John Diedrich
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Aspiring disciple. Husband. Father. Reporter.
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Pleased to share our new investigation into accidental shootings, how they are handled in Wisconsin. It was an honor to share stories of mother BriOnna Givens, Deputy DA Matthew Torbenson and many others. My editor Greg Borowski and I grappled with this. We invite you to do the same.
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Her son shot himself by accident with her gun. Should she be charged with a felony? In Wisconsin, it depends.
In Wisconsin, accidental child shooting cases are handled differently depending on where the shooting happened, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/2024/12/05/how-wisconsin-law-treats-parents-of-children-in-accidental-shootings-gun-felony-charged-neglect/75014006007/
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Hello, friends at
#IRE25
. Pleased to be speaking on uncovering hope and solutions in your investigations. 230 pm today. Grateful to all who consider attending.
@raquelrutledge.bsky.social
@ashleyclarkejourno.bsky.social
@christiaanm.bsky.social
and Michelle Levander
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'Leap of faith' (reports are the racoon survived his leap from the garbage truck)
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Watch a raccoon jump off a moving truck and roll onto Milwaukee highway
A raccoon recently made a daring escape on a highway near Milwaukee. See what happened.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2025/06/16/video-raccoon-jumps-onto-milwaukee-highway-from-moving-truck/84167333007/
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Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan faces federal charges for allegedly helping a man elude ICE. Six years ago a state judge was indicted in Boston in a similar case. What can that case tell us about what may lie ahead? w/
@evawen.bsky.social
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A judge near Boston faced similar charges as Hannah Dugan. Her case could preview what happens in Milwaukee
The federal charges filed against Judge Hannah Dugan are usually reserved for cases of companies misleading regulators, a review of records shows.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2025/05/07/hannah-dugans-charges-in-immigration-case-similar-to-boston-judge-ice-milwaukee/83354154007/?bustcache=1746614798294
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I started in this biz delivering papers as a college student. Now I am blessed to be able to tell people's stories (and also to work with remarkable and genuinely good people like
@mdesisti.bsky.social
, who took this photo of me and Fiesha Parker.)
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Get to know award-winning Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigative reporter John Diedrich
As a college student, John Diedrich drove newspaper trucks for the Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Sentinel. Now, he's an investigative journalist.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/2025/02/12/get-to-know-award-winning-investigative-journalist-john-diedrich/78036595007/
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Fiesha Parker was charged with a felony after her son, Elijah, was shot accidentally (it was not her gun). In a plea deal, she was required to write an apology letter to her son. On Jan. 17, she read it in court to Elijah.
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Full piece
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Mother reads an apology letter she was required to write to her son who was accidentally shot
Fiesha Parker reads an apology letter to her son, Elijah, that she was required to write. Elijah was accidentally shot by the son of Parker's longtime boyfriend. The gun belonged to her boyfriend. He ...
https://www.jsonline.com/videos/news/2025/01/27/mother-reads-apology-letter-to-her-son-who-was-accidentally-shot/77898626007/
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On guns, much that Gov. Evers and GOP lawmakers don't agree on. But they do agree on making gun safes tax-exempt.
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@natalieeilbert.bsky.social
Similar laws passed in other states -- blue, red and like Wisconsin, purple.
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Could making gun safes exempt from sales tax result in more secure storage of firearms? That is the idea behind a bipartisan bill circulating in Wisconsin's Capitol. Several other states - red, blue and purple - have similar laws.
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Wisconsin lawmakers propose making gun safes tax-free to encourage people to lock firearms up
A proposal to make gun safes exempt from Wisconsin sales tax is receiving bipartisan support. The intent is to encourage people to secure their guns.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2025/01/22/wisconsin-lawmakers-want-to-make-gun-safes-tax-free-for-safe-storage/77855436007/
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Deeply honored to receive the inaugural Wounded Warrior Project® Award from
@nationalpress.bsky.social
for 'Behind the Gun' project. Big congrats to the other recipient
@longlead.bsky.social
for their work.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Long Lead Win Wounded Warrior Project® Awards
Journalists from the the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Long Lead have won NPF's first ever Wounded Warrior Project® Awards.
https://nationalpress.org/award-story/milwaukee-journal-sentinel-long-lead-win-wounded-warrior-project-journalism-award/
12 months ago
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Sad Dads Club ...
add a skeleton here at some point
12 months ago
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Helpful insights from Justin Heinze, PhD,
@everytown.bsky.social
,
@giffords.org
and others.
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Madison school shooting underlines how female school shooters are statistically rare
Of 544 school shooting incidents over an 11-year period, less than 5% of the shooters were female, according to Everytown for Gun Safety.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2024/12/16/madison-school-shooting-underlines-rarity-of-female-school-shooters-abundant-life-rupnow/77036014007/
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Pleased to be on now with Earl Ingram talking about our investigation into accidental shootings in Wisconsin,
www.jsonline.com/unintended
civicmedia.us/shows/earl-i...
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The Earl Ingram Show - Overview
Earl speaks nothing but the truth and wants to talk to you! Wisconsin community, political, and union leaders line up to speak with Earl about state happenings, and to take calls from the people they ...
https://civicmedia.us/shows/earl-ingram-show
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reposted by
John Diedrich
Ken Armstrong
12 months ago
New, from
@bloomberg.com
The Egg: A story of extraction, exploitation and opportunity This investigation of the human egg trade (and egg theft) takes you from India➡️Argentina➡️Greece➡️Taiwan➡️US.... Superb work from a team of extraordinary reporters. Gift link:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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The Global Fertility Trade: A Story of Extraction, Exploitation and Opportunity
Following human eggs as they’re exchanged across open, gray and black markets — reaping rewards for an extremely high price.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-fertility-egg-trade/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTczNDA0MjQ5OCwiZXhwIjoxNzM0NjQ3Mjk4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTT0VKRFVEV1JHRzAwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwMDAxMjc5NURCNEY0QTUyODg2NDFGQjBENTgzOTJEQSJ9.2FNJhDULdUD3giSXbEQ5ev-jmOeNOLaKtKC2sby4HUw
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Appreciate talking with
@thejoypowers.bsky.social
at
@wuwmradio.bsky.social
's 'Lake Effect" about unintentional shootings and how they are handled in Wisconsin.
www.wuwm.com/2024-12-10/a...
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A look at how felony charges for accidental shootings impact Milwaukee families
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently explored the fallout from charges of accidental shootings in Milwaukee, where parents and guardians are routinely charged with felonies.
https://www.wuwm.com/2024-12-10/a-look-at-how-felony-charges-for-accidental-shootings-impact-milwaukee-families
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Pleased to share our new investigation into accidental shootings, how they are handled in Wisconsin. It was an honor to share stories of mother BriOnna Givens, Deputy DA Matthew Torbenson and many others. My editor Greg Borowski and I grappled with this. We invite you to do the same.
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Her son shot himself by accident with her gun. Should she be charged with a felony? In Wisconsin, it depends.
In Wisconsin, accidental child shooting cases are handled differently depending on where the shooting happened, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/2024/12/05/how-wisconsin-law-treats-parents-of-children-in-accidental-shootings-gun-felony-charged-neglect/75014006007/
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