The Badger Project sued a Racine County police department after it twice denied records requests related to an officer who ...

Timothy O’Neill was arrested for drunk driving when he was an officer for the Sturtevant Police Department. He said he took full responsibility and used the incident to gain more “compassion and ...

Experts say the new laws will strengthen emergency response across the state by funding more educational costs and increasing the payment EMS services get for treating but not transporting patients.

The law enforcement agencies' minimum fees, experts say, contradict Wisconsin state law that states any charges for records ...

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An investigation from The Badger Project found that Sheriff Walter Zuehlke had continued taking a monthly stipend for years ...

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A bill that would hike the penalty for impersonating a police officer in Wisconsin from a misdemeanor to a felony passed the state Assembly and now sits in the state Senate. Introduced by a handful of ...

A bipartisan bill seeks to change the crime of impersonating a police officer from a misdemeanor to a felony. The move comes after several instances in Wisconsin and the killing of a lawmaker in ...

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A bipartisan bill in the Wisconsin State Legislature would let the city install traffic cameras to ticket speeders and red light runners. Milwaukee’s top brass has begged lawmakers for the exception.