George Floyd

Council approves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act file

Bullhorn Films Documents Protests

Local company has made 30 short films and two feature-length documentaries on metro area BLM protests.

Coins Celebrate Policing of Kenosha Protests

Kenosha Sheriff sends commemorative coins to other police agencies, officials who helped.

Bill Would Expand Community-Oriented Policing

Bipartisan legislation funds additional COP houses in high-crime neighborhoods.

State Residents Support Police Body Cameras

Survey by police union finds most people think local police do good job, but favor some reforms.

Legislature Passes Many Bills

Full agenda on Tuesday of mostly partisan legislation, much of it heading for governor’s veto.

Bill Would Limit Police Chokeholds

But not a total ban. Bipartisan legislation supported by Sen. Lena Taylor.

Milwaukee FPC Bans All Chokeholds

Commission scraps policy allowing chokeholds in deadly force situations when "all other options and tactics" are exhausted.

Dontre Hamilton Memorial Proposed for Red Arrow Park

A Dontre Hamilton Memorial Bench would be installed in the downtown park.

Curfew Tickets During Protests Look Biased

Black residents hit by 64% of curfew violations during Milwaukee’s Spring 2020 protests.

Police Reform Task Force Unveils Proposals

Recommendations include a statewide use of force policy and requiring law enforcement to maintain and share disciplinary files.

Protesters Rally After Chauvin Verdict

Local activists, members of The People's Revolution celebrate, call for further efforts to achieve justice.

Supervisor Taylor Statement on Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict

Accountability should not be such a rare commodity

Statement of Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs April 21, 2021

Racial Disparities Task Force Disagrees on Use of Force

State committee can’t agree on standard to guide police and recommend to Legislature.

Statement on the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial

Alderwoman Chantia Lewis April 20, 2021

Statement from Milwaukee Police Department on Derek Chauvin Verdict

Gov. Evers Releases Statement on Verdict in Chauvin Trial

County Executive David Crowley Statement on Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict

Sheriff Earnell R. Lucas Statement on the Verdicts in the Chauvin Trial

Opportunity Wisconsin Statement on Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict

Sen. Larson Statement on outcome of Derek Chauvin trial

Jury Finds Officer Derek Chauvin Guilty

Minneapolis cop guilty on all charges, including second degree murder of George Floyd.

Attorney General Kaul Statement on Chauvin Conviction

April 20, 2021

Rep. Bowen Statement on Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict

“A Small Measure of Justice Was Served and We Fight On!”

Milwaukee Bucks Statement

Sarah Godlewski Releases Statement Following Verdict in the Trial of Derek Chauvin

Sen. Agard Statement on Derek Chauvin Case Verdict

Local Filmmaker Puts City in Spotlight

Documentary ‘The Heartland’ explores barriers Black children face growing up.

End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin Denounces Racialized Violence, Calls for Reallocation of Work, Resourcing, & Responsibility of Care

DA Explains Timing of Alvin Cole Decision

Chisholm says "It wasn't just Kenosha" factoring into timing of release.

Kenosha activists respond to tonight’s Officer Sheskey announcement

Inside the Milwaukee Police Fusion Center

Protesters have wondered what center is up to. The history and details of little-known unit.

300 Days of Black Lives Matters Protests

March in Wauwatosa also marks second day of John Doe probe of Jay Anderson’s killing by police officer.

Katie Avila Loughmiller receives Vel R. Phillips Trailblazer award

8 Ways Police Mishandled Protests

From Los Angeles to New York, Milwaukee and Wauwatosa, police made similar mistakes.

Police Departments Stalling Release of Public Records

The Milwaukee and Kenosha police departments have dragged their feet on records requests for months.

How Milwaukee Police Monitor Cell Phones

Department spent $498,000 in 2019 on sophisticated equipment.

Senate Bill Threatens FPC Independence

Police and fire fighter unions handed power over Fire & Police Commission disciplinary hearings.

Gun Sales Are Soaring in Wisconsin

Up 114% since 2000. A change in who owns guns, what kind they own and why they own them.

The Ghost Arrests of Tosa Protesters

More than 40 arrests listed by Wauwatosa Police show no person arrested or taken into custody.

Group Fundraising for Vel Phillips Statue

Statue would be erected at state Capitol, the first person of color so honored.

Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Applauds Public Service Commission for Adding Diversity Inquires to Utility Annual Reporting

Madison, Wisconsin, February 15, 2021

Controversy Over Thin Blue Line Flag

Pro-police flag adopted by white nationalists, used to attack officers at Capitol riot.

Madison Protester Gets Probation on Extortion Charges

Devonere Johnson's arrest sparked further protest in June.

Kelly Hamilton Is State’s First Black Woman Poet Laureate

Milwaukeean Dasha Kelly Hamilton is published novelist, has been an ambassador for poetry for years.

Police Response in Kenosha vs. U.S. Capitol

Who is the greater danger, BLM protesters or the armed mob trying to overturn election?

Body Cameras Would Have Helped Jacob Blake Shooting Investigation

District Attorney Michael Graveley said Kenosha Police need body cameras.

Evers Reflects on Year of Pandemic, Protests

Proud of his administration’s response to COVID-19, “we turned that around a little bit.”

The Year of the National Guard

2020 had the largest sustained domestic mobilization of Wisconsin National Guard in history.

County Parks Are in Great Danger

Decades of declining funding hurting them. If you love the parks, here’s how you can help.

