Crime and Public Safety

Milwaukee police say Jerome Adkins has been located and is safe, and the critical missing alert has been canceled.

Newly released 911 audio reveals panic during a January 2025 Hartland bus ride that led to OWI and 28 endangerment charges against 73-year-old driver Walter Cunningham.

Joniah Walker remains missing nearly four years after disappearing from Milwaukee at age 15, with her family still seeking answers.

We're now in the fourth week of the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her Tucson-area home on Feb. 1.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and community partners are hosting "Behind the Gun," a Milwaukee gun owners safety summit on Saturday, March 7.

Milwaukee police officer Josue Ayala is charged with attempted misconduct in public office after prosecutors say he used Flock license plate readers 179 times to track someone he was dating and that person’s ex.

A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Anthony Brookshire on Wednesday, Feb. 25, to 15 years in prison in connection with the shooting death of a 4-year-old girl in February 2025.

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office said a family member repeatedly struck a woman with a baseball bat, killing her, on Tuesday.

A Wisconsin lawmaker is charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct, accused of making "concerning statements" about a fellow lawmaker.

The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led to the arrest of a Fox Lake man in an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation.

A man accused of attacking a local restaurant owner and damaging a kitchen told deputies he was trying to stop a new strain of COVID-19, according to an arrest report.

A routine traffic stop in Christian County, Missouri, turned deadly Monday when Richard Dean Bird, 45, a repeat offender with a history of shooting at law enforcement.

The cofounder of the Squatty Potty company is facing child pornography charges in Utah. Investigators say he was caught watching child sex abuse videos in a chat room online.

The Kenosha Unified School District will install metal detectors at all six high schools after recent gun-related arrests at Bradford High School, as parents call for stronger safety measures.

A 16-year-old was shot during an attempted robbery near 20th and Stark in Milwaukee on Tuesday, Feb. 24, and was hospitalized with non-fatal injuries.

Josue Ayala, an officer with the Milwaukee Police Department, is charged with misconduct after prosecutors say he used the Flock license plate system nearly 180 times for personal reasons while on duty.

A woman died at the scene of a Walworth County "disturbance" on Saturday. Nobody has been charged in her death, but a man is charged for a fight.

The fifth suspect charged in connection with an armed robbery and kidnapping in Tampa appeared in court.