Social Issues
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Crisis negotiation not (exactly) like it is in the movies
Detective Bradley Tatro and Lt. Trevor Bilgo are police officers who are called in to try to negotiate tense, life-and-death standoffs. They share wisdom about the craft of negotiating and explain what movies get wrong about police negotiating.
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Clubhouse model of mental health support focuses on social, economic inclusion
Wisconsin has seven Clubhouses, which help people with serious mental illness forge careers and make social connections.
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Town of Lac du Flambeau says it’s run out of money to keep roads open
Leaders with the town of Lac du Flambeau say they can no longer afford to pay to maintain access to roads crossing tribal lands amid a long-standing dispute with the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
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A Red Cliff tribal official is among those bringing Ojibwe to a galaxy far, far away…
The Anishinaabe language-culture coordinator for the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa will be featured as a voice actor in an Ojibwe dubbing of Disney’s “Star Wars (Anangon Miigaading): A New Hope.”
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4 people charged in death of man outside Milwaukee hotel
Four hotel employees charged with felony murder in death of D’Vontaye Mitchell. Mitchell died outside a downtown Milwaukee hotel after behind restrained on the sidewalk.
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Wisconsin teacher suing school district after being fired for not using students’ preferred pronouns
This lawsuit filed by a teacher who’s been fired for refusing to use transgender student’s pronouns is the first in Wisconsin, but schools in the state have faced a series of legal challenges over transgender rights issues.
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First LGBTQ+ historic landmark in Wisconsin dedicated in MilwaukeeÂ
The marker states the uprising “united a community, awakened local activism, and scored an early victory for the early LGBTQ rights movement in the United States.”Â
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Dennis Biddle has fought to get former Negro league players acknowledged. It finally happened.
Major League Baseball decided this year to recognize statistics from Jim Crow baseball leagues and will give living Black players a pension. Former Negro league player, Dennis Biddle, and a UW-Milwaukee history student, Ken Bartelt, explain the importance of this on “Wisconsin Today.”
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Democrat Kristin Lyerly hopes abortion rights message helps turn 8th Congressional District blue
Democrat Kristin Lyerly is running as an outspoken advocate for abortion rights in her campaign for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District. But it’s unclear whether that issue will help Democrats in the Republican-leaning seat.
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Death of man restrained by hotel guards ruled a homicide
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner is calling D’Vontaye Miller’s death a homicide. He was held face-down on the sidewalk by security guards outside a downtown Milwaukee hotel .