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Students have voiced complaints about the food quality in the residential halls at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on social media and in complaints to the university, a Media Milwaukee investigation has found. These complaints range from undercooked food to insufficient options for students with dietary restrictions to finding worms in the food of one student. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

What changes about life when you suddenly move to another country with different customs and a different language? Everything. Milwaukee has seen an increase of refugees from Myanmar due to the on-going military coup that began in 2021. Just like everyone else, they are adventuring for a good, simple life even if it costs an […]

Cold weather is no match for the dedication of some Milwaukee birders who participated in this year’s Christmas Bird Count, hosted by the Urban Ecology Center. Graham Thomas tells us more.

Presidential candidates and their surrogates made over 60 campaign visits to Wisconsin in 2024. But what was the exact purpose behind visiting our home state as often as they did? David Go has the story.

Staff and Volunteer Divers in Discovery World’s Aquatics Program opens doors and takes strides for the greater Milwaukee area’s Environmental and Wildlife Education. Ava Carmody has the story.

Hundreds gathered, geared up in winter-ready outfits, in Catalano Square in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward as the crowd kicked-off holiday celebrations for the 35th Anniversary of “Christmas in the Ward” on Dec. 6. “I saw a lot of smiles in the crowd,” Kerissa Karnopp, a UW-Milwaukee student, said. “It looks like everyone is having a […]

Reproductive rights activists held a rally and march in downtown Milwaukee on Saturday, Nov.9 to fight for abortion rights and safe communities. The rally started at Red Arrow Park at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, and had a few hundred people all geared up in their jackets and hats to protest on the chilly […]

On a chilly Saturday morning, a group of university students stands outside an elderly resident’s home, rakes in hand and ready to help. Make a Difference Day, held every semester, brings together students, nonprofits, and volunteers with one goal: to assist Milwaukee’s elderly residents with tasks that can be difficult to manage on their own. […]