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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2015

Video: Wisconsin Officer Returns from Shooting Leave and Has Another OIS

Kenosha, Wis., police say the officer who pulled the trigger in a fatal officer-involved shooting incident this weekend was involved in a non-fatal officer-involved shooting incident earlier this month.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 12, 2015

Hackers Launch Attack on Madison Government Sites After Controversial OIS

Cyber attackers are targeting city and county computer systems in Madison, Wisconsin, following last Friday's shooting of a 19-year-old black man by police, city officials say.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 9, 2015

Madison Chief Posts Message to Community Over Shooting

Madison, Wis., Police Chief Mike Koval wrote the following message to the community following the fatal officer-involved shooting of Tony Robinson, 19, Friday night. The message was posted in the chief's blog on the City of Madison's Website.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 9, 2015

Video: Protests Erupt After Wisconsin Officer Shoots, Kills "Unarmed" Man

In the aftermath of Friday's shooting, a number of protests have erupted in Madison, which is home to the University of Wisconsin and the state capital.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2015

Wisconsin Officers Save Family from House Fire

"I immediately alerted dispatch and we exited our vehicle and began pounding and knocking on every door we could get to,” Gerbig said.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 31, 2014

Driver Drags, Injures Wisconsin Trooper

A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper was injured after being dragged by a vehicle following a traffic stop Friday night. The suspected driver was arrested Monday in Milwaukee County.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 23, 2014

DOJ to Investigate Justified Milwaukee Police Shooting

The Justice department will "undertake a federal review of this case to determine if, under federal civil rights law, there is a basis, both legal and factual, upon which a federal civil rights prosecution may be premised," the U.S. attorney said in a statement. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and the Civil Rights Division will conduct the review.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 22, 2014

Video: Fired Milwaukee Officer Will Not Be Charged for Killing Mentally Ill Man

Former Milwaukee police officer Christopher Manney will not be charged in connection with the on-duty fatal shooting of Dontre Hamilton at Red Arrow Park, Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm said Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2014

Chased by Man With Knife, Officers Don't Shoot Due to 'Recent Incidents'

Two Milwaukee police officers considered "recent incidents locally and nationally" when they refrained from shooting a man who chased them with a butcher knife at the scene of a suspected double homicide, according to a criminal complaint.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 21, 2014

Video: Milwaukee Chief Calls Out Black Activists Over Their Priorities After Public Meeting

A video of an emotional Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn decrying community activists on the night a 5-year-old girl was shot in her home is being drawn into a social media argument about crime and race with some describing Flynn as a "hero cop" calling out black community leaders and others blasting that characterization.

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