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.
Charges recommended for 2 teens in bonfire explosion
Investigators are recommending criminal charges against two teens in connection with a bonfire explosion at a party in northeastern Wisconsin last month that resulted in critical burns to some in attendance.
Wisconsin agent charged in nonfatal shooting of unarmed man
A prosecutor charged a Wisconsin Department of Justice agent on Thursday with reckless endangerment in the nonfatal shooting of an unarmed man during a Madison traffic stop last winter.
Teens accused of spiking teacher’s drink face felony charges
Two teens accused of spiking their teacher's soda with cleaning solution are facing felony charges.
DA: Man doused pregnant woman with gas
A Marshfield man is due in court next week on charges that he doused a pregnant woman in gasoline and threatened to set her on fire.
Wind Point man found guilty in fatal stabbing
A Racine County jury found a 30-year-old man guilty of killing a 21-year-old man over his driving.
Dahmer survivor enters plea in man’s death
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The man who led police to serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer 20 years ago has pleaded not guilty to throwing a man off a bridge into the Milwaukee River. The victim, 43-year-old Johnny Jordan, drowned in the river July 26. Fifty-two-year-old Tracy Edwards and a co-defendant, 44-year-old Timothy Carr, waived their preliminary hearing […]
Dahmer survivor makes Milwaukee court appearance
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The man who led Milwaukee police to serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer 20 years ago made his first appearance in court. Fifty-two-year-old Tracy Edwards and 44-year-old Timothy Carr are charged with recklessly endangering safety in the drowning of Johnny Jordan. They allegedly argued with him, picked him up and threw him off a […]
More charges in HIV sexual assault case
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of sexually assaulting a girl while knowing he was HIV positive is facing additional charges in Marathon County. Thirty-five-year-old Jimmy Garcia of Rothschild is charged with four counts of recklessly endangering safety. He was charged in April with sexual assault of a child. A 15-year-old girl told police […]
Child struck by gunfire, parents arrested
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested the parents of a 3-year-old girl who was shot and critically wounded in Milwaukee. The shooting was reported shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday. The girl was shot while inside a home on the city’s north side. Authorities say the child’s father was highly intoxicated while handling a gun. […]
Legal News
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- Wis. middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting
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