LA CRESCENT, MINNESOTA — With winter weather approaching, the La Crescent Police Department is urging drivers across the Coulee Region to take extra precautions on the road and properly prepare their vehicles for harsh seasonal conditions. Officers say the right planning can prevent emergencies and help keep drivers safe during snowstorms and freezing temperatures. Police…
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — Two men were shot and killed in separate incidents just hours apart Tuesday night in neighborhoods surrounding Washington Park, prompting Milwaukee police to launch dual homicide investigations. No arrests have been made in either case, and detectives are working to determine whether the shootings may be connected. 49-Year-Old Man Killed in First…
MADISON, WISCONSIN — An apartment building on Madison’s east side was struck by gunfire early Wednesday morning, prompting a police investigation but resulting in no reported injuries, authorities said. Officers responded to the complex, located at Terrace East on Cottage Grove Road, shortly before 5 a.m. Officers Respond to Reports of Multiple Shots Fired at…
MADISON, WISCONSIN — A group of women riding in a rideshare vehicle reported a frightening encounter Friday night after a man allegedly followed their car and pointed a gun at them, prompting a police investigation. The Madison Police Department says the incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. near University Avenue and North Francis Street. Victims Told…
FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN — A coordinated, multi-agency investigation led to the arrest of a bomb threat suspect linked to threats made across several Wisconsin communities between Nov. 21 and Nov. 25, authorities announced. Police say the threats targeted locations in Fond du Lac, Tomahawk, Rhinelander, and Kewaskum, prompting extensive response efforts across the state….
MADISON, WISCONSIN — The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Chandler Halderson, the Windsor man sentenced to life in prison for killing and dismembering his parents, Bart and Krista Halderson, in 2021. The ruling, issued Wednesday, concludes that Halderson’s trial was fair and that his claims of ineffective counsel lacked merit. Judges…
KENOSHA, WISCONSIN — A 44-year-old man accused of helping orchestrate a gold bar scam that cost a local woman more than $650,000 was taken into custody Wednesday after walking voluntarily into Kenosha County intake court. The suspect, Chintan Thakkar, faces felony charges including theft and money laundering in what prosecutors describe as a “senior exploitation…
MADISON, WISCONSIN — The 43-year-old man found traveling with Morgan Geyser, the woman involved in the 2014 Slender Man stabbing case, is sharing his version of why the pair left Wisconsin together before authorities detained them at an Illinois truck stop. The man, who says he goes by Charly, claims he accompanied Geyser because he…
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI — A Missouri mother has been arrested after deputies say she repeatedly beat a juvenile child with a phone charging cable and used food deprivation as punishment, forcing the victim to go days without eating. The suspect, identified as Breashia Jwantae Grant, was taken into custody Friday and faces charges of first-degree endangering…
WOODVILLE, WISCONSIN — A 22-year-old Wisconsin man is facing a first-degree intentional homicide charge after authorities say he shot his father multiple times during an argument inside their home, then appeared to show no emotion when learning his father had died. The suspect, Ethan James Graverson, allegedly called 911 shortly after the shooting, telling dispatchers…