CRIME & SAFETY
One dead, others injured in crash on Milwaukee's northwest side
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office confirms one person is dead after a crash on May 3 near 27th Street and Locust in Milwaukee. WISN 12 News arrived at the scene around 9:30 p.m. Video from the scene shows multiple vehicles involved in the crash, including a van on its side.
Family of 4-year-old killed in hit-and-run heartbroken; mother remains in ICU
MILWAUKEE (WISN) - A 4-year-old girl was killed while crossing a street with her mother in Milwaukee on Tuesday. The driver left the scene, but police said they arrested the 30-year-old suspect late Tuesday after a chase. Surveillance video near the Teutonia Avenue and Green Tree Road intersection captured the...
A 17-year-old was shot and killed in Milwaukee on Wednesday
A 17-year-old was shot and killed in Milwaukee on Wednesday, police said. Milwaukee Police Department said in a news release Thursday that the shooting took place around 10:17 p.m. on the 3300 block of North 28th Street. The victim was taken to a local hospital and was declared dead there. According to a Milwaukee...
1 dead following crash involving SUV and transit bus in Milwaukee County
ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A crash in St. Francis resulted in one death early Friday, May 3. Authorities report that an SUV and a small transit bus collided near Howard and Pennsylvania at around 8:25 a.m. The crash reportedly involved a 43-year-old Milwaukee man driving an SUV eastbound...
West Allis police chase stolen Jeep, driver arrested for OWI
MILWAUKEE - West Allis police arrested a man after chasing a stolen Jeep into Waukesha County on Wednesday night, May 1. The Jeep had been reported stolen in Franklin. West Allis officers spotted the Jeep near 108th and Greenfield around 7:25 p.m. and tried to stop it, but the driver fled.
Man caught urinating, vandalizing Milwaukee home on doorbell camera
MILWAUKEE - Video shows a man going rogue after urinating on the porch of a home on Milwaukee’s west side. The whole thing was caught on camera in an exclusive, must-see video. An unknown man is seen throwing buckets and whatever he had at a house. The homeowner said...
Milwaukee hit-and-run, baby ejected from car; two women charged
MILWAUKEE - Prosecutors say two sisters went to a party. One of them later got behind the wheel and later crashed, ejecting a two-month-old baby boy from the car. And then, the two women left, and didn't know the boy was missing. It happened off of North Fond du Lac,...
Man arrested in death of 4-year-old was previously convicted of killing another pedestrian
The man arrested under suspicion of killing a 4-year-old girl in a hit-and-run crash in Milwaukee on Tuesday was previously convicted of killing another pedestrian while driving without a license. The 30-year-old man, who the Journal Sentinel is not naming because he has not been charged in the death of Zekani Hymes-Wilson, was...
Oak Creek overturned semitruck, Ryan Road blocked for several hours
OAK CREEK, Wis. - UPDATE: The scene was cleared by 3 p.m. and traffic is flowing normally. An overturned semitruck in Oak Creek blocked part of a major roadway for several hours on Friday, May 3. The accident happened just before noon on westbound Ryan Road (State Highway 100 North)...
Man stabbed while driving, Wauwatosa woman charged with attempted homicide
BROOKFIELD, Wis. - A Wauwatosa woman is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, accused of stabbing a man while he was driving on April 13. Prosecutors said 18-year-old Athena Anderson told police "vampires stab people in the neck, so they can kill their prey." According to a criminal complaint, the...
'I want justice to be served': Suspect in deadly hit-and-run previously convicted
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office is considering charges in the deadly hit-and-run that killed a 4-year-old girl and seriously hurt her mother. A car hit Zekani Hymes-Wilson and her mother, Gloria Hymes, as they crossed Teutonia near Green Tree on Tuesday. A 30-year-old man is in...
Milwaukee police officer accused of groping woman sentenced to 25 hours community service
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee police officer accused of groping a woman at an event with department staff in January of 2023 was sentenced to community service Thursday, May 2. Thirty-eight-year-old Travis Jung pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge in April after pleading not guilty to a...
Milwaukee shooting near 39th and Sheridan, 78-year-old injured
MILWAUKEE - A person was injured in a shooting on Milwaukee's north side on Friday, May 3. According to the Milwaukee Police Department, a 78-year-old was injured in a shooting near 39th and Sheridan at about 1 p.m. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment. Police are investigating...
UPDATE: Fundraiser for women injured in Vernon County crash
TOWN OF FRANKLIN, Wis. (WEAU) - A fundraiser has been set up for a Soldiers Grove woman injured in a two-vehicle crash in the Town of Franklin Saturday night. 20-year-old Chloe Billington sustained serious injuries in the crash. She has multiple broken bones and will be in the hospital for several weeks having multiple surgeries. She’s already had three surgeries since Saturday.
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