With Milwaukee’s homeless population becoming more visible in the city’s various tent encampments, the Milwaukee Police Department works to connect homeless people to necessary resources.
Sherman Park residents, police work to overcome distrust
Milwaukee Police Department Capt. Willie Murphy of District 7 said he is working to rebuild trust in police by fostering better relationships with community residents.
Community members look to new county sheriff to bring change to Milwaukee
Some community members have ideas about how Earnell Lucas, who will take office on Jan. 7, can be the best possible “people’s sheriff” for Milwaukee County.
Favorite of 2018: MPD slow to respond to violent crime calls, police data shows
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service covered a wide range of stories focused on central city neighborhoods in the past year. NNS reporter Edgar Mendez explains why the story republished here is his favorite among the pieces he wrote in 2018.
Favorite of 2018: Juvenile justice advocates garner community input in effort to improve outcomes for youth offenders
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service covered a wide range of stories focused on central city neighborhoods in the past year. NNS reporter Allison Dikanovic explains why the story republished here is her favorite among the pieces she wrote in 2018.
Drug task force seeks community input on how to tackle epidemic
Milwaukee’s City-County Heroin, Opioid and Cocaine Task Force recently held its fourth community engagement session, at which the group heard suggestions for tackling the overdose epidemic, including safe injection sites, more stable transitional housing for recovering addicts and stronger drug-prevention education in schools.
Not guilty ruling doesn’t make things all right. Not even close.
After a Milwaukee County Municipal Court judge found Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service reporter Edgar Mendez not guilty of trespassing Monday, he reflects on a wrong that he said should have never happened.
Teens and police strive to surmount barriers through personal interactions
Listening circles at the Zeidler Center often offer teenagers and police officers the first opportunity to see each other as human beings.
Sheriff-elect Earnell Lucas rejects immigration policies of predecessor
Milwaukee County Sheriff-elect Earnell Lucas plans to walk back immigration policies enforced by his predecessor, David Clarke, and build positive relations with the Milwaukee Police Department.
Forum surfaces ongoing controversy over prime cause of lead poisoning in Milwaukee
Representatives of the Milwaukee Health Department and advocacy groups continued to disagree on the main source of lead poisoning at a League of Women Voters forum intended to call attention to the issue.
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