A steep decline in violent crime comes as President Trump amplifies concerns about crime, at times citing misleading ...

A 22-year-old graduate student who went missing after leaving a bar in Wisconsin is now the subject of a large search effort ...

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - Gov. Tony Evers has announced he has granted another 204 pardons on Friday, bringing the total number ...

Wisconsin now houses more than 23,400 prisoners in facilities built for about 17,700, with the state budget estimating that number to rise over the next two years.

The presumption of some Wisconsinites advocating implementation of the broken windows theory is the need to jail more ...

MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – A 74-year-old Wisconsin man was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years in federal prison for bankruptcy fraud and criminal contempt of court, along with a $500,000 fine ...

MILWAUKEE - A 13-year-old in Milwaukee is dead after a shooting police are calling "unintentional." The fatal shooting ...

After eight years in a psychiatric institution, 22-year-old Morgan Geyser will be released after her involvement in the 2014 ...

Updated on: June 27, 2025 / 2:54 PM CDT / AP CBS News Chicago A Wisconsin man doing time for trying to kill his mother was sentenced Friday to life in prison for strangling his cellmate.

Minnesota lawmaker shooting; Wisconsin politicians on list, safety concerns arise By Jason Calvi Published June 16, 2025 6:03pm CDT Crime and Public Safety ...