By Rachel Maidl Reprinted from www.mediamilwaukee.com For Willie Bedford’s five siblings, his face was a distant memory. They lost their brother 45 years ago in Vietnam. In the decades … [Read more...]
Only One Vietnam Veteran Yet to Be Found in Extensive Search for Photos
By Jessica McBride When Tiffiny Neal heard that a class of UW-Milwaukee journalism students and many others were looking for photos of three Milwaukee men who died in Vietnam, including two who … [Read more...]
$35,000 Reward for Information on Laylah Petersen’s Killer
By Srijan Sen Nearly six months ago, the city was left stunned after bullets shredded through a residence on the northwest side of the city, fatally wounding 5-year-old Laylah Petersen. Laylah … [Read more...]
DOJ Poised to Reject Abrahamson’s Lawsuit, Supreme Court Votes for New Chief Justice
By Graham Kilmer The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion in a federal court on Monday to throw out a lawsuit filed by state Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson. On … [Read more...]
Loretta Lynch Makes History as the First African-American Woman to be Attorney General
By Srijan Sen After five months of deliberation since the nomination by President Obama and the swearing in ceremony, Loretta Lynch was officially appointed as the 83rd Attorney General (AG) of … [Read more...]
U.S. Lawmakers Take First Steps Toward 2016 Budget
By Ariele Vaccaro On Monday, members of the Budget Conference Committee made their opening statements on the 2016 U.S. budget. This year, Republicans make up majority of the committee. In an … [Read more...]
Grass Roots Initiative Helps Bring A Positive Change to Borchert Field Neighborhood
By Karen Stokes On the corner of 9th and Ring Streets, residents are adjusting to some positive changes in their neighborhood. Instead of looking at a vacant lot, they can see fresh, green … [Read more...]
Newcomer Wendell Harris Defeats Incumbent Jeff Spence in District 2 School Board Election
By Srijan Sen Five seats on the Milwaukee Board of School Directors were up for general election on April 7, 2015. Last night, challenger Wendell Harris Sr., 66, defeated incumbent Jeff Spence, … [Read more...]
Orville Pitts, Multi-Talented Milwaukee Alderman, Passes at 81
Some might call him a jack-of-all-trades. During his life, but not always at the same times, Orville Pitts has been a boxing champion, a public servant, a Democrat, a Republican, and a father. On … [Read more...]
Ex-cop Who Fatally Shot Dontre Hamilton Will Not Be Reinstated to MPD
By Karen Stokes Christopher Manney 38, the former Milwaukee police officer fired due to the highly publicized fatal shooting of an unarmed, mentally-ill Black man, learned his fate Monday night … [Read more...]
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