As Tom Barrett departs Milwaukee, historic challenges and opportunities face the next mayor

As Milwaukee’s mayor for more than 17 years, Tom Barrett presided through good times and historic challenges.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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‘Risk is there’ for a New Year’s Day snowstorm for Milwaukee and all of southern Wisconsin, but the forecast is still uncertain

A storm is forecast to move across the country’s midsection during the holiday weekend, potentially bringing snow to southern Wisconsin.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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The temporary Waukesha Christmas Parade Tragedy memorial was taken down Wednesday. Next, a commission will create a permanent memorial

Waukesha officials took down the memorial Wednesday that sprung up at Veterans Park following the Christmas parade tragedy on Nov. 21.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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Milwaukee County worker says she took bribes to clear liens over thousands of dollars in unpaid child support

A Milwaukee County worker admitted receiving $8,000 in small payments for wrongly releasing dozens of liens for unpaid child support        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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Wildfires sparked dozens of air quality advisories across Wisconsin this summer. Are there long-term health concerns?

Wildfire smoke caused significant air pollution in Wisconsin this summer. Experts say this smoke can have both short- and long-term health effects.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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Do a lot of people in Wisconsin hate snow, or does it just seem that way? It’s complicated.

Meteorologists, a psychologist and a social media expert weigh in on Wisconsinites’ attitudes toward snow.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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Why do different places report different COVID-19 numbers?

Depending on the online source, Wisconsin is either ramping up to 10,000 deaths or surpassed that grim milestone weeks ago. So what gives?        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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Cars line up to seek COVID tests in Milwaukee as omicron variant accounts for increasing portion of Wisconsin cases

About 125 cars queued up Monday morning for a free testing site at the Northwest Health Center on West Mill Road, one of three free community sites for anyone 12 months or older.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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Fact check: Has push for rural high-speed internet been “a Democratic thing?”

State Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-West Point, says the push for high-speed internet for rural areas, from the start, “was a Democratic thing.”        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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State Sen. Lena Taylor says she’s getting into the Milwaukee mayoral race

Lena Taylor told the Journal Sentinel she will enter the Milawaukee mayoral race days after she suspended her run for lieutenant governor.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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Rising 9-1-1 call loads, recruitment struggles put Wisconsin fire and EMS agencies on shaky ground, new report says

The Wisconsin Policy Forum reported that fire and emergency medical service agencies are facing challenges statewide.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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They may face national headwinds, but four top Democratic Senate candidates in Wisconsin remain optimistic

Four top Democratic U.S. Senate candidates are not backing away from support of Joe Biden’s agenda and push to pass Build Back Better plan.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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U.S. inflation hit a 39-year high in November, but what does that mean for Wisconsinites? Your inflation questions answered.

Wisconsinites are seeing the impact of surging inflation, which has reached a 39-year high, on the goods we buy every day.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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Gableman calls for GOP state senator to resign as he signals he wants more taxpayer funding for his election review

The former state Supreme Court justice who is reviewing the election for Assembly Republicans said he may soon ask for more taxpayer funding.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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Advocate Aurora Hospital takes out newspaper ads seeking public’s help to combat COVID-19

Full-page ads in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Green Bay Press Gazette and Chicago Tribune follow efforts by hospitals in Cleveland and Minnesota.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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As cases and hospitalizations remain high, Wisconsin health officials say new COVID-19 pills will go to most vulnerable first

State health officials said they are preparing to receive two newly approved antiviral medications to treat COVID-19 “within the coming weeks.”        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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Temporary memorial for Waukesha parade victims to be taken down, items preserved; New memorial to be planned by commission

A commission will be created to decide what a future, permanent memorial to the parade victims will look like and where it will be.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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Textbooks are expensive, but these two Marquette students are creating a more accessible option

Marquette University students Julie Alemán and Wendy Perez want to provide textbooks to first-generation and low-income students.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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Milwaukee Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic, mayoral candidate, announces measure to provide at-home COVID-19 tests

Milwaukee alderwoman and mayoral candidate Marina Dimitrijevic announced a measure to combat the omicron variant through at-home testing.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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UW students on front lines of COVID-19 pandemic could be eligible for new tuition incentive

About 1,000 University of Wisconsin students working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic will be eligible for a new tuition incentive.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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City of Milwaukee reaches agreement with rank-and-file police union requiring COVID vaccinations

The union representing rank-and-file police officers in Milwaukee reached an agreement with the city requiring members to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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Former Children’s Court judge sentenced to 9 years for child porn

Former Children’s Court judge Brett Blomme indicted in May on two federal charges of transmitting child pornography and pleaded guilty in September.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

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