Crime
School in Darlington put on soft lockdown while police search for suspect in domestic incident
DARLINGTON, Wis. -- A school in Darlington was put on a soft lockdown Friday while police searched for a man wanted in connection with a domestic incident involving a knife, the Darlington Police Department said. Darlington Police Chief Jason King…
Andre Brown pleads guilty to lesser charge in Anisa Scott killing
MADISON, Wis. -- One of the defendants charged in connection with a 2020 shooting that killed 11-year-old Anisa Scott pleaded guilty to a lesser charge…
'Khari told me to drive': Alleged accomplice testifies on moments leading up to Aboretum double murder
Khari Sanford's alleged accomplice in the murders of Dr. Beth Potter and Robin Carre took the witness stand Friday morning to testify against his long-time friend, saying he had no idea what Sanford had planned on the night of March 30, 2020.
Woman accused in dismemberment slaying competent for trial
A judge in Brown County has ruled a woman accused of killing and dismembering a man in Green Bay is competent to stand trial.
Khari Sanford trial: Jurors see video compilation of van Sanford may have been in on night of double murder
MADISON, Wis. -- Jurors in Khari Sanford's double-murder trial on Wednesday saw a video compilation of the vehicle Sanford…
Man gets 5 years for brandishing knife on train
A federal judge has sentenced an Oregon man to five years in prison for brandishing a knife on an Amtrak train passing through Wisconsin.
Gunman climbs on Wisconsin church roof, stand-off ensues
Jefferson police searching for suspect in park stabbing; one person already in custody
JEFFERSON, Wis. -- Jefferson police say they've taken one person into custody and are searching for another suspected in a stabbing at a city park that happened late last week. In a Facebook post shared Thursday morning, officials with the…
Buffalo supermarket shooting: What do we know so far?
The massacre at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, is still under investigation, but here are the basics. A white gunman in body armor killed 10 Black shoppers and workers and wounded another Black person and two white people. Federal officials are investigating the shooting as a hate crime. Police said the 13 victims, including the wounded, ranged in age from 20 to 86. The accused gunman, 18-year-old Payton Gendron, has pleaded not guilty to murder.
Ex-Minneapolis officer pleads guilty in George Floyd killing
A former Minneapolis police officer has pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. As part of Wednesday’s plea deal, a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder against Thomas Lane will be dismissed. Lane and prosecutors have agreed to a recommended sentence of three years, which is below state sentencing guidelines. Lane and former Officers J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao have already been convicted on federal counts of violating the civil rights of Floyd, who was Black. Lane hasn't been sentenced yet in the federal case. Their former colleague, Derek Chauvin, was convicted of murder last year and also pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights violation.
Daughter: Khari Sanford 'felt like a slave' when murdered parents helped couple or set house rules
MADISON, Wis. -- In nearly 3 hours of testimony Wednesday afternoon, the daughter of a couple murdered in the UW…
Plea hearing set for teen charged in 2020 Anisa Scott killing
MADISON, Wis. -- Court officials have scheduled a plea hearing for one of the defendants charged in connection with the fatal shooting that killed 11-year-old Anisa Scott in August 2020, according to online court records. Andre Brown, 18, is charged…
Wisconsin man gets 10 years in prison for racist acid attack
A judge has sentenced a white Milwaukee man to a decade in prison for throwing acid in a Latino man's face in a 2019 racist attack. A jury convicted Clifton Blackwell last month of first-degree reckless injury with a dangerous weapon as a hate crime. Blackwell was waiting for a bus when he told Mahud Villalaz that his truck was parked illegally in the bus stop zone. The men got into an argument and Blackwell threw sulfuric acid into the face of Villalaz after asking the Latino man, who is a U.S. citizen, why he invaded his country. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Jean Marie Kies sentenced Blackwell on Wednesday to 10 years in prison and five years on extended supervision.
Mount Horeb man accidentally killed by friend with AR-15, authorities say
MADISON, Wis. -- Dane County law enforcement officials say a 19-year-old man who died of a gunshot wound over the weekend was killed when another…
Complaint: Paramedic said man charged in Whitney Way crash that killed mother 'smelled like a distillery'
MADISON, Wis. -- An Edgerton man charged with killing his mother in a drunk driving crash on Madison's west side last month "smelled like a distillery" and needed help to walk to a nearby ambulance after the crash, according to…
Khari Sanford trial: Witnesses testify about stress, disrespect in family's home over relationship
MADISON, Wis. -- In opening statements Tuesday morning in Khari Sanford's murder trial, state prosecutors laid out a motive against Sanford built on…
Man convicted of killing grandmother in Fond du Lac County
DCSO: Dane man arrested for ninth OWI after driving into field
VIENNA, Wis. -- Dane County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man Monday after they said he drove into a field. Officials said the 58-year-old man from Dane was acting erratically when crews arrived at the crash in the 6500 block of…
'It's just such a relief': Local community activist, PHMDC react to $1 million violence prevention effort
MADISON, Wis. -- Lindsey Buscher has spent years working to prevent violence in the Madison community and none have been more challenging than the past…
Wisconsin candidates talk crime, but how much do voters really care?
MADISON, Wis. — In the wake of Friday's shootings after the Bucks game, Republican candidates quickly used the issue of crime to make their case to Wisconsin. "People are…
Police: Off-duty Cleveland officer fatally shoots teenager in Milwaukee
Jury selection underway for man accused in 2020 Arboretum murders
Prosecutors and defense attorneys have begun selecting the jury that will determine the fate of 20-year-old Khari Sanford, who is accused of the murder of his girlfriend's mother and father at the UW Arboretum in 2020.
Madison police investigating gas station burglary near Demetral Park
MADISON, Wis. -- Madison police are investigating after a gas station near Demetral Park was burglarized early Monday. Officers were sent to the station in the 2300 block of Commercial Avenue just after 1:30 a.m. Officials said the store was…