By Caroline White Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]
Public Safety, Pensions and Lead: Mayor Barrett Announces 2020 Budget
By Dylan Deprey As the days grow shorter, air grows crisp and leaves descend across Milwaukee’s streets, Fall has officially arrived. Along with construction crews packing up their gear and … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Police Department Faces Challenges During Time of Transition
By Evan Casey It was a chilly Wednesday night in Milwaukee, and Dontre Hamilton, a 31-year-old year old African- American man who suffered from schizophrenia, was trying to get some rest on a … [Read more...]
Trust Lost: The Milwaukee Police Department and the Community
Draft of a Department of Justice report finds that the MPD could do a better job of effectively engaging with the community By Evan Casey “MPD does not have a department-wide strategic plan … [Read more...]
March on Milwaukee 50th Anniversary Inspires 200 Nights of Freedom Initiative
By Dylan Deprey There have been articles, documentaries and television specials about the March on Milwaukee’s 200 Nights of Marching for Fair Housing 50 years ago, yet many Milwaukeeans don’t … [Read more...]
Change Starts Within
By Nyesha Stone A death that started a movement. It was August 13, 2016 when Sylville Smith was shot dead by former Milwaukee Police Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown. This incident led to a … [Read more...]
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What’s a Public Safety Plan Without Addressing the Greatest Needs of the People in Milwaukee
By Markasa Tucker Milwaukee residents are being given opportunities to weigh in on the city’s public safety issues. Sadly, this plan is not a venue to address societal underpinnings of crime and … [Read more...]