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Police Settlement Will Cost Millions Less Than Expected
Plus: costs grow in claim against Tearman Spencer and a firefighter conspiracy defense.
Jun 12th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Three Highly-Competitive Aldermanic Races On April Ballot
Pratt vs Bowen, Westmoreland vs Jackson and Ball vs Taylor.
Feb 21st, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Aldermanic Race Results
Three open seats on Common Council with 20 candidates running.
Feb 21st, 2023 by Urban Milwaukee
More Than 15 Candidates Running For Three Council Seats
North side voters will find packed primaries on Feb. 21.
Jan 5th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Dodd Takes Job At Charter School, Six Running To Replace Her
Former alderwoman's mystery job revealed.
Dec 22nd, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
$900,000 Settlement For Improper Firings By Chief Morales
Suit charges former police chief terminated seven Investigators without due process.
Jun 21st, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
City Faces $9.5 Million In Legal Claims
Allegations of coerced confession, wrongful termination and underpayment of wages.
May 4th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
New Policies Incentivize City Residency for Milwaukee Police, Firefighters
Fire & Police Commission pushing for public safety departments that reflect the city they protect and serve.
May 24th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Jeffrey Norman Will Serve as Acting Police Chief
Once a finalist to be permanent chief, Norman will serve on interim basis.
Dec 18th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
MPD Assistant Chief Gets Denver Suburb’s Top Job
Terrence Gordon will be Thornton, CO police chief as MPD turnover continues.
Oct 19th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
FPC Changes Process for Hiring Police Chief
Six finalists to be interviewed in private and public will be able to question three finalists.
Oct 14th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Special Meeting in Police Chief Search Results in “Chaos”
Chair calls executive director out of order repeatedly, then another commissioner calls chair a dictator.
Oct 9th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
FPC Fumbles Police Residency Points
Months of confused meetings fail to pass residency points for police promotions.
Dec 12th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
2 Police Brutality Settlements Before the City
Council could approve $260,000 in settlements Tuesday.
Sep 23rd, 2019 by Corrinne Hess
Police Response Slow For Non-Violent Crimes
MPD response time averages 40 minutes for non-violent crimes, 68 minutes for auto theft.
Aug 24th, 2018 by Edgar Mendez
MPD Slow to Respond to Violent Crimes
But response times for all types of calls have dropped an average of 32 minutes since 2015.
Aug 7th, 2018 by Edgar Mendez
Residents, Police, Officials Mourn Slain Officer
Michael J. Michalski, 52, was a much-loved, 17-year veteran of Milwaukee Police Department.
Jul 27th, 2018 by Edgar Mendez
New Youth-Led Court Getting Launched
Will handle teens’ municipal violations, help to reduce drivers license suspensions.
Apr 3rd, 2018 by Rachel Kubik
More Community Policing Needed?
Critics say Police Department must be more accountable.
Mar 30th, 2018 by Jabril Faraj
