violence

Threats of violence against election workers have risen in recent years. In response, election workers across Wisconsin have taken trainings to protect their physical safety.

On February 26, 2023 firefighters responding to an apartment fire, found 31-year-old Cashay Henderson had been shot and killed in her home. She was the third Black trans woman killed in Milwaukee in nine months. On Wednesday, supporters and family of Henderson, demanded justice for her death.

Dozens of friends, family and community members gathered for a vigil for trans lives outside of the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center Wednesday, following the death of Cashay Henderson. Henderson was a Black trans woman and the sixth trans person, nationally, to be killed in 2023.

Since June 2022, there have been three known cases of Black transgender women being killed in the city of Milwaukee — Brazil Johnson, Regina "Mya" Allen and Cashay Henderson.

In the wake of the beating that caused the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Milwaukee residents marched to honor his life and call for police reform Sunday.

Milwaukee leaders share 2022 crime data and how the numbers compare to the previous year and what the city is doing to bring crime down.

Mayor Cavalier Johnson addressed the city’s spike in violence Wednesday.

Milwaukee Alderman Ashanti Hamilton will be the new director at the Office of Violence Prevention. Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced the new appointment while former OVP director, Anitta Holliman, wants to know why she was fired.

We Are Many-United Against Hate was created in 2016 by Masood Akhtar. The group formed in response to the proposal to establish a Muslim registry. Now the movement has grown throughout Wisconsin working to build inclusive communities through education and finding the root causes of division and hate.

Late last month, the Milwaukee Police Department made headlines when a young man died in a holding cell. Just days later, they made headlines again when someone entered a police station and began shooting. Elliot Hughes, who’s been reporting on these stories for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, shares more.