Jeffrey Johnson resigned from the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office in 2022 after admitting to sending sexual texts and images ...

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation twice refused to release records pertaining to a former State Patrol officer, so The Badger Project sued. Less than two weeks later, the department agreed to ...

Freshman state Rep. Karen DeSanto spent years traveling the world with the Ringling Brothers. Now she’s representing a rural ...

A former state trooper was "terminated for cause” in 2020, but has continued to work in law enforcement. The Badger Project ...

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 an ...

A rarity in recent years, the state budget received significant support from legislative Democrats. In exchange, they got modest investments in the UW System, public schools and child care.

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.

The primary election for Waupaca County Sheriff is more than a year away, but accusations between the incumbent and his presumptive challenger are flying. Former Waupaca County Sheriff’s deputy Justin ...

A sheriff’s investigation recommended that the Waterford Police Department terminate Nathaniel Schweitzer in 2024. He was recently promoted to sergeant in Big Bend in Waukesha County.

Three bills working through the Legislature would help EMS agencies fund themselves, subsidize coursework and increase reimbursements for some 911 calls, experts say.

The district of Republican Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu To enlarge this image on a PC, right click the map, then select Open image in new tab.