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Tamia Fowlkes

Tamia Fowlkes

Investigative Reporter/Public Investigator Reporter at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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  • Investigative Reporting
  • Local News

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Recent Articles

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Federal funds for Wisconsin crime victims are drying up. Who will be most at risk?

Domestic abuse hotlines, child advocacy centers, and other crime victim services in Wisconsin are paid for by a federal fund that is drying up.
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A former Milwaukee Uber driver was one of 200 men imprisoned in El ...

A Nov. 8 story by the New York Times details the experiences of 40 migrants sent to a maximum security prison in El Salvador after living in the U.S.
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A 'federal relief check' scam is targeting hundreds of U.S. consumers

Since September, the BBB has counted more than 800 consumers who have reported receiving scam messages about federal relief funds.
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A Wisconsin man went on leave to get cancer treatment. When he coul...

The rigid rules for FMLA leave some disabled or sick employees questioning their job security.
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Rivalry no more: Brandy and Monica's Fiserv Forum concert reclaims ...

Brandy and Monica brought their "The Boy is Mine Tour" to Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum Oct. 17, 2025 with nods to the nostalgia of the 1990s and 2000s.
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'Your tax refund request has been processed and approved'? There's ...

The Wisconsin Department of Revenue received reports from Wisconsin taxpayers about a text message requesting personal and banking information.
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A Milwaukee woman thought her insurance covered flood damage. It wa...

Delorse Harrington had no idea that her sump pump insurance wouldn't cover flood damages. Now, she's facing the consequences.
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2025 #LETTHEMLIVE 5K honors domestic violence survivors

More than 200 people registered for the sixth annual #LETTHEMLIVE 5K, a run and walk to honor and support domestic violence survivors.
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This app says you can win money by playing games. Wisconsin users s...

Wisconsin residents say an app called Playful Rewards promises to pay users for playing games but isn't following through.
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Meet the women who founded Milwaukee's annual 5K to support domesti...

LaVerne Badger and Natalie Hayden have served as the driving force behind Milwaukee's annual #LETTHEMLIVE 5K run and walk for the past six years.
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The city spent $300K making accessible homes. Most went to buyers w...

Two of the three homes have been sold to individuals without mobility challenges, one under an agreement to reverse some of the accessible features.
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Scam loan processing company is targeting U.S., Wisconsin consumers

Since January, Waukesha resident Tracy Bergman said she has received daily calls from a scam loan processing company called Lending Union.
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New scam recruits Wisconsin food vendors for fake sports events

The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection warns against new scam targeting food vendors and charging fraudulent fees.
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Social Security paid $80,000 for her care. Yet this disabled Milwau...

Representative payees collect Social Security for disabled people and use it to help them secure housing. The arrangement is vulnerable to misuse.
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In Milwaukee, frustrations about immigration crackdowns led hundred...

Recent arrests of immigrants in Milwaukee have led Milwaukee advocates and allies to protest President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration.
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You ask, we answer: Do I need to replace my paper Medicare card wit...

Wisconsin residents told Public Investigator that a scam caller posing as a government agency official attempted to steal their personal information.
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Incredibrew coffee is at the center of Kohl's CEO firing scandal

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporters try Incredibrew coffee, the beverage at the center of the Kohl's CEO firing scandal.
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A BBB investigator's top tip for reporting scams? Don't be embarrassed

Lisa Schiller, senior director of investigations at the Better Business Bureau, spoke in Milwaukee about how consumers can avoid common scams.
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Wisconsin kidney donor wins paid leave benefits from the U.S. Posta...

With the help of reporters, a USPS clerk in Marshfield finally received her paid leave benefits a year after donating her kidney.
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A Wisconsin USPS clerk took leave to donate her kidney. Now she can...

A USPS clerk in Marshfield took paid leave to become a kidney donor, as allowed by federal law. A year later, she's still waiting for $8,000 in pay.
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What's next in Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan's case?

Judge Hannah Dugan will have a preliminary hearing in May. Her case would likely eventually go before a grand jury.