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Listening session on race and equity in Tosa is mass catharsis for residents
Over four hours of catharsis followed the 6:30 p.m. kick-off of a public listening session on race and equity issues in Wauwatosa (Tosa), held on July 21. Hundreds of residents from Tosa, Milwaukee County and even from other areas of the state flowed into the football stadiums at Hart Park, chosen for the session to […]
Milwaukee Police Chief Morales meeting draws protesters from both sides of the debate
A Fire and Police Commission (FPC) meeting in Milwaukee Monday night culminated in 11 directives being handed down to Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales as part of a six-month performance evaluation. Outside city hall, protesters from both the city’s revitalized Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and a pro-police Back the Badge crowd gathered to show […]
Tosa Officer’s Go Fund Me shows large donations from local police organizations
A Go Fund Me page has been established by the brother of a Wauwatosa police officer at the center of recent protests by citizens demanding he be fired after shooting three young African American residents in five years. Established nearly a week ago, the page has raised more than $44,000 toward a goal of $50,000. […]
Recent Pence visit doesn’t reflect the perceptions of climate change in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has received a lot of attention from Vice President Mike Pence, with his repeated visits to the Badger State in recent months. At a campaign rally held on July 17 in Ripon Wisconsin the vice president’s speech touched on a few key concerns for his conservative base. Among those was climate change, something the […]
Incarcerated in the pandemic
Update: On Monday, the Department of Corrections (DOC) announced it had “completed comprehensive testing of persons in our care and staff members at 37 institutions,” according to spokesman John Beard. “Total tests administered is now above 24,500, and active cases among persons in our care is currently at nine, and the positive test rate for […]
DOJ records request on protests denied due to “ongoing” investigations
The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) has denied the Wisconsin Examiner’s request for public records pertaining to police action against protesters in Milwaukee. The requests, made on June 26, were denied because the records “concern an investigation that is continuing at this time,” according to the DOJ’s July 15 letter in response. The Examiner first […]
Tosa officer’s suspension is just one chapter in an ongoing saga
By order of the Wauwatosa (Tosa) Police and Fire Commission (PFC), Officer Joseph Mensah has been placed on administrative suspension with pay. For the three families of those who died in police shootings involving Mensah, the move represents a big step forward. Still, the pressure continues to mount from the near daily protests and demonstrations […]
Manure spill enters Little Suamico River in Oconto County
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is assisting in the clean-up of a manure spill near the village of Pulaski in Oconto County. After spreading over land last weekend, the manure has entered the Little Suamico River. “DNR staff has been on-site since Sunday and is assisting with cleanup efforts being led by the farm,” […]
Protesters decry Tosa Police and Fire meeting moving to Zoom
As anticipation builds in Wauwatosa (Tosa) leading up to the July 15 Police and Fire Commission (PFC) meeting where the main item on the agenda is a complaint against police officer Joseph Mensah, many questions weigh heavily on the minds of activists and their allies within Milwaukee’s Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement. They wonder why […]
Wauwatosa alderwoman becomes first to call for firing of Officer Mensah
Wauwatosa (Tosa) Ald. Heather Kuhl (Dist. 5) has become one of the first Tosa city officials to call for the removal of Officer Joseph Mensah from the police department. Mensah has been the focal point of Black Lives Matter protests in the mostly white Milwaukee County suburb, having been responsible for three fatal shootings over […]
The People’s Revolution issues letter to Wauwatosa demanding change
A faction of Milwaukee’s Black Lives Matter movement calling itself “The People’s Revolution” has issued a six-page letter, addressed to Wauwatosa (Tosa) Mayor Dennis McBride, and all the suburb’s alders. It decries the police department’s escalating tactics of arrest and intimidation against marchers and provides a list of 10 demands to be honored by the […]
Pressure mounts on Tosa PD, including from Jay-Z
Pressure continues to mount on the Wauwatosa Police Department (WPD), and the city as a whole, to fire an officer who has fatally shot three people since 2015. Officer Joseph Mensah has been off the street, but still on the payroll, since shooting 17-year-old Alvin Cole in February. As protests triggered by the death of […]