Public Safety
Milwaukee Police Have New Phone Surveillance Technology
ACLU says next generation technology raises serious questions about privacy rights.
Nov 27th, 2023 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
Plea Deal Reached In Fire Bombing of Anti-Abortion Office
Hridindu Roychowdhury will plead guilty to felony charge, with penalty of between 5 to 20 years in prison.
Nov 22nd, 2023 by Sarah Lehr, Wisconsin Public Radio
Gov. Evers Announces Easing of Restrictions At Two Prisons
Waupun, Green Bay prisons partially taken out of lockdown. Lawsuit alleges cruel and unusual punishment.
Nov 16th, 2023 by Sarah Lehr, Wisconsin Public Radio
After 28 Years in Prison He Had No Credit
Building or re-building credit is a challenge for ex-offenders.
Nov 15th, 2023 by Devin Blake, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Bill Prevents Domestic Violence Offenders From Carrying Guns
Democratic proposal addresses 'dangerous loophole' in current gun laws.
Nov 14th, 2023 by Anya van Wagtendonk, Wisconsin Public Radio
JusticePoint Continues Jail Alternatives Program for Municipal Court
Nonprofit group suing city after municipal judges sought to cancel its services contract.
Nov 13th, 2023 by Jonmaesha Beltran
Ziegler Still Pushing for Courts Security Agency
Chief Justice warns that courts must do a better job handling mentally ill offenders.
Nov 13th, 2023 by Steven Walters
County, State Break Ground on Forensic Science Center
$226 million, 200,000-square-foot facility will house county medical examiner and state's Milwaukee crime lab.
Nov 10th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Five Years After Settlement, Racial Disparities Remain In MPD’s Practices
Black residents remain far more likely to be stopped while driving, subjected to interview or stop-and-frisk exam.
Nov 10th, 2023 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Crowley, Medical College Celebrate 50 Years of EMS
Paramedics, now taken for granted, were a new and novel concept in 1973.
Nov 9th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Milwaukee Sheriff Releases Video of Deputy Punching Girl at Zoo
Incident occurred after lengthy encounter as group struggled to find way to leave zoo property.
Nov 7th, 2023 by Isiah Holmes
Milwaukee Seeks Change In State Law To Fight Reckless Driving
Mayor Cavalier Johnson signs Alderman Lamont Westmoreland's proposal, calls for legislative action.
Nov 6th, 2023 by Evan Casey, Wisconsin Public Radio
