Public Safety
Activists Demand Police Firings But Mayors Can’t
Barrett, McBride lament lack of control over police chief. Law insulates police from elected officials.
Feb 8th, 2021 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
Our Workload Is “Through the Roof”
How the closing of south-side station impacts Milwaukee Fire Department.
Feb 7th, 2021 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
County Supervisors Back $1 Pot Penalty
8 board members push plan slashing $500 penalty for possession.
Feb 6th, 2021 by Gretchen Schuldt
Many MPS Students Can’t Get Drivers Ed
Hundreds of students left out as pandemic causes reduced class sizes in schools.
Feb 6th, 2021 by Sam Woods, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
State Receives $10 million in Opioid Crisis Settlement
Consulting firm McKinsey & Company paying out $573 million to 47 states and D.C.
Feb 5th, 2021 by Jenny Peek, Wisconsin Public Radio
Baldwin Joins Call for Domestic Terrorism Investigation
Senate resolution expresses the "imminent and pervasive threat" of white supremacist terrorism.
Feb 4th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin, Wisconsin Examiner
Republican COVID Callousness
Legislators wrong to criticize inmates getting the vaccine when prison infection rates are so high.
Feb 4th, 2021 by Matt Rothschild
Milwaukee A Leader in CCTV Snooping
City has 8 cameras per 1,000 people, more than 28 of 39 large cities studied.
Feb 3rd, 2021 by Bruce Murphy
New 911 Call Center Aims For Speed
City system promises faster pickups, fewer dropped calls, ability to dispatch based on officer location.
Feb 3rd, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Myers Bill Ends No-Knock Search Warrants
Wisconsin was the first to legalize this and Milwaukee legislator wants state to be first to end it.
Feb 3rd, 2021 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
Controversy Over Thin Blue Line Flag
Pro-police flag adopted by white nationalists, used to attack officers at Capitol riot.
Feb 2nd, 2021 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
About Those Phones Taken By Tosa Police
Why did they confiscate cell phones of BLM protesters and what did they do with them?
Feb 1st, 2021 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
