The law enforcement agencies' minimum fees, experts say, contradict Wisconsin state law that states any charges for records requests must be tied to a calculation of the actual cost of producing the ...

An investigation from The Badger Project found that Sheriff Walter Zuehlke had continued taking a monthly stipend for years ...

A bill that would hike the penalty for impersonating a police officer in Wisconsin from a misdemeanor to a felony passed the state Assembly and now sits in the state Senate. Introduced by a handful of ...

A bipartisan bill in the Wisconsin State Legislature would let the city install traffic cameras to ticket speeders and red ...

A K9 officer for a police department in southeastern Wisconsin resigned in 2024 amid an internal investigation that began after his ex-girlfriend, herself a police officer in the area, alleged that he ...

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 ...

The Trump Administration is pushing states to put more federal funding into slower, but cheaper-to-install, satellite internet. Critics fear a giveaway to the companies of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.

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.

The Badger Project is suing a police department in Racine County after it twice refused to release records relating to an officer who resigned amidst an internal investigation before briefly going on ...

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.