Author: Nina Clarke

MADISON, WISCONSIN — A 68-year-old Wisconsin businessman has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for illegally exporting laboratory equipment to Russian companies, including one that prosecutors say conducted chemical research for the Russian military. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Andrew Pogosyan, a Russian-born U.S. citizen living in Madison,…

MADISON, WISCONSIN — A viral AI-generated photo prank sweeping across TikTok has taken a chaotic turn in Wisconsin, where concerned parents flooded police lines after believing their college-aged kids suddenly had mystery roommates moving into their dorms. According to a report from WFRV, the prank involves college students using AI image generators to create fake…

HARVARD, ILLINOIS — A late-night discovery in a quiet suburban neighborhood has left investigators searching for answers after a Wisconsin man and woman were found dead inside a parked car in Harvard, Illinois, police confirmed Monday. According to the Harvard Police Department, an officer patrolling the 700 block of North Division Street around 11:52 p.m….

MADISON, WISCONSIN — As Wisconsin’s prisons fill with older, ailing inmates, state officials face mounting criticism for granting compassionate release to only a handful of prisoners each year, even as costs and medical demands soar. A new joint investigation by Wisconsin Watch and The New York Times reveals that Wisconsin courts approved just 53 of…

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — A 19-year-old man will spend decades in prison after fatally shooting a 15-year-old girl who was riding her scooter with friends during a birthday party in downtown Grand Rapids, prosecutors said. According to court documents, Josiah Tyree Pittman was sentenced to 27 to 52 years in prison for second-degree murder and…

MINERAL POINT, MISSOURI — A 20-year-old Missouri woman who told police her boyfriend attacked her with pepper spray and a shotgun before she shot him dead is now charged with first-degree murder — after investigators say her story fell apart. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested Josie Reed on October 3 following…

AUSABLE TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN — A 32-year-old Michigan woman has been charged with open murder and felony firearm after police say she shot her husband in the chest with a .357 revolver during a late-night argument inside their home earlier this week. According to the Iosco County Prosecutor’s Office, Melissa Christine Ragen fatally shot her husband,…

NORTH PORT, FLORIDA — A Florida couple allegedly abandoned a young boy on the side of Interstate 75 with bags of guns, ammunition, and cash, telling him to “take care of the house” before driving off, according to police. Authorities say Bradley Leon Guerrero Santos, 36, and Roseanella Mendola Borja, 35, are facing child neglect…

VERMILLION COUNTY, INDIANA — A 20-year-old Indiana man has been charged with murder after investigators discovered what appeared to be a human spinal cord in a backyard burn pit — remains authorities believe belong to his missing mother. According to the Indiana State Police, Nicholas Thomas Yates reported his mother missing, only for detectives to…

BATH, NEW HAMPSHIRE — A 73-year-old man is accused of gunning down his sister-in-law and niece after an argument about living in a basement, according to investigators in New Hampshire. Authorities say Charles “Chuck” Readey was charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the shooting deaths of Cindy Moody, 67, and her daughter Kristal…