Wisconsin Watch
From the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Displaying all 5 Episode of Wisconsin Watch with the tag “new news lab”.
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A Grand Chute police recruit alleged she was sexually assaulted. Days later she lost her job.
November 9th, 2023 | 24 mins 52 secs
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The department didn’t seek outside investigation for case involving its own employee, yet invoked “victim rights” laws to resist disclosing details of the incident involving two other police recruits
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Sheboygan recruit accused of sex assault had potential red flag
November 9th, 2023 | 6 mins 29 secs
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Members of civilian oversight board that approved hiring later said senior officers had withheld key information from police commission
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Rising cost of living in northeast Wisconsin has many working families treading water
August 23rd, 2023 | 15 mins 1 sec
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A dearth of affordable housing and the cost and availability of child care remain barriers to opportunity for many working families in the northeast region
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Wisconsin state parks battered as Lake Michigan shrinks beaches, smashes boardwalks
January 3rd, 2022 | 14 mins 55 secs
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In the third installment from Wisconsin Watch's series "Imperiled Shores," reporter Mario Koran explores a fundamental question facing the state Department of Natural Resources: Preserve parkland affected by rising lake levels or let nature take its course?
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‘Skipping the middleman’: Defendants faced shifting demands in Outagamie County judge’s one-man drug court
September 29th, 2021 | 27 mins 14 secs
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A judge says his method met a need, but the self-styled program lacked structure and meant longer punishments for some.