Articles by Derek Grant

Nestled in the winding valleys of the Driftless Area, you might pass right by Steuben, Wisconsin, a little village of less than 140 people, if you aren’t paying attention. The roads twist and turn through its heavily forested terrain, a result of being untouched by the glaciers that pushed across Wisconsin during the last Ice […]

When Kris Zocco entered, the courtroom fell silent. The TV news crews got behind their cameras, and journalists started typing on their computers. The sound of a camera goes off as Zocco makes his way to his seat. After the prosecution stated their piece, Kelly Dwyer’s father, Tony Dwyer, sat down to request the max […]

The new dean of UWM’s College of Letters and Science (L&S), Scott Gronert, met with faculty on Oct. 19 on the UWM campus and announced that the university will be looking to lowering the grade point average (GPA) requirements of L&S. Currently there is a minimum 2.5 GPA requirement in L&S, but Gronert is looking […]

Media Milwaukee’s Derek Grant talks to voters about the specific issues that drove them to get out and vote, including in the Wisconsin marijuana referendum.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders took the stage before an enthusiastic crowd of college students and other supporters at a boisterous early vote rally at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus, telling the audience, “It doesn’t mean anything if you don’t go out and vote.” Sanders and Wisconsin’s top Democrats encouraged the cheering crowd to re-elect Democratic […]

Students at UWM give their opinion on the Milwaukee Brewers and their chances at winning the division.