Ex-Captain Daniel Gruebele pleaded no contest to the citation last year. His last day as the commander of the Northeast ...

Derrick Rotta resigned his police position in Menasha in 2024 while being investigated for an allegation that he was “the most racist person at the department.” The Neenah Police Department hired him ...

In the national war for affordable housing, a familiar battle is raging in Richland Center, a little city in the Driftless Area that’s surrounded by wilderness and farm fields. A move to put duplexes ...

Steven Guth, a 21-year veteran of the Waukesha Police Department, resigned in 2023 shortly after he knocked down a light pole with his Jeep and got arrested for a first-offense OWI in western ...

The butter versus margarine debate is back on the menu in the dairy state. A bipartisan bill introduced in the state Senate earlier this month would tighten some of the state’s enduring restrictions ...

Andrew Straszkowski resigned from the Lake Hallie Police Department on the day of a hearing regarding his use of force and insubordination. He’s now working at another police department in the county.

Waterford Police Chief Timothy O’Neill was arrested for OWI during his tenure as a cop in nearby Sturtevant. He said he took responsibility and used the incident to gain more “compassion and insight.” ...

Experts say the new laws will strengthen emergency response across the state by funding more educational costs and increasing the payment EMS services get for treating but not transporting patients.

Matthew Elliott resigned from the sheriff’s department last month, just days after The Badger Project requested a 2022 investigation into him propositioning colleagues and sending others lewd photos.

Wisconsin is one of many states to protect cops through a bill of rights, but it excludes state-employed police. Some lawmakers want to change that, while critics worry they are receiving special ...

It’s common for legislators, who make about $61,000 a year, to have a second job. The state Senate and Assembly each meet for only part of the year, allowing elected members to seek additional work.

Adam Olson resigned from his position as the second-ranking officer at the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office last year while under investigation for inappropriate relationships with female subordinates.