Justice

A Minnesota man has been arrested in connection to a 50-year-old murder investigation in Dunn County. The break in the cold case came from a DNA match with a sample found on a hat at the crime scene in 1974.

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. 

Sentencing for a 16-year-old boy convicted of sexually assaulting a male classmate in a bathroom at a Kenosha high school earlier this year has been delayed to give the defense time to build a case for a new trial.

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.

It’s the latest indication that tribal leaders aren’t backing down in a longstanding dispute over access to roads.

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.