ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN — A 22-year-old Wisconsin man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of child sexual assault and abduction after a multi-agency investigation revealed repeated offenses across two southern Wisconsin towns, authorities said Thursday. According to the Janesville Police Department, officers were called to a home in the 1500 block of Woodman…
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — A 26-year-old man was shot and killed by an off-duty Milwaukee police officer Thursday morning after a minor traffic accident quickly escalated into a deadly exchange of gunfire, according to authorities. Police said the shooting occurred around 8:25 a.m. near the 4800 block of West Mill Road, when the off-duty officer —…
MADISON, WISCONSIN — Police in Madison responded to the city’s east side Thursday night after multiple reports of shots fired prompted a large law enforcement response. According to the Madison Police Department (MPD), officers were dispatched around 8 p.m. to the 4700 block of Dutch Mill after receiving several 911 calls about gunfire in the…
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,…