Darrell Brooks trial: Defendant apologizes, state calls 7 witnesses

Witness testimony resumed Monday morning in the Darrell Brooks Waukesha Christmas parade attack trial. Brooks was dressed in a full suit as opposed to the orange jail uniform he wore Wednesday-Friday of the first week of the trial. He remained in the courtroom for the entire day of testimony Monday.

Darrell Brooks trial: Ex-girlfriend testifies, COVID test negative

The trial of Darrell Brooks, accused in the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack, resumed with a second day of testimony Friday, Oct. 7.

'Could not believe my eyes:' Ice caves awash in vibrant colors as sun, algae combine for surreal show

A local geologist says the variety of colors was due to multiple lighting effects being in play, and it left a photographer saying it was one of the most magical things he's ever witnessed.

Primary election results: Johnson vs. Barnes in Wisconsin, narrow 'Squad' victory

Ron Johnson, the most vulnerable GOP senator up for reelection, will take on Wisconsin's Democratic lieutenant governor in November. And Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar narrowly defeated her centrist challenger.

Milwaukee drainage tunnel search; boy found dead, men still missing

A 10-year-old boy was found dead during a search of Milwaukee's drainage tunnels on the city's south side Tuesday, less than 24 hours after he went missing. Family identified the boy as Mohammad Arman.

Milwaukee mother accused; son's death from probable fentanyl exposure

A 24-year-old Milwaukee woman is accused in the death of her 5-year-old son. The medical examiner says the child's death may have been caused by fentanyl exposure.

Milwaukee Water Street shooting: 17 injured, 10 arrested

Milwaukee police said 17 people were injured and 10 people were arrested in a shooting near Water and Juneau late Friday, May 13.

After Chippewa Falls girl's murder, spurs calls for a 'Lily Alert'

The push for a 'Lily Alert' is spurred by the murder of the girl in Chippewa Falls, Wis. Supporters hope to create an alert to help endangered missing children when the circumstances don't fit the protocols for an AMBER Alert.

Teen charged with murder of Chippewa Falls girl Lily Peters

A 14-year-old boy has been charged in the killing of Lily Peters, a 10-year-old girl found dead in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Monday morning.

Chippewa Falls girl homicide: $1 million cash bond for juvenile suspect

A judge on Wednesday, April 27 ordered a $1 million cash bond for the 14-year-old boy accused in the death of 10-year-old Illiana "Lily" Peters in Chippewa Falls.

Rittenhouse rifle to be destroyed; judge approves agreement

A Wisconsin judge on Friday approved an agreement by lawyers to destroy the assault-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three people during a 2020 street protest.

Burger King homicide: 'Staged' robbery led to gunfire, victim in on plan, complaint says

The man captured on surveillance video reaching through a drive-thru window at a Milwaukee Burger King restaurant is now charged – and the complaint indicates he, his daughter, and the victim in this case, Niesha Harris-Brazell, were all part of a plan to stage a robbery of the restaurant.

27 people rescued from floating ice chunk in Green Bay

Authorities rescued 27 people from a floating chunk of ice that broke away from shore in the bay of Green Bay in eastern Wisconsin, the sheriff's office said Sunday.

Waukesha Christmas parade: SUV driver ID'd, 5 dead, 48 injured

A person taken into custody after an SUV plowed into a holiday parade in Wisconsin, killing at least five people, has been identified as 39-year-old Darrell Brooks, Associated Press reported.