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Did April Election Hike COVID-19 Cases?

Did April Election Hike COVID-19 Cases?

Multiple studies differ on impact of in-person voting in Wisconsin during pandemic.

MaskUpMKE Has Made 1.5 Million Masks

MaskUpMKE Has Made 1.5 Million Masks

Initiative by local health and community groups pushing to make, distribute 2.5 million.

How Are AIDS Pandemic Survivors Coping With COVID-19?

How Are AIDS Pandemic Survivors Coping With COVID-19?

A researcher from the Medical College of Wisconsin set out to get the answer to this question.

2020 DNC Contingency Plan Moves Forward

2020 DNC Contingency Plan Moves Forward

Democratic officials still planning in-person Milwaukee convention in August.

MMAC Wants State to Start Reopening Next Week

MMAC Wants State to Start Reopening Next Week

The group supported Evers original stay at home order that ended April 24.

UWM, MATC, Other Colleges Creating Incentives For Fall Admission

UWM, MATC, Other Colleges Creating Incentives For Fall Admission

Deadline extensions and scholarships are being used to attract students in an uncertain time

State Manufacturers Shift to Pandemic Supplies

State Manufacturers Shift to Pandemic Supplies

Ramping up production of face masks, ventilators, hospital beds and hand sanitizer.

National Guard Not Deployed To Enforce Quarantine

National Guard Not Deployed To Enforce Quarantine

Rumors that guard units were deployed to enforce the stay at home order are unfounded.

Should Police Enforce Stay-At-Home Order?

Should Police Enforce Stay-At-Home Order?

So far Milwaukee Police Chief Morales, other city police departments push voluntary compliance.

UWM Employee Tested for Coronavirus

UWM Employee Tested for Coronavirus

University extending spring break a week, transitioning to online courses.

City’s Children Lack Access to Child Care

City’s Children Lack Access to Child Care

Report finds half of Milwaukee’s 47,000 children under age 6 lack access to quality child care.

Community Honors Shooting Victims

Community Honors Shooting Victims

300 people, local pastors, government officials attend vigil for those killed at Molson Coors.

Hundreds Attend Vigil For Molson Coors Shooting Victims

Hundreds Attend Vigil For Molson Coors Shooting Victims

More than 400 prayed, held hands in honor of the victims of Wednesday's shooting.

21 Likely Drug Deaths In One Week

21 Likely Drug Deaths In One Week

County Medical Examiner's Office on pace to handle 500 overdose deaths this year.

38% of Police Stops Not Fully Documented

38% of Police Stops Not Fully Documented

Morales promises improvement as MPD releases semi-annual report on stop and frisk, other encounters.

Flu Hospitalizations Spike in Wisconsin

Flu Hospitalizations Spike in Wisconsin

State saw 100 hospitalizations in half a day.

Wisconsin Holds Satellite Iowa Caucus

Wisconsin Holds Satellite Iowa Caucus

And its votes are in. At Marquette University, Iowa residents living here vote. And who won?

Black Holocaust Museum Gets $1 Million Grant

Black Holocaust Museum Gets $1 Million Grant

Buoyed by grants, museum plans Summer 2020 opening.

Diary Found In Auschwitz Makes U.S. Premiere

Diary Found In Auschwitz Makes U.S. Premiere

Jewish Museum Milwaukee explores story of Jewish girl who wrote a memoir found in rubble of concentration camp.

MPS Playgrounds Going Green

MPS Playgrounds Going Green

Better for students and less stormwater runoff pours into sewer system.

Federal Probe Charges 37 Drug Traffickers

Federal Probe Charges 37 Drug Traffickers

Search warrants executed in Milwaukee, Puerto Rico result in seizure of larges stashes of drugs, guns and money.

Barrett Says 35,000 City Voters At Risk

Barrett Says 35,000 City Voters At Risk

Mayor criticizes voter purge, pushes state officials to protect election system’s integrity.

Milwaukee Tool to Expand Company

Milwaukee Tool to Expand Company

Plans 2.5 million square foot campus in Menomonee Falls, 1,800 new jobs by 2025.

