Milwaukee Affordable Housing Awarded $46 Million

Milwaukee affordable housing contractor Travaux Inc. received $46 million in contracts from the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) on Oct. 13., which secured funding for renovations of the Townhomes at Carver Park, and two construction phases at the Westlawn Gardens community. Westlawn Gardens is an income-driven urban development in Milwaukee near West […]

UW-Milwaukee Struggles With Student Employment

Student employment at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s main campus has been short staffed since campus returned to in-person operations at the beginning of September and Student Union departments are operating at limited operations. Chad Boppel is the director of retail services and restaurant operations at UW-Milwaukee and oversees the operation of 650 student employees. For […]

Annual Latinx Diversity Festival Held at UWM Union

Students worked diligently, painting their pots as the sound of the mariachi band from the Roberto Hernandez Center began to cue in. The musicians turned to everyone in the crowd and urged them to all count in, “uno, dos, tres!” as the music erupted and the students in the Union at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee […]

Mix-and-Match Booster Shots at UWM

UWM students, staff and community are taking advantage of mix-and-match booster shots on campus. The Covid-19 vaccine clinic is located in the Student Union’s Wisconsin Room. Audrianna Hutchinson has the story.

Panther Club Football Team Could Make History

After last year’s season was lost to the pandemic, the Panther Club Football team has come back better than ever and with a chance to accomplish a feat that the program has yet to achieve. Lucas Kovnesky has the story.

Rodgers Tests Positive for COVID-19, Inactive Sunday

Aaron Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday and has been ruled out for Sunday’s matchup against the Chiefs. There are conflicting reports about whether Rodgers was vaccinated or not. Rodgers was asked on Aug. 26 whether he had been vaccinated, and he responded that he had been “immunized.” He added, “There’s guys on the team […]

The Roberto Hernandez Center: From 12 Latino Students to Over 2,500

Alberto Maldonado, director of the Roberto Hernandez Center, reflects on the impact of the 1970 movement led by Latino students, which paved the way for Latinos to receive a higher education degree at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. Currently, the Roberto Hernandez Center provides academic services and support to over 2,900 Hispanic students, according to […]

Brickworld Milwaukee Brings Lego Building Pros

Lego builders and lovers all showed up to this year’s Brickworld Milwaukee convention to witness some spectacular pieces and maybe even buy a Lego set to start building their own creations. Allison Peoples has the story.

A Shooting at Kroger Left One Person Dead and 14 People Injured

One person was killed and 14 people were wounded at a shooting at Kroger in Collierville, Tenn. Thursday, from a gunman identified as UK Thang, 29, a third-party vendor to Kroger, who also took his own life. Olivia King, a Kroger customer and widowed mother of three, was named as the only victim killed in […]