Crime and Public Safety

Mukwonago and Whitewater police are investigating the recent distribution of "hate speech" contained in plastic bags.

Different shootings in Milwaukee on Monday, Dec. 23, left two people dead and sent two people to the hospital.

A Waukesha man charged with first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse after police say he killed his neighbor and hid the body pleaded not guilty on Monday, Dec. 23.

A 39-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of stealing an SUV and then leading officers on a high-speed, miles-long police chase.

The Dodge County Sheriff's Office has a 57-year-old Iron Ridge man in custody following a police chase on Sunday, Dec. 22.

A funeral was held on Monday for Erin West, the 42-year-old teacher killed in the Madison school shooting.

One person was taken into custody by Hartford police on Dec. 14 after drugs were found in their vehicle during a traffic stop.

President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment.

Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Monday on murder and terror charges in a state case that will run parallel to his federal prosecution.

Milwaukee police are investigating a shooting that left one person wounded on Sunday, Dec. 22.

Almost two months after his death, a memorial for 12-year-old Marquell Newburn rests on his family's shelf after he was shot by 15-year-old Deondre Davis.

A person of interest has been taken into custody in connection with a woman who was set on fire and died Sunday morning on a subway train in Brooklyn, police said.

Multiple people were shot in Milwaukee on Saturday, Dec. 21.

If you or someone you know is facing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or text them at 88788 with the message "BEGIN."

A 31-year-old Madison man is in the Dodge County Jail after authorities say he led deputies on a miles-long, high-speed chase early Sunday, Dec. 22.

A 25-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of shooting another man near a gas station near 14th and North.

A 21-year-old Milwaukee woman is accused of stealing from Walmart stores in metro Milwaukee.

A tactical situation on Milwaukee's north side on Dec. 11 has led to felony charges for three teens.