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Three people have died after a suspected outbreak of the hantavirus aboard the British cruise vessel MV Hondius sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization said on Sunday. In a public statement on X, the organization confirmed that a laboratory verified case was traced from a passenger aboard the ship, and that there […]

Young people rely on caffeine to stay awake during long hours of studying or to boost exercise performance. Medical professionals and students alike worry that energy drinks can have adverse effects on college students and teens.  “It’s very rare but [high amounts of caffeine] can cause sudden death in certain people,” said Dr. Waheeb Ahmad, […]

Supreme Court Justice Chris Taylor won over the voters of Wisconsin in April after running a successful grassroots campaign that prioritized the future of young voters and the preservation of democracy. “I want to tell every young voter, in college or not, that this is an election about their future,” said Taylor when asked what […]

The City of Milwaukee Public Safety and Health Committee moved forward Thursday with a major plan to spend opioid settlement funds. During an April 30 meeting at City Hall, committee members voted to recommend the adoption of a substitution resolution authorizing the spending of opioid settlement money received through nationwide legal settlements with opioid manufacturers […]

For a lot of students, the first semester of college doesn’t go the way they planned. New city, new environment, no familiar faces and suddenly the grades that came easily in high school aren’t coming so easily anymore. Students stumble in their first semester, falling into a GPA hole so deep that some never climb […]

Spring had finally arrived, but with a downside. Milwaukee saw sunny skies and high 70s during the day, thunderstorms and softball-sized hail at night. But a preview of summer weather was pushing people out of their homes. On 414-day, people flocked to the nearest Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop for free cone day. In […]

A solitary hospital bed is illuminated in the middle of a room. The mattress is thin and hard, like a prison slab. The lights are dim and the room is cold.  After a moment, a pregnant woman in a gray sweatsuit waddles in, her arm tightly held by a guard in a dark uniform. The sound of the heavy shackles she wears fills the room as they cut off circulation in […]

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student died in a Sandburg Residence Hall on the morning of Sunday, April 19. According to a report obtained from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office, the student was 19-year-old Thomas R. Tatterson. Tatterson’s obituary stated that Tatterson was a nursing student at UWM, […]

Nikita Casap sat in a jail jumpsuit, making his initial appearance with his attorneys Maura McMahon and Nicole Ostrowski as the judge listed off a multitude of charges Casap is facing in relation to the murder of his mother and stepfather in early March 2025. The 17-year-old showed little to no reaction as the judge […]

A new Marquette Law School poll shows a clear majority of Wisconsin voters disapprove of recent U.S. military strikes on Iran, raising questions about public support for escalating conflict in the Middle East. According to the survey conducted March 11–18, 61% of registered voters disapprove of the attacks, while just 39% approve. The strikes, ordered […]

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he’d ask privately for King Charles III to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond in a press conference on Wednesday.  “If I were to speak to the king separately from that [event], I would probably encourage him to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond,” said Mamdani, an Indian-American, before a ceremony commemorating 9/11.  The large jewel was described by India as a “valued piece of art with strong roots in our nation’s history,” according […]

King Charles III walked into the U.S. House chamber on April 28 and did something few expected from a monarch delivering a diplomatic address while also joking around with Congress. The king’s remarks to a joint meeting of Congress marked only the second time in history a British monarch has spoken before the American legislature. […]