Public Safety
Turning Guns Into Garden Tools
With an eye to DNC, faith activists in city oppose Trump, call for less gun violence, more social justice
Aug 17th, 2020 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
Who Do You Call If Police Commit the Crime?
Photographer assaulted by off-duty cop says she was subjected to hours of questioning by Milwaukee Police.
Aug 17th, 2020 by LaTasha Lux, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Milwaukee Police Gobble Up City Budget
MPD got 62 cents of every new city budget dollar over last ten years.
Aug 16th, 2020 by Gretchen Schuldt
This Weekend’s Protests Against Police Brutality, Racial Injustice
This weekend there is a mural unveiling and a bike ride to celebrate Black lives.
Aug 14th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Bowen Says Officer Mensah Fired The Gun
Rep. Bowen disputes police account, says Mensah, not protestors, fired gun at officer's house.
Aug 10th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
9 Takeaways on Change of Police Chiefs
What's the impact of Morales firing, Brunson hiring, and where is the city headed on police?
Aug 10th, 2020 by Bruce Murphy
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
