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The “before” and “after” reality of the pandemic in MKE.

A day in the life of Chief Jenny Minter at the Mount Horeb Area Joint Fire Department could not be more different from just a few months ago. With the COVID-19 virus reaching this small town, the department now needs to wear masks, add more cleaning chores to their list and install hand sanitizer stations. […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused businesses to close, sports to suspend activities and schools to transfer online. Because high schools are shut down, seniors will not be able to attend defining high school events. Ryan Pollak reports.

When facing a pandemic like the one at hand, schools have been forced to navigate a situation unlike anything they’ve experienced before. As a result of the COVID-19 virus, many students have been forced out of their dorms and back into their parents’ homes. Others have been stuck inside to quarantine in their college towns. […]

Media Milwaukee reporters interviewed food service workers, nurses, teachers, students and health care aides to learn how Wisconsinites are coping with Covid-19. “To be honest with you, I’m worried about everybody.” Buffalo Wild Wings shift manager Jasmine Dickerson tells Everett Eaton about living with fear — and a smaller paycheck. “It sure isn’t the same […]

The water of the Milwaukee River cascading over the Kletzsch Park Dam in Glendale is first heard before it can be seen. One could mistake the dam for a natural waterfall rather than a man-made installation. Oak trees estimated to be more than one hundred years old stand on the west bank of the river, indicating the area’s rich history. Built […]

The National Basketball Association announced March 11, that the remainder of the season has been suspended indefinitely following the news that Utah Jazz Forward Rudy Gobert has tested positive for Covid-19. As first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the NBA has suspended all games. Players for the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder, who […]

UW-Milwaukee’s Lubar Entrepreneurship Center hosted a Diverse Ideas Talk featuring the Franciscan Peacemakers to talk about the root causes and solutions for trafficking and to foster discussion and empower women. The Franciscan Peacemakers work to provide a pathway to a sustainable, healthy, safe and productive life for women engaging in prostitution due to trauma, human […]

Conversations about potential employment filled the Wisconsin Room at UW-Milwaukee between employers and potential employees at the Diversity Career Fair Thursday morning to late afternoon. Hair: clean cut. Dress code: on point. Attitude: confident and full of initiative. Vanaro Thorn is a senior at DePaul University in Chicago and sophomore at UWM. He is father […]

While the sudden death last Sunday of basketball star Kobe Bryant has left many mourning, it has also left a hole burning in many pockets. Nike’s online store has sold out of all Kobe Bryant related material, according to an article from CNN. This phenomena of heightened product sales after a celebrity death is nothing […]

Are you the type of resident that’s happy about all these scooters around town? Or would you rather have them off the streets? You can voice your opinion because the Department of Public Works is asking people to give feedback, evaluate the effectiveness, and safety of dockless scooters in Milwaukee.  Malana Perkins has more.

An already difficult task, parking in Milwaukee is getting harder. More than likely, many people reading this were caught off guard by a newly enforced parking ordinance. Jodie Filenius has the story.