Wisconsin

Authorities say a Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning and was believed to have been in Eastern Europe has willingly returned to the U.S. and is in custody.

A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning and left his wife and three children to go to Eastern Europe is in police custody, online records show.

Attention Chicago snow lovers: Ski season officially begins this week, with the “best snowmaking conditions” in years.

A handful of Midwestern cities ranked high on a new list of the “Best Places to Live in the U.S. for 2025-26, with two spots in Wisconsin coming in the top 15. And while Illinois also appeared on the list, only one city in the Prairie State cracked the top 100.

The body of a 7-year-old eastern Wisconsin boy was found in a river on Sunday, one day after he disappeared, authorities said.

A drunken driver who was traveling the wrong way on a Wisconsin highway was sentenced Friday to more than 35 years in prison for a crash that killed four siblings in another vehicle.

A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer and left his wife and three children has been located in Eastern Europe and is communicating with law enforcement, but he has not committed to returning home, authorities said.

A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer and left his wife and three children has been located in Eastern Europe and is communicating with law enforcement, but he has not committed to returning home, authorities said.

A sheriff says a Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer so he could abandon his wife and three children is in Eastern Europe but has not committed to returning home.

The former congressman appeared on MTV’s “The Real World” reality show.

President-elect Donald Trump says he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy as his nominee to be transportation secretary, as he continues to roll out picks for his Cabinet.

The body of a missing Wisconsin man who was last seen at a work dinner in suburban Crystal Lake Wednesday evening was discovered by authorities Saturday, according to police.

A Wisconsin man who was last seen at a work dinner in the Chicago suburbs earlier this week has gone missing, as his family searches for answers in the mysterious disappearance.

The search for Ryan Borgwardt’s body in a lake has dragged on since August. Now, investigators think he might have staged his disappearance and fled to Europe.

A conservative prosecutor’s attorney struggled Monday to persuade the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reactivate the state’s 175-year-old abortion ban, drawing a tongue-lashing from two of the court’s liberal justices during oral arguments.

Former NFL head coach Jack Del Rio was arrested by Madison police for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and will step down from his role on Wisconsin’s coaching staff, coach Luke Fickell announced Monday.

A possible school shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin was thwarted by authorities after elementary school staff members noticed a suspicious teen with bags. NBC Chicago’s Randy Gyllenhaal reports.

A suspect was taken into custody Thursday after police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, said a teenager attempted to enter an area elementary school while potentially armed.

Eau Claire resident Margaret Knegter, who was born just one year after the 19th Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote, cast her ballot on Tuesday.

While enthusiasm is high for many voters around the Chicagoland area, the presidential election could come down to several key states, including nearby Wisconsin.