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Kyle Rittenhouse broke down crying on the stand Wednesday as he testified that he feared for his own safety prior to killing two men and injuring one with his rifle during the 2020 civil unrest in Kenosha. On Aug. 25, 2020, Illinois teenager Kyle Rittenhouse, 17 at the time, was in Kenosha during protests following […]

With gas prices being at their highest point in nearly a decade, many drivers are left wondering why it costs so much to fill up, and how long this price increase will last. Matt Gotsch has the story.

The Kyle Rittenhouse trial wrapped up just before the weekend, leaving a community divided. Seth Herlinger has the story on the scene outside the courthouse and reactions of people who gathered there during this week.

Oct. 1, 1971, was a memorable day in the history of theme parks and Orlando tourism as Walt Disney World opened its gates for the very first time. 50 years later, Walt Disney World (WDW) sprawls across nearly 42 square miles and welcomes 50 million visitors annually to the Most Magical Place on Earth.  To commemorate […]

The UMW-Student Water council hosted a clean up of the Kinnickinnic River Trail to spread awareness about the importance of keeping Wisconsin Rivers free of trash. Haley Osness has the story.

Cedarburg is planning to renovate Willowbrook Park and is raising funds for the project with help from Cedarburg Friends of Parks and Recreation and one of Wisconsinites’ favorite activities. Grayson Sewell has the story.

Community members along with UW-Milwaukee faculty and students stood behind safety bars as they watched the last couple of stones being installed in the new Electa Quinney Institute Fire Circle last Tuesday.   Celeste Clark, the multicultural student success coordinator at UWM, said she was so excited when she saw the first stone being placed that she had to take a picture of it.   “It was a historical event for […]

In 2020, residents in assisted living facilities were visited by loved ones in innovative ways, such as apartment windows, phone calls and other interactive digital means. Now, as the world opens with the accessibility to vaccinations, these facilities are continuing to struggle in both employment and life satisfaction for residents.  UWM Student Alexis Carr, 20, […]

The City of Milwaukee’s Public Health and Safety Committee held a meeting Thursday in which they unanimously voted to approve an agreement that will unite Milwaukee with the Gun Safety Consortium, a group committed to the development and testing of gun safety technology.   The agreement is largely a product of Milwaukee’s ongoing four-year partnership with Common Ground, a Wisconsin-based affiliate of the IAF […]

Justin Blake, Jacob Blake’s Uncle, came to UWM on Tuesday to speak to UWM students and to protest the dropped charges in the Jacob Blake case.  The UW-Milwaukee chapter of Students for Democratic Society (SDS) organized the rally on Tuesday in Spaights Plaza to promote CPAC and demand justice for Jacob Blake.  In August 2020, a 29-year-old black man, Jacob Blake, was shot several […]

A gunman open fired and killed a woman, mother of three, and wounded 14 others right before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a Tennessee Kroger yesterday. Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane identified the gunman as Uk Thang, 29, a third-party vendor for Kroger. Lane did not want to give out the name on […]

Uk Thang, 29, was responsible for the mass shooting that occurred on Sept. 23 in Collierville, Tennessee said police. There were 15 victims in the shooting; of the 15, 10 were employees and five were customers. 14 victims were wounded, and Olivia King died after initially being in critical condition. Eight of the wounded patients […]