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On an unseasonably warm day in the middle of December, an unexpected call breaks through the sound of the rain’s consistent tapping on the window. A woman’s voice rings out, laced with years of memories and sentiment. “I’ve talked with my daughters and we all agree that I owe it to Tom to tell his […]

As authorities launched an aggressive search for the killers of Laylah Petersen, the 5-year-old Milwaukee girl who was shot twice in the head while sitting on her grandfather’s lap inside her own home, one of the alleged murderers was already in gun court: For another shooting that occurred the month before Laylah was slain. Carl […]

Roughly a year after his 1966 graduation from Lakeside Lutheran High School, Paul Kuehl volunteered for the United States Army. The tall, athletic and handsome 19-year-old was sent from Hartford, Wisconsin to Fort Campbell in Kentucky for basic training and then to a military police platoon in Fort Gordon, Georgia. Members of Paul’s Platoon were […]

A police car raced through the outskirts of 60’s Germantown, in hot pursuit of a ‘64 Chevy Impala. But it wasn’t anything sinister, only the fast-paced hobby shared between an officer with a secret, and a high school car buff. John North had a passion for hot rods, commanding the Impala and a ‘48 Mercury […]

(Read the English version of this story here). Milwaukee – Reyna’s Events localizado en la seis y Nacional fue una vez más el lugarde otra emocionante noche de baile para la población latina del lado sur de Milwaukee; ya que fue sede de la Banda Regional Mexicano conocido como Los Originales de San Juan en […]

Anger and sadness filled a Milwaukee County Courtroom as a judge sentenced 19-year-old Troy Tiedke and 17-year-old Dominik Czerwinski on May 6 for their roles in the bizarre events that led to the hit-and-run death of 35-year-old Reeanna Ramazini last November. According to the criminal complaint, Tiedke, Czerwinski and Czerwinski’s girlfriend Star Boots were driving […]

After losing her mother to sickness, a young girl with Down syndrome is now separated from her family and institutionalized into a group home after suffering the loss of her last close relative, Matthew Glassford. On May 11, Terry Blunt awaited his final sentencing after murdering 48-year-old Glassford in an armed robbery. The victim’s mother […]

Misconception is rampant in today’s world. Many examples of it exist through social media, as certain objects, people and other things are given a bad reputation due to stereotypes and other judgment. A common example of this is the game of paintball. A large majority of people may describe paintball as a sport for children. […]

Athletic Director Amanda Braun fired Rob Jeter, former head coach for the men’s basketball team, on March 17 for what she said was because of the team’s performance and failing to “meet or exceed the expectations for the program this year.” Not only did she fire Jeter, but she also didn’t allow the team to […]

Concern for a better Milwaukee with equal opportunities for all and yearning for what she calls new, effective executive leaders led Verona Swanigan to run for Milwaukee County District Attorney. Swanigan is a 39-year-old Milwaukee native who graduated from high school in three years while in an honor’s program at Marshall High School. She then […]

The “world’s largest music festival” might as well be the world’s largest family picnic. Is Summerfest stuck in the 90’s? Having 800 acts should place Summerfest atop the mountain of music festivals that fill the spring and summer seasons, but it doesn’t. For whatever reason, Milwaukee seems content with letting Summerfest become a gathering place […]

By now, many people have viewed UW-Milwaukee’s latest viral YouTube video. The video, this year’s graduation video, has accumulated more than 147,000 views in a little over 3 days.  That places the video’s success at the top of those that the school has produced. The video – which features students from different majors dancing to […]