CRIME & SAFETY
Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says
Police shot and killed a Wisconsin student outside a middle school after receiving a report of someone with a weapon while class was in session, according to the state’s attorney general. No one else was hurt and the student didn’t get inside the building. An investigation is ongoing. MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) — Police shot and killed a student outside a Wisconsin middle school Wednesday after receiving a report of someone with a weapon, the state’s attorney general said in the first law enforcement briefing on gunshots that sent children fleeing and prompted an hourslong lockdown of local schools. Authorities had previously said an active shooter who never got inside the building was “neutralized” outside Mount Horeb Middle School. State Attorney General Josh Kaul told reporters Wednesday evening no one else was harmed and that an investigation is ongoing. “This incident took place outdoors. The subject in this case never gained entry,” he said.
Wisconsin woman in custody after traffic stop leads to discovery of methamphetamine
BARRON COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 42-year-old Wisconsin woman was arrested after a traffic stop on Thursday when authorities located several grams of methamphetamine. According to the Barron County Sheriff’s Office, on April 25, shortly after noon, the Barron County Drug Unit received a tip of a vehicle transporting drugs within the area.
Armed suspect in Wisconsin killed by police, Department of Justice investigating
BELOIT, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities say they are investigating an incident in which a suspect armed with two bladed weapons was killed by police Sunday morning in southern Wisconsin. According to a release from the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ), officers with the Beloit Police Department responded to a...
Wisconsin deputies asking for the public’s help following an ATM burglary
PARDEEVILLE, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities say they are asking for assistance from the public after an ATM was burglarized early Sunday morning in Wisconsin. According to a release from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, at 1:36 a.m., deputies were made aware of a burglary to an exterior ATM at the National Exchange Bank on 113 Lake Street in the Village of Pardeeville.
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