Public Safety

What Happened at Madison’s Protests

What Happened at Madison’s Protests

State Sen. Tim Carpenter assaulted, two Capitol statues toppled, windows broken, Evers condemns violence.

MKE County: Courts Reopening With Backlog of Cases
MKE County

Courts Reopening With Backlog of Cases

Backlog of 200 cases await a speedy trial. Courtrooms with social distancing will be used.

Suspected Sex Trafficking House Burned

Suspected Sex Trafficking House Burned

Crowd surrounds house at 40th and Lloyd believed to be connected to missing children.

Op Ed: If Not Now, When?
Op Ed

If Not Now, When?

Never has America been more poised for change. Do more. Say more. Keep the pressure on.

City’s Protesters Under Police Surveillance?

City’s Protesters Under Police Surveillance?

Cops using Stingrays to intercept marchers’ cell phones? Ald. Kovac says city should “investigate the investigators.”

Murphy’s Law: Wisconsin Has a Speeding Problem
Murphy’s Law

Wisconsin Has a Speeding Problem

More speeding related fatalities than 32 states. And Milwaukee is 10th worst county in US.

MPS Didn’t End Every Police Program

MPS Didn’t End Every Police Program

Three things to know about decision by Milwaukee School Board.

Back in the News: Spending on Police Up 30% Since 1986
Back in the News

Spending on Police Up 30% Since 1986

Study shows municipal governments in state spending far more on policing today.

Op Ed: What It’s Like to Be Transgender
Op Ed

What It’s Like to Be Transgender

You live every day knowing that being different could mean harassment, abuse, even death.

Protest Day 22: BLACK WMNZ Emancipation March
Protest Day 22

BLACK WMNZ Emancipation March

March honors Black women, protests injustice.

Evers Introduces Police Reform Legislation

Evers Introduces Police Reform Legislation

Bills banning police use of chokeholds, no-knock warrants part of legislative package.

This Weekend’s Protests Against Police Brutality

This Weekend’s Protests Against Police Brutality

List of protests against the killing of George Floyd and police brutality.