Jessica Van Egeren

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jessica Van Egeren |Frank Vaisvilas

The 41-year-old shot and killed Saturday by Milwaukee Police Department officers has been identified as Anthony R. Virginia, according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office. The incident occurred after Milwaukee Police Department officers responded to a call concerning a break-in at a business on the 5100 block of N. 32nd St. The caller informed police one of the suspects had shot at them, Police Chief Jeffrey Norman said at a media briefing Saturday evening.

1 month ago | jsonline.com | Hannah Kirby |Jessica Van Egeren

"A voice of resistance.""One of the most devoted and active progressive liberal individuals.""Always looking out for the underdog.""An absolute character."Those are just a few of the many ways Joel McNally's former Milwaukee Journal colleagues remember their longtime friend. The longtime columnist and thorn in the side of many Milwaukee public officials died Tuesday in Virginia. He would have turned 81 on March 4. The family said a memorial will be held in Milwaukee at a future date.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Hannah Kirby |Jessica Van Egeren

"A voice of resistance.""One of the most devoted and active progressive liberal individuals.""Always looking out for the underdog.""An absolute character."Those are just a few of the many ways Joel McNally's former Milwaukee Journal colleagues remember their longtime friend. The longtime columnist and thorn in the side of many Milwaukee public officials died Tuesday in Virginia. He would have turned 81 on March 4. The family said a memorial will be held in Milwaukee at a future date.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Jessica Van Egeren |Sophie Carson

A third day of searching is underway in Puerto Rico to find a missing 64-year-old Wisconsin man who was separated from a hiking tour group while on vacation Sunday, according to Puerto Rico's Office of Emergency Management and Disaster Administration. The Associated Press first reported Monday that Abdur Rahman, 64, was hiking with a group when he became separated from them on Sunday. It is not known at this time where Rahman lives in Wisconsin.

2 months ago | eu.greenbaypressgazette.com | Jessica Van Egeren |Claire Reid |Chris Ramirez

It has been 10 days since an Amber Alert was issued for 16-year-old Sophia Franklin of Beaver Dam. Franklin, who's three months pregnant, is believed to be with 40-year-old Gary Day of Arkansas ― the father of Franklin's unborn child, according to police. Day has a history of harming children and is on probation for endangering a child. He faces four felony charges in connection to Franklin's disappearance. "We don't know what to do other than wait and pray.