Jessica McBride

Expertise:
Breaking News, Politics, Crime
Education:
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Location:
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

Experience

Jessica McBride is a news reporter covering breaking news, politics and crime for Heavy. Jessica was previously a police beat, government and breaking news reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Waukesha Freeman  newspapers in Wisconsin. She has also written for Milwaukee Magazine, served as the co-editor of Media Milwaukee, and is an expert on the Wisconsin true-crime case behind Netflix's "Making a Murderer."

Education

Jessica graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a bachelor’s degree in print and broadcast journalism and a master’s degree in mass communication. Jessica has been a senior journalism instructor  at the University of Wisconsin-Milwauke, teaching print and online news reporting, social media and multimedia techniques since 2004. 

Latest Articles From Jessica McBride

  • Nashville Police Release New Video of Missing Missouri College Student Riley Strain Speaking to Officer

    Riley Strain is a 22-year-old University of Missouri college student who disappeared on March 8 after a night with friends at a bar in Nashville, Tennessee.

  • Missouri Teen Kaylee Gain, Who Was Beaten on Video, Is ‘Fighting for Her Life,’ Grandma Says

  • Woman Sprayed Milwaukee Public Museum Granny, Exhibits With ‘Oil-Like Substance,’ CEO Says

  • GoFundMe Set Up in Memory of Beloved Wisconsin Soccer Player, 17, Who Died on I-43

  • Wisconsin Students, Staff Sickened by Mystery Illness at School, Sheriff Says

  • Wisconsin Teen Jumped Off I-43 Overpass in Front of Semi in Ozaukee County Tragedy, Sheriff Says

    A 17-year-old Cedarburg, Wisconsin, boy jumped to his death on March 13 from a freeway overpass on I-43, the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department says.

  • Jets QB Aaron Rodgers Breaks Silence on Sandy Hook Controversy

  • Jets QB Aaron Rodgers Open to Being RFK Jr’s VP: Report

  • New Kate Middleton Photo Pulled by Major News Agencies for Being ‘Manipulated,’ Sparking Concerns

  • Wisconsin Crash Victims Include Multiple Members of Amish Community From Virginia

  • Florida Man Recorded Video Detailing Threats Before He Was Shot to Death in a Dog Park, Prosecutor Says

    Gerald Declan Radford is the Tampa, Florida, man accused of murdering another man at a dog park.

  • Pro Football Player’s Son Murdered Mom of 3 Who Disappeared While Jogging, Police Say

  • Wisconsin Crash Video Shows Devastating Scene Where 9 Died in Clark County

  • International Student Who Stabbed 6 Family Members to Death Was Living in Their Basement, Police Say

  • Murdered Virginia Couple’s Catamaran Was Hijacked by 3 Escaped Prisoners, Police Say

  • Gold Star Father From California Arrested After Disrupting Joe Biden’s State of the Union Speech, D.C. Police Say

  • Wesley Britt, Alabama Senator Katie Britt’s Husband, Is a Former Professional Football Player

  • Former Texas Candidate, Nevada Pro Wrestler Was Dressed as ‘Ken’ Doll When He Caused Man’s Death, Police Say

  • Virginia Man Strangled Drug Enforcement Agent’s Wife at Realty Office, Sheriff Says

  • Maryland Entrepreneur Jason Palmer, Who Beat Joe Biden in Primary, Says Public ‘Wants Someone Younger’

    Jason Palmer is a venture capitalist who is projected to have defeated President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary in American Samoa on March 5.

  • New York Man Strangled Woman After Watching ‘Dexter’ & ‘The First 48’ to Get Ideas, Prosecutors Say

  • North Carolina ‘Wicked Tuna’ Captain Charlie Griffin & Dog Die After Boat Capsizes

  • Indiana Mother of 2 Dies After Falling Ill on Airplane Flight From Dominican Republic, Police Say

  • Massachusetts ‘Future’ Nurse Dies in Murder-Suicide Inside Haverhill Home, DA Says

  • North Carolina Mom Murdered Her 4-Year-Old Twin Boys Before Child Custody Pickup, Sheriff Says

    Genevieve Ellen Springer is a North Carolina mom who is accused of murdering her 4-year-old twin sons, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.

  • Gerry Turner Responds to Fan Who Questioned the State of His Marriage With Theresa Nist

  • Utah School Bus Driver Used ‘Ignition Device’ to Start Bus on Fire With 42 Children Inside, Prosecutors Say

  • ‘Teen Mom’ Star Jenelle Evans Releases Video Footage of Attempted Break-in

  • Oregon HR Director Gave Daughter’s Friends Drugged Mango Smoothies at Sleepover, Police Say

  • Michigan Man Shot Ex-Girlfriend at Comfort Inn Hotel’s Front Desk, DA Says

    Joseph Michael Slocum Jr. is a Wayne, Michigan, man who is accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend in the head while she worked at the front desk of a hotel.