Milwaukee fatal shooting, 38th and North; Brookfield man pleads not guilty

A 67-year-old Brookfield man accused of fatally shooting a man near 38th and North in Milwaukee pleaded not guilty on Monday, Feb. 23, to a charge of first-degree reckless homicide.

Taking financial literacy global, Milwaukee-area teens lead the charge

It’s not a homework assignment. It’s not even a class project. But most days after school, you’ll find three friends hard at work talking about finances.

Milwaukee-area teens lead the charge in helping kids with finances
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Three high school friends from the Milwaukee area founded the Future Wealth Foundation to teach financial literacy to underprivileged and immigrant children.

Brookfield child abuse case, doctor gets probation with jail time

A Brookfield man, the second of two doctors charged in a child abuse case, was sentenced to probation with jail time on Friday.

Brookfield house fire near 145th and Capitol Drive; one person hurt

Firefighters from Brookfield responded on Friday morning, Feb. 13, to a house fire on N. 145th Street just north of Capitol Drive.

Brookfield retail theft police chase, man charged with 8 felonies

A man is accused of fleeing police, ramming multiple vehicles and injuring an officer in the process, after stealing laptops from a Brookfield store.

Brookfield theft leads to police chase
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Two suspects were arrested Friday after a retail theft in Brookfield led to a chase that spanned Bluemound Road and I-94, ending in West Allis.

Brookfield theft leads to police chase; 2 suspects taken into custody

Two people are in police custody following a report of a retail theft and a police chase that stretched from Brookfield into West Allis on Friday, Feb. 6.

Wauwatosa police squad stolen; man arrested after chases, crashes

The Wauwatosa Police Department said a wanted man was arrested after he led police on multiple chases, stole a squad car and crashed into officers.

Brookfield officer-involved shooting, suspect injured
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A Brookfield police officer shot and injured a person after that person initially fired at officers late Saturday night, Jan. 31.

Brookfield FD: Oil pumped into home, accumulates in basement

About 275 gallons of oil were mistakenly pumped into a Brookfield home’s basement on Friday, Jan. 30, prompting a hazmat response and displacing residents while cleanup and remediation continue.

Former Wisconsin surgeon sentenced to prison for child porn

A former Wisconsin transplant surgeon has been sentenced to federal prison for distribution of child pornography.

Waukesha County man accused of driving drunk; "extreme intoxication"

A 34-year-old Pewaukee man is accused of driving drunk and being involved in a pair of hit-and-run crashes in a Brookfield parking lot.