Wisconsin

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is directing the sheriff’s office to suspend the use of messaging on electronic tablets at the county jail and will suspend services at the Community Reintegration Center, formerly the House of Corrections. This comes after news that multiple inmates had been using the devices...

LINCOLN COUNTY, Wis. — A 44-year-old Antigo man was arrested Thursday after a series of vehicle thefts and high-speed pursuits across northern Wisconsin ended in a crash in downtown Merrill, authorities said. Joshua D. Micke was taken into custody Oct. 8 after fleeing on foot following the crash, according...

A cold case involving four goats killed on a Marathon County farm led to felony charges after a neighbor told a deputy he needed to “confess his sins,” prosecutors say. Eric L. Seelow, 34, of the town of Eau Pleine, faces four felony counts of mistreatment of animals causing death and one misdemeanor count of criminal damage to property. The charges were filed Oct. 2 in Marathon County Circuit Court. Seelow was not arrested. Prosecutors instead issued a summons ordering him to appear in court ne

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - It is being called a "seismic" change in the city of Brookfield. It all has to do with an anemic mall sitting on a massive plot of land. On Saturday, the city will break ground on the new Brookfield Public Market. It will be built on the site of the former Boston Store.

APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – A warning was issued to a juvenile in Appleton who was reported to have been throwing cheese at vehicles. In a release, officers from the Appleton Police Department recently responded to a report of individuals in one vehicle acting like ‘Muensters,’ throwing cheese at several other vehicles. The caller who made […]

CLAYTON, Wis. (WBAY) - The town of Clayton Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Wednesday night to deny a homeowner’s claim for reimbursement tied to an alleged zoning mistake by the town’s building inspector. Homeowner Kasey Sipiorski said he was not surprised by the decision. “Well, to be honest,...

Wisconsin residents can now apply for assistance with their heating and electric bills this winter. The Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP) has begun accepting applications for the 2026-2027 heating season, offering low-income families and individuals a lifeline to help keep the lights on and their homes heated during the colder months.

WISCONSIN — Brad D. Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on October 6, 2026, United States District Judge Brett H. Ludwig sentenced Ankurkumar Patel (age 44) of Brookfield, Wisconsin, to 84 months imprisonment. On June 15, 2026, Patel pled guilty to...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) — A TikTok video featuring Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Trevor Megill celebrating in Wisconsin fashion after the team’s win over the San Diego Padres to advance to the NLCS has gone viral. The video, which can be viewed here, features Megill pushing a Gatorade bucket through the halls filled with Coors Light and […]

If you are looking for a sweet ride, the Luxemburg Area Chamber of Commerce and the Luxemburg Police Department are asking you to avoid two "businesses." In an email sent to chamber members Thursday, officials identified Cruxel Automotive, supposedly located next to Augie's, and Chambers Automotive, supposedly located in a Spartan Construction warehouse, as fraudulent businesses. The discovery came after a person emailed the chamber asking about a local car business he had seen online that seeme