Sarah Volpenhein Ⓜ️

Reporter covering hospitals and health care for @journalsentinel. Former @Report4America, @TheMarionStar, @GFHerald, @Enquirer. Hablo español. Data nerd.

[TomDaykin @TomDaykin]

The journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped earlier this year by one of the most powerful armed factions in Iraq. “If I tried to escape, I was told, I would be killed,” she writes.

Kittleson recounts her captivity, and how she was eventually released: https://t.co/TFjA8c18wz

[Max Spero @max_spero_]

A major US newspaper publisher is rolling out an AI-generated content farm that will use the bylines of real reporters without their consent.

[Danielle DuClos @danielle_duclos]

In Dismissed, the @CapTimes revealed extensive gaps in how Wisconsin handles educator sexual misconduct and grooming

Here are 7 ways state officials could fix that by adopting laws used in other states, like banning NDAs between schools and employees:

https://t.co/zAXxysv7wi

[Molly Beck @MollyBeck]

Wisconsin at risk of measles outbreak. Its kindergartner vaccination rates among lowest in U.S. https://t.co/1jmWu8NwKQ via @SarahVolp

[Kelly Meyerhofer @KellyMeyerhofer]

I’ve read quite a few university investigative reports and this strays far from the others in how it was handled.

[Alison Dirr @AlisonDirr]

'Dramatic changes,' new leaders needed at Milwaukee Housing Authority, says Ald. José Pérez https://t.co/b6N5XzL07X via @g_redsten

[Journal Sentinel Investigations @js_watchdog]

What we know about the cyberattack on Ascension facilities in Wisconsin and the ransomware known as "Black Basta." @SarahVolp breaks it down:

https://t.co/5WJzchG6kP

[Sophie Carson @SCarson_News]

An important and deeply reported story from @g_redsten on the conditions in the Golda Meir House on Milwaukee's east side

Woman found decomposed in Milwaukee senior housing, raising questions for HUD, owners https://t.co/yLdD8NDO6X

[Sarah Volpenhein Ⓜ️ @SarahVolp]

Updated today - the former caregiver of the Helping Hands group home has been charged with intentional abuse of a patient. With @tamiafowlkes

[tamia fowlkes @tamiafowlkes]

A caregiver at a group home in Milwaukee has been arrested after reports of battery and resident abuse were made to Milwaukee police. Latest for @journalsentinel with @SarahVolp.

https://t.co/n6u7IajILC

[Jessica Van Egeren @jvanegeren]

Wisconsin residents can get free, at-home COVID-19 tests mailed to their home again https://t.co/202IyYmMoY via @journalsentinel ⁦@SarahVolp⁩

[Sarah Volpenhein Ⓜ️ @SarahVolp]

@CorriHess Wow. This AI is on a thesaurus bender. “Inexperienced” in place of “Green”

[Milwaukee News Guild Ⓜ️ @mkenewsguild]

If you haven't read this article yet, you should, because it articulates clearly the losses that newsrooms, including ours, have faced in the past few years.

We are fighting for the future of our paper. You can help us.

[Molly Beck @MollyBeck]

Wisconsin's youth prison was still struggling with staffing shortages this fall, leading to concerns about safety and youth wellbeing at the facility, according to the latest report by a court-ordered monitor. https://t.co/Ygo1KS5mHV via @SarahVolp

[Alison Dirr @AlisonDirr]

Meet Sesame Street’s new Muppets, on screens now thanks to Milwaukee’s Rohingya community https://t.co/PbwDOWHsAz via @RoryLinnane & @SarahVolp

[Ashley Luthern Ⓜ️ @aluthern]

Asthma data from Wisconsin Hospital Association shows kids who live in 53205 in MKE visit the ER for asthma 20x more than kids living a 15-minute drive away in Whitefish Bay

One of many eye-opening stats in @talisseer's series:

https://t.co/tq7oZTEQ1k

[Mary Spicuzza @MSpicuzzaMJS]

Word of a youth prison coming to Milwaukee's northwest side brings mixed reactions from neighbors who just learned the news https://t.co/yVa0isZbXG via ⁦@AlisonDirr⁩ & ⁦@SarahVolp⁩

[Sarah Volpenhein Ⓜ️ @SarahVolp]

Menominee tribe will partner with Hard Rock in its latest bid to open a casino complex in Kenosha

Tribes are limited in the taxes they can impose & often rely on gaming revenue to fund social services, tribal courts & other programs

https://t.co/tn1reerxSj via @journalsentinel

[Sophie Carson @SCarson_News]

Important and deeply reported story from @SarahVolp. A must-read.

'People need to know what happened': Wisconsin tribes, families welcome federal scrutiny of Indian boarding school system https://t.co/AmNhZYJKbc

[John Diedrich @john_diedrich]

Interested in evaluating a state veterans home for your loved one? Check out the look-up tool created by @DaphneChen_ ... It showed the home in Union Grove ranks among the worst for violations and fines.

[Patrick Marley @patrickdmarley]

If the draft opinion overturning Roe holds, abortion will immediately become illegal in Wisconsin because of a 19th century law.

Here’s where the candidates for governor stand on abortion:

https://t.co/0q4pOw1AQP