A Minnesota woman who asked a store clerk for ammunition that would "blow the biggest hole" was found guilty Wednesday of fatally shooting her 6-year-old son just 10 days after regaining full custody of him, in a case that raised questions about the conduct of child welfare workers.
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Milwaukee police officer fatally shot, shooting suspect dead (UPDATE)
A Milwaukee police officer chased down a robbery suspect and was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire early Tuesday. The suspect also died from a gunshot wound, police said.
Read More »Mom sent to prison for role in teen son’s death
A Wisconsin woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday for her role in the fatal shooting of her 18-year-old son during a dispute with a man over stolen reptiles.
Read More »Second jury finds Wisconsin man guilty in wife’s slaying
A jury found a Wisconsin man guilty Wednesday in a second trial for killing his wife with antifreeze and by suffocation in 1998.
Read More »Racine man convicted in 1986 killing of 22-year-old woman
A Racine man has been convicted in the 1986 killing of a young woman whose body was found in a swamp at a Green Bay nature area.
Read More »Ex-Wisconsin WR Marcus Randle El convicted in 2 killings
A former University of Wisconsin football wide receiver was convicted of two counts of first degree homicide and other charges Tuesday in the February 2020 shooting deaths of two women.
Read More »Man charged with opening fire at picnic found dead in jail
A Milwaukee man who landed on the FBI's top 10 most wanted list after he allegedly killed two people and wounded three others at a 2006 Memorial Day picnic has been found dead in his jail cell.
Read More »Man gets life term for killing relative with ax
A judge sentenced a Wisconsin man to life in prison plus 120 years on Wednesday for killing his step-grandfather with an ax and injuring two other people during an altercation at the step-grandfather's home.
Read More »Boy, 10, accused of killing mom makes court appearance
A judge has refused to lower the $50,000 bail imposed on a 10-year-old Milwaukee boy accused of intentionally killing his mother because she would not buy him a virtual reality headset.
Read More »Washington state man charged in 34-year-old Wisconsin murder
A Washington state man has been charged in the 1988 slaying of a Wisconsin woman after he was identified using "familial DNA searching" to examine records of people who may be related to the suspect.
Read More »Wisconsin woman to use sex trafficking as homicide defense
A woman charged in a Wisconsin murder plans to argue that she is not guilty because she was a coerced victim of human trafficking — after the state Supreme Court ruled in July that such a defense could be used in homicide cases.
Read More »Charges: Boy, 10, killed mom over VR headset
A 10-year-old Milwaukee boy intentionally aimed a gun at his mother, then shot and killed her, because she would not buy him a virtual reality headset, prosecutors said.
Read More »Suspect in Green Bay stabbing death took selfies with body
A Michigan man arrested in the August stabbing death of a Green Bay man is accused of taking selfie videos and photos with the victim's body, writing a Bible verse on the victim's wall and leaving a handwritten apology.
Read More »Arrest made in double homicide case in northeast Wisconsin
Sheriff's officials in northeastern Wisconsin have arrested a man in connection with a double homicide investigation.
Read More »Inmate charged with murder in 37-year-old case
A Wisconsin prison inmate has been charged with first-degree murder in a 37-year-old cold case.
Read More »Man who killed Wisconsin doctor, her husband gets life
The man convicted in the fatal shooting of a University of Wisconsin physician and her husband in the school's arboretum was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday without the possibility of parole.
Read More »Wisconsin man gets life for killing grandparents
A judge on Friday sentenced a Wisconsin man accused of fatally shooting his grandparents to life in prison.
Read More »Prosecutors charge man with 30-year-old double homicide
Prosecutors charged a Weyauwega man Friday with killing a woman and her boyfriend 30 years ago in apparent revenge for a snowmobile accident.
Read More »Minnesota man charged in deadly Wisconsin river attack
A 52-year-old Minnesota man was charged Monday with killing a teenager and stabbing four other people in a dispute that allegedly began with a lost cellphone during a weekend tubing excursion on a western Wisconsin river.
Read More »Madison man pleads guilty in drunken crash that killed teens
A Madison man accused of speeding and driving drunk in a rear-end crash that killed three high school seniors pleaded guilty Thursday.
Read More »No charges in Milwaukee market shooting that left 2 dead
The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday no charges will be filed in a shooting outside a Milwaukee grocery store that left two dead after prosecutors determined the shooter fired in self-defense.
Read More »Woman accused of dismembering man bound over for trial
A Green Bay woman accused of killing and dismembering a man must stand trial.
Read More »Woman accused in dismemberment slaying competent for trial
A judge in Brown County has ruled a woman accused of killing and dismembering a man in Green Bay is competent to stand trial.
Read More »Man convicted of killing grandmother in Fond du Lac County
A man who blamed his grandmother's slaying on the "cartel" has been found guilty of killing her in Fond du Lac County.
Read More »Teen charged in Racine fatal shooting to stay in adult court
A judge in Racine County has decided a boy who was arrested at age 14 in a fatal shooting should remain in adult court after weighing the teen's criminal history and other factors.
Read More »Man accused of shooting Milwaukee officer pleads not guilty
The man accused of shooting an off-duty Milwaukee police detective who tried to intervene in an armed robbery pleaded not guilty to charges against him and was bound over for trial Thursday.
Read More »Babysitter sentenced to 43 years for killing infant boy
A Wausau woman accused of killing an infant boy she was babysitting and attempting to cover up his death must spend 43 years in prison, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Read More »Spike in Kenosha homicides has families looking for answers
The edge of the steps leading to Marcus Giddens' front porch is lined with tokens of affection — candles, flowers, balloons tied to the railing, a can of his favorite beer.
Read More »Man who gave drugs to inmate sentenced to 12 years in prison
A man who smuggled heroin into the Manitowoc County Jail and gave to an inmate who died of an overdose has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Read More »La Crosse man sentenced to 66 years in crash that killed 2
A La Crosse man with a history of drunken driving has been sentenced to 66 years in prison for a crash that killed two people and severely injured two others.
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