Public Safety
Brady Street Will Test Traffic Calming Measures
Two-phase project by city aims to slow cars, improve safety.
Nov 26th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
City Seeks Contractors To Demolish Fire-Damaged Homes
Those on the list include a notable, neoclassical-style Walker Square building.
Nov 25th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Council Narrowly Approves New Police Contract
Several members raise objections to provisions in and out of the deal.
Nov 25th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Waukesha Sheriff’s Flock Cameras Raise Questions
Surveillance system conducts searches based on vaguest descriptions.
Nov 24th, 2025 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
Courts Left With Loose Ends When ICE Detains Criminal Defendants
Bail forfeited, defendants don't get their day in court, victims don't get to testify.
Nov 23rd, 2025 by Paul Kiefer
The Full Cost of New Police Contract
City will need to absorb large, complicated costs.
Nov 21st, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Report on Wisconsin Prisons Warns of Overcrowding, High Staff Turnover
Raises alarms about solitary confinement of people with mental illness.
Nov 18th, 2025 by Sarah Lehr, Wisconsin Public Radio
Why Palmyra Said No to ICE
Village that overwhelmingly voted for Trump -- three times -- rejects his immigration agency.
Nov 18th, 2025 by Bruce Murphy
Brad Schimel Named Top Federal Prosecutor for Eastern Wisconsin
Interim appointment by Trump administration sidesteps established process.
Nov 17th, 2025 by Graham Kilmer
Demonstrators Protest at New ICE Detention Center in Milwaukee
Seven different groups involved in protest. 'You are not welcome here.'
Nov 17th, 2025 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
Use-of-Force Incidents at MPS Raise Concerns
6 incidents at northside schools ended in use of force by police.
Nov 16th, 2025 by Devin Blake, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
I Was an Inmate in the Green Bay Prison; It Was Awful
The facility is overcrowded and falling apart. The state needs to shut it down.
Nov 14th, 2025 by Sean Wilson, Wisconsin Examiner
