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The City of New Bedford is home to the wealthiest fishing port on the east coast. With commercial fishing at the core of its economy, is there room for a new industry? Dominique Hamilton has the story.

The Port of New Bedford is home to the wealthiest commercial fishing industry in the country. As the dominant port on the east coast, New Bedford has one of the best industrial working waterfronts with services that completely support marine industrial businesses. These shoreside services include fueling, icing, seafood harvesting, offloading, processing and more. The […]

The Power of Stories in Advancing Reproductive Justice event took on Monday, April 24 at the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, which featured a community panel that discussed and reflected on how story telling is a tool for reproductive justice work.   According to the pamphlet handed out at the event, the two […]

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee sent out an email to students regarding an increase in overdose deaths due to fentanyl in the Milwaukee community, according to the update, since last week Saturday at least 18 people have died of suspected drug overdoses.   Two students, Logan Rachwal and Cade Reddington who were both freshmen, passed away in […]

The Milwaukee Police and Fire Commission discussed possibilities for a change in policy when releasing officer body camera footage after critical incidents during a public meeting on Thursday. Before the meeting began, grieving mothers and protesters from the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression rallied in front of Milwaukee City Hall in support of […]

With summer approaching, it’s always nice to find something cold to drink. In recent years, craft beer has become more popular across the country and it is no different in Wisconsin. There are many local craft breweries and they continue to expand production and innovate. Joshua Groninger has the story.

In Chicago, the Community Food Navigator gathered people to celebrate a just food system, grow new relationships and get seeds started for urban growing spaces.

UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone blames lobbying practices of the State Building Commission for UW-Milwaukee’s $181 million-dollar project’s short comings in the Governor’s Budget while the Building Commission says otherwise. In a meeting on March 14 with the UW-Milwaukee University Commitee, Chancellor Mone discussed the importance of the Health Sciences Project. According to Mone it will […]

There is just something so special about the Wisconsin Northwoods. Snow blizzards blanket the land in winter months, birds beep and tweet during the springtime, fish wiggle and whirl down summer streams and fall foliage christens the cool autumn air. The pure beauty of the land makes time stop and busy brains quiet. However, that […]

Officials of the Lac du Flambeau tribe barricaded four town roads on Jan. 31, cutting off access to both tribal and non-tribal residents on the reservation. Tribal officials put up the barricades after decade-long negotiations to secure new right of way easements failed. Tribal President John Johnson explained in a press release that the title […]

LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wisconsin — “This is a sacred piece of land because it was given to us by the creator, everything on this land is sacred sustenance; for them it’s just recreation,” said tribal member Tom Maulson in an interview after the town board meeting held on March 11th. As of the 11th, the […]