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For the kids of Gaenslen Elementary School and the New School for Community Service, a trip to the Milwaukee River would be excitement enough. But on this day there was something else for them to cheer about. Kevin Haugen reports.

Residents in Riverview Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee had the opportunity to donate blood for the Blood Center of Wisconsin. Jenna McGlin reports.

Complete coverage: multimedia website A range of people, old, young, black and white gather at the Body & Soul Healing Arts Center in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood.  The walls are bare and colorless as the place is in the process of being renovated.  “The House I Live In” documentary keeps everyone glued to the small […]

Madison officials said the annual Mifflin Street Block Party was banned, but students went ahead anyway with the controversial and previously violent spring celebration. Laurence Bell reports.

To promote her new book, Lessons From The Heartland, author and journalist Barbara J. Miner hosted a public dialogue sponsored by UWM in April. Attendees were encouraged to discuss problems plaguing Milwaukee Public Schools and public education in Wisconsin. Kali LaCount reports.

Abigail Cortez, 20, is standing in line with a friend waiting on a chance to talk with an employer. She’s bright-eyed and smiling and nothing about her demeanor says that she’s nervous. Cortez is a sophomore at UWM and is majoring in Global Studies with a certificate in international business. She’s dressed professionally and has […]

Domestic violence rose 48 percent in 2012, according to Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn. Flynn presented Milwaukee’s 2012 crime statistics to the public safety committee at a meeting Thursday morning. Flynn said this didn’t necessarily mean there was more domestic violence. After The Milwaukee Police Department collaborated with the Sojourner Family Peace Center and the […]

It’s very rare that Shaq Gilbert’s, 19, daily routine gets disrupted. This is why he immediately knew something was wrong when his foster mom, Maggie Walters, picked him up from work early. While getting into the front seat of the car, his usual friendly smile was replaced by a worried, uneasy frown. It didn’t take […]

As students, when we see snow on the forecast we dread hiking around campus and pray for a snow day that probably won’t come. While we anxiously scan the closings list, Director at Large Joseph Blankenheim and other members of Black Cat Ultimate head out with shovels and salt to help their friend Gayle. Black […]

The power of social media was on display at a Shorewood drugstore Tuesday as fans of The Ellen DeGeneres Show came out in droves hoping to catch a glimpse of the star. Michael Friday was there.

A holiday craft market at Milwaukee’s Sweet Water Organics supports a popular idea: buying local.

When you see a man who looks homeless, like the guy UWM students call the Bolton Bum, you may make a couple of assumptions. You may think that he is a failure and a drunk. You may think that he is mentally ill or that he wants your money. You may be wrong.