Man Accused of Homicide and Arson in Waukesha

Around the block from Bethesda Elementary School, and across the street from a playground in Merrill Crest Park, a home located at 619 South University Dr. in Waukesha stood out among its neighboring houses.  The brown and beige-colored home, owned by 63-year-old Dennis Huelse, had boards placed over several of its front-facing windows. None of […]

Think Tank UWM Members Plan for Future Success

Faculty and staff selected by Chancellor Mark Mone at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee attended their first official meeting to collaborate and brainstorm ways to improve the future of the campus by addressing issues including improvements on the demographics of graduates, reaching out to discouraged students and figuring out why there is a low number of […]

Appleton MMA gym prepares first-time fighters for debut

APPLETON – One week before midwest-based MMA promotion Pure FC has its 15th event, 20-year-old Spencer Morgan stood across from his coach on the black and blue padded floor of the Appleton Roufusport MMA gym. His coach raised the green and black punching mitts that he wore on each hand, and Morgan raised his fists […]

Milwaukee MMA gym plans move for growth

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — UFC welterweight Zak Ottow stood outside the caged sparring area at Pura Vida. He remembered a time, more than seven years ago, when the gym was his home. The cage did not exist back then. In its place was the mattress that Ottow slept on. In 2012 after losing his first professional […]

Campus Safety Event Gives Students Advice

UW-Milwaukee’s Campus Safety Week turned Spaights Plaza into a learning environment for the UWM community to understand how to handle dangerous situations on campus. Behind a table lined with a row of safety brochures and complimentary pieces of candy was a fire extinguisher demonstration. Several extinguishers were available for volunteers to operate and put out […]