Rittenhouse Trial Verdict Divides Community Posted on December 15, 2021December 28, 2021 by Grayson Sewell The trial for Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha has come to an end. Media Milwaukee’s Grayson Sewell was at the courthouse all week getting reactions from the local community and protestors outside.
“Even if I’m sluggish in the morning I’m like, ‘Hey, at least I get to go to school.'” Posted on November 9, 2021August 23, 2023 by Grayson Sewell Graduate student Mary Beth Drabiszczak tells Grayson Sewell about navigating a new campus while it returns to in-person learning during a pandemic. (Grayson Sewell) With how crazy the past year, year-and-a-half, has been what would you say has had the biggest impact on you as a student? (Mary Beth Drabiszczak) I think, probably, having to […]
“I don’t think I would be in the place that I am without my friends and family.” Posted on November 9, 2021August 23, 2023 by Grayson Sewell UWM senior Matt Gotch reflects on how his friends and family have helped push him to graduate this winter. (Grayson Sewell) With how crazy this past year has been, what has impacted your time as a student the most? (Matt Gotch) I was living in Milwaukee before the pandemic started, I was going to school […]
Bloody Mary Walk Raises Funds for Cedarburg Parks Posted on November 8, 2021December 28, 2021 by Grayson Sewell Cedarburg is planning to renovate Willowbrook Park and is raising funds for the project with help from Cedarburg Friends of Parks and Recreation and one of Wisconsinites’ favorite activities. Grayson Sewell has the story.
Milwaukee Public Museum Increases Assets During Pandemic Posted on December 19, 2020December 19, 2020 by Grayson Sewell The Milwaukee Public Museum increased its total net assets by over $250,000 from their fiscal year-end in 2019 to 2020, despite being shut down for over five months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “With cutting payroll and all the expenses, we were able to make sure we had a good cash position, and a surplus […]
Wisconsin Covid-19 Vaccinations to Start by Week’s End Posted on December 15, 2020December 18, 2020 by Grayson Sewell Fifty thousand Wisconsinites will be vaccinated as a part of phase 1A of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services vaccination plan, which will start by the end of the week. A little after 1 p.m. on Dec. 14 Duty Officer Darcy Dubois, of the Milwaukee Unified Emergency Operations Center told members of the Intergovernmental Cooperation […]
Homicide of Madison Doctor Due to Social Distancing: Complaint Posted on November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 by Grayson Sewell Bail has been set at $1 million for Khari Sanford at his initial court hearing for two alleged counts of homicide of a doctor and her husband, which may have been born out of an unwillingness to social distance. “There’s no other way to put it,” said Dane County Assistant District Attorney William Brown. At […]
Milwaukee County Recount Underway Posted on November 21, 2020November 25, 2020 by Grayson Sewell The Milwaukee County recount of the presidential election is underway after the Trump campaign’s procedural requests stopped the recount within half an hour of it starting. At 10:24 a.m. Friday, the Milwaukee County Board of Canvassers authorized the process of reconciling ballots and for the recount to begin. By 10:25 a.m. Stewart Karge, an attorney […]
Wisconsin Youth Vote: How Campus Organizers Drove Turnout Posted on November 19, 2020November 21, 2020 by Grayson Sewell The 2020 election came down to close races in several key states. In Wisconsin, determined student campus organizers for both the Republican and Democratic Parties helped drive record youth voter registration, and potentially record youth voter turnout. According to the Chairwoman of UWM College Republicans, Jena Frett, across the state the Republican Party was able […]
Gothic Milwaukee Offers Look at Sordid Side of East Town Posted on October 26, 2020October 27, 2020 by Grayson Sewell Tonight, when the clock strikes 7 p.m., on a corner at Cathedral Square will be Anna Lardinois, of Gothic Milwaukee, and a group of people ready to hear historical tales and ghost stories of Milwaukee. They will embark eastward into the night. As they keep their distance from one another due to the current pandemic […]
Friends Get Out for Some Fresh Air and ‘Frolfing’ Posted on May 14, 2020August 31, 2020 by Grayson Sewell During the pandemic, one group of friends is finding a way to enjoy each other’s company and stay active by disc golfing west of Waukesha. Grayson Sewell went along.