Following downtown shootings, community members regroup, plan to ‘saturate’ neighborhoods as summer arrives

After 21 people were injured in downtown shootings May 13, community members turned the focus back on areas that have long struggled with gun violence        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Longer wait times and fewer options for girls plague Wisconsin juvenile justice system already in disarray

Arrests and referrals of girls to go through the juvenile justice system are down, but courts say more girls are being adjudicated, some for violent crimes.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

‘There’s a lot to protect here’: These small Wisconsin towns want more regulations for big farms

The state’s agricultural lobby says local efforts to regulate CAFOs are illegal.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Take a ride on the S.S. Badger Lake Michigan Carferry

The S.S. Badger that travels across Lake Michigan from Manitowoc, to Ludington, MI, is the last coal-fired passenger steamship in operation in the US.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Food waste in landfills is a surprisingly potent driver of climate change. This Door County farm uses it to fuel their crops

Food waste in landfills helps drive climate change by releasing methane. Composting can make a big difference.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Did your child fall behind in math, reading during the pandemic? Last batch of federal pandemic money should be helping.

A portion of school districts’ third round of federal pandemic funding is dedicated to students who were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Here’s why disbarment for a lawyer in Wisconsin is only temporary … and why that could soon change

At least three of the state’s seven Supreme Court justices say they are against allowing disbarred lawyers to petition for reinstatement.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

‘Critically missing’ 39-year-old woman has been located and is safe, Milwaukee police say

A “critically missing” 39-year-old woman has been located and is safe, the Milwaukee Police Department said early Monday morning.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

‘We cannot heal when we are alone’: Milwaukee comes together at 10th annual Heal the Hood

Heal the Hood is part block party, part resource fair, and promotes peace and positivity.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson says requiring a payment for the RNC to come to the city is a ‘nonstarter’ for him

Cavalier Johnson’s comments come after three council members on Wednesday put forward a proposal to require the RNC host committee to provide the city $6 million.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Michael Gableman asked for tips to help him find voter fraud. The public responded by trolling him.

When Republicans asked about election concerns, Wisconsinites flocked to the web to submit tips — often about those conducting the probe.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Milwaukee Police asking for help finding ‘critically missing’ woman

Police say Jennifer Rivera-Suliveres was last seen in the area of the 2900 block of W. National Ave. around 2 a.m. on Saturday.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Slinger schools in Washington County go on lockdown after a report of a student with a gun; suspect in custody

Slinger Middle School in Washington County went on lockdown Friday afternoon after a report of a student with a gun.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

It’s crunch time for landing the 2024 Republican National Convention. Milwaukee’s Common Council is torn between politics, cost benefits

While a key committee tabled discussion of the RNC contract Wednesday, it could still come up again next week before the full 13 council members.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Retired U.S. Army colonel plans 1,700-mile bicycle trip to honor six paratroopers who died under his command

Chris Kolenda plans a 100-mile Memorial Day Honor Ride followed by a barbecue and auction event at 6 p.m. at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

‘No one should receive this kind of care’: Lack of water. Medication mistakes. Abuse allegations.

Wisconsin veterans home in Union Grove among most troubled in nation, a Journal Sentinel investigation found        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

New estimates say 1.3 million Wisconsin households don’t have access or can’t afford broadband internet service

Rural broadband gaps went largely unidentified under flawed maps and poor coverage data.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Biden’s low ratings aren’t helping Tony Evers. But the governor is holding his own, for now.

Joe Biden’s negative ratings are a headache for Tony Evers in 2022, just as Donald Trump’s negative ratings were a headache for Scott Walker in 2018.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Republican state elections commissioner Dean Knudson abruptly resigns, rebuking his party’s embrace of Trump’s false election claims

Knudson’s departure pushed commissioners to delay electing the body’s next chair as it navigates criticism from Republicans.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

‘Enough is enough’: Rally held in response to 15 MPS students dying from gun violence this school year

“I am sick of the headlines of children being murdered, whether it’s in a school or a home or on the street,” said Arnitta Holliman, director of Milwaukee’s Office of Violence Prevention.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Wisconsin Democrats call for stricter gun laws, GOP candidate Nicholson seeks more armed security after Texas school shootings

The proposals underscore the deep divisions between Democrats and Republicans in Wisconsin over how to respond to the drumbeat of mass shootings.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

With massive wealth, Tim Michels can afford to stay on the air in Wisconsin’s race for governor

Tim Michels owed $3.7 million in Wisconsin income taxes in 2020 — an amount that suggests he reported income of tens of millions of dollars that year.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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