Hope Karnopp
Trending Politics Reporter at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Trending politics reporter @journalsentinel. Lifelong Wisconsinite 🧀, proud alum @uwmadison and @dailycardinal.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Hope Karnopp
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Muskego Police Department are investigating a fatal boating accident that injured a 10-year-old who later died at the hospital. The accident happened around 10 a.m. on June 7 at Idle Isle Park on Little Muskego Lake. According to a June 8 DNR news release, preliminary investigations suggest a boat operated by a 74-year-old man with one other person on board struck a stationary boat with three people on board, including the 10-year-old.
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2 weeks ago |
jsonline.com | Hope Karnopp
Widespread rain showers, and possibly some stronger storms, will move through southern Wisconsin Sunday afternoon before more chances for precipitation later in the week. The line of storms is expected to reach the Madison area between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and move into Milwaukee between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.The storms should wrap up by 4 p.m., though scattered rain could develop and continue into the evening hours, National Weather Service meteorologist Kevin Wagner said.
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2 weeks ago |
jsonline.com | Hope Karnopp
A 40-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a hit-and-run on Milwaukee's northwest side, according to the Milwaukee Police Department. The crash happened around 8:13 p.m. June 7. The motorcyclist was traveling north on North 76th Street and collided with a vehicle traveling south and turning left on West Florist Avenue. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead on the scene from injuries sustained during the crash. The driver of the second vehicle is unknown and fled the scene, police say.
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2 weeks ago |
jsonline.com | Hope Karnopp
An overnight quadruple shooting in downtown Milwaukee sent four young adults to hospitals for injuries, according to the Milwaukee Police Department. The shooting happened around 2:47 a.m. June 8 on the 300 block of West McKinley Avenue, one block northeast of the Deer District and Fiserv Forum. Three 22-year-old victims were transported to local hospitals for injuries, though police did not specify if the injuries were gunshot wounds.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Hope Karnopp
More than 82,000 Wisconsinites have signed up to link an emergency contact to their driver's license within the first year of the feature becoming available. On average, around 1,000 people opt into the program per week, according to a news release from the state Department of Transportation. That represents less than 2% of all 4.47 million licensed Wisconsin drivers in 2024, according to DOT data. At the end of 2024, just over 53,000 had signed up for the program.
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