The Week’s Greatest Hits

1. Milwaukee Police Officer Charged With Using Position to Help Gang

Juwon Madlock accused of offering to sell guns, buy stolen truck, help fugitive avoid arrest.

Mar 14th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene

2. Wisconsin’s Only Black-Owned Bank Is 100 Years Old

Located in high-poverty area and still helping people buy homes.

Mar 8th, 2025 by Meredith Melland

3. $189 Million UWM Project Would Redevelop Former Columbia Hospital

Gov. Evers backs funding project to relocate, expand health sciences programs.

Mar 12th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene

4. Artist Pamela Scesniak Has Died

She was a longtime member of women’s polka band The Squeezettes.

Mar 10th, 2025 by Michael Horne

5. Milwaukee Plans To Construct 60 Traffic Calming Projects in 2025

City plans record number of projects while federal cuts loom.

Mar 14th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene

6. US Transportation Secretary Moves To Cut Milwaukee Grants

Grants to rebuild Villard Ave. and National Ave. and for an EV network all at risk.

Mar 12th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene

7. Third Ward Poke Spot Quietly Closed

Fresh Fin closes there while continuing several locations in metro area.

Mar 11th, 2025 by Sophie Bolich

8. New Cafe Opens in Former Al Bazzar

Al Wadi offers traditional and modern Middle Eastern coffees, plus tea and snacks.

Mar 12th, 2025 by Sophie Bolich

9. Manufacturer Plans New $50 Million Plant in Franklin

Pennsylvania-based Tiger Aesthetics Medical will double its local workforce.

Mar 10th, 2025 by Joe Schulz

10. MPS Closing Three More Schools Due To Lead Hazards

Closures to start Monday as more investigations reveal ‘significant lead hazards.’

Mar 13th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene

1. Sen. Johnson Releases Statement on the HALT Act

Mar 6th, 2025 by U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson

2. Bernie Sanders Heading to Michigan and Wisconsin for Fighting Oligarchy Tour

Feb 28th, 2025 by Bernie Sanders

3. Baldwin Successfully Pushes Trump to Release Wrongfully Withheld Funding for Dairy Farmers

Mar 7th, 2025 by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin

4. Lobbyist Brittany Kinser Finally Responds—And She’s Perfectly “Fine” With Trump’s Plan to Gut Wisconsin Schools

Mar 7th, 2025 by Jill Underly

5. Lobbyist Brittany Kinser Plays the Victim Instead of Answering for Her Record

Mar 13th, 2025 by Jill Underly

6. Trump Administration Guts NAEP While Brittany Kinser Pushes to Tie Wisconsin Schools to a Collapsing System

Mar 13th, 2025 by Jill Underly

7. Governor Tommy G. Thompson Endorses Brittany Kinser for DPI Superintendent

Mar 13th, 2025 by Brittany Kinser

8. Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Rick Scott and Rep. Andy Harris in Urging Leadership to Reject Democrats’ Obstruction of DOGE in Funding Talks

Mar 4th, 2025 by U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson

9. Kinser Campaign Statement on Executive Order Regarding Department of Education

Mar 6th, 2025 by Brittany Kinser

10. AG Kaul Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration’s Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants

District Court judge issues temporary restraining order

Mar 11th, 2025 by Wisconsin Department of Justice