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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.

March 17, 2015

Technology

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.

March 12, 2015

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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.

March 9, 2015

Patrol

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.

March 9, 2015

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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.

March 5, 2015

Patrol

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.

December 31, 2014

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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.

December 23, 2014

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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.

December 22, 2014

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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.

December 8, 2014

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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.

November 21, 2014

Patrol

Milwaukee Police Union Votes No Confidence in Chief

Nearly 100% of Milwaukee police officers who participated in a union vote Thursday signaled they have no confidence in Police Chief Edward Flynn, the police union announced Friday.

October 31, 2014

Special Units

Wisconsin Chief Credits MRAP Vehicle with Aiding Peaceful End to Standoff

Not long after police used an armored vehicle acquired from the military to arrest a man authorities said fired an assault rifle at officers, Madison Police Chief Mike Koval poked his head inside a media briefing about the incident Thursday night. “How do they like the tank now?” Koval asked.

October 23, 2014