A bipartisan bill in the state Legislature would provide legal immunity to 911 dispatchers who transfer calls to the suicide hotline. Critics say the bill is unnecessary and could impede justice for ...

A former state trooper was "terminated for cause” in 2020, but has continued to work in law enforcement. The Badger Project ...

A deputy resigned from the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office before it concluded an investigation into her conduct. The ...

With the total number of law enforcement officers in Wisconsin sitting near record lows, the bill aims to ease staffing shortages with grants to help pay for the training of new hires. But it faces an ...

Ted Gregory senior editor Ted is a former general assignment reporter at the Chicago Tribune who, as part of a team of six reporters, won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. He also ...

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A handful of legislative Democrats supported the Wisconsin State Budget. In exchange, they got funding bumps to the UWs, public schools and child care, angering some on the left who wanted more.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a GOP-backed challenge to a decades-old campaign finance law that limits how much ...

The Racine County district attorney said Sarah Polka was deceptive during an investigation into her son. Polka says the accusation is payback for her advocacy of the Waterford Police Department.

The Racine County district attorney said Sarah Polka was deceptive during an investigation into her son. Polka says the accusation is payback for her advocacy of the Waterford Police Department.