The Election Official Behind Milwaukee’s Recount

How Claire Woodall-Vogg got through an unprecedented election.

911 Audio from Joel Acevedo Case Released

"I want to go home," says Acevedo. Family still seeking body camera footage.

Has Defunding Police Movement Failed?

Not entirely, but it’s fallen well short of its goals.

People’s Revolution Marks 200 Days of Protest

Protests against police brutality match the record of 1960's open housing marchers.

Police Association Calls BLM Protesters ‘Terrorists’

International group with Wisconsin ties sends out research paper with false claims.

Aggressive Police Escalate Violence at Protests?

Research shows this, experts say. Former Madison police chief calls on cops to ditch riot gear and tear gas.

Police Taking Cell Phone Data at Issue

They’ve done it with Blacks Lives Matter protesters and in murder case now before state Supreme Court.

How Progressives Worked on Election Turnout

A months-long, massive volunteer program secured more than 95,000 commitments to vote.

How We’ve Handled the Tosa Protests

More than 75 protests and lots of misunderstandings. How city officials have responded.

Mensah Settlement Leaves Lawyers, Officials Squabbling

Attorneys arguing with city; police chief at odds with Common Council.

‘MAGA’ Rally in Wauwatosa Gathers Hundreds

One day after Mayfair Mall shooting Trump supporters gather, including many with guns.

Cities Across State Facing “Painful” Budgets

Pandemic slashes revenue streams for cities large and small.

Purple Wisconsin Still Has Dark Red Legislature

Republican legislators continue to win big with minority of state's vote.

What’s On the Mind of Voters

Reporters asked residents across the city. Here’s what they said.

Trump Courts Kenosha Again

The country "is very well united,” he tells large crowd at Kenosha regional airport.

November Events at the Lynden Sculpture Garden

Vos Makes Appointments to Racial Disparities Task Force

This, after the speaker refused to hold a session on racial justice legislation.

MPD Survey Shows Police Perception Divided Along Racial, Economic Lines

Researcher says key takeaway is for MPD officers to exercise compassion in any interaction.

Will BLM Movement Sway State Voters?

Both parties hope it will play to their advantage.

City Could Lose 30 More Police Officers

Federal grant rules could mean cutting 30 more than proposed cut of 120 cops.

The Good Samaritans Among Us

Two Black citizens stop to help a white man in a late night car crash. Are all of us willing to do such good?

Sheriff Opposes Further Budget Cuts

Proposed cut of just 2.7%. Sup. Clancy wants 25%, grills sheriff over protests and department spending.

Global George P. Floyd Jr. Day October 14th: #Cardboardlovepaint #withus as Milwaukee Celebrates George Floyd Day

Legislation to be heard relating to medical reports of persons killed/injured in officer involved incidents

Statement of Alderman Khalif J. Rainey October 13, 2020

DOJ Finishes Jacob Blake Shooting Investigation

Consultant, former Madison Police Chief Noble Wray will review case next.

Amid major national developments, new Marquette Law School Poll finds Wisconsin voter preferences holding steady in presidential race

Please note: Complete Poll results and methodology information can be found online at law.marquette.edu/poll

Wisconsin’s Legislature Laziest in U.S.?

Other states with full-time legislators have met 18 times more frequently than in Wisconsin.

Communication file introduced to source community input on social justice issues

City On Pace to Break Homicide Record

138 homicides in Milwaukee, compared to 66 at this time last year.

Protest Shuts Down I-94 Freeway

Protests continued in city last week after Breonna Taylor decision.

Pence Says Trump Will Nominate RBG Replacement Saturday

The vice president announced this during a campaign tour of Wisconsin.

Milwaukee Suburbs Key To Controlling Assembly

Dems target suburban districts, Republicans try to gain a veto-proof majority in the Assembly

Pandemic Shines Spotlight on Workers’ Struggle

Crisis makes Labor Day 2020 like no other, experts at roundtable discussion say.

Why Unions Matter More Than Ever

All unions need to reexamine their role in this time of racial reckoning.

Jacob Blake Speaks from Hospital Bed

“Nothing but pain,” but “stick together… Change your lives out there."

Missouri Men Arrested in Kenosha for Illegal Guns

Two men traveled to Kenosha, illegally armed, in response to unrest.

Norquist Says City Not ‘Most Racist’

Milwaukee is very diverse, Wisconsin’s least racist city, he tells Washington DC radio station.

September at Lynden

The sculpture garden will be closed on September 7 for the holiday.

The Legislature’s Lack of Action is Shameful

Kenosha Is Charlottesville

And a country divided by its president cannot stand.

Will Kenosha Unrest Help Trump Win State?

His planned visit to Kenosha seeks to make urban unrest the key issue of campaign.

Now is Not the Time for Senate Recess

Senate Won’t Vote on Special Session Bills

Majority leader said they will gavel the session in, and that's it.

Vos Task Force Deflects Actual Action

Speaker refuses to convene legislature to address policing and racial disparities.

Evers Defends Kenosha Response

Governor says guns and protests "a recipe for disaster."

September Events at the Lynden Sculpture Garden

Protests Were Peaceful Wednesday Night

Kenosha and Madison don't see the violence of the previous nights.

Statement on the Shooting of Jacob Blake, the Damage to Kenosha, and the Special Session

Senator Larson Statement: The Human Cost of Obstruction