Wisconsin School Safety News

6/10/24 - At least 10 people injured in rooftop party shooting near UW-Madison campus, police say - MADISON, Wis. -- At least 10 people were injured when a shooting broke out at an overnight party on the rooftop of an apartment building in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, according to police.

5/1/24 - Student with apparent long gun dead after active shooter reported outside Wisconsin school - MT. HOREB, Wis. -- A 14-year-old boy is dead after approaching a Wisconsin middle school with what appeared to be a long gun and being confronted by police Wednesday morning, sources said.

5/1/24 - Police use deadly force against student with weapon outside Wisconsin middle school - MADISON, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) - Officials in Wisconsin were tasked with reuniting children with their families Wednesday after an earlier lockdown for reports of a student with a weapon outside of an area middle school.

3/27/24 - Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) Funding Bill Signed into Law - MADISON, Wis. – Today Gov. Tony Evers signed Assembly Bill 1050 into law, providing bridge funding for the Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) to continue its work supporting school safety around the state of Wisconsin through September 2025.

3/18/24 - Gibraltar student says he brought gun to school for protection from former student - STURGEON BAY (WLUK) -- A Gibraltar High School student who said he was afraid of another student was charged Monday with bringing a firearm to school property.

1/18/24 - Weapon and ammunition found at Spring Valley school - SPRING VALLEY, Wis. (WEAU) - A weapon and ammunition were found at the Spring Valley Middle/High School on Thursday.

1/15/24 - Delivery Driver with a Weapon Outside of School - Delivery Driver with a Weapon Outside of School

12/10/23 - Gun pulled inside Milwaukee school, woman sentenced to probation - MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee woman has been sentenced to one year of probation for pulling a gun inside a school.

10/24/23 - Officers shoot, kill person on Germantown, WI school roof in exchange of gunfire: state police - GERMANTOWN, Wis. -- Police officers in suburban Milwaukee have killed a person who fired at them from a middle school roof.

10/12/23 - Tips needed as MPD continues investigation into shooting that killed teen, injured 3 others - The Madison Police Department is searching for five people directly involved in Tuesday night’s deadly shooting at Harmony at Grandview Commons.

10/2/23 - 3 students arrested following 'altercation,' lockdown at Case High School - RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Mount Pleasant police say three students were taken into custody Monday following an incident at Case High School.

9/22/23 - High school: 'Shooter' at homecoming football game Friday; no reports of injuries - MILWAUKEE —Milwaukee police say they responded to a call for shots fired Friday night at the Milwaukee Lutheran High School football game against Pius XI High School.

9/13/23 - La Follette High student attacks principal after his name was called over loudspeaker, complaint states - MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – A La Follette High School student allegedly attacked the school’s principal last week after hearing his name called over the loudspeaker, Dane Co. prosecutors state in a criminal complaint against him.

7/18/23 - Milwaukee man accused; possessing fully automatic firearm outside school - MILWAUKEE - An 18-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of having a fully automatic firearm on the grounds of a school – and then fleeing from police. The accused is Elijahwon Wilson – and he faces the following criminal counts: 

4/26/23 - 16-year-old student charged after allegedly bringing loaded handgun to school - MADISON, Wis. —  Vel Phillips Memorial High School staff received a tip near the end of the school day on Wednesday, that a student had a firearm, according to Madison Metropolitan School District spokesman Tim LeMonds. In response, LeMonds said staff contacted MMSD's Office of School Safety and the City of Madison Police Department. 

4/25/23 - Milwaukee Lutheran bomb threat; school searched, no devices found - MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police are investigating a bomb threat that happened Tuesday morning, April 25 at Milwaukee Lutheran High School on W. Grantosa Drive. 

4/24/23 - Student Brings Loaded Gun To Superior High School, No One Hurt SUPERIOR, Wis. — The School District of Superior is investigating after a student brought a loaded gun to the Superior High School Monday morning.

4/8/23 - School shooting threat, Fond du Lac man charged after OWI arrest - FOND DU LAC, Wis. - A Fond du Lac man is charged with making terrorist threats after prosecutors say he threatened to "shoot up a school" on April 3.

2/19/23 - School Bulletin: Youth advocate fighting to end gun violence in Milwaukee - MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Rufus King High School junior is a humble crusader. Mia Moore is on a mission to make her community better and the entire city of Milwaukee better.

2/15/23 - Police believe swatting behind threat that put Hudson Schools on lockdown - HUDSON, Wis. (WEAU) -Hudson police say a threat that locked down schools may have been the result of a swatting incident.

1/16/23 - Highland Community Schools threat deemed 'not credible' - UPDATE (WKOW) — Highland Community Schools says the Iowa County Sheriff's Office has finished its investigation into a "possible threat" that led the district to close Monday. 

1/6/23 - Police arrest teen in connection to unfounded threat to Portage High School - PORTAGE, Wis. (WMTV) - A 15-year-old girl was taken into custody Friday in connection to the unfounded threat reported at Portage High School earlier this week.

1/6/23 - Glenwood City schools closed Friday due to threat - GLENWOOD CITY, Wis. (WEAU) - Schools in Glenwood City are closed Friday due to a threat.

12/19/22 - Wisconsin School Anonymous Tip Line Receives 1,000 tips in 3 Months - The tip line is a statewide confidential reporting system designed to be a safe place for students, school staff, and community members to share information concerning potential school violence.

11/29/22 - 2 Baraboo schools evacuated after bomb threat - BARABOO, Wis. (WMTV) - The Baraboo Police Department did not locate any harmful devices after a bomb threat forced the evacuation of two of the city’s schools.

11/28/22 - Fake threats of imminent school violence become more common - It’s the call every parent fears: something bad is happening at their child’s school.

11/4/22 - Racist bullying shook a small US town. Then came the bomb threats - Attempts to protect students in battleground Wisconsin led to a culture-war clash that turned neighbor against neighbor

10/21/22 - Potential school threat in Oshkosh leads to arrest - OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- Police are investigating a potential threat made towards an Oshkosh school.

10/20/22 - Fake school shooting calls reported in Madison, across Wisconsin - MADISON, Wis. — Several fake school shooting reports have been called into law enforcement agencies across the state Thursday morning, including one in Madison.

10/20/22 - Multiple high schools in SE Wisconsin receive active shooter threats; threats deemed not credible - KENOSHA, Wis. —