Articles by Michelle Meier

Yves McKinnie was sentenced Friday, Dec. 9 to 12 years in prison for beating his toddler to death in January 2011. On the day of the sentencing, fourteen pews at the courthouse were full of family and friends of McKinnie and Natisha Carson, the child’s mother. Carson was one of the few people in the […]

The Christmas in the Ward kicked off the season on Friday, Dec. 2 with a variety of events and attractions at Catalano Square on the corner of Broadway and Menomonee Street. Hundreds of people showed up to witness the tree lighting. A crowd circled the tree and Alderman Bauman led a countdown to the lighting […]

The man behind the cult phenomenon, the Milverine, John Hamman, said he gets recognized on average about 20 times per week. The Milverine was part of a meet-and-greet on Gallery Night at Too Much Rock for One Hand on Friday evening. Hamann, 35, revealed plenty of personal information to lessen the mystery about who he is and […]

The Milwaukee Common Council voted “no” to send the Rocketship Charter School motion back to the Steering & Rules Committee on Nov. 2. The motion authorizing the Rocketship Charter School to operate a Milwaukee Common Council charter school had a two-thirds “no” vote by the common council. Ten council members voted “no” and five voted […]

The UW-Milwaukee Student Housing Administrative Council (SHAC) hosted a semi-annual carnival on the south lawn of Sandburg Resident Halls on Saturday afternoon to kick off the summer and to pull residents away from the nail-biting, zit-forming stress that finals bring. The carnival started at noon and featured a DJ, food, games, and prizes. SHAC hosts […]