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Accused driver in Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy wants to represent himself. Here's what that could mean for the upcoming trial.

September 23, 2022 - 4:00pm

Read full article: Accused driver in Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy wants to represent himself. Here's what that could mean for the upcoming trial.

Just over a week before the start of the highly anticipated Darrell Brooks Jr. trial, Brooks' attorney filed a motion to withdraw from the case.

Black women artists speak out about what they say is a lack of support in Madison

September 23, 2022 - 1:45pm

About 200 people attended a panel called "Black Women Artists Speak" in Madison on Tuesday night. The event came after a string of incidents — in which an artist was harassed and her work was vandalized — prompted calls for change at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

Madison will require reviews when police use tear gas to control crowds

September 20, 2022 - 10:20pm

An outside investigator will need to produce a report the next time Madison police use tear gas to control crowds under an ordinance approved Tuesday by the city's Common Council.

Milwaukee police union sues city over service weapons

September 20, 2022 - 4:30pm

Milwaukee police officers' guns have a track record of going off without them pulling the trigger, and that's inadvertently wounded at least two officers in the past two years. Now, the Milwaukee Police Association and Officer Adam Maritato are suing the city.

Biden honors Madison resident for decades combatting hate against his Muslim community

September 16, 2022 - 6:40am

Nearly 40 years ago, Masood Akhtar left India driven by his conviction that the U.S. was the ideal place to practice his religion. But his experience in America hasn't been so simple.

3rd major shooting on Milwaukee's Brady Street in as many months leaves neighborhood shocked

September 14, 2022 - 4:30pm

A shooting on Milwaukee’s Brady Street left four injured, one critically, early Wednesday morning. As of Wednesday afternoon, Milwaukee police said they are still looking for the shooting suspect.

Report: Milwaukee is the 8th worst city in the nation for vehicle thefts

September 14, 2022 - 6:50am

A new report found Milwaukee had the eighth-highest motor vehicle theft rate of any U.S. city last year.

28 sites in Wisconsin renamed to remove Indigenous derogatory slur

September 13, 2022 - 5:40pm

The U.S. Department of the Interior released the new names of nearly 650 sites nationwide to remove a derogatory slur for Indigenous women from federal use. These include 28 lakes, valleys and other geographic features in Wisconsin — a change many believe is long overdue.

Here’s what to know about abortion access in post-Roe Wisconsin

September 9, 2022 - 5:00am

Wisconsin Watch spoke to medical and legal experts to answer your questions about abortion access and reproductive rights in the state.

Man who killed Wisconsin doctor, her husband gets life

September 7, 2022 - 2:50pm

The man convicted in the fatal shooting of a University of Wisconsin physician and her husband in the school’s arboretum has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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Accused driver in Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy wants to represent himself. Here's what that could mean for the upcoming trial.

Black women artists speak out about what they say is a lack of support in Madison

Madison will require reviews when police use tear gas to control crowds

Milwaukee police union sues city over service weapons

Biden honors Madison resident for decades combatting hate against his Muslim community

3rd major shooting on Milwaukee's Brady Street in as many months leaves neighborhood shocked

Report: Milwaukee is the 8th worst city in the nation for vehicle thefts

28 sites in Wisconsin renamed to remove Indigenous derogatory slur

Here’s what to know about abortion access in post-Roe Wisconsin

Man who killed Wisconsin doctor, her husband gets life

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