Monthly Archives: November 2015

MADISON (WKOW) — Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel was the featured guest on this week’s edition of Capitol City Sunday on WKOW.http://www.wkow.com/story/30612541/2015/11/26/ag-brad-schimel-featured-on-capitol-city-sunday

MILWAUKEE — It can be found anywhere — in any community, any school, any home. Officials say the heroin epidemic is reaching staggering heights.http://fox6now.com/2015/11/17/its-a-bloody-nightmare-menomonee-falls-father-wants-to-help-others-after-son-dies-of-overdose/

Riponites seeking resources or a better understanding about Ripon’s growing heroin problem will be given a vital tool next week.http://www.riponpress.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=170&ArticleID=9249

“Today we declare war.” That was Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel on July 20th, reacting to rampant gun violence in Milwaukee, some of which claimed the lives of innocent children. Months later, it looks like the AG has the pieces in place … Read More

Three of the six people who died, apparently of overdoses, in Milwaukee County over the weekend had mini-storehouses of drugs in their homes — underscoring, Attorney General Brad Schimel said Wednesday, the need for closer monitoring of dangerous prescription medications.http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/weekend-overdose-cases-reveal-mini-storehouses-of-drugs-weekend-overdose-cases-reveal-mini-storehous-340455891.html

Wisconsin’s attorney general says more people are dying from drug overdoses than from traffic crashes.http://www.newrichmond-news.com/news/crime-and-courts/3876363-amery-man-shoots-rare-mule-deer-wisconsin-drug-deaths-could-be-twice

A bill to make anti-overdose medication more readily accessible passed on a unanimous bipartisan voice vote in Tuesday’s Assembly session.https://badgerherald.com/news/2015/11/03/online-state-assembly-passes-anti-heroin-bill/

MILWAUKEE COUNTY — The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office is investigating a total of six overdose deaths that have occurred within a 24-hour periodhttp://fox6now.com/2015/11/02/medical-examiner-six-probable-overdose-deaths-in-24-hour-period-189-total-for-the-year/

RACINE — One way to get on top of an escalating heroin problem, Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says, is to tackle prescription painkiller abuse.http://journaltimes.com/news/local/ag-targets-painkiller-abuse/article_170fb1ce-ed69-50e6-837a-ea7cda3d3242.html