There’s now a possum named after a UWO professor. So what’s its name?

After studying forests in Panama in 2001, 20 years later, Greg Adler learned he found a new species, and it was named after him.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Hales Corners Lutheran Church holds Christmas event after several members were hurt in Waukesha parade

Several Hales Corners Lutheran member were victims in the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy. The “Journey to the Manger” event celebrated the season.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

U.S. Court of Appeals reverses district court ruling on Catholic school busing case

The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals sent a Catholic school busing case back to the district courts.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

State lawmakers deny raise for Milwaukee County DA in wake of Darrell Brooks bail decision

State lawmakers approved a new plan to compensate public employees that includes raises for all district attorneys except Milwaukee County’s.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

One person dead after fire on Milwaukee’s south side

One person is dead after a house fire on Milwaukee’s south side early Tuesday morning.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

32nd Christmas Family Feast will take place at Wisconsin Center with takeout and curbside pickup

The 32nd Christmas Family Feast will be held at the Wisconsin Center for takeout and curbside pickup only during the event from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Port Washington High School student arrested, accused of making threatening social media post

The Port Washington Police Department arrested a 17-year-old student for making a social media post that police say sounded like a “veiled threat.”        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

A Chenequa home on North Lake that was once owned by a U.S. congressman recently sold for $4.89 million

The Reuss family’s North Lake property that features a 5,710 square-foot home sold for $4.89 million. Bobby and Ted Kennedy once visited as well.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Tom Barrett’s confirmation as ambassador to Luxembourg puts in motion transition to new Milwaukee leadership

With a shift in the city’s demographics, a range of mayoral candidates are expected to enter the race to become Milwaukee’s next mayor come spring        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

A Waukesha school teacher pinned a pride flag in her classroom. She was suspended after refusing to take it down.

The local teachers’ union responded by encouraging staff to wear rainbows in solidarity with Whaley on Friday.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Controversial bail hearing not recorded; human error blamed

There’s intense interest in a Nov. 5 court hearing at which Darrell Brooks’ bail was set at $1,000, but not verbatim record exists.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Wisconsin is averaging nearly 26,000 daily vaccine doses with more than 18,000 booster doses a day

Both seven-day averages of total vaccine doses and booster doses have been in a slight decline throughout December.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Here are the top 10 wind speeds across Wisconsin during this week’s storms

Here’s a look at the top wind gusts recorded Wednesday and Thursday in Wisconsin, according to the National Weather Service.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Milwaukee Choristers spread holiday cheer by performing carols aboard The Hop MKE

The Milwaukee Choristers, one of the oldest choral groups in the area, partnered with The Hop MKE to bring holiday cheer to riders.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s ambassadorship nomination confirmed by U.S. Senate

Senator Ron Johnson expressed his support for Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett’s nomination to serve as ambassador to Luxembourg.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Wisconsin reports highest one-day death count since January

There were 44 confirmed COVID-19 deaths Thursday, the state Department of Health Services reported. The seven-day average increased to 25 deaths.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

$32.3 million proposed ARPA spending on Milwaukee County Coggs Center hits snag

The spending would have marked the single largest allocation of the $183.7M in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds the county is set to receive.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

How your tax dollars keep Milwaukee renters in danger from faulty wiring

Tax dollars in the form of rent assistance to low-income families regularly flow to landlords who neglect to fix electrical issues, a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel analysis found.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

UW researcher finds an unusual possibility for treating people with COVID-19: Shark antibodies

Nurse sharks at The University of Wisconsin-Madison may provide antibodies for COVID-19, according to new study in the journal Nature Communications.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Attorney General Josh Kaul promotes DOJ official who accused agency of race, gender discrimination

Tina Virgil filed a complaint in April accusing state officials of underpaying and mistreating her because she is a Black woman.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Nebraska man found guilty of manslaughter in killing of Ho-Chunk woman whose body was found burning in an outhouse

Jonathan Rooney was found not guilty of the most serious charge, second-degree murder, but was convicted of a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Milwaukee reports its 192nd homicide, breaking the city’s record for a second straight year. Uptick follows disturbing national trend

The latest killings add Milwaukee to a list of American cities that have broken their local homicide records twice since the outset of 2020.        Top Featured Tags: – Wisconsin News Press Release Distribution Service

Feature your business, services, products, events & news. Submit Website.