BARRON COUNTY, WISCONSIN — A Birchwood man accused of choking and assaulting a woman at a local ball field last month has pleaded not guilty to multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, according to Barron County Circuit Court records. Scott G. Hopland, 45, was charged on September 8 with two felonies — strangulation and suffocation and…
DAVENPORT, IOWA — A 57-year-old Wisconsin woman is facing multiple felony arson and assault charges after allegedly setting fire outside a Kwik Star gas station in Davenport and threatening police officers with a knife when she returned to the scene. According to Scott County Court records, Deanne Chance, of Beloit, Wisconsin, is charged with first-…
CARROLL COUNTY, ILLINOIS — Four years after the mysterious disappearance of Melissa Trumpy, law enforcement agencies across multiple states say the search remains active as investigators continue to pursue new leads and conduct ground and water operations in northern Illinois. Trumpy, who lived in Monticello, Wisconsin, was last seen on the night of October 26,…
FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN — A tense SWAT standoff that prompted a shelter-in-place order for residents on Primrose Lane in Fond du Lac ended Sunday morning after police confirmed the suspect is now in custody. According to the Fond du Lac Police Department, officers and tactical teams from both city police and the Fond du…
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — One of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted fugitives, Armando Barragan, has been captured in Mexico nearly 20 years after allegedly ordering the killing of an innocent man at a Cudahy gas station, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Barragan, a notorious leader of the Latin Kings gang, was located and arrested in Garcia, Nuevo…
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — A 26-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged with three counts of first-degree intentional homicide after police say he was involved in two separate shootings that left three people dead last weekend. According to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office, Michael Williams is accused of carrying out both attacks on October 19, 2025,…
MADISON, WISCONSIN — A large fight involving several juveniles broke out Thursday afternoon on Madison’s near east side, temporarily blocking traffic at a busy intersection before police quickly intervened and made multiple arrests. According to the Madison Police Department, officers were called to the intersection of East Washington Avenue and North Street around 12:47 p.m.,…
BEAVERCREEK, OHIO — A Wisconsin woman has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading no contest to the murder of her on-and-off boyfriend, who was found shot in the back of the head inside his Beavercreek home last year. Janel Marie Nelson, 53, of Thorp, Wisconsin, received a life sentence with the possibility of…
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY — The Lexington Police Department has issued a traffic alert ahead of several major Friday night events, warning drivers to prepare for significant congestion across key parts of the city, including Keeneland, downtown Lexington, and the University of Kentucky campus area. Officials said the combination of weekend gatherings, sporting events, and university traffic…
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) successfully used its new drone technology to catch two suspects in real time allegedly stealing a $4,000 air conditioning unit — before officers even reached the scene. The incident unfolded just before 10 p.m. Thursday after police received a report of two people stealing an air…