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

  • Brent Clark, Caitlin Clark’s Dad: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

    College basketball phenom Caitlin Clark's father, Brent Clark, is a frequent presence at her games, and he was her first basketball coach.

  • Pennsylvania Man in ‘Scream’ Mask Killed Neighbor With Chainsaw, Then Left Note, Police Say

  • Minnesota Conjoined Twin’s Wedding Dance With Army Veteran Is Captured on Video

  • Mississippi Teen, 14, Shot & Killed Her ‘Devoted’ Math Teacher Mother, Police Say

  • IIllinois Man Randomly Stabbed Teen Walmart Worker With Hunting Knife Inside Store, Police Say

  • Arizona Teen Was Driving 155 mph When Her Corvette Slammed Into Park Ranger’s Harley, Police Say

    Rachel Nicole Berg is an 18-year-old Arizona woman who is accused of driving 155 miles per hour in a Chevrolet Corvette that rear-ended a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, killing former Tacoma police officer Michael Clark.

  • Baltimore Bridge Dispatch Audio Shows Police Had About 100 Seconds to Stop Traffic

  • Minnesota Man Found ‘Hugging’ Girlfriend’s Body Under Blanket After Smothering Her, Police Say

  • ‘Bachelor’ Host Drops Hint That Kelsey Anderson’s Dad Could Be the Next ‘Golden Bachelor’

  • Frantic Search Underway for Baltimore Bridge Victims as Vehicles Are Found Underwater

  • Baltimore Bridge Collapse Videos Show Crash as 6 People Remain Missing

    Videos show the "complete collapse" of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26.

  • Waukesha County City Installs Police Cameras at 4 Public Locations

  • Wisconsin Sheriff Says Man Died After Getting Stuck in City Water Tank Suction Tube

  • Family of Beaten Missouri Teen Kaylee Gain Shares Major Update on Her Condition

  • Mass Shooting Videos at Rock Concert Show Gunfire & Suspects in Camouflage

  • Kate Middleton Says Her Cancer Diagnosis Is a ‘Huge Shock’

  • Wisconsin Police K9 ‘Raiden’ Dies After Being Struck by Car Along Highway

  • Wisconsin City Mistakenly Wires $2.6 Million to Scammers, Officials Admit

  • Mother of Wisconsin Teen Soccer Player Who Jumped From I-43 Overpass Believes He Had CTE

  • Popular YouTube Beauty Influencer’s Cause of Death at Age 36 Revealed

    Jessica Pettway was a YouTube beauty influencer who died at age 36.

  • Wisconsin Sheriff Releases Photos of Female Teen Vandals Caught on Camera

  • Minnesota Judge’s Attorney Husband Dies Tragically on Puerto Rican Family Vacation

  • Veteran Wisconsin Radio Host Dies in Crash Along Highway 41, Station Confirms

  • Cause of Death for Pro Tennis Champ’s Boyfriend Revealed After Florida Hotel Balcony Tragedy

  • Former New England Hockey Players Killed in Double Murder, Suicide, Miami Police Say

    Former New England College hockey players Meghan Moore and Sidney Capolino were killed in Miami, Florida, in what police believe was a double murder-suicide.

  • Michigan Congressman’s Brother Shot to Death by Family Member, Sheriff Says

  • Nashville Police Release Video of Missing Missouri College Student Riley Strain

  • 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

    A GoFundMe page has been set up in the memory of Denny Oechsner, a 17-year-old boy who died in a tragedy on I-43, and tributes are flowing in for the teen, who was a well-liked local soccer player in the Cedarburg, Wisconsin, area.