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Milwaukee has made efforts to implement new speed bumps throughout the city with the intention of reducing reckless driving.   Mayor Cavalier Johnson has implemented a Vision Zero plan, with the goal of zero traffic fatalities in Milwaukee.  The intention is to produce safe roadways to help keep traffic calm and under control.   The Milwaukee Department […]

WAUKESHA – Waukesha Christmas parade defendant Darrell Brooks Jr. began began Monday’s legal proceedings by apologizing to everyone in the courtroom for his behavior in the first week of the trial. Darrell Brooks faces 76 charges, including six counts of first-degree intentional homicide, after allegedly driving his SUV through the Waukesha Christmas Parade in November […]

An October Marquette University Law School Poll study found that among likely voters, Sen. Ron Johnson has 52% support and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes has 46%, while the governor’s race is even closer, and voter turnout may be the tipping point. Eighty-four percent of Republicans say they are absolutely certain to vote or have already […]

Throughout the past two months, the leader of Russia Vladimir Putin has made repeated threats that Russia is ready to use any means necessary, including the use of nuclear weapons, in order to defend the regions in Ukraine in which Russia has claimed to have annexed, according to the New York Post.  While the White […]

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students expressed nuanced views on the issues, and they broke down across political lines when asked who they supported for Wisconsin governor in midterm 2022. Some wanted Democratic Gov. Tony Evers (who ended up winning). Others supported his Republican opponent, businessman Tim Michels. A team of UWM journalism students set out to […]

Witness testimony continued Monday morning, Oct. 10 in the Darrell Brooks trial who is charged in the November 2021 Waukesha Christmas parade attack. Before the jury came out, Brooks issued a court apology for his actions last week, “It’s emotional for the families involved, my family and myself and I should carry myself better. I […]

Former President Barack Obama came to Milwaukee on Saturday to energize young Wisconsin voters and strengthen the odds for Gov. Tony Evers in the governor’s race against Republican Tim Michels and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in the Senate race against Republican Sen. Ron Johnson. Obama’s appearance was the latest stop in a series of rallies […]

A new Jeffrey Dahmer show has recently aired on Netflix; Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. With the airing of this new series, it reintroduced a narrative perpetuating to build a memorial for Dahmer’s innocent victims.   Although at face value a memorial may be the solution to honor these victims, it has been established […]

On a typical day at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Golda Meir Library, many students can be found sitting behind a laptop or an open notebook, studying for their courses while listening to music or lectures through a pair of headphones. Despite the fact that students often spend hours at a time in the space, some […]

The county commissioner found probable cause on 77 charges against Darrell Brooks on Friday, Jan. 14 during the preliminary trial regarding the Waukesha Christmas Parade.  Brooks is accused of driving a car through Waukesha’s Christmas Parade resulting in six people dead and recklessly endangering 61 people. The prosecution added dozens of charges of reckless endangerment […]

One of the most common tropes about college students is that they are always tired. In a survey conducted by the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee last year, sleep ranked in the top five health categories students wanted more information about.  In response, UWM’s Student Health and Wellness Center hosted the “Become a Super Sleeper” event on […]

WAUKESHA – Waukesha Police Detective Thomas Casey recounted pounding on the hood of Waukesha Christmas parade suspect Darrell Brooks’ SUV, begging him to stop, at the preliminary hearing on Friday after County Court Commissioner Kevin Costello announced 72 new charges. Costello spent seven minutes listing each new count to Brooks, who sat in a red […]