Stories tagged: "protest"

Crime Off-duty Milwaukee Police Officer Matthew Willmann approaches photographer LaTasha Lux before striking her on July 5.
Crime Off-Duty Milwaukee Cop Who Attacked Photographers Will Face Criminal Charges

Charges filed almost eight months after assaults caught on camera.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski February 18, 2021 1:14 pm CST
Politics In this screen capture from WKOW-TV's "Capital City Sunday," Dane County Emergency Management Director Charlie Tubbs talks about recent security concerns and failed comparisons to the Act 10 protests of 2011.
Politics Former Capitol Police Chief: DC’s Riot and Madison’s Act 10 Protests Have No Comparison

Jan. 6 attackers “don’t value the freedom of this country.”

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring January 19, 2021 12:58 pm CST
Floricua Photo courtesy of Jonathan De Campos.
Floricua Meet the Boricua From Wisconsin Working to Activate Florida Voters

With the 2020 political season in full swing, Joseph Martínez has a foot in two battleground states decided by razor-thin electoral margins.

Keyvan Antonio Heydari Keyvan Antonio Heydari November 3, 2020 9:45 am CST
Law and Policy Photo courtesy the Office of the Governor.
Law and Policy Militia Planned to Kidnap Michigan Governor, Put Her On ‘Trial’ In Wisconsin, FBI Says

Six conspirators were charged with attempts to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Thursday, as well as discussing other ways to overthrow Michigan's government.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel October 8, 2020 12:29 pm CDT
Criminal Justice Police have deployed a variety of violent tactics against protestors since May. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Criminal Justice ‘I Feared for My Life’: The Use of Unmarked Vans in Arrests Is More Common Than You Think

“This is the kind of thing that happens over and over and over and I'm glad attention is finally being paid to it, but this is not new. This is the kind of thing that’s been happening for years.”

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil August 28, 2020 11:59 am CDT

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Medical assistant Jeanne Xiong of N.E.W. Community Clinic of Green Bay gives nurse practitioner Michelle Fowles Ceva her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 27, 2021. (Photo by Christina Lieffring) Coronavirus Who Will Be in Vaccine Group 1C? Nobody Knows Yet, but the Work to Decide It Is Now Underway
(Graphic by Morgaine Ford-Workman; childhood photos provided by Garland Hampton and Dominee Meek) Criminal Justice Sentenced to Prison as Minors, These Two Men Want Kids to Get Help With Trauma Sooner
FILE, Mar. 2020—Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes addresses members of the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change during a meeting at UW-Stevens Point. (Photo by Julian Emerson) Climate Climate Change Panel to Stay Active, Seek Legislative Action on Its Plan
A shovel is set in place before the June 28, 2018 groundbreaking ceremony of what was originally planned as a Foxconn large flat-screen manufacturing facility. (Photo by Yichuan Cao/NurPhoto) Politics Something Else That Won’t Be Made by Foxconn: Robotic Coffee Machines
Social Justice wauwatosa cracking down on protesters
Social Justice City Takes Action on Police Violence—By Restricting Those Protesting Police Violence

Wauwatosa mayor announces changes a week after one protest escalated, with its cause in dispute.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski August 14, 2020 4:51 pm CDT
Editor's Letter The empty pedestal after protesters took down the Forward statue on the grounds for the state Capitol June 24 in Madison. (Photo © Andy Manis)
Editor's Letter Statues Can Be Replaced. Lives Cannot.

Our comfort level should be challenged if real change is to occur.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow June 25, 2020 9:36 am CDT