Whitewater

An Illinois man has been sentenced to probation for a 2021 assault that happened on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus.

A Jefferson County jury on Monday, July 22 found Pedro Mayorquin Landero Jr. guilty of two charges in connection with an assault that happened on the UW-Whitewater campus in May 2021.

A Walworth County judge sentenced Yefferson Guzman Rodriguezin connection with an incident in which officials said he was wielding rifles after holding a victim against her will for multiple days.

Two juveniles were arrested on Tuesday, June 25, after a stolen vehicle pursuit from Whitewater ended in Waukesha County.

A fraternity and sorority teamed up at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to raise money for children's cancer research.

Tragedy in Whitewater is prompting change a year after a newborn was found dead in a field.

Whitewater police arrested a 19-year-old man who they said robbed a gas station with a fake gun to get a pack of cigars on Tuesday, Feb. 20.

A group of people projected a swastika on a residence hall at a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater dorm and chanted racist words on Sunday night, Jan. 21.

Whitewater police say an 18-year-old man is now in custody after allegedly wielding several rifles after holding a victim against her will for multiple days, officials say.

Thirty-four high schools from across Wisconsin took to the field at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's Perkins Stadium to compete in the annual state marching band championships.

Two people have been charged after Whitewater police say they brandished a gun to kids at a McDonald's in September.

The Wisconsin State Patrol Southeast Region will conduct special traffic enforcement patrols in Walworth County on Thursday, Sept. 28.

A Whitewater tax preparer is accused of filing 340 false returns – attempting to defraud the state of more than $330,000 – officials said Thursday, Aug. 24.

One person was hospitalized after a Whitewater apartment building fire Saturday afternoon, Aug. 12. The building was unoccupied at the time.

Whitewater police on Monday, July 24 said that a report of an attempted child abduction on Thursday, July 20 “did not occur.”

A Whitewater man was jailed on multiple charges after sheriff's officials served a search warrant at his home and found cocaine and fraudulent IDs.

Whitewater police arrested a 68-year-old man suspected of robbing a gas station Friday morning, May 19. Officers used a taser to arrest him.