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Sarah Lehr

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Sarah Lehr

    Cooke Campaign Demands Van Orden Stop Using AI Deepfake Attack Ads (opens the original)

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    Cease-and-desist letter alleges the Republican is defaming his Democratic challenger with fake videos. U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden and Rebecca Cooke. Angela Major/WPR and Hope Kirwan/WPR Attorneys for congressional candidate Rebecca Cooke have sent a cease-and-desist letter to U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R- Prairie du Chien, over Van Orden’s use of deepfake videos. Cooke, a Democrat, is challenging Van Orden this November in a closely-watched race for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional district. Van

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Sarah Lehr

    Cooke campaign sends cease-and-desist to Congressman Van Orden over AI deepfakes (opens the original)

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    Attorneys for congressional candidate Rebecca Cooke have sent a cease-and-desist letter to U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R- Prairie du Chien, over Van Orden’s use of deepfake videos. Cooke, a Democrat, is challenging Van Orden this November in a closely-watched race for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional district. Van Orden has repeatedly used artificial intelligence to post videos to his X account, showing Cooke saying things she never said. WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” newsletter keeps you connected to t

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Sarah Lehr

    Madison's police monitor is unique in Wisconsin. But the office has been dogged by controversies (opens the original)

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    In 2020, Madison’s Common Council voted to create the city’s first-ever independent police monitor. That vote, which followed years of advocacy, came toward the end of a public meeting that spanned nearly nine hours. During hours of public comment, most residents spoke in favor. The Office of Madison’s Independent Police Monitor intended to provide a civilian-led check on the Madison Police Department, and the powers of the position are unique in Wisconsin. WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” newsletter kee

  4. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Sarah Lehr

    Donation Lets Madison Put Body Cameras On Cops Two Years Early (opens the original)

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    Mayor now backs department-wide cameras by 2027, after fatal shooting of Corey Ruiz and rising pressure. Officers at the Wauwatosa police department wear body cameras that hook onto the pockets of their uniforms. Angela Major/WPR Madison’s mayor says all the city’s public-facing police officers will be wearing body cameras by the end of 2027. That’s sooner than previously expected, thanks to a $350,000 donation from the Madison Community Foundation. The city’s proposed body camera program still

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Sarah Lehr

    Hazing investigation ongoing into unaffiliated frat at UW-Madison (opens the original)

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    Police have arrested at least two men amid an investigation into alleged hazing in the basement of an unrecognized fraternity near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Madison police say they found about 30 partially clothed men inside the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity residence on Wednesday night. The residence is located off-campus on the 100 block of Langdon Street. Most of the men found at the scene are 18 years old, and they were covered in “food, condiments, and other liquids,” accord

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