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In the City Hall public hearing room the night of April 20, the powerful words of grieving mothers were caught in the thick, humid air, leaving the room so quiet that you could hear their tears strike the public comment table.  “If it was your child that was killed, wouldn’t you want answers?” said Jacqueline […]

While former Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan spoke to an audience of students, faculty and community members at UW-Milwaukee’s Ballroom Thursday night, noise could be heard outside the Student Union where the UWM Distinguished Lecture Series discussion was taking place. The student organization – Students for a Democratic Society – held a scheduled […]

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone expressed fear and anger and says he’s going on offense, after Speaker Robin Vos refuses to fund Wisconsin universities without accountability measures over concerns of liberal indoctrination and a lack of diversity of ideas. In a meeting with the UW-Milwaukee University Committee, on March 14, regarding the budget for […]

On Monday, March 13, the UWM Techstore notified UWM police about a burglary that took place on Friday, March 10, after the store was closed due to a winter storm. The Tech Store is located in the UWM student union on the first floor and inside of the Panther Shop. The burglary was discovered after […]

If humans deserve a sweet treat once in a while, dogs should too. There’s a new ice cream bar in town that’s just for dogs. Sonnet Bayer has the story.

The Community and Economic Development Committee held a meeting on March 8th at Milwaukee’s City Hall discussing how people who contracted the coronavirus became unstably housed which caused a spike in the homeless population.   This committee typical deals with matters pertaining to community development, block grants, job development, business improvement districts, city public relations, […]

UWM Chancellor Mark Mone and students are worried about the recent announcement of a 5% tuition increase by the UW System President, as expressed by Mone during the Academic Staff Senate. At a time when many students face challenges due to high prices and taxes considering economic inflation, there’s an announcement by Mone during the […]

While many universities have wrapped up the fall semester and sent students home for the holidays, UW-Milwaukee students are in the midst of cramming for the stressful days ahead. Wednesday marks the final day of classes, but some students are assigned due dates and test times into next week. As this time of year can […]

With inflation on the rise, people are seeking new ways to fight increased costs this holiday season. This year, Thanksgiving dinner cost consumers 20% more than last year, according to data from the American Farm Bureau Federation. After a Thanksgiving marked by higher prices, this holiday season will likely continue to cost more for consumers. […]

The City-County Task Force on Climate and Economic Equality committed to finding ways to mitigate racial inequity through “green jobs” on Nov. 29 during the last “Community Climate Conversations” event. The recurring Community Climate Conversations have taken place at the Innovations and Wellness Commons in Milwaukee’s historic Lindsay Heights neighborhood. The purpose of this space […]

From a stop on the Underground Railroad to the classroom, a museum docent, a teacher and a professor give their take on the importance of teaching the truth about the history of slavery in America. This train is silent. Sometimes it moves fast – other times, slow. There is nowhere to wave goodbye to family […]

At the City-County Heroin, Opioid & Cocaine Task Force meeting mental health and drug initiative directors announced their results from 2022 and their plans to improve in 2023.  Milwaukee Fire Captain David Polachowski said for 2022 the total number of overdose related incidents from the Milwaukee Overdose Response Initiative.  Total attempted contact was 3200, successful […]