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A crowd filled with hope and optimism enjoying a live performance by Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Brad Schimel and his band, 4 on the Floor, at the Milwaukee Marriott West Hotel Ballroom, was quickly left in dismay and disappointment after Schimel conceded the election exactly 80 minutes after the polls closed. With the majority of […]

The Panthers average home attendance for the 2024-2025 season was reported at 2,147. The highest average attendance since the 2015-2016 campaign. The attendance has risen each season Lundy has been spearheading the program. Lundy’s first season brought in 1,717 fans on average, and his second season the average jumped to 2,035. For the three years […]

Gov. Tony Evers released his 2025-27 biennial budget proposal on Feb. 18. Here are five key proposals addressed in his budget and what they mean for you. Although the budget address ended with representatives, Democrats, and a small number of Republicans standing and applauding the UW-Madison marching band performance of “On, Wisconsin!”, the budget is […]

This is part of a series of stories called “Parents of UWM” that showcases the parents of UW-Milwaukee journalism students. Randy Czaplewski is your average Wisconsin man in more ways than one. He loves to fish, will strike up a conversation with anyone, and is always willing to grab a beer with friends at the […]

Demonstrators gathered in downtown Milwaukee shortly after the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian student activist at Columbia University, and called for his release from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  A key figure in the pro-Palestine encampment at Columbia last spring, which sparked similar campus demonstrations across the nation, Khalil is now being processed in […]

Dirk Swayne and his brother Decklan are both undergraduate students at UW-Milwaukee and are both members of Club Soda, an on campus organization dedicated to sobriety.  “It’s not really structured, it actually used to be called sober social to indicate that you’re just there to hangout with people who don’t drink,” said Decklan Swayne.  Club […]

When the fall semester was ending, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with his Bachelor of Science degree in Community Engagement and Education. Two decades after he dropped out of college at 19 and years after being in public office 20 years ago now, he is 38. He was juggling […]

The Milwaukee Housing Authority held a public listening session, hearing concerns about the lack of sanitation, an inability to reach building management, and uncashed rent checks, among other concerns, at the Becher Court Apartments on Wednesday, March 5.    The main complaint many residents had was concern with the management of the building, citing an inability […]

Tucked away on the ground floor, the Studio Arts & Craft Centre is a corner of the UW-Milwaukee Student Union brimming with creativity. From Monday until Saturday, students and community members come to create, experiment and learn. A “Project of the Week” table welcomes everyone through its doors as people work well into the evening […]

Although the US appears to be heading toward a possible trade war, the steel and aluminum tariffs imposed Wednesday by the Trump administration may affect the job market and prices of goods on their own. The Trump administration’s 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports drew quick responses from Canada and the European Union, […]

The Marquette Law School national survey conducted from Jan. 27 to Feb. 5, indicates deepening polarization between Democrats and Republicans, but skepticism across the aisle has grown in regards to the state of the nation. The total opinion on President Donald J. Trump himself is at 54% unfavorable and 44% favorable with 2% of responders […]

A new Marquette Law poll finds President Trump’s approval rating at 48%, but voters are deeply divided on party lines about policy issues. Despite the president’s approval rating rising from 41% to 48%, party lines remained a major factor in the way people responded to the poll. Many of the results of the poll showed […]