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City Residents Welcome ShotSpotter
Milwaukee Police program uses 110 sensors in 11-square mile area to detect gunfire and fight crime. Residents are seeing the impact.
Nov 11th, 2014 by Molly Rippinger, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceGOP Had More Campaign Cash — And Votes
Republican victories weren't about redistricting, but about more votes. But they did have a huge cash advantage.
Nov 11th, 2014 by Bill Lueders, Wisconsin Center for Investigative JournalismThe Legacy of Annette Polly Williams
The author of school choice later became its opponent. Williams was controversial -- and misunderstood -- right to the end.
Nov 11th, 2014 by Bruce Murphy51st Veterans Day Parade
Every branch of the service was represented, along with politicians, ROTC students, debutantes, Hmong police officers and military canines.
Nov 10th, 2014 by Michael HorneDuke Discovers Urban Milwaukee
Online publication Duke Basketball Report alerts the Blue Devil Nation to our House Confidential on Coach Wojo.
Nov 10th, 2014 by Urban MilwaukeeJonathan Brostoff
"Without a doubt, some big investors are betting on Milwaukee’s future..."
Nov 10th, 2014 by NewaukeeWhy Wisconsin Has Weak Laws on Drunken Driving
Legislators reject tougher penalties, even for repeat offenders. First of a series.
Nov 10th, 2014 by Bill Lueders, Wisconsin Center for Investigative JournalismThe Republican Revolution Part II
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has a really big agenda for Wisconsin. It reads like a papal encyclical.
Nov 10th, 2014 by Steven Walters“No one’s really here to help the parents.”
Calvin Weston and his fiancé are struggling to take back their kids from the child welfare bureau. Are they punished for being poor?
Nov 9th, 2014 by Jabril FarajProgram Trains Teachers to Handle Urban Schools
UW-Milwaukee's Institute for Urban Education, founded in 2007, keeps growing and now trains 50 students per year.
Nov 9th, 2014 by Raina J. Johnson, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceInside the World’s Tallest Qdoba?
Finally there is activity in the 14-story building on Juneau and Water that's been occupied only by a Qdoba since 2008.
Nov 7th, 2014 by Dave ReidLizzibeth
Lizzi Weasler did “pop-up” retail events around town before opening her Third Ward boutique.
Nov 7th, 2014 by Helena Marie Fahnrich