Milwaukee gets nearly 1 million 911 calls a year. This is how it works

About 160 staffers handle the day-to-day operations of taking and dispatching 911 calls in Milwaukee. This is how it works.

8-year-old Reedley girl rewarded for bravery in calling 911 during mom's medical emergency

Sometimes bravery comes in the smallest voices. For this courageous hero, an 8-year-old girl from Reedley stepped up to help ...
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Boy Calls 911 for Homework Help Because Nobody in His Family Was ‘Good at Math.’ A Deputy Actually Responded

Shawano County Sheriff's Deputy Chase Mason wasn't too confident with his math skills, but he knew he wanted to "give it my best shot" Courtesy of the Shawano County Sheriff's Office The Shawano ...

New Orleans will use AI to answer 911 calls instead of a human

New Orleans is using AI to answer 911 calls instead of human dispatchers. What does this mean for crime and emergency ...

Pennsylvania counties call for increased 911 call center funding

Counties face an $80 million shortfall in state funding for 911 centers that they are forced to pick up ...