24-year-old Milwaukee man shot, killed following dispute in Menomonee Falls; suspect at large

MENOMONEE FALLS -- Police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened near Pilgrim Road and Megal Court in Menomonee Falls on Friday evening, January 26th.The call to officials came in around 4:20 p.m.According to Menomonee Falls police, there had been a dispute between two drivers who knew each other which resulted in a shooting.A 24-year-old Milwaukee man was shot and pronounced dead at the scene.

Brookfield mother, stepfather convicted after locking 13-year-old child with autism in basement

BROOKFIELD -- Brookfield parents, accused of locking their 13-year-old child who has autism in an unfinished basement with no toilet or sink have been convicted.Patrick Keller, 50, and Alicyn Keller, 44, were found guilty by a jury on Friday, Jan. 26 -- convicted on three counts of causing mental harm to a child as party to a crime.They will be sentenced on March 1.Police records show the Waukesha County Department of Health and Human Services knew the 13-year-old child with autism was being forced to live in a cold basement at least a year before she was removed from her home."The systems and people who are supposed to protect the most vulnerable members of our community failed this teenager, multiple times and at every level," says Liz Field, President of Autism Speaks. "It is important to investigate how this inhumane situation continued, despite numerous reports and visible signs of neglect and abuse."According to New Berlin police reports from 2012-2014, WCDHHS was notified at least 10 times about concerns police, neighbors and teachers had about how the child was being treated at home.In April of 2016, the child's mother and stepfather were charged with child neglect for allegedly locking the teen who has autism in an unfinished basement with no toilet or sink, forcing her to wear diapers and refusing to allow her to sit on furniture.

Menomonee Falls: Pair with loaded shopping cart leave Woodman's without paying

MENOMONEE FALLS -- Menomonee Falls police are searching for a man and woman who allegedly walked out of a Woodman's grocery store with a cart full of groceries without paying.

District attorney: Father of Menomonee Falls elementary school student won't face charges after gun brought to school

MENOMONEE FALLS -- Charges will not be issued against the father of a Menomonee Falls elementary school student after the superintendent said a handgun was "mistakenly" brought to Shady Lane Elementary School in Menomonee Falls on Friday, Jan. 12.Officials with the Waukesha County District Attorney's Office noted in a news release that the charge of "possession of a firearm on school grounds," is committed by any person who knowingly possesses a firearm at a school.The investigation determined there is no evidence to conclude anyone knowingly possessed a firearm at the school, so no charges will be issued, the district attorney said.The district attorney said the father in this case was very cooperative with the Menomonee Falls Police Department, and stated that on Friday morning, his girlfriend followed him to a vehicle repair shop in her vehicle.

Photos of smashed squad highlight dangers faced by first responders at crash scenes

MENOMONEE FALLS -- A Menomonee Falls police officer assisting at the scene of a crash became a victim himself when his squad was rear-ended in December, sending him and several others to the hospital.

"Suspicious activity:" Police pursuit ends with car, train colliding in West Allis

WEST ALLIS -- A police pursuit early Thursday morning, January 11th ends with a crash involving a train in West Allis.It began around 12:15 a.m.  in New Berlin after police pulled over a  vehicle for suspicious activity.

Menomonee Falls police believe 2 brazen shoplifting cases committed by 1 group

MENOMONEE FALLS -- Menomonee Falls police believe two brazen shoplifting cases -- executed by several people in both incidents -- are connected.According to police, the first theft happened at the Kohl's store located on Appleton Avenue, on Sunday, January 7th.

Police: 55-year-old felon on supervision shot, wounded by officer after pursuit

WAUKESHA -- A 55-year-old man who is a convicted felon on supervision through the Wisconsin DOC was shot and wounded by a Waukesha police officer after a pursuit Monday night, Jan. 8.Shortly before 7 p.m., officers in the area near S.

Police catch man who displayed handgun, demanded cellphones

MENOMONEE FALLS — Police say an armed robber accused of stealing several cellphones from a Menomonee Falls store has been arrested.The robbery happened about 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 5th, at a Verizon Store on Silver Spring Drive.

All clear: All NB lanes on I-41 reopen at 124th Street following multi-vehicle crash

WAUKESHA COUNTY -- All lanes are now clear after a multi-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon, December 30th closed all lanes of I-41 northbound at 124th Street -- near Menomonee Falls.The Wisconsin Department of Transportation reported this crash around 11:00 a.m.Waukesha County Sheriff's Department said six vehicles were involved in the crash.

Several vehicles involved in 2 separate wrecks on I-41

WASHINGTON COUNTY -- The Germantown Fire Department (GFD) on Friday morning, December 29th responded to two separate wrecks on southbound I-41.