Jessica McBride

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

Experience

Jessica McBride is a news, sports and entertainment reporter covering breaking news, politics, golf, the WNBA, other sports stories, "The Bachelor," 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

  • Oklahoma Man Shot Parents, Sister to Death After Coming Over to Eat Pizza, Police Say

    Jacob Mayhugh is an Oklahoma man accused by police of murdering his mother, father and sister after going to his parents' house to eat pizza.

  • Louisville Officer Bryan Gillis Says He Was ‘Dragged,’ Injured by Scottie Scheffler

  • Scottie Scheffler Calls Kentucky Arrest a ‘Chaotic Situation’ in 1st Statement

  • ‘Stunned’ Scottie Scheffler Said ‘Please Help Me’ After Kentucky Arrest, Reporter Says

  • Video Shows World No. 1 Golfer Scottie Scheffler Being Arrested by Police

  • Florida Mom Texted, ‘I Want Him Gone,’ Before Hitman Shot Her Microsoft Executive Ex, Police Say

    Shanna Gardner is a Jacksonville, Florida, woman who is accused of hiring a hitman to murder her estranged husband, Microsoft Executive Jared Bridegan.

  • Rescue Video Shows Missing Man Held Captive in Neighbor’s Sheep Pen for 27 Years, Police Say

  • Fans Think Brooks Koepka Trolled Rory McIlroy With Bikini Photo After Divorce Filing

  • Fans Think the New Caitlin Clark Bobblehead Looks Like Tom Brady

  • Rory McIlroy Makes First Statement After Filing for Divorce From Wife, Erica

  • CCTV Video Shows Ex Economic Minister Beating Wife to Death in Family Restaurant, Prosecutors Say

    CCTV video showed the beating of Saltanat Nukenova by her husband, Kuandyk Bishimbayev, authorities say.

  • California WNBA Team’s New Name, Color Get Mixed Reviews

  • Caitlin Clark’s Race Is a ‘Huge’ Reason She’s Popular, WNBA Star A’ja Wilson Says

  • Jimmy Johnson Dead? Dallas Cowboys Coaching Legend Clears Up Death Reports

  • Ohio Suspect in Officer’s Ambush Murder Wrote Mocking Instagram Posts on the Run

  • Angel Reese Calls Out the ‘Weirdest Thing Ever’ on Social Media

  • Caitlin Clark Reveals How She Really Felt About Angel Reese ‘Taunting’ Claim

  • Georgia Mom Named After Falling to Death at Daughter’s Ohio State Graduation

  • Michigan Woman Living Inside Grocery Store Sign Had Keurig, Desk, Police Say

  • Suspect Beat Married Poet to Death, Discarded Body on Hillside, Police Say

    Larry Devon Welch was named by Ventura police as the now-deceased man accused of murdering Danielle Clause, a case which was unsolved since 1991.

  • Barron Trump’s Voice Is Heard for 1st Time in Viral Video

  • Colorado College Student Stabbed Babysitter, 14, to Death in Home, Police Say

  • Brittney Griner Has a Warning for Caitlin Clark About Professional Basketball

  • Olympic Gold Medalist Dies Suddenly at Age 43 After Collapsing in Parking Lot

  • Ex Star Athlete Who Dismembered Nebraska Tinder Date Won’t Get New Trial, Court Says

    Bailey Boswell is a Lincoln, Nebraska, woman who was sentenced to life in prison for the dismemberment murder of a Tinder date and hardware store clerk named Sydney Loofe.

  • Son, 25, ‘Didn’t Want to Kill’ His Kindergarten Teacher Mother, Dad Says

  • University of Georgia Law Student Tara Baker Was Murdered by Felon, 48, Police Say

  • Caitlin Clark Reveals the ‘Hardest Part About Being Caitlin Clark’

  • Kenosha Sheriff Debunks ‘Headless Body’ Rumors Near UW-Parkside

  • Man Murdered 3 Kids in Georgia After Taking Them ‘to Grab a Bite to Eat’: Police

    Jose Ramon Plasencia murdered three kids ages 9, 11 and 13 after taking them "to grab a bite to eat," Gwinnett County police.