Isiah Holmes

Does ShotSpotter Reduce Crime?

Milwaukee is one of 150 cities that use it. But is there any hard evidence that it works?

Wisconsin Examiner Sues Wauwatosa PD for Records

Challenges department's lengthy delays and high fees

Hate Toward Black People Rising?

Recent incidents in Wisconsin raise troubling questions.

5 Lessons From Mid-Term Election

Milwaukee's under-performance is a problem. And lack of national Democratic funding doomed Pfaff.

Kenosha Event Revisits 2020 Unrest

Questions, trauma linger. And just how quick was Evers' response?

State Republicans Want More Guns

Party convention document opposes background checks, red flag laws, supports open and concealed carry without permits.

Open Records Imperiled in Wisconsin

Led by Robin Vos, public officials more likely to obstruct open records requests.

Journalist Isiah Holmes Earns Environmental Hero of the Year Award

Fusion Center Raises Questions About Privacy

Milwaukee police use it to track protestors, emails show.

Report Backs New State Law On Police Shootings

Prosecute them under civil rights law, argues former Republican US Attorney.

Tosa PD Created Protestor ‘Target List’

The department shared the list with other Law Enforcement Agencies.

Community Mourns Man Killed By Police

Criticism of police and solidarity and respect for Roberto Zielinski and his grieving family.

Tosa Police ‘Protestor List’ Includes Reporter

WE reporter Isiah Holmes on list, along with state Reps. David Bowen, Jonathan Brostoff and attorneys Kimberley Motley, Deja Vishny.

How Milwaukee Police Monitor Cell Phones

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

The Ghost Arrests of Tosa Protesters

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

Protest Shuts Down I-94 Freeway

Protests continued in city last week after Breonna Taylor decision.

City’s Protesters Under Police Surveillance?

Cops using Stingrays to intercept marchers’ cell phones? Ald. Kovac says city should “investigate the investigators.”

Protesters Demand Firing of Tosa Police Officer

The officer has killed three young men since 2015.

Journal Sentinel Slams “Liberal” News Site

Claims Wisconsin Examiner is “partisan” and “slanted” but provides not one example.

A New State “Progressive” Publication

Wisconsin Examiner adds to Capitol press corps, with a "people's" perspective on policies.

The Return of Von Trier

Plus: More Poke for East Side, more pies for Bay View, more beer for Tosa.

Anti-Marijuana Campaign Is Misguided

County substance abuse campaign concentrates all its spending on “No need for weed.”

The Heroin and Opioid Crisis Is Real

Many are affected in Milwaukee. So what are government leaders doing about it?

Unlawful Tactics Used Against Immigrants?

Federal investigators use surveillance technology on anyone living in a known gang area.