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

  • WNBA Defends Angel Reese After Met Gala Criticism

    The WNBA is defending Angel Reese after criticism that she attended the Met Gala.

  • Peyton Manning Reveals Why He Has Forgiven Caitlin Clark

  • Caitlin Clark Making the Olympic Team Could Be ‘Polarizing’ Decision

  • Texas Mom Made Son, 3, ‘Say Goodbye to Daddy’ on FaceTime Video Before Murdering Child, Sheriff Says

  • Indiana Coach Makes Surprising Comments About Caitlin Clark’s Condition

  • Texas Army Sergeant Involved in Plot to Hire Hitman to Murder Woman, Kids, Police Say

    Jeremiah Peikert is a U.S. Army sergeant in Texas who is accused of participating in a plot to hire a hitman to kill a woman, her boyfriend and two small children, according to court documents posted by Connecticut State Police.

  • Iowa Sports Writer Under Fire for Caitlin Clark Joke After WNBA Game

  • Wisconsin Police Shot Student, 14, After He Pointed Pellet Rifle, DOJ Says

  • Questions Swirl as ‘Hit Squad’ Suspects Are Named in Murder of Sikh Leader

  • Xavier Tate Shot Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca 10 Times, Including in Face, Prosecutors Say

  • Antonio Brown, Who Slammed Caitlin Clark, Drops 1-Word Response on WNBA Debut

    Former NFL star Antonio Brown, despite previous digs on social media, dropped respectful response to Caitlin Clark's WNBA preseason debut.

  • Wisconsin School Gunman Damian Haglund’s Manifesto Says He Related to Sandy Hook Shooter

  • Wisconsin Sheriff Says Agency Did Not ‘Inappropriately’ Allow Entry to Murder Suspect’s Home

  • Wisconsin Teen Damian Haglund Named as Mount Horeb ‘Active Shooter’

  • North Carolina Fraternity Members Who Protected Flag in Viral Video Speak Out

  • Wisconsin Gunman, 14, Posted Disturbing Snapchat Messages Before Trying to Smash School Window: Report

  • Videos Show Scene After Mount Horeb Active Shooter Was ‘Neutralized’ Near Middle School

  • Charlotte Shooting Videos From Neighbors Capture Deadly Gun Battle

  • Slain North Carolina Officers Joshua Eyer, Alden Elliott, Thomas Weeks & Sam Poloche Remembered

  • Terry Clark Hughes Jr. Is Suspect in Deaths of 4 Officers in Charlotte, Police Say

    Terry Clark Hughes Jr. is the suspect who opened fire at the scene where four police officers in Charlotte, North Carolina, were shot and killed, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.

  • Beauty Queen Shot to Death on Video by Masked Hitman at Ceviche Restaurant

  • New York Council Members Want Investigation After Video Showed DA Swearing at Officer, Refusing Orders

  • Pennsylvania ‘Hunter’ Shot Wife, Daughter to Death in ‘Unfathomable’ Crime, DA Says

  • Real Martha Scott? Fiona Harvey Denies Being ‘Baby Reindeer’ Netflix Stalker

  • Oklahoma Dad Faces 12 Years in Island Prison After Accidentally Bringing Deer Hunting Ammo on Trip

    Ryan Watson is a married Oklahoma father who is facing a 12-year prison sentence in a Turks and Caicos prison after he says he accidentally brought deer hunting ammo to the islands.

  • Minnesota Lawyer Praises Good Samaritans Who Saved Him From Burning Car in Viral Video

  • Oklahoma City Thunder Engineer ‘Hunted Down,’ Massacred 3 Sons, Wife, Police Say

  • Ex Wisconsin Cop Faces Disturbing New Charges About Golden Retriever, DA Says

  • Ex Yakima Cop Spotted in Oregon After Murders of Ex-Wife, Teen Girlfriend, Police Say

  • Texas Art Teacher Assigned Students to Perform Puppet Show Murder, District Says

    A Texas substitute teacher is accused of making students perform a puppet show that included a murder. Students told the school district that the art teacher "assigned them to perform a puppet show in which at least one puppet had to be murdered."