INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — Central Indiana is bracing for its coldest stretch of the season as wind chills are expected to plunge into the single digits Monday night through early Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service in Indianapolis, bitter winds and an incoming Arctic air mass will combine to make temperatures feel as low as…
BROOKFIELD, WISCONSIN — The family of 39-year-old Torrance Medley, along with representatives from the Waukesha and Milwaukee branches of the NAACP, is demanding answers from authorities after Medley was found dead near the Brookfield Hills Golf Course earlier this month. The family’s attorney alleges they have been “mistreated” by both the Waukesha County Medical Examiner’s…
ONEIDA, WISCONSIN — Four people have been arrested and charged after a 14-year-old girl was found weighing just 35 pounds and living in a locked bedroom under constant video surveillance, according to the Oneida Police Department. The arrests came after what investigators called an “extensive” child neglect investigation that began in August. The suspects —…
WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN — A 19-year-old Elkhorn man is facing charges after deputies say he activated blue flashing lights mounted inside his SUV to make other drivers move over on Interstate 43. Davin Stamm was charged Wednesday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with impersonating a peace officer, a misdemeanor punishable by up to nine months in…
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — Milwaukee police say a 47-year-old woman who was reported missing and endangered over the weekend has been located safely. Latasha Gatlin was reported missing on Saturday after she walked away from Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center and did not return. Authorities issued a public alert asking residents to help locate her after…
GURNEE, ILLINOIS — A Wisconsin woman is facing multiple felony charges after police say surveillance footage captured her firing several shots during a Thanksgiving night domestic dispute outside a north suburban hotel. The shooting occurred near Grand Avenue and Interstate 94, according to the Gurnee Police Department. Officers were not notified until the following day,…
HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS — A Harrisburg man is facing a long list of charges after police say he crashed a stolen vehicle into two unattended cars and fled the scene with two juveniles on Friday afternoon. Officers first spotted the stolen vehicle around 4:30 p.m. on Locust Street, according to the Harrisburg Police Department. When officers…
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — A Louisville mother has pleaded guilty to manslaughter nearly a year after her 3-month-old baby drowned in a motel bathtub on New Year’s Day. Amber Winstead, 36, entered her guilty plea on October 31, according to court records cited by WDRB. The fatal incident occurred inside a Louisville motel, where Winstead reportedly…
SULLIVAN COUNTY, INDIANA — A Kentucky man was arrested Thursday afternoon after Indiana State Police concluded an investigation into allegations that he engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor under the age of 16. Authorities say 30-year-old Vernon T. Brown of Olive Hill, Kentucky, was taken into custody without incident on a warrant issued by…
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — One man is dead and a teenage boy is facing multiple charges after a fatal shooting Friday afternoon in Louisville’s Parkland neighborhood. Louisville Metro Police responded to the 1400 block of Catalpa Street shortly after 3 p.m. on reports of a shooting, officials said. When officers arrived, they found a man —…