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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 28, 2017

Video: Milwaukee Officers Rescue Teens from Burning Car

Without gloves in single-digit temperatures, the two officers made the split-second decision to try to pull the two 16-year-old boys from the burning car, which was on its roof.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2017

Milwaukee Creates Police Intelligence Unit to Fight Opioid Crisis

The task force will provide a quicker turnaround of intelligence, identify patterns and geographic spikes where deaths are occurring and rapidly respond to deadly batches of fentanyl-laced heroin, he said.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2017

Video: WI Officer Cheers Up Boy Alone on His Birthday

Green Bay (WI) Police Officer Darryl Robinson is being praised for making a ride with a police officer and a meal at McDonald's possible for an 8-year-old who needed a lift on his birthday.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 19, 2017

WI Agency's Policy Requires Officers to "Exhaust" Other Options Before Using Guns

The Madison (WI) Police Department has updated its guide on the use of deadly force, instructing officers to exhaust other options before using a gun.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 11, 2017

Video: WI Officer Donates Kidney to Boy She'd Never Met

Officer Lindsey Bittorf of the Milton (WI) Police Department saw Kristi Goll's Facebook post seeking a live kidney donor for her 8-year-old son, who was born with a kidney condition. Bittorf was compelled to get tested, and she was a perfect match. Nearly a year later the donation has been a success.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 18, 2017

DOJ Halts Ongoing Review of Milwaukee Police Department

A federal review of the Milwaukee Police Department has been halted with the retooling of a program once focused on improving trust between police and communities. The program's focus has been shifted to providing training.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 31, 2017

Sheriff David Clarke of Milwaukee County Resigns

Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. —who rose to national prominence with his no-holds-barred conservative rhetoric — resigned his office Thursday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 17, 2017

Family of Slain WI Deputy Receives Signed Packers Jersey, Honored by Sheriffs' Association

The family of a Wisconsin sheriff's deputy killed in the line of duty received a special gift from the Green Bay Packers and sheriffs across the state, according to the Badger State Sheriff's Association.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2017

Video: WI Officer Struck by Alleged Drunk Driver, in Critical Condition

Officer Brian Murphy, a two-year veteran of the force, has had two surgeries. The first surgery was "life-saving," according to Ashwaubenon Public Safety. "He's in bad shape," Capt. Jody Crocker said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2017

Video: Milwaukee Chief Threatened with Firing If He Doesn’t Allow More Vehicle Pursuits

Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn has just seven days to amend a policy to allow officers to chase more suspects -- or he could be fired. Flynn says those changes will mean more innocent deaths.

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