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Milwaukee Police chief injured in crash shortly after leaving press conference on reckless driving

November 6, 2023 - 11:15am

Minutes after leaving a press conference discussing reckless driving problems in the city Monday morning, Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman was injured in a car crash when a dump truck struck his vehicle.

Bill would create reentry center to ease transitions after prison

November 6, 2023 - 5:00am

Bipartisan supporters say the goal is a one-stop shop to help recently released inmates get housing, health care and jobs.

Suburban Milwaukee sheriff's deputy fatally shoots armed suspect, authorities say

November 3, 2023 - 9:40am

A suburban Milwaukee sheriff's deputy shot and killed an armed suspect law enforcement was trying to arrest for outstanding felony warrants Thursday, authorities said.

'This is big, big stuff': Cuban exile from La Crosse finally becomes US citizen

November 3, 2023 - 5:00am

In fall 2023, the moment Ernesto Rodriguez of La Crosse had been waiting decades for had arrived. He finally became a U.S. citizen, more than 40 years after arriving in Wisconsin following the Mariel boatlift.

Democratic lawmakers say bills will counter inhumane conditions in Wisconsin jails, prisons

November 2, 2023 - 6:00pm

Democratic lawmakers are introducing a package of legislation that they say will counter inhumane conditions in Wisconsin's prisons and county jails.

Wisconsin police officers could start drawing blood for alcohol and drug arrests

November 2, 2023 - 6:35am

Next year, Wisconsin police officers could begin drawing blood from suspects instead of having medical workers do the work, the top toxicologist at the State Laboratory of Hygiene said.

Bipartisan bill would create regional mental health crisis centers in Wisconsin

November 2, 2023 - 5:55am

The centers would allow voluntary or emergency detention for up to five days without patients having to be transported to the Winnebago Mental Health Institute near Oshkosh.

After New Lisbon judge was murdered, Wisconsin chief justice says she pushed for new judicial police force

November 2, 2023 - 5:00am

After a retired judge in New Lisbon was murdered last year, Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Annette Ziegler said she sought to create a new police force to protect judges throughout Wisconsin. But state lawmakers, she said, wouldn't fund it.

Judge hears arguments in lawsuit seeking to expand Wisconsin absentee voting

November 1, 2023 - 6:15am

The lawsuit argues some restrictions on absentee voting requirements violate the right to vote as outlined in the state's Constitution.

Package of bills could help formerly incarcerated return to life outside prison, corrections official says

November 1, 2023 - 5:25am

Wisconsin discharges thousands of incarcerated people each year. A package of bills in the state Legislature aims to expand the amount of assistance those people receive while making the transition out of prison.

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Milwaukee Police chief injured in crash shortly after leaving press conference on reckless driving

Bill would create reentry center to ease transitions after prison

Suburban Milwaukee sheriff's deputy fatally shoots armed suspect, authorities say

'This is big, big stuff': Cuban exile from La Crosse finally becomes US citizen

Democratic lawmakers say bills will counter inhumane conditions in Wisconsin jails, prisons

Wisconsin police officers could start drawing blood for alcohol and drug arrests

Bipartisan bill would create regional mental health crisis centers in Wisconsin

After New Lisbon judge was murdered, Wisconsin chief justice says she pushed for new judicial police force

Judge hears arguments in lawsuit seeking to expand Wisconsin absentee voting

Package of bills could help formerly incarcerated return to life outside prison, corrections official says

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