The National Guard has been in the public eye a lot more this past year as they’ve been called to assist with major events like protests, the presidential inauguration, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. But they have also come under scrutiny as reporters like Katelyn Ferral from the Cap Times investigate allegations of sexual assault […]
In the National Guard, bureaucracy is used as a weapon against victims...
A new joint investigation from the Cap Times and Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has revealed systemic practices that suppress and target sexual assault survivors in the National Guard. According to the investigation, the Guard’s bureaucracy is so tangled that “commanders can use it as a weapon against victims and whistleblowers.” For more, our producer Jonah Chester spoke […]
Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office adapts in the face of COVID-19...
(Photo: Wisconsin National Guard members train to provide assistance to the Dane County Medical Examiner’s office. C/o Wisconsin National Guard) The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office conducts death investigations and autopsies on the recently deceased. Case investigators aid in police investigations, wrongful death cases and insurance claims. The office has a full-time staff of 18 […]
Wisconsin National Guard Members to Work at Poll Sites
Due to the ongoing outbreak of novel coronavirus, fourteen states and one U.S. territory have made changes to their upcoming elections, either switching to mail-only voting or postponing them entirely. Wisconsin is not among them. The state Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee have sued the state to postpone the upcoming April 7th election, […]
Wisconsin National Guard Commander Resigns Following Sexual Assault In...
In a press release Monday morning, Wisconsin National Guard Major General Don Dunbar said that he and his team were in the process of reviewing a report about sexual assault in the Guard. By this afternoon, Dunbar — Wisconsin’s top commander of the National Guard— had announced his resignation. The report was completed by the […]
Protesters Say “No” to F-35s, Pocan Says “Come Toget...
Over a hundred protesters chanted “Human need, not corporate greed” around the State Capitol last Friday. They gathered to protest a proposal to station F-35 fighter jets at Truax Field on the northside of Madison. Jennie Capellaro is an activist with Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin, which organized the demonstration. Capellaro lives in the F-35s’ […]
