Many small communities and rural areas have designated places where cars and all-terrain vehicles share the road. Safety advocates say that is a bad idea.
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Bullets exacted terrible toll on children, African Americans
African Americans were more than 30 times as likely as non-Hispanic whites to be murdered by guns in 2014, a Center analysis found.
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Precious Lives: Two-year project will examine gun violence among youth and seek solutions
A newly launched two-year project investigating the problem of gun violence among young people, its causes, and potential solutions in the Milwaukee area and statewide.
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Profiles in carnage
This story is the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism’s first report for Precious Lives, a newly launched two-year project investigating the problem of gun violence among young people, its causes, and potential solutions in the Milwaukee area and statewide. Read more about the project. Main story Bullets exacted terrible toll on children, African Americans A […]
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Wisconsin first to test repeat drunken drivers with alcohol biomarkers
In the past several years, a handful of Wisconsin counties became the first nationwide to test repeat drunken drivers for molecular evidence of heavy drinking in nail or blood samples. Researchers say their initial data show that biomarker testing during treatment may help these offenders stay sober longer, keep them from getting rearrested, save counties money — and make roads safer.
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How drunken driving bills fared in the 2013-2014 Wisconsin Legislature
All but two of 13 bills died.