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Walker says nothing illegal about campaign donations

Thu, 09/15/2016 - 1:11pm
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker insisted Thursday that there was nothing illegal about corporate leaders' donations to a conservative group that helped him and Republican legislators fend off efforts to recall them from office.

Jail death of Potawatomi shooter ruled a homicide

Thu, 09/15/2016 - 1:10pm
Terrill Thomas died in Milwaukee County Jail on April 24 due to dehydration, officials say.

Son of Milwaukee County medical examiner dead of suspected overdose

Thu, 09/15/2016 - 12:27pm
Adam Peterson, 29, on Monday became one of the more than 140 people whose death in Milwaukee County is related to narcotics. 

Packers' Jordy Nelson gets his own cereal

Thu, 09/15/2016 - 11:10am
"Jordy's Farm Fresh Cereal," a frosted corn flakes cereal, will be a limited edition cereal available at select grocery stores around the state. 

School bus involved in crash near Okauchee Lake

Thu, 09/15/2016 - 8:20am
An Oconomowoc Transport bus collides with an SUV near Bay Shore Circle and Lake Drive.

Squad car hit in Mount Pleasant

Thu, 09/15/2016 - 3:44am
Mount Pleasant police are looking for a vehicle that hit a squad car. The crash happened around 10:20 p.m. Wednesday near 16th Street and Oakdale Avenue.

Two Milwaukee officers injured trying to arrest teen with plastic BB gun

Wed, 09/14/2016 - 10:36pm
A 13-year-old boy brought a toy pellet gun to Benjamin Franklin School, police say. 

Greenfield tells couple 'therapy chickens' have to go

Wed, 09/14/2016 - 10:35pm
An Air Force and Army reserve veteran is crying foul at a Greenfield law that won't allow her to have chickens in her yard.

Walker's DOT budget proposal could delay Zoo Interchange project

Wed, 09/14/2016 - 9:46pm
Gov. Scott Walker will officially announce his proposed Department of Transportation budget Thursday.

Arrests made in gas station skimming scam

Wed, 09/14/2016 - 9:30pm
WISN 12 News was the only station there when police arrested two suspects in Brookfield who were about to take off with stolen credit card information.

Family of man who died of drug overdose says story brings light to 'national epidemic'

Wed, 09/14/2016 - 7:33pm
A Milwaukee woman says she found Matthew Huber, 41, and a woman barely breathing with a toddler in the back of a running car in March. She was able to get all of them help, but despite support from his family, six months later, Huber died. 

Dassey's attorneys ask judge to approve release plan

Wed, 09/14/2016 - 7:32pm
Brendan Dassey's attorneys file a motion asking the judge to release him during the legal wrangling.

Hundreds gather for memorial service for Eric Von

Wed, 09/14/2016 - 6:04pm
A memorial is held Wednesday for Milwaukee radio icon Eric Van. 

14 students, 2 drivers hurt in car, bus crash

Wed, 09/14/2016 - 1:50pm
A teen driver slammed into the back of a school bus in Monroe County, injuring herself, the bus driver and 14 students, officials said. 

Train engineer: You're not going to win crash with train

Wed, 09/14/2016 - 1:35pm
Law enforcement say they're stepping up patrols and pulling over drivers who ignore railroad crossings as part of a coordinated effort between police and rail officials for the first-ever Midwest Rail Safety Week.

Woman accused of embezzling $100,000 from church

Wed, 09/14/2016 - 12:11pm
Over the course of four years, a former employee of an Oak Creek church stole nearly $100,000 from the facility and used it on personal items, meals, travel and entertainment, a criminal complaint filed this week shows.

Mars Cheese Castle to double in size

Wed, 09/14/2016 - 12:04pm
The Mars Cheese Castle in Kenosha County is doubling the size of its interstate cheese palace.

'The Guardian' posts Gov. Walker's leaked John Doe files online

Wed, 09/14/2016 - 10:52am
A set of documents gathered during Gov. Scott Walker's John Doe investigation, ordered sealed and destroyed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, were posted online Wednesday by The Guardian.

WISN 12 News walks beat on Milwaukee's north side with officers

Tue, 09/13/2016 - 10:29pm
Walking the beat gives Milwaukee police officers a chance to get out of their squad cars and interact with the community.

Sheriff's Office releases description of car possibly involved in road-rage shooting

Tue, 09/13/2016 - 10:26pm
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday released pictures of the car it's looking for in the case of road rage over the weekend that led to a baby being shot on Interstate 43.

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