Captain Jim Fickler: “Full of Life; Full of Fun”

On an unseasonably mild, rainy, Sunday December afternoon, Nancy Wichert revisits her hometown and stops by the former corner drug store she would frequent as a kid, which is now the Coffee Corner Bistro. She reminisces about her brother Jim’s upbeat personality and his passions in life, like the outdoors, athletics and flying. Wichert was […]

Cop who Issued Bob Donovan Old UWM Ticket Supports Him for Mayor

The officer who issued and signed Bob Donovan’s 1992 disorderly conduct ticket for “restroom peeping” at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee told Media Milwaukee that he supports the alderman in the Milwaukee mayor’s election. “All I got to say about this – I picked the best man for the election,” said retired Officer Burton Williams in […]

The DNC Debate Told Through Snapchat

See what the day was like around campus, when UW-Milwaukee hosted the Democratic Debate. Matt Campbell explains through the Media Milwaukee Snapchat Story that day.

Students Protest Lack of Tickets for UWM Debate

The national spotlight shined its bright lights on Milwaukee, Wisconsin Thursday night as the Democratic presidential debate was hosted at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Standing outside the media center with a sign, as national and local media personalities flowed past, was UWM student, Oliver Edward. “Cancelled my class, but thanks for the 25 student tickets for […]

UW-Milwaukee Students, Others Organize for Bernie Before Democratic Debate

After a big win in the New Hampshire primary and a local visit to UW-Milwaukee for the Democratic debate, an estimated 300 people turned out to an Organizing Rally for the Bernie Sanders Campaign Wednesday night at the IBEW Local Union 494 in Milwaukee. The event was led by Samm Briggs, a National Bernie Sander’s […]

UW-Milwaukee Restroom Policy Brings Mixed Reaction

As controversy swirls around a proposed statewide restroom bill for K-12 students, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee guarantees students and the public have the right to use any restroom that they prefer, whether it is a matter of transitional status or non-binary identity. This includes locker room facilities at the Klotsche Center, campus officials said. Reaction […]