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Pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective. Over 43,000 people volunteered to participate in the company’s vaccine trial. Pfizer Inc. and their partner BioNTech SE gave each volunteer either two doses of the vaccine or a placebo. The study showed that less than 10% of those infected were […]

The pharmaceutical company Pfizer, in partnership with BioNTech, announced that they’ve developed a Covid-19 vaccine candidate that is more than 90 percent effective at about seven days after the dose. According to their press release, they are expecting to produce around 50 million doses of the vaccine by the end of 2020 and 1.3 billion doses in 2021.  The press release said that the testing included people who were given the vaccine and people who […]

He is “6’3 but 6’4 in boots.” His former Twitter bio? “My [Wisconsin] accent is thick like custard.” He graduated from “a small college in New Haven, Conn.” That college was Yale University. And at 22-years-old, his race could be Democrats’ key to protecting Gov. Tony Evers’ coveted veto powers. Wisconsin State Assembly candidate Jacob […]

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 […]

First-generation Nigerian Jessica Ikanih visits and talks to her family in Nigeria often. Conversations have become more serious. “My cousin told me this morning that four people were killed in front of her shop by SARS. Blood was everywhere,” said Ikanih. Nigerian American Cynthia Maduka often communicates with her family back in Nigeria also. Similarly, […]

In World War Two, a Japanese general supposedly said that it would be impossible to invade the United States because there would be a rifle behind every blade of grass. Although the statement may not have had much validity when it was originally said, in 2020, this estimation has almost become statistic.  In March of […]

Joseph Steiner originally lived in Boise, Idaho but in 2013 moved to Milwaukee to pursue an arts degree at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He’s part of a small fraction of millennials emigrating to Milwaukee, according to a report by the Office of Workforce Development. But Milwaukee is home to exactly what he is looking for: […]

There are many sounds that people have instantaneously come to associate with that of the fall season. Those sounds tend to include the sound of the sound of geese as they fly south, the sound of a crackling bonfire, and of course the crunching sound of leaves on the ground. A lesser known and appreciated […]

“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 […]

Jimmy Butler received laughs from his teammates as he strutted into the Miami Heat’s practice after a victory over the Boston Celtics four weeks ago. Butler was wearing a jersey that wasn’t his. The white jersey read “Whitnall” in navy blue writing across the chest, the number 14 printed below. The jersey belonged to his […]

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.

On an October Sunday morning in Muskego, Wis., a rally for President Trump kicked off at local bar, TJ’s Roundabout. Trucks, motorcycles and cars filtered into the surrounding lots and fields, organizing themselves into neat rows to optimize the launch of the planned parade. Closer to the bar was a stage set up alongside outdoor […]