Public Safety
Vos Task Force Deflects Actual Action
Speaker refuses to convene legislature to address policing and racial disparities.
Aug 28th, 2020 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerEvers Defends Kenosha Response
Governor says guns and protests "a recipe for disaster."
Aug 28th, 2020 by Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public RadioGOP Mum on Special Session on Police Reform
Gov. Evers called special-session this week. Bucks Players called for Legislature to convene.
Aug 27th, 2020 by Laurel WhiteProtests Were Peaceful Wednesday Night
Kenosha and Madison don't see the violence of the previous nights.
Aug 27th, 2020 by WPR Staff, Wisconsin Public RadioAG Kaul Identifies Officer That Shot Blake
Shooting being investigated by state's Department of Criminal Investigation.
Aug 26th, 2020 by Graham KilmerKenosha Shooter Arrested in Illinois
Trump supporter Kyle Rittenhouse, age 17, is charged with the murders of two people in Kenosha Tuesday night.
Aug 26th, 2020 by Graham KilmerOur Unjust System of Mass Supervision
Wisconsin has nation’s third highest rate of detaining people for violations of supervision.
Aug 26th, 2020 by Mark Rice, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceTrump Says Evers Accepts Federal Troops
But Evers says he’s authorized more Wisconsin guard troops as officials argue over what should be done.
Aug 26th, 2020 by Melanie Conklin, Wisconsin ExaminerBaldwin Demands Post Office Undo ‘Harmful Changes”
Temporary suspension in recent changes by USPS “did not reverse the damage already done,” Senator charges.
Aug 26th, 2020 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin ExaminerMilwaukee Marchers Shot At in Pennsylvania
Black Lives Matter protesters led by Frank Nitty threatened, Pennsylvania police investigating.
Aug 26th, 2020 by Rachael Vasquez, Wisconsin Public RadioJacob Blake’s Spinal Cord Severed
Shooting by police also left holes in his stomach, and damage to his kidney, liver and arm.
Aug 26th, 2020 by Bruce MurphyShots Fired, 2 Killed in Kenosha Protests
Police seeking shooter. Protests continue across state against police shooting of Jacob Blake
Aug 26th, 2020 by WPR Staff, Wisconsin Public Radio