Public Safety
AG Decision on Blake Shooting Coming Up
Kaul could release a charging recommendation next week.
Sep 17th, 2020 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
Supervisors Want Chokehold Ban Codified
Sheriff's Office does not oppose a chokehold ban, but has reservations about self-defense prohibition.
Sep 17th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Tosa Police Union Head Assails Police Critics
Union leaders wants Tosa's social justice committee disbanded.
Sep 17th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
Crowley Defers Youth Corrections Grant Until State Has Sustainable Plan
County wants the state to assure enough funding to build and maintain a new facility.
Sep 16th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Policing Protests Is More Than ‘Law and Order’
Police officials and experts say responding to protests is a complicated job.
Sep 16th, 2020 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
Firefighter Who Hung Black Doll Not Racist?
So says Fire Chief. Council members grill him. FPC will review case.
Sep 16th, 2020 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
Appeals Court Upholds Inmates’ Bodily Privacy
Prison training exercise forced women inmates to undergo strip searches.
Sep 14th, 2020 by Margo Kirchner
Protesters Describe Detention In Kenosha
Held as long as 20 hours by police, FBI. Reports of Portland-style unmarked cars patrolling city.
Sep 14th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
BLM March Goes to East Side, Shorewood
Six-mile, north-south Black Lives Matter march begins and ends at North Point Water Tower.
Sep 14th, 2020 by Ethan Duran
Will Legislature Pass Any Policing Reforms?
Some 20 proposed bills with more to come. Will any pass and when?
Sep 14th, 2020 by Steven Walters
County Invests in Mental Health Crisis Responders
$500,000 for a team of Sheriff's deputies and psychiatric clinicians.
Sep 12th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Action Needed on Reckless Driving
Time is of the essence. Task force submitted report in June. City officials must act.
Sep 12th, 2020 by Celia Jackson
