Public Safety

MKE County: ICE Arrests Individuals Inside County Courthouse
MKE County

ICE Arrests Individuals Inside County Courthouse

ICE provided advance warning to MCSO of one of two recent arrests inside the courthouse.

Wisconsinites Seek Ideas From Tennessee, How to Talk About Guns

Wisconsinites Seek Ideas From Tennessee, How to Talk About Guns

Seeking solutions after Abundant Life school shootings in Madison.

Wauwatosa PD Creates New Intel-Gathering Policy

Wauwatosa PD Creates New Intel-Gathering Policy

After 'lessons learned,' aims to balance citizens' civil rights and law enforcement.

Michigan Has Turned Prisons Into Vocational Villages

Michigan Has Turned Prisons Into Vocational Villages

Gov. Evers wants to do the same in Wisconsin. How do they work?

MKE County: Supervisors Seek to Limit Cellphone Use While Driving
MKE County

Supervisors Seek to Limit Cellphone Use While Driving

Supervisors seek state law requiring use of hands-free cellphone device while driving.

Shredding of Mail by Wisconsin Prisons Worries Legal Advocates

Shredding of Mail by Wisconsin Prisons Worries Legal Advocates

Attorneys concerned about confidentiality, delays and missing documents.

MKE County: County Partners On Housing For Former Offenders
MKE County

County Partners On Housing For Former Offenders

Reentry housing will help provide stability for those leaving CRC.

GOP Bill Could Send Thousands of Wisconsin Residents Back To Prison

GOP Bill Could Send Thousands of Wisconsin Residents Back To Prison

Sponsors say changes to the revocation process would target repeat offenders.

MKE County: Sheriff’s Office Reports In-Custody Death
MKE County

Sheriff’s Office Reports In-Custody Death

48-year old man died in hospital Tuesday after 'health crisis' at county jail.

Assembly Passes Bill Requiring Sheriffs to Cooperate With ICE

Assembly Passes Bill Requiring Sheriffs to Cooperate With ICE

Democrats vote against Republican bill, calling it government overreach.

MKE County: Sheriff Ball Seeks Her Own Community Advisory Board
MKE County

Sheriff Ball Seeks Her Own Community Advisory Board

She would pick members. Meanwhile county board seeks to create advisory board.

15 Months Late, MPD Sends Officers Into 11 High Schools

15 Months Late, MPD Sends Officers Into 11 High Schools

'Finally' says Judge Borowski after city, MPD and MPS meet January 2024 deadline.