Making sure the forgotten ones don t get left behind.
That s the goal of a new organization created to help first responders who ve been injured in the line of duty.
It s called Injured Sheepdogs and it was started by Ryan Kendall, a former Milwaukee and West Allis police officer who was injured on the job in 2019 and forced to retire from the department.
The organization, operated by Kendall and his wife Jennifer on a volunteer basis, pledges to provide support, resources and an outlet for both the injured first responders and their families.
Idea spawned
Kendall, 38, of West Allis, said being a cop was his childhood dream and meant everything to him, and to have it ripped away after only a six-year stint in law enforcement led him to some dark times.
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The Wisconsin Center District is pushing forward on its bet that large, in-person gatherings will return by 2024. The first site work on a $420 million expansion project will start in July. Formal construction will begin in January and take approximately two years.
The district board was briefed on the effort by the project team during its Friday morning meeting.
“Where we are now is we’ve completed schematic design. We’re in the design development phase,” said