Public Safety
State Program Helps Police Connect People in Crisis to Mental Health Experts
$2 million telemedicine pilot program offers grants to local law enforcement agencies.
Nov 29th, 2023 by Sarah Lehr, Wisconsin Public RadioMilwaukee Police Have New Phone Surveillance Technology
ACLU says next generation technology raises serious questions about privacy rights.
Nov 27th, 2023 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin ExaminerPlea Deal Reached In Fire Bombing of Anti-Abortion Office
Hridindu Roychowdhury will plead guilty to felony charge, with penalty of between 5 to 20 years in prison.
Nov 22nd, 2023 by Sarah Lehr, Wisconsin Public RadioGov. Evers Announces Easing of Restrictions At Two Prisons
Waupun, Green Bay prisons partially taken out of lockdown. Lawsuit alleges cruel and unusual punishment.
Nov 16th, 2023 by Sarah Lehr, Wisconsin Public RadioAfter 28 Years in Prison He Had No Credit
Building or re-building credit is a challenge for ex-offenders.
Nov 15th, 2023 by Devin Blake, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceBill Prevents Domestic Violence Offenders From Carrying Guns
Democratic proposal addresses 'dangerous loophole' in current gun laws.
Nov 14th, 2023 by Anya van Wagtendonk, Wisconsin Public RadioJusticePoint Continues Jail Alternatives Program for Municipal Court
Nonprofit group suing city after municipal judges sought to cancel its services contract.
Nov 13th, 2023 by Jonmaesha BeltranZiegler Still Pushing for Courts Security Agency
Chief Justice warns that courts must do a better job handling mentally ill offenders.
Nov 13th, 2023 by Steven WaltersCounty, State Break Ground on Forensic Science Center
$226 million, 200,000-square-foot facility will house county medical examiner and state's Milwaukee crime lab.
Nov 10th, 2023 by Graham KilmerFive Years After Settlement, Racial Disparities Remain In MPD’s Practices
Black residents remain far more likely to be stopped while driving, subjected to interview or stop-and-frisk exam.
Nov 10th, 2023 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceCrowley, Medical College Celebrate 50 Years of EMS
Paramedics, now taken for granted, were a new and novel concept in 1973.
Nov 9th, 2023 by Graham KilmerMilwaukee Sheriff Releases Video of Deputy Punching Girl at Zoo
Incident occurred after lengthy encounter as group struggled to find way to leave zoo property.
Nov 7th, 2023 by Isiah Holmes