Milwaukee police officer was on Brady list twice before he was fired
Gregory Carson Jr.’s nine-year career illustrates the risk of keeping such officers on the force after credibility and integrity concerns emerge.| Wisconsin Watch
The decision leaves the seat open on the liberal majority court. Liberal Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor is already running. Conservative Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley won’t run for re-election in 2026 is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.| Wisconsin Watch
Challenges such as funding, teacher qualifications and competing priorities have hindered participation. Dual enrollment helps Milwaukee Public Schools students prepare for college success. Why are participation rates low? is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.| Wisconsin Watch
Outagamie County Judge Mark McGinnis acknowledged through an attorney that he could have handled the matter differently Wisconsin judge will resign, won’t face criminal charges for jailing cement contractor is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.| Wisconsin Watch
Jeffrey Johnson resigned from the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office in northern Wisconsin in 2022 after sending sexual images to female jail deputies. He was later hired in the next county over at the Minong Police Department. Ex-Sawyer County jail head who sent lewd texts to female employees is now working at nearby police department is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.| Wisconsin Watch
Wisconsin regulators can require large livestock farms to obtain permits seeking to prevent manure spills, a state appeals court has ruled. Wisconsin DNR can require CAFO permits to protect water, appeals court rules is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.| Wisconsin Watch
Here are the questions we ask ourselves when deciding what to report. What makes a Wisconsin Watch story? Mission and impact matter is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.| Wisconsin Watch
The budget diverts an estimated $2.2 million annually for the district attorney’s office that’s supposed to go to a fund for Milwaukee schools. Wisconsin’s budget shifts money from schools to Milwaukee prosecutors. That may violate the state constitution. is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.| Wisconsin Watch
Experts say departments must boost morale, get creative with hiring and training and address the mental health toll the job takes. Waukesha County offers an example. Brown County’s 911 dispatcher shortage is relentless. What will it take to fix it? is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.| Wisconsin Watch
Dozens of volunteers participated in this summer’s point-in-time count of homelessness, documenting an increase of people who lacked shelter. Some volunteers previously experienced homelessness themselves. Homelessness is increasing in Brown County. These volunteers traded a night’s sleep to document the challenge is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.| Wisconsin Watch
The federal government has extended its lease for at least one year at a downtown field office used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Federal government extends lease at downtown Milwaukee building used by ICE is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.| Wisconsin Watch
Private pilot Arian Rice continues to pursue his career in aviation while encouraging other minorities to chase their dreams. How this Black pilot in Milwaukee earned his license to fly at age 18 is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.| Wisconsin Watch
Gregory Carson Jr.’s nine-year career illustrates the risk of keeping such officers on the force after credibility and integrity concerns emerge.| Wisconsin Watch
The budget doesn’t include full-year postpartum Medicaid, public land acquisition funds or money for more public defenders.| Wisconsin Watch
Gov. Tony Evers didn’t veto two projects in the Assembly speaker’s district as part of the budget agreement with Republicans.| Wisconsin Watch
The world’s largest meat snack brand, with dual headquarters in Minong, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis, has spent millions on Trump campaigns and is advocating for support in the nation’s nutrition pro…| Wisconsin Watch
A unique camp offers welcoming space for Wisconsin prisoners to spend time with their children, but stigma and other barriers limit its reach.| Wisconsin Watch
The organization’s new headquarters includes a Milwaukee Area Technical College community classroom, STEM room and GED testing space.| Wisconsin Watch
With the total number of law enforcement officers in Wisconsin sitting near record lows, the bill aims to ease staffing shortages with grants to help pay for the training of new hires. But it faces…| Wisconsin Watch
No. Aborted fetal cells were used to develop the original rubella vaccine, but not used to make new doses.| Wisconsin Watch
Poison hemlock, the toxic plant that killed Socrates thousands of years ago, is becoming more prevalent in the Midwest.| Wisconsin Watch
For the first time in 30 years, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is without Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. It is also without one of its most consistent advocates for transparency in government.| Wisconsin Watch
Once eliminated in the U.S., measles is back. As infections reach Wisconsin, here are answers to common questions about the virus.| Wisconsin Watch
Yes. The state is spending more than it is taking in, and the Legislative Fiscal Bureau projects the state is on pace to have a -$1.4 billion general fund deficit by June 30, 2029.| Wisconsin Watch
A University of Wisconsin-Madison program educates renters about how to find affordable housing, what to ask landlords and more. It also trains people to teach others in their community.| Wisconsin Watch
The organization’s new headquarters includes a Milwaukee Area Technical College community classroom, STEM room and GED testing space.| Wisconsin Watch
Wisconsin Watch created a tool to show how counties and municipalities are spending millions intended to address the opioid crisis.| Wisconsin Watch
No. The violent crime rate in major cities was 771 per 100,000 people in 2023, down from 1,093 in 2000.| Wisconsin Watch
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a GOP-backed challenge to a decades-old campaign finance law that limits how much parties can spend in coordination with candidates for federal office.| Wisconsin Watch
In Wisconsin, some had worried the frozen funds would prompt adult education and literacy programs to scale back, hindering workforce training.| Wisconsin Watch
Prioritizing context over reader tips and questions, context over speed and plenty of collaboration.| Wisconsin Watch
Nonprofit, nonpartisan news about Wisconsin| Wisconsin Watch
Yes. Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford has opposed the state’s voter identification law.| Wisconsin Watch
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a new two-year budget in the early morning hours Thursday in a race against Congress to ensure the state gets a federal Medicaid match that it would lose under Pres…| Wisconsin Watch
Dozens of voucher schools have policies that allow them to exclude LGBTQ+ students or those with disabilities. In many cases, it’s legal.| Wisconsin Watch
A police officer forced out of a suburban Milwaukee department for appearing to skip a lot of work and claiming many questionable comp days is now working for a small-town department in Waukesha Co…| Wisconsin Watch
No. Numerous medical groups have stated that being trans is not a mental disorder.| Wisconsin Watch
No. Studies have found some evidence of liberal leanings among journalists, but not radical viewpoints.| Wisconsin Watch
Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor becomes the first liberal candidate to enter the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race.| Wisconsin Watch
Yessenia Ruano worked to build a life in Milwaukee with her family, a teaching career and church community. Now she’s fighting to stop it from being uprooted.| Wisconsin Watch
After notifying a Wisconsin town of their intent to challenge an ordinance on livestock farming, two residents made good on their promise.| Wisconsin Watch
Wisconsin Watch has launched a new voter guide. It's a central hub to find out more about candidates for Assembly, Senate and Congress.| Wisconsin Watch
CEO of Breeze Dairy says the company has nothing to hide and aims to earn a skeptical northwest Wisconsin community’s trust.| Wisconsin Watch
Election officials can exclude a ballot at random to reconcile discrepancies in ballot counts or account for other errors in Wisconsin.| Wisconsin Watch
