Public Safety
Police Cuts Could Hit Minority Officers
Milwaukee Police Department’s Black and Hispanic officers tend to have less seniority.
Aug 10th, 2020 by Gretchen Schuldt
Abrahamson’s Remarkable Legacy Honored
State’s longest serving justice, longest serving chief justice, a trailblazer for women jurists.
Aug 10th, 2020 by Steven Walters
Suspended Tosa Police Officer Reportedly Assaulted By Protesters
Officer Joseph Mensah's home was vandalized a large group of people says Wauwatosa PD
Aug 9th, 2020 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
Suburb’s Equity Leader Seeks ‘Good Trouble’
Wauwatosa Equity and Inclusion Commission chair Sean Lowe fights for change in the city.
Aug 9th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
Black Women Feel Left Out of BLM Leadership
Activists say they've been ignored and left out of decision making.
Aug 7th, 2020 by PrincessSafiya Byers, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Police Chief Alfonso Morales Demoted
Accused of unbecoming behavior and lying. Morales' attorney says it's a ploy to distract from problems at commission.
Aug 6th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Community Trust in Police Is Broken
Activists say police profiling and violence in communities of color must stop.
Aug 6th, 2020 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
MPD Defends Tear Gas Use In New Video
Video released as part of complying with 11 directives issued to Chief Alfonso Morales.
Aug 5th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Health Departments Can Enforce State Mask-Mandate
Despite some Sheriffs' opposition, Evers administration says it can be enforced.
Aug 5th, 2020 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
Will Chief Morales Sue The City If He’s Fired?
Chief's attorney doesn't rule it out. Morales addresses media during press club event.
Aug 4th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Liberate MKE Pushing to Defund MPD
Defunding advocates want money funneled to communities, not police.
Aug 1st, 2020 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
This Weekend’s Protests Against Police Brutality
This weekend will mark the second-straight month of protests.
Jul 31st, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
