Public Safety
Can Milwaukee Achieve Zero Traffic Deaths?
Mayor signs 100-item Vision Zero action plan, touts decline in traffic deaths.
Jul 2nd, 2025 by Jeramey JanneneWisconsin Tribes Adding Surveillance Technology
Lac du Flambeau's one-mile central village area has more than 160 cameras.
Jul 1st, 2025 by Frank Zufall, Wisconsin ExaminerSheriff Creates Community Advisory Board
15 community members include law enforcement critics.
Jun 30th, 2025 by Graham KilmerMilwaukee Police Officer Kendall Corder Dies 3 Days After Shooting
Corder, 32, and his partner Christopher McCray, 29, were shot by armed suspect.
Jun 30th, 2025 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public RadioAnother Streetcar Collision
Drivers keep colliding with massive vehicles operating on steel rails.
Jun 27th, 2025 by Jeramey JannenePolice Chief Jeffrey Norman Given Four-Year Contract Extension
Chief receives praise, large raise. But who is the city's highest paid employee?
Jun 27th, 2025 by Jeramey JanneneWI Supreme Court Okays Corrections Officers’ Class Action Suit Over Pay
5-2 decision backs workers in wage case against state Department of Corrections.
Jun 24th, 2025 by Sarah Lehr, Wisconsin Public RadioCouncil Jumps Off Trampoline Debate
A $500 fine for improper usage? 'This is a trampoline. It's not a fire.'
Jun 24th, 2025 by Jeramey JanneneWI Legislator Calls for Task Force on Missing and Murdered Black Women
Statistics alarming. Rep Stubbs re-introduces bill following killing of Sade Robinson.
Jun 23rd, 2025 by Evan Casey, Wisconsin Public RadioSupreme Court Justices Call for More Security
GOP legislators reject $2.2 million proposal. But that was before Minnesota killings.
Jun 23rd, 2025 by Steven WaltersBipartisan Bill Expands Alternatives to Prison for People with Mental Illness
'It works because you don’t see repeat involvement in the criminal justice system.'
Jun 22nd, 2025 by Devin BlakeSheriff Interested in Using Facial Recognition Technology
Sheriff's Office says it would not use technology for surveillance, but board considering guardrails. MPD also pursuing tech.
Jun 20th, 2025 by Graham Kilmer