Reagan Birthday Dinner Draws Area Republicans

The Republican Party of Milwaukee County and fellow supporters celebrated their annual Reagan Day Dinner at Serb Hall in Milwaukee last week, honoring the birthday of the late President. February 6, 2017 would have marked President Reagan’s 106th birthday. The sold-out event featured speeches from some prominent Wisconsin political figures including Speaker of the House […]

Wisconsin Open Records Complaints are Few – When They’re Tracked

The Open Records Law in Wisconsin was at the center of a big controversy when members of the State Legislature announced and then withdrew plans to modify the law. However, a three-month Media Milwaukee investigation found that there were relatively few Open Records Law and Open Meetings Law complaints filed with District Attorneys and Corporation […]

UW-Milwaukee Out of Step With Agreement on Open Records

UW-Milwaukee is shielding information from the public in a manner that is out of step with a sweeping new agreement hashed out this summer by the state’s top newspaper association and the organization that represents Wisconsin municipalities. Furthermore, UWM’s open records custodian has cited federal privacy laws as one reason for blacking out information in […]

Frat/Sorority Life Growing at UW-Milwaukee Despite TKE Scandal

 This is third part of a series exploring issues behind the headlines of the TKE scandal. You can read parts 1 and 2 here. Although the TKE fraternity at UW-Milwaukee was embroiled in scandal this fall, Greek life at UWM is actually slightly on the rise- although it’s still a very small portion of the […]

Thirty-five People Struck By Cars Since 2009 Near UWM Campus, Records Show

Imagine this. It’s a little before 7 p.m. on a Friday night in December. You’re walking north on N. Oakland Ave. towards E. Geneva Place. As you’re crossing Geneva Place, a UW-Milwaukee Boss van, stopped at the intersection, doesn’t see you crossing because the driver was still looking north. You put your hands up, hoping […]

UWM Planetarium puts on “Constellations of the Zodiac” event

For just three dollars, students and the general public viewed a presentation on the various Constellations of the Zodiac, followed by a participatory activity where audience members looked at pictures of the night sky and tried to identify the constellations in the sky, as if they were outside. UWM’s Manfred Olson Planetarium was the sight […]

UW-Milwaukee Student Association Funds Religious Group, Army, Guitar Club

A Student Association committee at UW-Milwaukee approved a total of just over $28,514 in grant money Oct. 17 to 10 organizations on campus, funding everything from conferences to office supplies for groups including the U.S. Army, a religious organization and guitar club. The committee awarded grants to fund trips to various conferences and other events […]