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Walking across the UW-Milwaukee campus, students rush past one another, feeling the tension of homework, exams, internships, and balancing their newfound adult life in the air. Many are in their own bubble with music at the loudest setting playing through earbuds, as they march on to their next obligation. All heads turn, and all isolation […]

Alternative transportation is something that has seen a lot of growth in cities like Milwaukee over the last several years. Bublr Bikes, a nonprofit local to Milwaukee, recently doubled its fleet in May 2025 to over 200 dedicated bike stations in the city, according to a Bublr Bikes press release. Along with the expansion of […]

While fall settles over UWM, the campus fills with the familiar shuffle of students layered in hoodies and jackets. As we adjust to the temperature, wildlife moves with the season, too. Squirrels sprint across pavement, deer cut through neighborhood parks, and smaller animals rush to prepare for winter. This year, like many before it, that […]

Morgan Geyser, the woman who was found not guilty by mental disease or defect for the 2014 Slenderman attempted murder stabbing and committed to 40 years of mental confinement, has been found in Illinois after she allegedly cut off her ankle monitor and escaped from her Madison group home, Madison Police Department confirmed Sunday night. […]

College students worry that the loss of food assistance would make it harder to afford both groceries and their education as Wisconsin challenges the Trump-era SNAP cuts. With Thanksgiving just days away, Jadah Webb isn’t planning a big dinner; she’s hoping she’ll have enough to make one at all. The 22-year-old Mount Mary University student […]

The fight against breast cancer is making strides in Milwaukee. Hundreds turned out at Henry Maier Festival Park for the 30th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Media Milwaukee’s Leslie Nicolas-Miletty shows us how the community is walking with purpose.

The LGBTQ+ Resource Center at UWM offers space for students to receive support and join community.The center also hosts events like the Coming Out Monologues, which is an open mic night where students can share stories or express themselves creatively in a safe, affirming environment. Ethan Ainley reports the story.

The City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW) organized an open-house style public involvement meeting at MSOE Diercks Hall on October 7, 2025, and presented their current design of the North Water Street Project, which will be a full reconstruction of N. Water Street from E. Kilbourn Avenue to E. Pleasant Street.  At this […]

Milwaukee is a city that many residents complain is creatively slept on. In the midst of that slumber, artists like Emmitt James emerge to wake up the scene like a tall glass of locally produced cold brew. Mixing the grassroots with the gargantuan, James is showing what it means for an independent artist to bet on […]

Jamaica was hit hard this past week by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. Hurricane Melissa is the 3rd-worst hurricane in Atlantic history according to the National Hurricane Center. The Jamaican airports were no exception to the destruction caused by Melissa, as many of them had roofs and parts of buildings destroyed. However, starting on Saturday, Nov. […]

Daniel Naroditsky is dead at age 29; he was known as the grandmaster of chess. The cause of Naroditsky’s passing is still a unknown, with no information available yet. He was the youngest chess author when he released his strategy book, “Mastering Complex Endgames: Practical Lessons on Critical Ideas & Plans.” In 2013, his commitment […]

A 19-year-old former Assumption University freshman hacker of PowerSchool has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to the cyber attack on Canadian school districts, according to the North Carolina Attorney General. Matthew D. Lane has been ordered to pay $14 million in restitution after affecting more than 60 million students and […]