Guns

Project Ujima aims to help youth violence victims recover and thrive. The medical director of the program tells WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” the goal is to help patients heal outside of a hospital.

The teen made his initial appearance in Kenosha County Juvenile Court on Friday afternoon.

Kenosha police arrested a 13-year-old Thursday who allegedly tried to enter Roosevelt Elementary School carrying a firearm. 

Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” that he wants to get assault weapons off the street, and he would work with Congress and skeptical gun owners to get that done.

Milwaukee County leaders announced a three-year partnership Tuesday with a national nonprofit aimed at preventing gun violence. 

This election year, WPR is asking people across the state what issues they care about as they head to the polls. In Milwaukee, several residents said gun violence is a top concern.

The Wisconsin chapter of the Liberal Gun Club champions education as a way of reducing gun violence — even among those who don’t want anything to do with guns.

Firearm deaths have risen consistently in Wisconsin every year since at least 2018, according to a new report. The latest available data, from 2022, shows a record high.

Each month this year leading up to the 2024 election, a Wisconsin-based group held town halls and surveys to see what the top issues are for residents and start a conversation between ideologies. 

Police chief Jeffrey Norman said his officers are seeing more children and teenagers involved as victims and suspects in crime.