Reckless driving remains a persistent problem in Milwaukee, according to police data. Last year, there were 14,351 crashes, down slightly from 2023 when there were 14,491. This year, there have been 984 crashes through Wednesday, with three fatal.
Human trafficking remains a hidden crime, often under-reported to authorities. The Milwaukee Police Department is trying to change that. As part of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month,
The Milwaukee Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating a critically missing 83-year-old woman.
The federal grant freeze from the Trump Administration puts tens of millions of dollars in limbo in the City of Milwaukee, Mayor Cavalier Johnson said.
The city of Milwaukee requires police body camera video for critical incidents to be released to the victim's family within 48 hours and to the public in 15 days. The sheriff's department said when a similar resolution was previously presented, it didn't pass, saying it violates state law.
The shooting happened near 7th and Arthur on the city's south side. MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Police Department released on Tuesday, Jan. 21 body camera video from a police shooting that wounded a 19-year-old man on the city's south side on Jan. 6.
The shooting happened Sunday, Jan. 26 around 1:45 a.m. near Winfield Ave. and 89th St. Milwaukee police seek an unknown suspect
As advocates against police presence in Milwaukee schools continue to speak out, the district is over a year late on a state requirement to add them.
Milwaukee Public Schools have been out of compliance with a state law requiring them to have 25 officers in schools.
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Nineteen people are charged with manufacturing and delivery of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine after a narcotics investigation began in 2023.
One person is dead, and another person has been arrested following a triple shooting around 6:30 p.m. near 39th and Cheyenne streets, according to the Milwaukee Police Department.