Public Safety

UW Researchers Find Alcohol Sales Increase After Mass Shootings

UW Researchers Find Alcohol Sales Increase After Mass Shootings

Increase in communities hit by mass shootings persists for about two years.

City Hall: New Commissioner Would Fill Fire and Police Oversight Body
City Hall

New Commissioner Would Fill Fire and Police Oversight Body

Krissie Fung would join Fire & Police Commission, which has seen its authority change since Act 12.

Judge Rules MPS Must Bring Police Officers Into Schools

Judge Rules MPS Must Bring Police Officers Into Schools

District has less than a month to act.

Wisconsin Innocence Project Wins Grant to Revisit Old Cases

Wisconsin Innocence Project Wins Grant to Revisit Old Cases

$1.5 million grant a 'game changer', will pay for more staff, DNA testing and justice.

K-12 Education: Studies Show Police in Schools Don’t Make Them Safer
K-12 Education

Studies Show Police in Schools Don’t Make Them Safer

Chicago Public Schools has dropped the program. MPS may be forced to pay for them.

Is ICE Building A Detention Facility in Milwaukee?

Is ICE Building A Detention Facility in Milwaukee?

Politicians and community groups keep using the D word. ICE says no.

MKE County: State Gives Milwaukee Millions for Court Security, Forensic Science Center
MKE County

State Gives Milwaukee Millions for Court Security, Forensic Science Center

State provides more than $6 million for initiatives important to local justice system leaders.

MKE County: Milwaukee’s New District Attorney Sworn In
MKE County

Milwaukee’s New District Attorney Sworn In

Kent Lovern replaces John Chisholm as Milwaukee's top prosecutor.

Wisconsin’s Prisons Receiving Third-Party Review

Wisconsin’s Prisons Receiving Third-Party Review

Six month, $500,000 effort underway. Activists want engagement.

MKE County: How Will County Jail React To Trump’s ‘Mass Deportation’ Policy?
MKE County

How Will County Jail React To Trump’s ‘Mass Deportation’ Policy?

Per Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office policy, it does not detain individuals at the request of ICE.

Broad Coalition Opposes New Immigration Enforcement Facility

Broad Coalition Opposes New Immigration Enforcement Facility

City, county and state officials, community and business leaders condemn ICE proposal.

Activists Occupy Wisconsin DNR Offices to Protest Enbridge Oil Pipeline Permit

Activists Occupy Wisconsin DNR Offices to Protest Enbridge Oil Pipeline Permit

50 people protested, one arrested, three escorted from building by police.