Wisconsin inmate sentenced to life for beating cellmate to death
An inmate at Wisconsin's women's prison will spend the rest of her life behind bars for allegedly beating her cellmate to death.
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An inmate at Wisconsin's women's prison will spend the rest of her life behind bars for allegedly beating her cellmate to death.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported the case on Monday, though details about the resident's condition weren't released.
An ongoing search for the bear that attacked a northwestern Wisconsin woman earlier this month has now ended.
A graduate student who was reported missing from La Crosse, Wisconsin, over the weekend has been found dead.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed an incident that took place at a Wisconsin pizzeria that left dozens sick.
Wisconsin Democratic Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez entered the battleground state's open race for governor on Friday by calling President Donald Trump a "maniac" and claiming, "His tariffs are killing our farmers and his policies are hurting our kids."
A surprising political announcement in battleground Wisconsin: Gov. Tony Evers says he will not seek a third term next year.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin will not seek a third term in 2026, creating the first open race for governor in the battleground state in 16 years.
A western Wisconsin woman who survived a wild attack is out of the hospital tonight after weeks of care. Now, we're hearing her initial call for help.
A western Wisconsin woman is out of the hospital after being attacked by a bear earlier this month.
Police in La Crosse, Wisconsin, are searching for a woman who went missing near the Mississippi River in the early morning hours on Sunday.
A Wisconsin college community is searching for a grad student who disappeared over the weekend.
The Wisconsin State Patrol says a commercial vehicle motorist was driving slowly on the shoulder of eastbound I-94 in Dunn County, near Menomonie, around 11 a.m. when it was struck from behind by another commercial vehicle.
Authorities in western Wisconsin are investigating two separate deadly crashes that happened Saturday within minutes of each other.
A sign outside the main gate of the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Faribault warns of security dogs, but a special litter of Labrador puppies inside the fences that are providing inmates with a different kind of personal safety.
Some prisons in Wisconsin and Minnesota are welcoming some new Labrador puppies. As Jonah Kaplan reports, the dogs are there to help with a different kind of personal security.
A Spooner, Wisconsin teenager had a dream of operating his own bait shop this summer. But two weeks after he opened, Max McKinney's business was shut down due to zoning laws.
A Wisconsin teenager had a dream of operating his own bait shop this summer. But two weeks after he opened, Max McKinney’s business in Spooner was shut down due to zoning laws. WCCO's John Lauritsen shows us how determination, and the “lemonade stand law,” got Max’s shop up and running again.
A Wisconsin judge has approved releasing a woman from a mental hospital, more than a decade after she nearly killed a classmate to please the fictional horror character Slender Man.
Newly obtained dash and body camera footage from police in Cumberland, Wisconsin, shows an officer responding to a residence after a 69-yaer-old woman was mauled by a black bear on July 12, 2025.
New video shows the aftermath of a bear attack, and gunshots, in western Wisconsin.
The woman reported the attack that happened near the town of Comstock in Barron County around 2 p.m.
The Minnesota Twins are making a major investment in the future of women's sports. They're the first MLB team to fully fund a 14U youth girls baseball team.
A western Wisconsin woman is recovering after being attacked by a black bear on Saturday. She managed to call 911 after the attack. John Lauritsen explains why bear interactions are becoming more common.
Wisconsin's race for governor is hitting the airwaves more than a year before voting begins.
