Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Milwaukee Is Losing a Generation of Black Men To Drug Crisis

Milwaukee Is Losing a Generation of Black Men To Drug Crisis

Older Black men account for a growing share of Milwaukee drug deaths as fentanyl is mixed into cocaine.

12 Ways To Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day

12 Ways To Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day

A march, storytelling, speeches, museum day and more.

Will Wisconsin Enact a Red Flag Gun Control Law?

Will Wisconsin Enact a Red Flag Gun Control Law?

The results of the recent election may not help.

Elected Leaders Weigh in On Reopening of Social Development Commission

Elected Leaders Weigh in On Reopening of Social Development Commission

Mayor Johnson calls for more transparency, Gwen Moore notes challenges it faces.

Bringing Diversity to Milwaukee’s Improv Comedy Scene

Bringing Diversity to Milwaukee’s Improv Comedy Scene

Interchange Theater Co-op offers classes, scholarships to those historically left out.

SDC Stands For ‘Still Didn’t Compensate’ Says Unpaid Former Employee

SDC Stands For ‘Still Didn’t Compensate’ Says Unpaid Former Employee

Several former employees of social service agency claim they still haven't been paid since April implosion.

Gun Violence Down 17% in Wisconsin, 20% in Milwaukee

Gun Violence Down 17% in Wisconsin, 20% in Milwaukee

During first 8 months of 2024. Are community intervention efforts working?

Beleaguered SDC Hopes To Restart Services in December

Beleaguered SDC Hopes To Restart Services in December

Anti-poverty agency suspended operations in April.

Conflict of Interest Looms Over SDC Property Sale

Conflict of Interest Looms Over SDC Property Sale

Former board member given listing by beleaguered anti-poverty agency.

Three More SDC Board Members Bail

Three More SDC Board Members Bail

Beleaguered agency lost half its board in recent weeks.

SDC Could Lose Funding Following Board Resignations

SDC Could Lose Funding Following Board Resignations

Beleaguered social welfare agency's board is now too small by at least one state standard.

Chair of Beleaguered Social Development Commission Resigns

Chair of Beleaguered Social Development Commission Resigns

Barbara Toles resigns after serving as chair for almost six months.