Articles by Rebecca Papenthien

As authorities launched an aggressive search for the killers of Laylah Petersen, the 5-year-old Milwaukee girl who was shot twice in the head while sitting on her grandfather’s lap inside her own home, one of the alleged murderers was already in gun court: For another shooting that occurred the month before Laylah was slain. Carl […]

A diverse group of student leaders from UW-Milwaukee’s cultural centers has formed a coalition to address the racial climate on campus, outlining a series of demands they want administrators to meet, ranging from an immediate public apology for allowing Donald Trump to have a Town Hall at UWM to preservation of the campus cultural centers […]

UW-Milwaukee men’s basketball player Matt Tiby isn’t walking across the graduation stage this month, and – in the latest social media vent on the Athletic Department – Tiby says he’s “bitter” because UWM, which he called a “big Junior College” made his student-athlete experience “subpar.” Recently, Tiby sought Facebook as his outlet to express why […]

Kids don’t always make the best interviewees, but Rebecca Papenthien asked her boyfriend’s daughter, Aleya Perera, the right questions. The two have been buddies for most of Aleya’s life.

Tiara Allen’s not-so-secret passion is doing hair, and her skills are in demand.  

She is the mother of a happy little boy, but her life has taken an unexpected turn, making daily life a unique challenge. Rebecca Papenthien reports.