Public Safety
Unrest in City Began Decades Ago
It is destructive systems, not property, that need to be burned down.
Aug 17th, 2016 by Venice R. Williams, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Role Of Police Questioned in Unrest
Was violence a reaction to years of mistreatment by police?
Aug 16th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
Sherman Park Residents Express Shock, Sorrow
Violence in neighborhood is reaction to racism, lack of jobs and quality education, they say.
Aug 16th, 2016 by Andrea Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Police Outreach to Teens a Failure
Violence over weekend dramatizes issue. School board called for changes in outreach program.
Aug 15th, 2016 by Terry Falk
Can Police-Community Relations Be Improved?
Bronzeville forum discusses issue, looks for solutions.
Aug 12th, 2016 by Mark Doremus, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Cars Do NOT Own the Road
Hit-and-run driver kills bicyclist in Dane County. TV reporter asks why bicyclist was on the road.
Aug 11th, 2016 by Dave Cieslewicz
City “Can’t Police” Away Its Violence
Local leaders call for comprehensive solution to gun violence in Milwaukee.
Aug 10th, 2016 by Jabril Faraj, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Sheriff Clarke Seeks 50% Tax Levy Increase
His budget request asks for 206 additional full-time positions, a 29% increase in his staff.
Aug 9th, 2016 by Gretchen Schuldt
Can Chisholm Be Beaten?
The DA pleads for help as dark money from outside the county blasts him.
Aug 8th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
Youth March For Peace
200 children and young adults participated in Milwaukee’s Summer of Peace rally.
Aug 4th, 2016 by Amelia Jones, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Appeals Court Overturns Case, Citing Miranda
Yes, rule can still apply, as court throws out sexual assault charge against 16-year-old.
Aug 3rd, 2016 by Gretchen Schuldt
95% of Wisconsin State Judges Are White
State trails 43 states in judicial diversity, study shows, while near the top in black incarceration.
Aug 1st, 2016 by Gretchen Schuldt
