Justice & Public Safety

16 die, but boating safety stalls in Legislature

16 die, but boating safety stalls in Legislature

Despite the continued concern over preventable boating accidents and fatalities, Wisconsin lawmakers tried but failed in the last session to pass new laws mandating life jackets for children and cracking down on intoxicated boating.

Suffering in silence: Campus sexual assaults vastly underreported

Suffering in silence: Campus sexual assaults vastly underreported

At University of Wisconsin campuses, most victims do not report crimes. The statistics are inconsistent. And most rapists go free.

Traffic deaths: Wisconsin’s rural roads are significantly more dangerous

Traffic deaths: Wisconsin’s rural roads are significantly more dangerous

Douglas Meyers, who died on a rural road in October, was one of 18 traffic fatalities in Marinette County in 2009 as the county traffic death toll tied an all-time record.

Undocumented and driving without a license

Undocumented and driving without a license

Drivers beware: There’s a woman driving a stretch of Interstate 90 between Sparta and Tomah — without a license or any training about Wisconsin’s traffic laws.

Nine people freed on strength of DNA testing in Wisconsin

Nine people freed on strength of DNA testing in Wisconsin

In the last 10 years, about one-third of the post-conviction DNA testing in Wisconsin has resulted in a conviction being overturned.

Investigators head off threats from 125 troubled people at UW-Madison

Investigators head off threats from 125 troubled people at UW-Madison

Officials at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say they defused threats from 125 troubled students, employees and area residents under a little-known program launched two years ago in response to deadly tragedies on college campuses in Virginia and Illinois.

But the program didn’t identify at least three individuals before they caused problems at Wisconsin’s flagship campus, including threats against a campus leader, a bomb threat and a murder near campus.

Accidents in non-motorized boats often deadly

There are far fewer accidents involving canoes and rowboats than motorized boats, but those that are reported are far more likely to be deadly.

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