Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson is pushing back at Republican state lawmakers who say city leaders aren’t doing enough to ...

Gun violence is the leading cause of death among children and teens in the U.S. Firearm suicide rates are higher in Wisconsin’s rural and suburban communities than in urban areas.

Opinion Wisconsin legislators can make it safer summer for kids dying from gun violence | Opinion Christine Schindler Mon, July 28, 2025 at 3:04 AM PDT 3 min read ...

Saturday’s “Rage Against the Regime” protests, organized by volunteers of the 50501 movement, are being held in response to what 50501 describes as a number of “threats” to democracy and human rights.

ONEIDA, Wis. (WBAY) - Across the country this week, indigenous people are calling for a response to violence in their communities. This includes a big crowd from the Oneida Nation, raising ...

Since 2020, gun violence has replaced motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death for youths and adolescents in the United States, and in Wisconsin. School shootings, in particular, have ...

MADISON (WKOW) — Gun safety advocates gathered at the Capitol Tuesday to push for reforms and solutions to gun violence in Wisconsin. The group, known as the Wisconsin Gun Violence Prevention ...

Shortfalls in funding from the federal Victims of Crime Act, known as VOCA, are slashing budgets. In Wisconsin, some nonprofits have lost more than 80% or more of that funding.

Research suggests that exposure to community violence leads to learning problems such as decreased reading ability, increased absenteeism, higher suspension rates and lower graduation rates.

According to a report by the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 58 people died in 2010 compared with 67 in 2009. Those numbers include the victim and the perpetrator.