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 BriefA man was taken into custody after an hours-long standoff with the Milwaukee Police Department on Thursday, Jan. 30.It happened near 45th and Hampton.FOX6 News had a crew on the scene and saw a man jump from a second floor window and take off running from officers,
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.
A new standard operating procedure says officers must arrest a driver caught driving without a license a second time and refer charges.
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.
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.
Nineteen people are charged with manufacturing and delivery of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine after a narcotics investigation began in 2023.
Lovern was elected in 2024 and took over in January of this year from longtime Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm. Lovern has served for more than 27 years in the DA’s office but now leads the office at one of its most critical junctures .
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