The Milwaukee lawmaker who also serves on the County Board declared police officers’ jobs “have neither dignity nor value.” Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
Menominee Nation mourning loss of tribal education leader Verna Fowler
Dr. Verna Fowler dedicated her life to uplifting Indigenous peoples through education. Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
Toxic chemical problems that forced evacuations in Milwaukee reflect massive national problem
After 250 residents were forced to evacuate in the Milwaukee area, scientists across the nation are sounding the alarm on the lack of TCE regulations. Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
When should I apply for unemployment in Wisconsin? How much will I receive, and answers to other questions
When can you apply for benefits? Are you eligible? Everything you need to know about accessing unemployment benefits. Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
A parched Wisconsin got a much-needed soaking rain Monday. Here are some rain totals.
Many areas saw more than 3 inches of rain from Monday’s soaking storms. Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
Bice: Dozens reverse Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley’s edits to her Wikipedia page
For months, Bradley has been quietly editing the details of her personal Wikipedia page to remove information critical of her and her rulings. Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
Lawsuit targets Wisconsin legislative districts resembling Swiss cheese
Though the Wisconsin Constitution requires legislative districts “to consist of contiguous territory,” many nonetheless contain sections of land that are not actually connected. Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
Flood watch issued for Milwaukee area as soaking, all-day rain moves in
Today’s soaking, day-long rain could ease southern Wisconsin’s drought conditions but also brings a threat of flooding. Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
Northern Wisconsin tribe to vote on banishing tribal members from reservation
Tribes in Wisconsin already have the power to banish non-tribal members from reservations. One tribe is asking voters if it can also ban tribal members. Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
He’s been a Milwaukee ambassador for years. Now, he serves the unhoused with a ‘heart of gold.’
He sees the work he does, supporting and looking out for unhoused people day after day, as directly tied to his faith Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
An Applebee’s manager has been fired following Kenosha officer’s forceful arrest of Black man wrongly thought to be a suspect
Former Applebee’s manager Jennifer Harris said she handled the violent incident the best she could, and offered new details from that night. Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
Vos says lawmakers may consider impeachment if Protasiewicz doesn’t recuse from redistricting cases
Vos said Protasiewicz would likely be violating the oath of office if she doesn’t recuse herself from cases involving maps she called ‘rigged.’ Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
Hazmat Team called to Milwaukee federal courthouse after a report of an unknown substance found
The Milwaukee Fire Department Hazardous Materials Team reported to the federal courthouse following a report of a discovery of a substance that may be hazardous. Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
An exhibitor was removed from the Wisconsin State Fair after cow is named after old racial slur
“The exhibitor who showed this animal was part of our junior show and is also no longer at State Fair Park,” a fair spokesperson said Friday. Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
Jury convicts teen of fatally shooting man who intervened during argument
Prosecutors believe Dwayne Johnson, Sr. was fatally shot while intervening during a dispute between Isaiah Wheeler. A jury convicted Wheeler Friday of homicide. Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
‘They need so much help right now’: UW student finds devastation back home in Hawaii
“It literally looks like we got bombed, like there’s nothing,” says a UW-Madison student, who was back home to witness the deadly Hawaiian wildfires. Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
This proposed law could help experts prevent overdose, child and domestic violence deaths
Teams of experts across Wisconsin study fatal overdoses, child deaths and other tragedies to try to prevent more. A proposed state law could make their work easier. Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
In the year since three died in a drainage ditch on Milwaukee’s south side, MMSD has worked to improve safety in the area
Three Rohingya refugees drowned in a drainage ditch along the Kinnickinnic River last summer. Here’s what’s being done to improve safety Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
Why some Wisconsin lawmakers and local officials have changed their minds about letting undocumented immigrants drive
“If we suddenly kicked out all of the people here, the undocumented, our dairy farms would collapse,” one lawmaker said. “We have to come up with a solution.” Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
Milwaukee strikes new deal for 911 dispatch software ahead of Republican National Convention
The resolution is crucial for a city that is preparing for a national security event next year and trying to streamline its 911 communications system. Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
Oshkosh police cite ‘Marsy’s Law’ to withhold names of officers who shot suspects
Some police agencies across the country have used the voter-approved constitutional amendment that broadens victim privacy to shield officers who use force. Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
What to know about the aggressive grass taking over forests along the upper Mississippi River
Reed canary grass easily outcompetes other vegetation and is often the first plant to grow in an area that has experienced some sort of disturbance. Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service
