Features

Holiday shopping is in the air and while big box stores have many sales on Black Friday, our local Milwaukee businesses are making the most of Small Business Saturday with a new shopping event, Scroll and Stroll. Terese Radke tells us more.

Teachers on a normal day-to-day basis have their problems they will deal with from kids not paying attention, being disruptive, missing class, and now to having to figure out how to teach during a pandemic and dealing with the issues that come along with a pandemic. Every teacher has their own different issues they have […]

Milwaukee’s Washington Heights Neighborhood completed an installation of a mural known as The Heights Dream Library this past Fall, and it showcases shelves of book spines with meaningful titles made up by donors who contributed to the making of the mural. The original idea for the Dream Library came from Dan Schley, the owner of […]

“You’re not a church, you’re a cult.” “Jesus did not teach of resistance.” “You’re supplying food and supplies to Satan’s army.” “Satan’s army?!” Worship Pastor Cameron Overton recalls the incredulous reaction he had when reading the flood of hate comments in his church’s inbox. “Good Lord!” The pastors of Zao MKE Church believe this animosity […]

With businesses closing back in March, Wisconsin’s West Bend Sausage Plus was very fortunate to stay open during these unprecedented times. Sam Dehring has the story.

Representing the fastest growing minority group in Wisconsin, “Voces de la Frontera Action” is taking to the streets ahead of the upcoming election to ensure Latino citizens are part of the conversation. Richa Karmarkar has the story.

Some students embrace their online studies, some complain but find ways to adapt, and other take a break from school.

It’s hard for college students to be social—and socially distant—during a pandemic. Communicating virtually is one way to stay connected, but it has its flaws.

With a viewer count of over 60,000, C.J. Halliburton, better known as CJTV, kept his live-stream going as the chaos erupted in Kenosha after the shooting of Jacob Blake. He captured the altercation between Kyle Rittenhouse and protesters along with the shootings. “I make it halfway up the block, and I see Kyle Rittenhouse, with […]

The state of Wisconsin has broken COVID-19 records since the beginning of the global pandemic that began in February. According to the website of Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Wisconsin currently is ranked the third biggest hotspot in the United States for COVID-19 cases, with Milwaukee County showing 37,706 positive cases currently. Records of COVID-19 […]

Midterm results are generally the way that students, staff and the university review the progress of the school year so far. This year is no different, but the reviews being done are in some cases atypical compared to previous years. The common grade and progress reports are being conducted. However, recently completed and not yet […]

On March 11, an hour before boarding, gate B17 was crowded with passengers waiting to depart from Chicago to Munich when President Trump’s voice interrupted the regular TV programming, “to keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days. The new rules will go into effect Friday at midnight.” I found myself in ethically uncharted territory and it was rapidly transforming.