James Stratton

Milwaukee police change 'no license' ticket policy after our 12 News investigation. New procedure says officers must arrest a driver caught driving without a license a second time and refer charges, closing a legal loophole we uncovered. wisn.com/article/milwau…

@USCGGreatLakes I think you mean Whitefish Bay between Michigan and Ontario on lake Superior. Not nearly that much ice down here in Whitefish Bay, WI.

#News - CGC SPAR directly assisted the 730-foot M/V Honorable Paul J. Martin in #WhitefishBay #Wisconsin April 7, 2026. The Spar freed the vessel beset in 3-5 feet of brash ice, allowing its transit to continue across the #GreatLakes. #OperationTaconite #IceBreaking #USCG

New 911 calls 12 News Investigates obtained detail the response to Morgan Geyser's escape from a group home last November. wisn.com/article/911-ca…

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@can52309145 Haven’t named him bc he hasn’t been charged, which is our policy. Working on another story today, expecting him in court (with charges) shortly.

@StrattonWISN No details about the man in custody yet?

A tour bus carrying 54 people from Chicago to a casino in the UP crashes, injuring 33. Now, a man is in custody on a pending charge of operating while revoked causing great bodily harm. Records show the company was not allowed to operate for hire wisn.com/article/man-ar…

Badgers bounced from big dance. wisn.com/article/high-p…

NWS issues blizzard warning for SE Wisconsin. Blizzard warning now covers almost the entire state. wisn.com/article/blizza…

A powerhouse winter storm has dumped over two feet of snow already in parts of north-central Wisconsin with areas to the north of us under a blizzard warning. Our heavy snow will arrive later this evening.

Badgers are dancin! 🕺 💃 wisn.com/article/wiscon…

Pentagon identifies four servicemembers killed in Kuwait, all were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines, according to @KCCINews. kcci.com/article/iowa-s…

NEW: Search warrant we obtained links Milwaukee man to sexual assault of Marquette student. wisn.com/article/suspec…

There's a manhunt underway for the man who sexually assaulted and robbed a Marquette student at gunpoint. I spoke with someone close to the survivor who tells me the man followed her as she walked home, eventually pulling a gun on her and forcing her into an alley. @WISN12News

Massive news from Madison.

A person posing as Franklin's mayor scammed the nonprofit Communities of Crocus out of thousands of dollars in a wire transfer scam. Full story: wisn.com/article/impers…

House oversight requesting info on FBI's response to online terror group 764. The extremist group befriends and targets kids online and coerces them into sexual acts and violent extremism. Our previous reporting: wisn.com/article/764-on…

Marie Antoinette Smith's story still has an open end. She was found dead, strangled, in a lagoon near an apartment complex. Yet, 40 years later, police haven't arrested anyone. Family hopes a tip to police can help catch a killer. wisn.com/article/40-yea…

Milwaukee started cracking down on ppl w/ 5 or more parking tickets. Since, they've recouped hundreds of thousands of dollars. We found the top offenders, owing thousands in unpaid fines. Who they are, and ride along to find those with 5+ tickets, Thursday.

Savannah Guthrie posted images that were released of an "armed individual" in connection with the disappearance of her mother Nancy Guthrie to her Instagram account, with the message, "We believe she is still alive. Bring her home." abcnews.link/X1SKW9N

We did it. We hit 40°!

State Rep. Bob Donovan is now calling for lawmakers and stakeholders to study the state's mental health law. The push comes from our recent reporting on Chapter 51 and a release of a homicide suspect in his district this summer. wisn.com/article/state-…