Edgar Mendez

From boxing to basketball, leadership training to hip hop sessions, STEM camps to LGBTQ+ groups, these programs are all part of Milwaukee's Summer of Healing Project.

The Office of Community Wellness and Safety faces uncertainty in the next few years, with federal funds disappearing and the city facing its own budget challenges.

I’m writing a story about the tragic impact of an unsolved murder on the victim’s family. Please contact me if you’d like to share your family’s story.

Will the Milwaukee Police Department implement a new community policing in Milwaukee? The CCC hopes so.

Homicides and nonfatal shootings were down across the city in 2024 compared to 2023. Safe & Sound organizers talk about why they think things got better.

A decade after her son, Dontre Hamilton, was shot and killed by a Milwaukee Police Department officer, Maria Hamilton is still fighting for change.

Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman talks about efforts to address gun violence in the city.

Gun violence homicides dropped by nearly 17% in Wisconsin over the first eight months of 2024 compared to the same time period in 2023, a report says.

As the city risks missing mandates that require beefing up the number of police officers, the Milwaukee Police Department struggles to fill vacancies

Gun locks help prevent theft, firearm injuries, and misuse. Here’s where you can get them for free in Milwaukee.

Nearly three decades after he first joined UMOS, Jose Martinez assumed the agency’s top post in September.

The City of Milwaukee Office of Community Wellness and Safety and the Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault hosted an event Thursday Oct. 17 to honor survivors and those who lost their lives to domestic violence.

A total of 81 homicides occurred in 53206 or 53209 since the beginning of 2023. That’s 26% of the total in Milwaukee County.

Forty children under the age of 18 have been victims of homicides in Milwaukee County since 2023.

Readers respond to a call for ideas on how to stop the rise in youth homicides in Milwaukee County, where 40 children have been killed since 2023.

Citing a number of violent incidents involving youths, Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman issued a strong statement asking the community, especially parents, to help his department.

June Perry-Stevens and her daughter Krystle Rogers are co-owners of Best Ed Business, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

I’ve been reporting for NNS since the news service launched in 2010, covering everything from the opioid epidemic to unequal law enforcement. Now I’m focused on gun violence solutions, perhaps my biggest challenge yet.

On Tuesday, Aug. 13, voters across the city will head to one of nearly 200 polling sites to cast their ballots in the fall partisan primary election.

As drug overdose deaths continue to scourge the community, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley has announced a series of new projects aimed at stemming the tide of death and destruction caused by opioid addiction.