Wisconsin

A Wisconsin appeals court has upheld the conviction of former Milwaukee Election Commission Deputy Director Kimberly D. Zapata for sending fake absentee ballots to a state legislator in 2022. The court affirmed her guilt on three counts of election fraud and one count of misconduct in public office. Zapata was sentenced to fines and probation.

May 12, 2026 Reported by AI

A 24-year-old Wisconsin woman received probation after pleading no contest to child neglect charges for leaving three toddlers alone in a parked vehicle for nearly 90 minutes.

Mikayla Kloth, 27, faces a first-degree intentional homicide charge after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend Lukas Rosch, 25, to death during an argument over dinner plans in Lac La Belle, Wisconsin. The incident occurred Friday night at her apartment, where Rosch arrived with chicken drumsticks instead of going out as she wanted. Rosch was pronounced dead at a hospital after suffering a chest wound.

April 29, 2026 Reported by AI

Kirk Johnson, a 46-year-old man from Wisconsin, faces homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle charge after a crash that killed 56-year-old Kimberly Clark. The collision occurred Saturday in Eau Claire County as Clark and another woman drove home from a funeral. Johnson allegedly had a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit.

A 59-year-old Wisconsin man faces attempted first-degree intentional homicide charges after allegedly strangling his girlfriend while she ate gelato in bed, police said. The woman's son called 911 reporting she was being choked, and officers found her with injuries including red marks on her neck. The suspect claimed self-defense, saying he had no other option.

April 05, 2026 Reported by AI

A Wisconsin jury has convicted 23-year-old Tremaine Jones of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Milwaukee Police Officer Kendall Corder. The shooting occurred last June after Jones responded to a fight between two women. Jones faces life in prison at his sentencing on June 12.