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Milwaukee is a “mortality hotspot” for pest-induced tree death, particularly due to the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle expected to kill nearly all ash trees and cost $13 million in Milwaukee by 2050, according to a new study from the Journal of Applied Ecology. In response, the city and county are removing ash trees […]

One of Hollywood’s most well-known non-binary actors, Ezra Miller was arrested for second-degree assault in Pāhoa, Hawaii on the morning of April 19, 2022, just four weeks after they were arrested for disorderly conduct and harassment.  According to the Hawaii Police Department, a little after 1 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19, officers responded to a […]

The Milwaukee Press Club announced gold, silver and bronze winners at the 92nd Gridiron Awards event for Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism, held May 6 at The Pfister Hotel. UW-Milwaukee students won a total of 27 collegiate awards in print, video, audio and online categories, more than any other university. The award-winning stories are reported, written […]

Eighteen-time award winning musician, Lizzo, has started a new line of size-inclusive shapewear that’s designed to encourage plus-sized women of all shapes and sizes to unabashedly celebrate their bodies. The line is named Yitty after Lizzo’s childhood nickname and became available for purchase on April 12, three years after Lizzo and her team began to […]

With a furrow in her eyebrows and a quiver in her voice, she quickly pans the courtroom back and forth. “If I can’t find a seat, I have to leave?” She is there for the victim’s family, but a woman from the defendant’s party offers her a seat: on her lap. She takes it. Over […]

Darrell Brooks, the alleged perpetrator of the car attacks during the Waukesha Christmas parade, has been charged with nearly 80 criminal counts during his preliminary hearings at the Waukesha County Courthouse hearing.  Nearly 70 counts were added during this preliminary hearing, most of which are for injuries of the victims who survived the attack. The […]

After being arrested, Darrell Brooks reportedly told police “I didn’t mean to kill nobody,” his attorney said. He now faces 77 charges related to the Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy. Waukesha County Circuit Court Commissioner Kevin Costello ruled in a preliminary hearing today that the case against Brooks will proceed to trial. This comes after prosecutors […]

With the surprising draft opinion leak by Politico Monday night that indicated the United States Supreme Court was looking to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision, many Wisconsinites are wondering how this would affect access to abortions. Protesters in Milwaukee gathered at Red Arrow Park Wednesday afternoon. People shouted, “my body, my choice,” and carried […]

Matthew Hollendonner sat down with UWM Men’s Basketball Head Coach Bart Lundy, who talked about changes, Patrick Baldwin Jr, philosophies and eagerness to bring UW-Milwaukee to the promised lands.

Bo Burnham won his first Grammy under the category Best Song Written for Visual Media for his song “All Eyes on Me”, which appeared in his musical-comedy Netflix special Inside.  This was the first Grammy nomination for Burnham. The comedian has won multiple Emmys for Inside, which had an unprecedented amount of success. He is […]