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The third floor of the Golda Meir Library on UW-Milwaukee’s campus is nearly silent. The only sound is typing on a keyboard or the occasional whisper between two students. On the far northeast corner, sitting at his favorite spot to do homework, is junior History major Nathan Brown. “My workload is a lot but honestly […]

Press members and patrons flocked around the bar at the Newsroom Pub to order a drink from a journalist this past Thursday for the Milwaukee Press Club’s annual Meet the Media event. The ‘celebrity bartenders’ poured beer and cocktails in honor of the MPC’s 137th anniversary. Meet the Media, created in 2006 by former club […]

A recent Marquette Law School Poll survey of Wisconsin revealed Sen. Ron Johnson leading in the U.S. Senate race over Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and a toss-up in the governor’s race between Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican Tim Michels. In last month’s poll, the Senate race was a close 49%-48% with Johnson in the […]

The Milwaukee Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee voted unanimously to approve the detailed planned development for a proposed Deer District music venue following their meeting on Oct. 25. This action will allow FPC Live and the Milwaukee Bucks to move forward with the first phase of development. The plans outline a 4,000-person capacity concert venue […]

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 […]