Public Safety
Will “Riot Bill” Threaten Non-Violent Protestors?
Even some GOP legislators have qualms about proposed law.
Oct 16th, 2017 by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
North Side Leaders Plead for Safe Driving
Reckless driving is plaguing the North Side, community leaders say.
Oct 16th, 2017 by Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
The Death of Jermaine Claybrooks
Police killed suspected drug dealer, but his family and lawyer say slaying unjustified.
Oct 15th, 2017 by Isiah Holmes
City Proposal Restricts Roadside Memorials
"Some of these turn into unpermitted block parties,” Ald. Johnson says
Oct 13th, 2017 by Elizabeth Baker, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Police Suddenly Giving More Traffic Tickets
Tickets up in August, September, after declining for years.
Oct 9th, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt
How Ryan Sanders Was Railroaded
He spent eight months in jail before the DA withdrew a charge of conspiracy to commit homicide.
Oct 5th, 2017 by Isiah Holmes
Will City Reform Municipal Court?
Too many judges, indigent defendants treated badly, reform needed.
Oct 5th, 2017 by Bruce Murphy
County Must Pay $6.7 Million Verdict
Judge rules insurer not liable for sexual assault of County Jail inmate.
Oct 3rd, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt
Legalizing Pot Could Be Windfall For Wisconsin
Legalization could generate $138 million per year in tax revenue beginning in 2021.
Sep 29th, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt
Justice Project Questions Murder Conviction
DNA tests and evidence tampering allegations raise questions about 2000 conviction of Ken Hudson.
Sep 10th, 2017 by Dee J. Hall/Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism & Courtnee Brinker, Abhinanda Datta, Shahzeb Hashim, Lauren Jensik, Holly Kane, Hannah Moulthrop and Ezra Solomon/The Medill Justice Project, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Flynn Blasts “Incompetent” Report
“We want to talk about reform,” police chief says, not DOJ report’s many errors.
Sep 7th, 2017 by Bruce Murphy
Your Gun Rights on the Streetcar
State Supreme Court says concealed carry is legal on public transit.
Sep 5th, 2017 by James Lewis
