Special Projects

RV is a local Milwaukee comedian and front man in local emo band “human ant farm”. RV is a substitute teacher for MPS full time. RV is an interesting subject because he may just seem like an everyday guy but is one of the most creative and interesting people. RV is 23 years old and […]

Moses Nueville is a talented barber at Hollywood Cuts, a neighborhood barbershop known for its sharp styles and friendly atmosphere. His journey into barbering began during the COVID-19 pandemic, when closed shops and limited access to haircutspushed him to take matters into his own hands. Inspired by YouTube barbers posting crispy cuts and tutorial videos, […]

Melee Queen and Roxy Delarue Toxin are both Milwaukee-based Drag Queens. Both have been performing in drag for years and have a fond love for the art form. With the recent closure of This Is It (Tits), Wisconsin’s oldest gay bar, Milwaukee drag culture has suffered an immense loss. Despite this, queens such as Melee […]

Student Journalists Cael Byrne Ava Carmody Carter Evenson Lili Fannin David Go Erin O’Neill Anna Oleniczak Mackenzie Quinn Peyton Radloff Caleb Rose Joshua Skarda Yamil Tocuyo-Lopez Instructor Jessica McBride Digital Media Specialist Jeff Loomis This story is part of a semester-long investigative reporting project into missing people’s cases in Milwaukee and Wisconsin. It was created […]

This story is part of a semester-long investigative reporting project into missing people’s cases in Milwaukee and Wisconsin. It was created by an advanced reporting class in the Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies program at UW-Milwaukee. Other stories from the project are available here.

In the public court system, some who face trial are waiting at home or are allowed bail to be free around Milwaukee. A severe backlog in trials and felony cases in recent years has resulted in rescheduling trial dates that affect the public. For example, during COVID, there was a shift in the courts because […]

Above all, Manuel José Ordóñez was a person with a large family until his disappearance on Nov. 6, 1982. Manuel had his parents in Milwaukee, a wife, and three daughters, but one thing was not right. He also was one of the city’s drug dealers, the police reports allege. “He was to come back home. […]

Lisa Flowers was last seen on Aug. 15, 1991, by her mother, Melba Flowers, at approximately 2 p.m. The last to hear from her was her boyfriend at the time, Anthony Taylor, at 9 p.m. via phone. She was never heard from and seen again after that day. Lisa called Anthony, whom she met working […]

Chandra Jennings and Kraig Jenkins had been dating for just over two years. The couple was attending a party together, drinking, smoking and having fun. A short argument later and Jennings asked to go to a bar, so Jenkins took her. Before he even stopped, Jennings hopped out of the car and slammed the door. […]

Think about the most infamous missing persons cases. Natalee Holloway vanished during a trip to Aruba, Chandra Levy disappeared while having an affair with a high-profile congressman, and Gabby Petito took social media by storm with a highly documented missing case. These were all tragedies, but what else do they have in common? They were […]

The winter of 1994 was especially brutal, with what was described as the 1994 North American cold wave occurring over the Midwestern and Eastern regions of the United States. When 20-year-old Leonard Demarcus Foster went missing that winter, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, became colder. Friends and family called him Mark – referencing his middle name, Demarcus. He was last […]

On May 30, 2020, Larry Green Jr. told his mother Catherine James that he was going to an unnamed cousin’s house and headed off. This was not out of the ordinary for Green, who was homeless and was known to bounce around family member’s houses, staying a few nights here or there. Unbeknownst to James, […]