$1.5 Billion Impact From Proposed Trails?

$1.5 Billion Impact From Proposed Trails?

Southeastern Wisconsin’s 700-mile trail network will have economic, health benefits, says report by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.

State’s Job Market on the Rise

State’s Job Market on the Rise

WPF study finds higher-paying, higher skill jobs increasing though lower-paying jobs declining.

Stash of Guns Found on Milwaukee River

Stash of Guns Found on Milwaukee River

Sheriff's deputies arrest man, find underground bunker full of weapons in wooded area near Capitol Dr.

Tent City Homeless Evicted By State

Tent City Homeless Evicted By State

State transportation department serves eviction notices, considering development of area.

Milwaukee the Nation’s Worst City for Blacks?

Milwaukee the Nation’s Worst City for Blacks?

Delaware-based financial company ranks Milwaukee worst, Racine second worst.

Police Seize Almost $1 Million From THC Vaping Operation

Police Seize Almost $1 Million From THC Vaping Operation

Department looking for a connection to the outbreak of vaping-related lung disease.

Researchers Study Disparities in Cancer Outcomes for Hispanic Community

Researchers Study Disparities in Cancer Outcomes for Hispanic Community

Medical College hopes to improve cancer care with research into diagnosis, treatment and survivorship among Latinos in Milwaukee.

Municipalities Calling For Mass Violence Reform

Municipalities Calling For Mass Violence Reform

League of Wisconsin Municipalities want Gov. Evers and the legislature to work together to find solutions.

Presidential Candidate Klobuchar Visits City

Presidential Candidate Klobuchar Visits City

Minnesota's US Senator talks voting rights, criminal justice on her campaign swing.

School Groups Push Tobacco, Vaping Laws

School Groups Push Tobacco, Vaping Laws

In response to vaping crisis, bill restricts tobacco products sales to those 21 and older.

More Could Lose SNAP Food Benefits

More Could Lose SNAP Food Benefits

Study shows new proposal could cut off 18 percent of SNAP recipients in state.

Alderman Urges Gun Control After Attack

Alderman Urges Gun Control After Attack

Ald. Cavalier Johnson’s car struck by reckless gun fire, cites emotional trauma for his child.

Convention Center Expansion Advances

Convention Center Expansion Advances

No new taxes used, with grand opening planned for 2023.

Bus Mural on Immigration Draws Flak

Bus Mural on Immigration Draws Flak

Sup. Sebring calls for removal, first time annual project by art students faces criticism.

Port Milwaukee to Partner With Quebec?

Port Milwaukee to Partner With Quebec?

Milwaukee and Quebec provincial government leaders exploring agreement to grow international trade.

Mysterious Disease Caused By Vaping

Mysterious Disease Caused By Vaping

State health officials confirm 12 cases of vaping-related lung disease.

Big Economic Impact From DNC Expected

Big Economic Impact From DNC Expected

Officials preparing for most diverse convention ever with 50,000 people, $200 million economic impact.

Carson Unveils New Program in Milwaukee

Carson Unveils New Program in Milwaukee

HUD Secretary touts housing assistance for young Americans aging out of the foster care.

City May Sue Opioid Manufacturers

City May Sue Opioid Manufacturers

Murphy wants city attorney to consider suit for damages from opioid epidemic.

Alderman Seeks Fireworks Restrictions

Alderman Seeks Fireworks Restrictions

Citing rampant fireworks use, Johnson pushes state law to prevent sales across county lines.

DNC Chair Visits Milwaukee

DNC Chair Visits Milwaukee

Chairman Perez says Trump's policies have failed Wisconsin, calls out Republican leaders.

State to Face Dangerous Heat Levels?

State to Face Dangerous Heat Levels?

More than 50 days per year with 100-degree heat index by end of century, study predicts.

State’s Foreclosure Rates Have Plummeted

State’s Foreclosure Rates Have Plummeted

Lowest since at least 2008, research shows, at one-third the peak in metro area.