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The jurors heard two versions from the night of Aug. 25, 2020, as the prosecutor Thomas Binger and defense attorney Mark Richards gave their closing arguments in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial on Nov. 15, 2021.   Richards argued that the defendant’s behavior on the night of Aug. 25, 2020, is protected under the law of self-defense.   Richards said every person who was shot was […]

A Milwaukee County judge said that without a justice system, we have anarchy and chaos, when she sentenced Davante Doss to serve 60 years in state prison Thursday, for the killing of Fabian Guzman, a 16-year-old passenger from a car that Doss fired an AR-15 style rifle into after a minor traffic accident in Milwaukee […]

On November 21, Waukesha parade-goers watched in horror as an SUV plowed into crowds of marchers and onlookers. Six people were killed and dozens more injured. Now, the community is finding ways to move forward. Brady Jager reports.

There were several heated moments during the closing arguments in the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial that took place on Monday in Kenosha. The trial is coming to an end as several key witnesses and Rittenhouse himself took the stand in the previous two weeks.   Rittenhouse shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, as well as injuring Gaige Grosskreutz the night of Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha […]

Companies and institutions across the country are struggling to find workers. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has a big problem, too. Brianna Schubert reports.

The biggest crime spike this year in Milwaukee is car thefts. Milwaukee police data shows the city’s stolen car epidemic centers around two vehicle brands in particular: Kias and Hyundais. Seth Herlinger has the story.

A line of customers overflows into the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Student Union hallway from the Grind Café, as four baristas froth milk and pull espresso in a hurry. A student employee and a manager stand together at the cash register, taking orders behind a plexiglass window. There’s a sign taped to it that reads, “New […]

At around 4:30 on a Friday evening, the staff of Lazy Susan MKE, a casual fine dining restaurant in Bay View, is rushing to get set up for 5 p.m. opening. The servers are setting out menus, glasses and silverware, while the kitchen staff is in the back preparing for a busy night. The hustling […]

About 17 Christian missionaries were kidnapped more than a month ago in Haiti, they are alive, but still in jeopardy. On October 16, 2021, it was reported that a group of missionaries from Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries were kidnapped near the capital of Port-au-Prince in Haiti. The missionaries were leaving their visit from an orphanage […]

The Department of Dance faculty meeting revealed on Monday that the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Department of Dance is about to embark on a reaccreditation process from the National Associations of Schools of Dance. They have been accredited by the institution for the past 10 years, according to Chair of the department, Maria Gillespie. To be […]

A young prince chases the apparition of his father through a dark and dilapidated forest. The phantom demands that the prince avenges his death by killing his murdered, his dear brother Claudius before he disappears into a giant, rotting tree. Ariana Manghera, 21, plays the character of Hamlet in the first two acts, sharing the […]

The Department of Psychology Diversity Committee at UW-Milwaukee discussed a possible restructuring of the department committees and a desire to infuse activities that have been generated by the diversity committee over recent years.   Bonita Klein-Tasman, professor in the Department of Psychology, said they are trying to figure out how they can be more efficient at the department committee level.   “We want to be […]