Waukesha County News

A New Berlin student accused of blackmailing boys for sex in a scam that started on Facebook is asking for lower bail.

July 1, 2009 4:06 p.m. Waukesha a ' A retired Waukesha County sheriff's deputy was ordered to stand trial Wednesday on 19 felony charges accusing him of sexually assaulting two children.

A new emergency alert system is now in place for the city of Waukesha and Waukesha County.

A former Brookfield martial arts instructor was sentenced Thursday in Waukesha County Circuit Court to 11 years in prison for molesting two 13-year-old boys, one of whom was a martial arts student.

The Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce is seeking a new leader after president Patti Wallner announced plans to retire in September.

The president of the Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce announced Friday that she is retiring after more than six years on the job.

A West Allis, Wis., man is accused of using Craigslist to threaten a woman featured in area commercials, police said.

For some people inside a nice, air conditioned home is the only way to spend a day like Tuesday, but in Waukesha County, the beaches are staying open later to give people an alternative.

Criminal charges have been filed in Waukesha County Circuit Court against two bouncers and the owner of a Muskego bar in connection with the beating of a patron, according to court records.

Jun. 18, 2009 5:30 p.m. A Menomonee Falls woman was charged Thursday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with third offense drunken driving after she was arrested with her 13-year-old son in the car, according to court records.

A 49-year-old Waukesha man was charged Friday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of his girlfriend, Carol Fisher, by repeatedly stabbing her with a 10-inch butcher knife in his apartment.

Daniel K. Christesen, 49, was charged Friday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of his girlfriend, Carol Fisher, by repeatedly stabbing her with a butcher knife in his Waukesha apartment.

Police Chief Edward Flynn admits to having an affair. He reportedly had the affair with Jessica McBride, a prominent local journalist.

Police say the upstairs resident of a Waukesha duplex is dead and the downstairs resident is being held in the fatal stabbing.

Although it is nothing drastic at this point, it is becoming apparent that homeowners in Waukesha, Wisconsin are more willing to make some major home improvement investments during this phase of the current economic recession.

Brad Schimel, Waukesha County district attorney, said Thursday that he expects to file criminal charges against Friday the 49-year-old Waukesha man suspected of stabbing a woman in his apartment.

Village of Pewaukee - The class of about 30 future arson investigators jumped back Tuesday when a wall-creeping fire erupted into a vicious swirling tunnel of 1,800-degree flame.

Mark Benson pleaded no contest Tuesday to five counts in connection with the drugged driving incident in which he crashed into and killed Oconomowoc High School's Associate Principal and two of her children.

Jun. 16, 2009 5:10 p.m. Five Waukesha County municipalities will receive a total of $4.38 million from the state Department of Commerce to be used for flood damage repair or flood mitigation projects, county officials announced Tuesday.

Three motorcyclists have died in two separate crashes in southeastern Wisconsin.