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Roughly a year after his 1966 graduation from Lakeside Lutheran High School, Paul Kuehl volunteered for the United States Army. The tall, athletic and handsome 19-year-old was sent from Hartford, Wisconsin to Fort Campbell in Kentucky for basic training and then to a military police platoon in Fort Gordon, Georgia. Members of Paul’s Platoon were […]

A police car raced through the outskirts of 60’s Germantown, in hot pursuit of a ‘64 Chevy Impala. But it wasn’t anything sinister, only the fast-paced hobby shared between an officer with a secret, and a high school car buff. John North had a passion for hot rods, commanding the Impala and a ‘48 Mercury […]

(Read the English version of this story here). Milwaukee – Reyna’s Events localizado en la seis y Nacional fue una vez más el lugarde otra emocionante noche de baile para la población latina del lado sur de Milwaukee; ya que fue sede de la Banda Regional Mexicano conocido como Los Originales de San Juan en […]

Pfc. Gerold Schaeffer died in combat at the young age of 21 in 1966. The story of Gerold’s life is shaped by siblings’ memories, which often revolve around stories about Gerold and his identical twin brother, George, who also served in Vietnam. In many aspects, the twins from West Bend were quite inseparable. The two […]

Anger and sadness filled a Milwaukee County Courtroom as a judge sentenced 19-year-old Troy Tiedke and 17-year-old Dominik Czerwinski on May 6 for their roles in the bizarre events that led to the hit-and-run death of 35-year-old Reeanna Ramazini last November. According to the criminal complaint, Tiedke, Czerwinski and Czerwinski’s girlfriend Star Boots were driving […]

After losing her mother to sickness, a young girl with Down syndrome is now separated from her family and institutionalized into a group home after suffering the loss of her last close relative, Matthew Glassford. On May 11, Terry Blunt awaited his final sentencing after murdering 48-year-old Glassford in an armed robbery. The victim’s mother […]

Alderman Nik Kovac moved to hold the decision of repaving, replacing curb and adding additional green space and sidewalk on E. Nash Street to N. Fratney Street after hearing Milwaukee jobs would be affected along with the committee voting to agree his decision. “There’s a lot of good things going on in this city,” said […]

When you think of a place on campus where you could grab a beer or two and hang out with friends, you will probably think of the Gasthaus before anywhere else. However, what most students don’t know is that the Gasthaus is actually one of 20 UWM facilities approved for alcohol service. You wouldn’t think […]

Comedian and host of the Daily Show Trevor Noah headlined the Campus Activity Board’s Comedy show at the Milwaukee Theatre on April 16. The event was available for free to all UW-Milwaukee students, and it drew more than 1,100 people. Two weeks prior to the event, UWM and CAB announced the free event to students […]

The Capital Improvements Committee approved requests for the 2017 budget to help build Milwaukee libraries and improve important structures in the city. The agenda for this meeting was the discussion of various requests for funds that have come to this committee to be approved. City entities such as the Fire Department or the city attorney […]

Misconception is rampant in today’s world. Many examples of it exist through social media, as certain objects, people and other things are given a bad reputation due to stereotypes and other judgment. A common example of this is the game of paintball. A large majority of people may describe paintball as a sport for children. […]

Perseverance through personal and organizational turmoil has defined UW-Milwaukee women’s soccer graduated midfielder Kelsey Holbert, and that drive has earned her some well-deserved hardware. Holbert, who was a team captain during her redshirt senior season last fall and graduated in December, received women’s Senior Student-Athlete of the Year, James Wright Special Recognition, and the Faculty […]