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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 […]

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 […]

Students at UWM gather around the Union Concourse for an event held by the Women’s Resource Center. It is time for their annual Feminist Flea Market event.  This event has a recent archive at the WRC, dating back to 2018, confirming a history of at least seven years.  On Dec 2, over 20 local vendors, ranging […]

The Board of Regents had a meeting on Aug. 5 to extend funding for Telehealth services at all UW schools except for UW-Madison, which has supplemental Telehealth services. The request is a four-year contract that would anticipate funding of $6.1 million in the first two years and $6.7 million in the last two years.  Lua […]

UW-Milwaukee’s humanities department is in a “crisis of the humanities” after losing nearly half a million in federal financial support due to cuts, according to a dean of the humanities at the university.   UWM’s Center for 21st Century Studies (C21) hosted a State of the Humanities panel on Oct. 30, which explored how Milwaukee citizens […]

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 […]

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 […]

Temperatures across the Midwest have been warmer than average at this time of year. Milwaukee experienced record high temperatures in the 80s this October, when many would begin to expect falling leaves and apple cider. Media Milwaukee’s Natalie Chudzik explores how locals are adjusting to the warmer temperatures.

How different generations see 9/11/01 can be very eye-opening.

Hundreds of people waited outside the Port Washington City Hall, as protestors held signs saying “No Data Center” and “Stay away from our water” in an effort to raise concerns about energy and environmental impacts of a new data center that was approved by the city. Mayor Ted Neitzke IV says the economic effect is […]