Legislative committees to hear about meth rise
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State and federal law enforcement officials are set to brief the Legislature's criminal justice committees on a rise in methamphetamine use in Wisconsin.The state Department of Justice, Milwaukee police and the FBI released a report in November that found methamphetamine use in the state grew between 250 and 300 percent from 2011 to 2015. The report said western Wisconsin and rural areas are seeing the most use.
