Articles by Megan Zemple

Jacob Gennrich, a beer in his free hand, looked down at the Marine Corps scrapbooks spread out on his coffee table. His wife Melissa made them for him so he could remember his ten years in the Marine Corps Reserves. The infantry platoon sergeant discharged in 2012. His hands gently grazed over the shiny plastic […]

The Winter Pow Wow celebrates Native American Culture. Megan Zemple was there.

A  Milwaukee man who pleaded guilty last month to second-degree reckless homicide, as party to a crime, and one count of possession with intent to deliver THC, less than 200 grams, was sentenced Friday to 14 years in prison and nine years of extended supervision for the homicide and one year of prison for the […]

Axe-throwing bars are growing in popularity. Megan Zemple reports on a Milwaukee bar that partners with others to give back.

Shoes shuffled through a security line in Bolton Hall. Jackets came off, purses were searched and the UWM police officers kept a watchful eye. The UWM College Republicans had a table with free Ronald Reagan posters and calendars. Stickers that stated, “Freedom Not Socialism” sat ready on the table for eager visitors to take and […]

White males are often favored for promotions in academia. Women, minorities and those with different gender identities are often passed up, according to statistics. Whispers of discrimination, intimidation and sexual violence have been running rampant on the UW-Milwaukee campus. Those were some of the claims discussed at a campus forum on inequality in academy. Some […]

Spring semester at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee came to a screeching halt this week after record-breaking low temperatures sent the city into hibernation and the campus community facing a rare streak of canceled classes. “It is not unusual for us to cancel classes once per winter — we’re in Wisconsin! But it is unusual to […]

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students awoke on the morning of Jan. 23 to a thick layer of snow coating the roads and sidewalks, but, to the distress of some, classes went on as planned. Running public transportation contributed to UWM’s decision to stay open on Wednesday, according to Michelle Johnson, senior director of Integrated Marketing & […]

The Satterlee Clark House Museum in Horicon hosted its annual Christmas Open House. Megan Zemple was there. 

Malana Perkins found her voice through tragedy.