

Mother pleads guilty in death of toddler

A mother whose young daughter was struck and killed on a Madison street has pleaded guilty to child neglect.

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