More than a year before the GOP primary, a rural Wisconsin sheriff’s race is heating up, with the former and current DAs ...

A sheriff’s investigation recommended that the Waterford Police Department terminate Nathaniel Schweitzer in 2024. He was ...

Amanda Lang quit the Lannon Police Department after our story noted why she had been forced out of a previous job in law enforcement. Lt. Amanda Lang of the Lannon Police Department in Waukesha County ...

Coty Hazelett was rehired by the Vilas County Jail after his 2020 resignation, then got a similar job in Fond du Lac County in 2023. By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT A deputy at the Fond du Lac ...

An appeals court ruled that a challenge to a Rock County supervisor’s 3-vote victory was frivolous and ordered repayment of her legal fees. Now the challenger is asking the Supreme Court to take the ...

So says Christopher Garrison, Sun Prairie’s fire and EMS chief. Fewer volunteers, more 911 calls and the rising costs of medical care are stressing EMS agencies statewide. It could mean longer wait ...

An internal investigation found the officer, Amanda Lang, had “displayed a lack of integrity, honesty and trustworthiness.” Amanda Lang worked for the Glendale Police Department for more than 13 years ...

In 2020, Republican Sen. Van Wanggaard of Racine and five Democrats introduced a hands-free driving bill in the GOP-controlled Wisconsin State Legislature, but it did not advance far before dying. Sen ...

Between 2015 and 2023, Wisconsin voters had the chance to weigh in on five constitutional amendments. In 2024 alone, voters saw another five amendments on their ballots, and the top Republican in the ...

Experts say the SAVE Act could make voting harder for citizens. Passed in the U.S. House, it is unlikely to clear the U.S. Senate. Wisconsin’s U.S. Representatives, clockwise from top left: Tom ...

The practice of selling new vehicles through dealerships began as the auto industry expanded in the early 20th Century. Manufacturers partnered with independent dealers so they could prioritize and ...

The Badger Project is suing the Wisconsin Department of Justice for the names and work histories of all in-state law enforcement officers. The Risser Justice Center in Madison houses the Wisconsin ...