NNS reporter Edgar Mendez joins Joy Powers of WUWM’s “Lake Effect” to discuss another record-breaking year in Milwaukee County for drug deaths.
Despite reduced traffic, crash fatalities are up sharply in Milwaukee County this year
Milwaukee County has experienced 95 crash-related deaths so far this year, compared to 74 in all of 2019. Speed was a factor in the majority of those crashes.
COVID-19 killed a thousand Wisconsinites in three weeks. These residents don’t see the danger.
Some Wisconsinites downplay the severity of COVID-19, spurning masks and vaccinations and inhibiting efforts to contain the pandemic.
Aggressive policing escalates violence at protests, research shows. A former Madison police chief touts a better way.
David Couper, Madison’s police chief from 1972 to 1993, says law enforcement should ditch the riot gear and tear gas to keep the peace.
The NNS coronavirus update: What Milwaukee residents need to know the week of Oct. 12
New testing centers are opening this week, as the National Guard prepares to end its deployment at the city’s two largest sites.
Evictions damage public health. The CDC aims to curb them — for now.
Housing and health are intertwined, experts have long preached. Now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pausing evictions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Utility cutoffs put on hold until Nov. 1
Residents won’t have to worry about utility disconnections until April thanks to a decision Thursday by the Public Service Commission.
SPECIAL REPORT: Extreme heat puts city in double jeopardy
Twenty-five summers after a deadly heat wave hit Milwaukee, the city stands at the intersection of two public health crises: COVID-19 and climate change. Is Milwaukee ready for future extreme heat?
‘It’s hard to make everyone happy’: Morales’ exit draws mixed reaction in Milwaukee’s Latinx community
Cheers and jeers: What Milwaukee’s Latinx community has to say about Alfonso Morales’ exit from the Police Department.
How two Milwaukee natives are leading the city’s fight against COVID-19
Jeanette Kowalik and Lilliann Paine are leading Milwaukee’s coronavirus response — and inspiring officials nationwide to examine racism as a public health crisis.
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