Milwaukee Panthers’ Men’s Basketball Team Takes First Loss at Home

Anticipation filled the area as Patrick Baldwin Jr.’s name was announced. The air was taken out of the arena when the Panthers started out slow committing 15 turnovers in the first half due to a stifling full-court trap that Eastern Kentucky was running. The Panthers lost their home opener homecoming game last Saturday 77 to […]

Phoua Vang on the Embodiment of Her Evolving Reality

“It was like going in with a blind eye, but I just knew that it was what I wanted to do. So, I just did it.” – Phoua Vang It’s mid-November, and Phoua Vang is snuggled up on her porch as her smiling face beams through the laptop screen over facetime. The 32-year-old, originally from La Crosse of Wisconsin, sat under gloomy daylight somewhere in Minnesota looking comfy in her heather grey sweater.   While the […]

Kyle Rittenhouse Breaks Down During Testimony in Day Seven of Murder Trial

Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old charged with first-degree intentional homicide after fatally shooting two men in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer, made an unexpected move by taking the stand in his own defense Wednesday.   Rittenhouse killed Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz, 27, all of whom were in the thick of a protest against the shooting of Jacob Blake.   The defense is […]

Deadly Shooting with a Prop Gun on Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Movie Set

SANTA FE, N.M.- Deadly shooting on Alec Baldwins new movie set ‘Rust’ on Thursday, Oct. 21. Baldwin plays a part as a western outlaw named Harland Rust, where the character finds himself in a small church, cornered by a sheriff and a U.S. Marshal, Rust then decides to shoot his way out. Baldwin was practicing […]

It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year

MILWAUKEE, WIS. – Fall season in Wisconsin is incredible. The months of October and November are filled with influences such as decorating pumpkins, satisfying-autumn flavors, the fresh switch to sweater weather, and colorful leaves.   Although the pandemic is still here, going to a pumpkin patch is one of the many opportunities to enjoy with the family. The ambition is twice the excitement after everyone forced to quarantine during the holiday last year. For the […]

Milwaukee Artist, Jake Budke, to Release New EP “Heart Break Hurts, I Know”

Jake Budke, 20, is an up-and-coming Milwaukee artist who did not start singing until high school and now will be releasing his first extended play called “Heart Break Hurts, I Know” on all streaming music platforms January 4, 2022.   Born in Minnesota and lived in London for five years, Budke resides as a third-year student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is studying Biology with a plan to attend physician […]

Milwaukee Day of the Dead Festival at Forest Home Cemetery

Nudos Rosas is an arts and crafts store that is specialized in macramé, and Isabel Miranda, the daughter of the company owner, said she was excited to work at a Milwaukee Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival. “We were invited here as a Latinx business,” Miranda said. “I was super excited because […]

Kyle Rittenhouse Takes the Stand on Day 8 of Homicide Trial

Kyle Rittenhouse broke down crying on the stand Wednesday as he testified that he feared for his own safety prior to killing two men and injuring one with his rifle during the 2020 civil unrest in Kenosha. On Aug. 25, 2020, Illinois teenager Kyle Rittenhouse, 17 at the time, was in Kenosha during protests following […]

Gas Price Hike Troubles Wisconsin Drivers

With gas prices being at their highest point in nearly a decade, many drivers are left wondering why it costs so much to fill up, and how long this price increase will last. Matt Gotsch has the story.

Students Help With Kinnickinnic River Clean Up

The UMW-Student Water council hosted a clean up of the Kinnickinnic River Trail to spread awareness about the importance of keeping Wisconsin Rivers free of trash. Haley Osness has the story.