Public Safety
State Must Address Sexual Assault Issue
Will Legislature pass bipartisan bill to assure backlog of rape kits doesn’t recur?
Dec 6th, 2019 by Dane County Executive Melissa Agard
After Shootings Officials Discuss School Safety
Should security be beefed up at MPS, other school districts? Opinions vary.
Dec 6th, 2019 by Terry Falk, Wisconsin Examiner
Stunned Council Grills FPC Director
"It all doesn't add up" two aldermen say, while Hamilton says questions were answered.
Dec 5th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Police Investigating Multiple School Threats
Shooting, stabbing, and threats of violence at five different area schools in two days.
Dec 5th, 2019 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
How to Get a Criminal Record Expunged
It’s complicated, but can be done under certain circumstances within Wisconsin law.
Dec 5th, 2019 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
12% of Students Feel Unsafe in School
And 5% of state teens now carry a weapon to school, study finds.
Dec 5th, 2019 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
Kaul Pushes Assembly for Rape Kit Bill
AG wants legislation to ensure no more backlog of untested sexual assault kits.
Dec 4th, 2019 by Melanie Conklin, Wisconsin Examiner
Council to Review Fire & Police Commission
Sudden review comes after FPC cancels meeting and troubles at commission reported.
Dec 4th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
School Shootings Raise Safety Concerns
Evers and Kaul lament problem. “Kids shouldn’t fear for their life at school.”
Dec 3rd, 2019 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
Blacks More at Risk for Pot Prosecution
7% of state population but 21% of charges. Cannabis “the drug of the privileged”?
Dec 3rd, 2019 by Gretchen Schuldt
State Traffic Deaths Down in 2019
Wisconsin’s traffic fatalities have declined each year since 2016. Why?
Nov 29th, 2019 by Brady Carlson, Wisconsin Public Radio
Evers Vetoes Sex Offender Residency Bill
Bipartisan bill lifted restrictions on how close people convicted of sex crimes can live to schools.
Nov 26th, 2019 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public Radio
