Journal Sentinel staffers have been nominated for two regional Emmy awards for work tied to watchdog investigations.(2)
Milwaukee Ald. Bob Donovan issued a statement Thursday backing Police Chief Edward Flynn in his handling of the in-custody death of Derek Williams.(25)
The FBI has launched a criminal civil rights investigation into the death of Derek Williams in Milwaukee police custody, federal officials announced Wednesday.(273)
Over the past five years, the U.S. Department of Justice has investigated at least 18 law enforcement agencies for potential civil rights violations.(6)
For years, then-Gov. Tommy Thompson complained that he wasn't earning big bucks as a government official. Not any more.(201)
While the inquest in Derek Williams' death while in police custody gets under way, the past 25 years of the process in Milwaukee seems to skew toward the same trend: in favor of officers.
Last year, when Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm initially refused a request from Derek Williams' family to convene an inquest, the family's attorney, Robin Shellow, asked the medical examiner's office to do so.
Calls for Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn's resignation or firing, sparked by the in-custody death of Derek Williams, followed Flynn into a meeting of the Fire and Police Commission on Thursday and an unscheduled performance review of the chief by the panel.
Nearly 1 in 12 injured workers who were prescribed narcotic painkillers still were on the drugs three to six months later, according to a new report on worker's compensation claims.(10)
A former Milwaukee County judge and assistant U.S. attorney who prosecuted organized crime boss Frank Balistrieri was named Tuesday as special prosecutor to re-examine the death of Derek Williams, who died in Milwaukee police custody in July 2011.
A defiant Police Chief Edward Flynn rejected a demand Wednesday by clergy and activists that he step down over his handling of the Derek Williams case. And they vowed to mobilize their members in an effort to force his ouster.(34)
More than 100 protesters gathered Wednesday to express outrage at the death of Derek Williams in Milwaukee police custody last year and to insist that the officers involved be held accountable.
Strip-search allegations and the in-custody death of Derek Williams could form the cornerstone of a federal investigation into a possible pattern of civil rights abuses by the Milwaukee Police Department.
About 400 people gathered at the Milwaukee Brotherhood of Firefighters Hall Thursday for community rally over the death in police custody of Derek Williams. People called for the resignation of Police Chief Ed Flynn and other changes at the department.
An assistant medical examiner trusted a detective's statement that the arrest of Derek Williams was "without incident," leading the pathologist to conclude that he died naturally, the chief medical examiner said.
Three Wisconsin legislators are calling for improved training and increased accountability for police officers after the death of Derek Williams in police custody in July 2011.
U.S. Attorney James Santelle said Monday he is considering ordering a federal investigation into the death of Derek Williams, who died in Milwaukee police custody in July 2011.
After learning a 22-year-old man's death in police custody had been revised to homicide, a group of leaders met Sunday night to brainstorm ways to mount a community response.
The Milwaukee County medical examiner's office has revised its ruling on the death of Derek Williams, who died in Milwaukee police custody in July 2011, from natural to homicide, according to the district attorney's office.
Gov. Scott Walker and Wisconsin legislators from both parties say they will push the state Department of Natural Resources to improve public access to more than a million acres of private forest land that is supposed to be open to the public for hunting, hiking, fishing, cross-country skiing and sightseeing.(90)
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2011 - Explanatory Reporting: Mark Johnson, Kathleen Gallagher, Gary Porter, Lou Saldivar and Alison Sherwood. "For their lucid examination of an epic effort to use genetic technology to save a 4-year-old boy imperiled by a mysterious disease, told with words, graphics, videos and other images."Read series
2010 - Local Reporting: Raquel Rutledge. "For her penetrating reports on the fraud and abuse in a child-care program for low-wage working parents that fleeced taxpayers and imperiled children, resulting in a state and federal crackdown on providers." Read series
2008 - Local Reporting: Dave Umhoefer. "For stories on the skirting of tax laws to pad pensions of county employees, prompting change and possible prosecution of key figures." Read story
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