Public Safety

Transportation: County Picks Consultant for Reckless Driving Study
Transportation

County Picks Consultant for Reckless Driving Study

Chicago-based urban planning firm, MUSE Community + Design, will do study.

Plenty of Horne: MKE FBI Office Heads International Ransomware Takedown
Plenty of Horne

MKE FBI Office Heads International Ransomware Takedown

Milwaukee leads investigation by 45 FBI offices and agencies in 19 other countries.

MKE County: New Juvenile Justice Facility Advances
MKE County

New Juvenile Justice Facility Advances

$31.3 million redevelopment would expand program offering alternative to traditional youth incarceration.

Audit Report Finds State Lags in Monitoring Parolees

Audit Report Finds State Lags in Monitoring Parolees

But Wisconsin Department of Corrections disputes the findings.

Activists Want Answers For Deaths At County Jail

Activists Want Answers For Deaths At County Jail

Four people have died at the Milwaukee County Jail in less than 12 months.

Voters Pass Referendums Expanding Judges’ Power to Set Cash Bail

Voters Pass Referendums Expanding Judges’ Power to Set Cash Bail

Referendums will amend state Constitution. Experts disagree on likely impact.

Spike In Deaths Points to Tainted Local Drug Supply

Spike In Deaths Points to Tainted Local Drug Supply

Milwaukee County has averaged one overdose death every four hours since Saturday.

West Allis Man Is Guilty Of Harassing Black Neighbors

West Allis Man Is Guilty Of Harassing Black Neighbors

William McDonald, 45, pleads guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges.

Sen. Baldwin Pushes For Health Care Coverage For Those Leaving Jail

Sen. Baldwin Pushes For Health Care Coverage For Those Leaving Jail

Medicaid loophole leaves vulnerable people released from incarceration without immediate coverage.

Northside House Fire Kills Three Overnight

Northside House Fire Kills Three Overnight

Seven people have died in house fires in Milwaukee so far this year.

One Third of State Prison Jobs Are Vacant

One Third of State Prison Jobs Are Vacant

Legislative hearing discusses state corrections budget, pay hikes proposed by Gov. Evers.

MKE County: Jail Vaccine Incentive Payments Worked
MKE County

Jail Vaccine Incentive Payments Worked

Report finds vaccination rates spiked at county jail, CRC when incentive payments offered.