Both girls told detectives they felt they had to kill their classmate to become the character Slender Man's "proxies", or servants, and protect their families from him. All three girls were 12 years old.

Prosecutors say two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls almost stabbed their 12-year-old friend to death in the woods to please a mythological creature they learned about online.

US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney focused entirely on Democratic President Barack Obama during a campaign trip ahead of the Wisconsin primary, and predicted a victory that could effectively seal the nomination for him next week.

AN 18-year-old male student is accused of posing as a girl on Facebook, tricking at least 31 male classmates into sending him naked photos of themselves and then blackmailing some for sex acts.

A man armed with a handgun opened fire during an evangelical church service at a suburban Milwaukee hotel, killing seven people before taking his own life, police said.