Public Safety
Gun Sales Still Going Crazy
'Panic buying' in state since pandemic, sales up 500% at one store, retailers rationing bullets.
Jan 4th, 2021 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
Pharmacist Arrested For Intentionally Ruining 500 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
57 people received spoiled vaccinations.
Dec 31st, 2020 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
State Can’t Meet Deadline to Close Youth Prisons
Plan to close Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake and relocate youth now up in the air.
Dec 30th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Some States Restoring Felon Voting Rights
Restoring voting rights boosts civic engagement, may lower recidivism. Final story of series.
Dec 29th, 2020 by Denise Lockwood
County Creates Culinary Program for Youth Offenders
Program at Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice Center could be nationally unique.
Dec 29th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Acevedo Family Pledges Push For Justice
They demand officer Michael Mattioli be fired, his alleged accomplices be charged in death of their son Joel.
Dec 29th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
A History of Barring Felons From Voting
It goes back to Reconstruction era. And falls heaviest on Black voters. Second story in series.
Dec 28th, 2020 by Denise Lockwood
The Year of the National Guard
2020 had the largest sustained domestic mobilization of Wisconsin National Guard in history.
Dec 28th, 2020 by Jenny Peek, Wisconsin Public Radio
Why Most Felons in State Can’t Vote
Wisconsin law prohibits 68,000 felons from voting. Many states are less restrictive. First in a series.
Dec 27th, 2020 by Denise Lockwood
Drunk Driving Offenses, Crashes Decline
Convictions down by 17,720 in Wisconsin between 2004 and 2018, new report finds.
Dec 26th, 2020 by Bridgit Bowden, Wisconsin Public Radio
Mayor Barrett Is Asleep At The Switch
His handling of Fire and Police Commission is just one example of increasingly negligent leadership.
Dec 26th, 2020 by Jordan Morales
Wisconsin Traffic Fatalities Increased in 2020
Other than some other Midwestern states, the rest of the country saw traffic deaths decline.
Dec 24th, 2020 by Brady Carlson
