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Accused Waukesha parade killer Darrell Brooks apologized to the judge on Monday morning for his behavior in the courtroom the previous week. Brooks, 40, is accused of killing six people by recklessly driving an SUV through the Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Sixty-two others were injured. “I would like to issue the court an apology […]

Following the preliminary hearing of Waukesha parade attack suspect Darrell Brooks in the Waukesha County court on Friday, Jan. 14, Court Commissioner Kevin Costello determined that there is sufficient evidence for trial. The state called upon one witness during the hearing, Detective Thomas Casey of the City of Waukesha Police Department. Casey, who has worked […]

What happens when September 11, 2001, is no longer a living memory to young people coming of age? That’s happened, as many of today’s college students were babies when the terrorist attacks occurred or not even born. A team of journalism students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, examined this question. Each student was assigned to […]

On April 20, 1992, 18-year-old Tommie Myles and his girlfriend were filling out applications at Northridge Mall during the morning. The Milwaukee native was about to graduate from Shorewood High School and was about to start his first year of college at UW-Milwaukee. Despite racial tensions that existed in Milwaukee during the time, Myles’ family […]

On Feb. 28, a carbon monoxide leak at a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee dormitory caused around 400 students to be evacuated, 17 of whom were hospitalized. The building, known as Cambridge Commons, lacked carbon monoxide detectors anywhere on its premises. The university’s higher-ups were unaware of the exposure until contacted by a concerned parent who requested […]

Top Gun: Maverick Studio: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Producers Director: Joseph Kosinski Release date: May 27, 2022 Starring: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Val Kilmer, Jennifer Connelly, Glen Powell, Monica Barbaro, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris Run time: 2 hours, 10 minutes Shot in Dolby and IMAX You know you’re sitting in a red […]

No one knows yet exactly what will change, but everyone who shopped at Gooseberries–Burlington’s most unusual and only remaining family-owned grocery–knows that something will. On May 30, the Spiegelhoff family sold the last of their stores, a loved, local business operating here for more than 100 years. We could all see it coming. We just […]

A new tattoo style has taken over the younger generation of tattooed people. It’s simple, it’s whimsical, and these new simplistic tattoos will hold up for years. Ignorant style tattoos have all line work, simple designs, with no color and typically, no shading. This street-art style of body modification was popularized by graffiti artist Fuzi […]