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Desiree Sims spent more than 18 years serving in both the Army and Navy, from emergency rooms stateside to running a clinic at Guantanamo Bay. Jessica Garza served eight years as a human resources specialist, including a deployment to Afghanistan during one of the deadliest periods of the war. This Women’s History Month, both Milwaukee-area […]

Milwaukee residents demanded that Flock cameras be removed from the streets at the Fire and Police Commission meeting on March 5 at Milwaukee City Hall. “I think that it’s a really great day when a room can be this full,” said Ajak Johnson, a resident who spoke during the meeting. “But I think that it’s […]

Domestic violence incidents are rising at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with a recent arrest at Sandburg Residence Hall highlighting a growing pattern of alleged violence reported on campus, particularly within student housing. An 18-year-old man was arrested Feb. 1 at Sandburg Residence Hall after police responded to an alleged domestic violence incident, according to a […]

The recent years have shown a rise in the usage of artificial intelligence that has many students, educators and parents alike wondering if this new technology is a benefit or a burden in the classroom setting. According to an article in the World Economic Forum, 71% of teachers and 65% of students say that AI […]

A court hearing on Friday, April 4, 2025, set Nikita Casap’s bail at $1 million after his initial criminal complaint was amended to include two accounts of first-degree intentional murder for the murder of Tatiana Casap and Donald Mayer, the defendant’s mother and stepfather. The Waukesha County Court Commissioner, Christopher Bailey, stated in the hearing that […]

At each design input session, Chia Vang and Kelly Haag were faced with the same question from crowd members: “Why?” Why, that is, was the university determined to merge and get rid of a series of popular student identity centers. The pair always referred to data that a general student center will improve student retention […]

Ty Whiteley, a former Phi Sigma Kappa member and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student, is facing a battery charge in relation to a police report filed on Feb. 13, 2026. Whiteley, 20, is accused by his former girlfriend of battery after an incident that occurred at Whiteley’s residence, listed in the criminal complaint. He is innocent […]

Ask just about any American what the state of Wisconsin is known for and you’re likely to get the same answer: cheese. However, Wisconsin also hosts a quiet industry built around hemp, the industrious, un-sexy cousin of the plant Snoop Dogg once encouraged his fans to smoke every day. Hemp, like marijuana, is a member […]

Port Washington Common Council meetings have lit up with heated debates over the OpenAI data center that is reported to break ground with construction in the next year.  “It seems like public service isn’t on the menu for you guys,” said an anonymous resident. “So, I’ll simply ask: do you guys have a conscience? Do […]

As artificial intelligence begins to move into the dairyland, Wisconsinites have questions. Ordinary common council meetings that once seldomly welcomed an audience have started to overflow with residents desperate for answers on data centers coming to their often small or rural communities. The only Wisconsin legislation that even mentions data centers relates to tax incentives. […]

Kenosha’s City Hall was standing room only as residents packed the Common Council chambers to voice concerns on Microsoft’s proposed data center on the west side of the county on Nov. 17. Among many concerns, multiple citizen comments raised issues with transparency, environmental impacts and increased cost of living. Several people advocated for a vote […]

Vast fields of grass with generational history lay desolate. Lonely, abandoned houses sit in wait to be demolished. The land is fated to become an Artificial Intelligence Data Center. Where houses once stood, large warehouse-sized buildings will be constructed. Instead of the distant sound of tractors and combines running, it will be replaced with the […]