September 1, 2021 12-state human trafficking sting frees 59 victims, including 2 minors; 102 suspects arrested A twelve-state human trafficking sting dubbed Operation United Front netted 102 arrests and freed 59 victims, including at least two minors, according to prosecutors in each of the states.
September 1, 2021 Wisconsin election probe includes $325,000 for data analysis Nearly half of the $676,000 in taxpayer money being spent on a Republican-ordered investigation into Wisconsin's 2020 presidential election is earmarked for data analysis, a contract released Wednesday shows.
August 31, 2021 Milwaukee man bludgeoned 12-year-old grandson to death with hammer, police say A Milwaukee man was charged Tuesday with bludgeoning to death his 12-year-old grandson after finding money missing from his wallet.
August 30, 2021 Unvetted Afghan refugees allowed to leave Wisconsin military base unsupervised: Rep. Tiffany Rep. Tom Tiffany, R- WI, discussed his recent trip to Fort McCoy, an Army installation in central Wisconsin, in an appearance on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Monday.
August 30, 2021 Sen Johnson investigating report of Americans being turned away from Kabul airport, told ‘rescue is over’ Johnson sent a letter on Friday to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin regarding "troubling" news reports that "contradict the Biden administration’s narrative" on their botched troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
August 30, 2021 Wisconsin boy, 12, dies after alleged hammer attack; 8-year-old also injured, report says A 12-year-old Milwaukee boy was killed and another, 8, was hurt after suffering blunt force trauma injuries during what is believed to have been a hammer attack, according to local reports.Â
August 27, 2021 Wisconsin man, 84, gets consecutive life sentences for 1976 double homicide after DNA matches him to the crime An 84-year-old man was sentenced to consecutive life sentences in Wisconsin Friday after a DNA match in 2019 helped investigators solve a pair of more than four-decade-old cold case murders.
August 24, 2021 Missouri man drowns in Lake Michigan after savings 2 boys A Missouri man who died after rescuing two young relatives from the choppy waters of Lake Michigan is the fourth person to drown in the lake this summer in the southeastern Wisconsin city of Racine.
August 23, 2021 Afghan refugees arrive across the US for State Department resettlement With thousands of Afghan refugees expected, the State Department must facilitate their resettlement as some raise concerns over homeland security and the swift vetting process.
August 22, 2021 Wisconsin police officer critically wounded, suspect killed during traffic stop Police in Wisconsin fatally wounded a man who shot and critically injured an officer during a traffic stop early Sunday morning, officials announced.