Public Safety
The Rise of Automated Breathalyzer Tests
Many counties using automated kiosks to conduct court-mandated alcohol screening.
Sep 3rd, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
Wis. Republicans Once Backed Gun Control
Backing Brady Bill in 1993. Will any now support the background checks bill?
Aug 30th, 2019 by Robin Bravender, Wisconsin Examiner
State Defends Juvenile Life Sentences
DOJ lawyers seek to dismiss ACLU suit calling this cruel and unusual punishment.
Aug 29th, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
Measuring Poverty’s Impact in the City
Powerful new data has been done. But some research was shut down.
Aug 28th, 2019 by Bruce Thompson
Remembering Quanita “Tay” Jackson
She worked to make city better, only to be fatally shot.
Aug 28th, 2019 by Mark Doremus, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Congress Must Take on Gun Industry
Repeal Toomey Amendment which immunizes manufacturers from liability and bars gun data analysis.
Aug 23rd, 2019 by Ray Dall’Osto and Chris Strohbehn, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Tracking the County’s Drug Deaths in 2018
384 fatal overdoses, mostly from heroin and cocaine, hitting hardest in several city zip codes.
Aug 22nd, 2019 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
Alderman Urges Gun Control After Attack
Ald. Cavalier Johnson’s car struck by reckless gun fire, cites emotional trauma for his child.
Aug 22nd, 2019 by Alana Watson, Wisconsin Public Radio
Gun Control Has Wide Support
Majority of state’s gun owners favor background checks. Even some gun store owners do
Aug 19th, 2019 by State Sen. Jeff Smith
State Needs Republican Leadership on Guns
History is watching. Will Sen. Fitzgerald think beyond elections and consider what’s best for the state?
Aug 16th, 2019 by Gregory Humphrey
Evers, Democrats Unveil Background Checks Bill
“Universal background checks” on gun sales shouldn’t need “permission from NRA,” Evers says.
Aug 15th, 2019 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public Radio
Police-Community Relations Better in Sherman Park?
Three years after unrest there’s more cops present, residents say, but still a lack of trust.
Aug 14th, 2019 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
