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The Milwaukee Press Club announced gold, silver and bronze winners at the 92nd Gridiron Awards event for Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism, held May 6 at The Pfister Hotel. UW-Milwaukee students won a total of 27 collegiate awards in print, video, audio and online categories, more than any other university. The award-winning stories are reported, written […]

The housing market has changed drastically over the last couple of months leading to fewer houses available and the prices of those houses increasing. Jamie Winsted has the story.

A local religious group is taking a stand in support of racial justice and equality. “Black Lives are Sacred MKE” held it’s 69th public witness event. Cherita Booker with the story.

On Nov. 30, 2021, the University Committee for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee gave their approval for the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but are strongly urging that further disciplinary steps are specified, and that the dean or dean’s designee have these conversations with those concerned faculty members.  “All UWM employees must receive their COVID-19 vaccine shots and provide proof […]

The Milwaukee office of Violence Prevention hosted the third annual “Love Without Violence” conference, a three-day conference with a variety of speakers and organizations hosted on Zoom to speak out against domestic violence and avoidance of it.  Only a week before the conference, Major Harris, a 3-year old boy, and his mother, Mallory Muenzenberger, were […]

A Milwaukee County judge said that without a justice system, we have anarchy and chaos, when she sentenced Davante Doss to serve 60 years in state prison Thursday, for the killing of Fabian Guzman, a 16-year-old passenger from a car that Doss fired an AR-15 style rifle into after a minor traffic accident in Milwaukee […]

The biggest crime spike this year in Milwaukee is car thefts. Milwaukee police data shows the city’s stolen car epidemic centers around two vehicle brands in particular: Kias and Hyundais. Seth Herlinger has the story.

The Department of Dance faculty meeting revealed on Monday that the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Department of Dance is about to embark on a reaccreditation process from the National Associations of Schools of Dance. They have been accredited by the institution for the past 10 years, according to Chair of the department, Maria Gillespie. To be […]

The Department of Psychology Diversity Committee at UW-Milwaukee discussed a possible restructuring of the department committees and a desire to infuse activities that have been generated by the diversity committee over recent years.   Bonita Klein-Tasman, professor in the Department of Psychology, said they are trying to figure out how they can be more efficient at the department committee level.   “We want to be […]

The UMW-Student Water council hosted a clean up of the Kinnickinnic River Trail to spread awareness about the importance of keeping Wisconsin Rivers free of trash. Haley Osness has the story.

Cedarburg is planning to renovate Willowbrook Park and is raising funds for the project with help from Cedarburg Friends of Parks and Recreation and one of Wisconsinites’ favorite activities. Grayson Sewell has the story.

In 2020, residents in assisted living facilities were visited by loved ones in innovative ways, such as apartment windows, phone calls and other interactive digital means. Now, as the world opens with the accessibility to vaccinations, these facilities are continuing to struggle in both employment and life satisfaction for residents.  UWM Student Alexis Carr, 20, […]