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County Had Record Overdose Deaths in 2019
404 overdose deaths last year; previous high was 401 in 2017.
Feb 12th, 2020 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Celebrate the Iconic Sounds of WWII Dance Halls
Make it a hot jazz Valentine’s with Davina & the Vagabonds and Hot Club of Cowtown on February 15!
Feb 12th, 2020 by Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts
Assembly Rejects Bipartisan Rape Kit Bill
Republicans pass bill with "poison pills' that will force veto by Gov. Evers.
Feb 12th, 2020 by Melanie Conklin, Wisconsin Examiner
Poll Shows Surprising Support for MPS
Most think MPS needs more funding and would back it in the referendum, poll shows.
Feb 12th, 2020 by Bruce Murphy
Taco Bell Planned for E. Capitol Dr.
It will add to the more than 25 Taco Bells in metro area, and some 7,000 in the world.
Feb 12th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Bus Rapid Transit Faces Delays, Higher Costs
Trump administration mismanagement of grant program costing county time and money.
Feb 12th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
City Okays Convention Center Expansion
Cost of $300 to $375 million. Murphy questions whether it will fill more hotel rooms.
Feb 11th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Civil Rights Tour of City Is Heart Breaking
But the tour, organized by the BeNoble Group, makes Milwaukee’s black history come alive.
Feb 11th, 2020 by Sarah Noble, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
New Signs for Pabst Theater
Scrolling, chasing LED signs are big -- too big? -- and offer homage to theater's history.
Feb 11th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Close-Up on Florentine’s ‘Trouble in Tahiti’
Florentine's young artists take on Bernstein's jazzy emotional opera. Our photos caught the scene.
Feb 11th, 2020 by Erol Reyal
State’s Hmong Leaders Fear Deportation Plan
Trump Administration reportedly negotiating with Laos to allow deportations.
Feb 11th, 2020 by Rob Mentzer, Wisconsin Public Radio
Council Bans “Racist” Hotel Policies
Metro residents must be allowed to stay in Milwaukee hotels says new ordinance.
Feb 11th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
