Waukesha County

Menomonee Falls police are asking for the public's help to identify two people seeing leaving the Woodman's Food Market on Highway 145 on Oct. 13 without paying for a full cart of merchandise.

In his deferred opening statement, Darrell Brooks told the jury in the Waukesha Christmas parade attack trial, “There's always two sides to every story.” One expert said it's unclear which story Brooks is trying to tell.

Hartland police in an update Sunday said two adults and four children died in a fire at an apartment building early Friday, naming the two adults.

Darrell Brooks, accused of killing six and injuring more than 60 by driving his SUV through a Christmas parade has worked to disrupt his trial since he decided to represent himself, dragging out a painful proceeding that appears destined to end with his conviction.

Darrell Brooks could call his mother to the stand and testify himself Monday, Oct. 24 before jury instructions begin in the Waukesha Christmas parade trial. This, after a shocking end to the third week of the trial which saw the defendant give the judge a "stare down" that she said scared her to the point where she had to call for a break in the proceedings.

In Hartland, six people were found dead after an apartment building fire Friday. One day later, neighbors and loved ones gathered in the neighborhood.

The Milwaukee Police Department says 22-year-old Oconomowoc man, Brent Johnson, reported missing, has been located.

Darrell Brooks is calling his own witnesses to the stand in the Waukesha Christmas parade attack trial after delivering an emotional deferred opening statement to the jury. Brooks is representing himself in this case, facing the possibility of life in prison.

Darrell Brooks brought more witnesses for his defense to the stand in his trial on Friday, Oct. 21. Brooks is charged in the November 2021 Waukesha Christmas parade attack.

A huge criminal investigation is underway in the southern Wisconsin village of Hartland after six people were found dead inside an apartment building on Friday morning, Oct. 21.