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A room in the Milwaukee County Courthouse is filled entirely on the left side with people, many of which wore buttons bearing the picture of Jessica Ellenberger and her 4-year-old daughter Madyson Marshel. The court began after a defense attorney pleaded with the judge that his client waived his right to be present during his […]

During the time commonly called the apocalypse of retail, Yellow Wood has opened in Milwaukee’s northern suburb of Whitefish Bay and is defying the fate of many similar retail stores. The shop was opened by business partners Martin Stilling and Moshe Katz in September of 2015 and has become a neighborhood hot spot in under […]

The College of Letters and Science is the last school at UWM still struggling with the budget crisis, according to the University Committee’s last meeting on May 16. The hope was that the college of Letters and Science can beat the crisis by appointing a new Dean for the school. As reported by the Provost Johannes Britz over a […]

Variety named the UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts one of their “Stellar Film Schools in 2017.” Here’s what they had to say: “The program places a dual focus on the theoretical and practical worlds of filmmaking. Because of the program’s commitment to transforming its students into expressive filmmakers with a mature grasp on creative, […]

Members of the Milwaukee community gathered on the third floor of City Hall on the morning of May 12th, with questions and concerns for the task force about those who struggle with heroin, opioid and cocaine addiction. The City-County heroin, opioid and cocaine task force addressed grants and federal funding for recovery programs and rehabilitation centers. Some […]

At Betty Brinn Children’s Museum Neighborhood Night, parents and caretakers were urged to take the initiative, regardless of economic status, to prompt brain development in their children. Every third Thursday of the month, Betty Brinn Children’s Museum collaborates with the Herzfeld Foundation to host its free Neighborhood Night from 5-8 p.m. at the museum. Betty […]

For his sentencing, convicted murderer Patrick Fowler styled his hair in devil horns. As he was brought in to the courtroom in a wheelchair, the people assembled, which included court security and members of the victims’ family, gasped in shock at the hairdo. Chillingly, Fowler, sentenced May 5 to life in prison without possibility of […]

By Rachel Stuplich Yo, Ho, Ho, and A Plot Over Done Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales A Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures release made by Walt Disney Pictures, partnered by Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Based on Pirates of the Caribbean by Walt Disney, with characters created by Ted Elliot, Terry Rossio, Stuart […]

The Milwaukee Brewers have been heating up in their quest for a spot in this season’s playoffs and they have these UW-Milwaukee students hopeful for more to come. https://youtu.be/IFqp9bdv4hs&w=700&rel=0  

UWM students address their student loan battles and concerns over the growing national student loan debt. https://youtu.be/OZxBo5EuoJw&w=700&rel=0  

UW-Milwaukee students talk about how they feel about working while being a full time student.