‘We didn’t come this far, to only come this far’: Martin Luther King Jr. Student Essay Contest winners share visions for peace

In the 40th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest, Milwaukee kids wrote of a world with less gun violence, bullying and reckless driving.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

A prolific evictor left a profound mark on Milwaukee. Yet few in power noticed.

Landlord Curtis Hoff centered his rental empire on the north side. Former tenants — and employees — say he let properties fall into dangerous neglect.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Memo from Republican elections commissioner touting decreased Milwaukee turnout brings call for resignation

Commissioner Bob Spindell told Republicans the party was proud of lower turnout in Milwaukee resulting from “thought out” strategy.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

A prolific evictor left a profound mark on Milwaukee. Yet few in power noticed.

Landlord Curtis Hoff centered his rental empire on the north side. Former tenants — and employees — say he let properties fall into dangerous neglect.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Kleefisch wants to help more women run for office after ‘shocking’ treatment of family

Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch points to her experience in 2022 as one reason female candidates may hesitate to run for public office.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Man who waited 3 years to have his court case resolved gets released after pleading guilty

Nhia Lee received a three-year prison sentenced, but he also received credit for the 1,331 days he already served.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Police ask for helping finding critically missing 11-year-old girl

Charlene is described as a Black female, standing 4-foot-8 and weighing 90 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair worn in dreadlocks.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Which Milwaukee landlords are the most frequent evictors? Here’s what the data says.

Who are Milwaukee’s top evictors? That’s a tricky question to answer precisely, but housing researchers have some guesses.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

What to do if you’re facing eviction in Milwaukee

What to do if you get an eviction notice, from talking to your landlord to going to court.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

House approves Mike Gallagher-led select committee aimed at countering Chinese Communist Party

The move solidified a chairmanship position for Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, who was tapped by Speaker Kevin McCarthy to lead the panel.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Milwaukeean becomes first Black woman mathematician to have her papers in Library of Congress manuscript collection

Gloria Gilmer, a teacher and leader in ethnomathematics, is the first Black woman mathematician to have a collection in the Library of Congress.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Speaker Robin Vos says bill changing Milwaukee operations could come in spring with funding in state budget

Robin anticipated the legislation’s funding would come primarily from shared revenue with the potential for a referendum on a local sales tax.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Native Americans are up to seven times more likely to be jailed than white people, says a new MacArthur Foundation report that seeks to end the ‘devastating cycle.’

Native Americans are also sentenced more harshly than other ethnicities, the new national report says.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Senate leader LeMahieu forecasts confirmation votes on key Evers appointments but casts doubt on DNR board picks

Devin LeMahieu said he expected Evers cabinet appointees to get confirmation hearings, but cast doubt on his picks for the Natural Resources Bord.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

‘Are we poisoning ourselves?’: ‘Forever chemical’ levels are so high in a Northwoods town that filtration might not work

The levels of PFAS in the Town of Stella are hundreds of times higher than state standards. But no answers yet exist about what to do.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Look inside some really nice RVs at the 2023 RV Show at the Wisconsin Center

The 2023 Greater Midwest RV Show, presented by Kunes RV of Elkhorn, at the Wisconsin Center, had recreation vehicles in all shape, sizes and price ranges.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

‘Our strength and power as one’: Milwaukee Ukrainians celebrate the first Orthodox Christmas since Russia’s invasion

Parishioners at Milwaukee’s St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church gather weekly to take comfort as the Russian invasion nears its one year anniversary.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Garage fire spreads to two homes, rendering them uninhabitable, Milwaukee fire department says

The department responded to the residential area near North 26th and West Vliet streets around 2:45 p.m.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Kenosha man sentenced for injuring officer during 2020 Jacob Blake protests

A federal judge sentenced the man to five years in prison for throwing a brick and knocking an officer unconscious.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Milwaukee County Sheriff Dr. Denita Ball’s swearing in ceremony.

Milwaukee County Sheriff Dr. Denita Ball’s swearing in ceremony at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center. Ball is the first woman to hold the position.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Former Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputy charged, accused of stealing cash from a tenant during an eviction

Former deputy Christopher Boyd was charged last month, accused of stealing cash from a tenant during an eviction.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

A Milwaukee mother was killed on Christmas Eve on her way to a holiday party. Now charges have been filed

Although it may have seemed like the mother was the victim of a stray bullet, the man charged in the shooting said he intentionally shot at her vehicle        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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