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“They are using hungry families as hostages, and it’s unconscionable,” said Ayisha Hale. Hale, 36, is a single mother of two growing boys and a FoodShare recipient who depends entirely on the benefits to supplement her income. The prolonged federal government shutdown had threatened to leave hundreds of thousands of low-income families across Wisconsin without […]

A new bipartisan bill passed through the state Legislature allows cars used in reckless driving incidents to be towed on the first offense. Vehicles can be impounded after the driver is arrested or issued a citation. If fines are not paid after 90 days, the vehicle will be destroyed. The fee to get a car […]

The U.S. Department of Education is transferring functions of the Office of Elementary and Postsecondary Education to the Department of Labor. The department also plans to move the Office of Special Education to the Department of Health and Human Services   There have been interagency agreements for the departments of Labor, Interior, and Health and […]

MILWAUKEE – The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee hosted an opening event program for its “Violins of Hope: Call and Response” exhibition on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 3, with a program that intertwined Holocaust history, musical performance and the personal stories of the Jewish musicians who played on those instruments in acts of resistance and resilience […]

The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee International Committee approved a new student exchange agreement with a South Korean university on Dec. 4, as members discussed how the campus is addressing the nationwide decline in international student enrollment. The committee met on Thursday at 9 a.m. in Garland 104 and on Microsoft Teams to review a proposed bilateral exchange […]

Students file into the first floor of UW-Milwaukee’s Garland Hall and move down a buffet line manned by staffers from the Center for International Student Education (CIE). Mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, macaroni and turkey are piled onto each plate in celebration of the CIE’s Friendsgiving event. Students greet one another while walking down narrow hallways […]

In the Food Center & Pantry in the UW-Milwaukee Student Union, nonperishable items line the shelves: bagged rice, canned green beans, canned corn and boxed pasta. On one wall are a few freezers with signs taped to them stating that students are allowed to take only one item from each. But this is not the […]

MILWAUKEE,Wis-  UWM has decided that students must pay the international fee after the admission to any program. F-1 students who are enrolled in school for the semester usually invest in financial support, residential housing and stable living to be successful in their school career. Although most international students pursue this route for future achievements, it […]

The City of Milwaukee Health Department announced that the Sexual and Reproductive Health (STI) Clinic at Keenan Health Center would be temporarily closed due to ongoing staffing issues until February 2026. The clinic’s temporary closure went into effect immediately. According to Milwaukee District 3 Alderman Alex Brower, the clinic sees about 30 patients every day. Brower also […]

On Wednesday, a judge for the southern district of New York granted the Justice Department’s request to unseal more of the Epstein files related to his 2019 sex trafficking cases, according to reporting by Associated Press. According to the decision, the files must be unsealed by Dec. 19. Associated Press reported U.S. District Judge Richard […]

New video has emerged from the heist that took place at the Louvre early Sunday morning showing the thieves using a high-powered saw to cut into the case holding the French crown jewels. In a tale that feels more like a scene from a Wes Anderson film than reality, a four-person team pulled off a […]

Down a rustic dirt road covered by pine trees, in West Bend, WI, tucked away are tigers, moose, and all other kinds of animals. A place meant to educate visitors about nature and wildlife has been part of a dispute that is now headed to court in August 2026. There are over 800 animals that […]