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.

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 ...

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.

An investigation by The Badger Project found Waushara County Sheriff Walter Zuehlke received more than $25,000 in care payments for his law enforcement dog after quitting the K9 trainings. Waushara ...

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 ...

Waushara County Sheriff Walter Zuehlke returned $1,245 to the county Tuesday in payments he received for care of his law enforcement K9 after it died last year, one day after The Badger Project ...

Sheriff Walter Zuehlke stopped training ‘Argo’ in 2019 after his election, but continued taking $400 monthly checks from the county, even after the dog died, an investigation by The Badger Project ...

Jeffrey Johnson resigned from the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office in 2022 after sending sexual images to female jail deputies. He was later hired in the neighboring county at the Minong Police ...

Freshman state Rep. Karen DeSanto spent years traveling the world with the Ringling Brothers. Now she’s representing a rural Wisconsin district in the state Assembly. The two jobs are very different, ...

A bipartisan bill in the state Legislature would provide legal immunity to 911 dispatchers who transfer calls to the suicide hotline. Critics say the bill is unnecessary and could impede justice for ...