Urban Reads: Induced Demand Boosts Active Transportation
Urban Reads

Induced Demand Boosts Active Transportation

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DPI Returns Final $8 Million Withheld From MPS

DPI Returns Final $8 Million Withheld From MPS

The funding was held back after MPS missed key financial reporting deadlines, triggering state scrutiny and a corrective plan.

Large Apartment Complex Planned For Never-Developed Land

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Developer planning its second Milwaukee complex, this time on northwest side.

Transportation: MCTS Hires Outsider As New Deputy Director
Transportation

MCTS Hires Outsider As New Deputy Director

After years of abrupt departures, top positions are MCTS are once again filled.

Draft & Co. Opens Downtown

Draft & Co. Opens Downtown

The long-awaited bar and grill is open for business at Vel R. Phillips Plaza.

Vacant Northside Building Could Become Community Cafe

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BLK Coffee part of a larger effort to create business hub.

Former Department Store Being Converted To Apartments

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Long underused upper floors would see new life.

Assembly Backs MAHA-Inspired School Food, English-Only Bills

Assembly Backs MAHA-Inspired School Food, English-Only Bills

GOP advances ban on certain additives, move to make English Wisconsin’s official language, despite Dem objections.

MKE County: County Wants Public Input On How To Fund The Arts
MKE County

County Wants Public Input On How To Fund The Arts

County seeks Goldilocks solution for its formula-funding woes.

Analysis Adds $1 Billion To State Budget Surplus

Analysis Adds $1 Billion To State Budget Surplus

The numbers come as both parties are putting the finishing touches on their 2026 campaign agendas.

No-Tax-on-Tips Plan Clears Assembly, Heads to Wisconsin Senate

No-Tax-on-Tips Plan Clears Assembly, Heads to Wisconsin Senate

Republicans and some Democrats support exempting up to $25,000 in tips from state income tax.

Secret Cocktail Lounge Expanding

Secret Cocktail Lounge Expanding

Speakeasy in Black Cat Alley can now accommodate larger reservations, private events.

Every Other Day, A Reckless Driver’s Car Is Now Getting Towed

Every Other Day, A Reckless Driver’s Car Is Now Getting Towed

A state law change lets police seize more vehicles, part of a broader push to curb reckless driving.

East Side Poké Restaurant Closing

East Side Poké Restaurant Closing

FreshFin announces second Milwaukee restaurant closure, reveals last day of service.

Entertainment: Art, Bulls and Goblins
Entertainment

Art, Bulls and Goblins

Winter Gallery Night, PBR Unleash the Beast, the Goblin King Masquerade and more.

Feds Sue St. Paul Fish Company Over Alleged Illegal Tip Pooling

Feds Sue St. Paul Fish Company Over Alleged Illegal Tip Pooling

Labor Department says Milwaukee Public Market restaurant let managers share in tips.

City Wants To Clean Up Contaminated Bay View Factory

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But will it get the money to do so?

Theater: ‘Cardboard Piano’ Is Can’t-Miss Show
Theater

‘Cardboard Piano’ Is Can’t-Miss Show

Strong RTW production captures humanity in story of Angola political turmoil.

Only Half Of Wisconsin High Schoolers Feel A Sense Of Belonging

Only Half Of Wisconsin High Schoolers Feel A Sense Of Belonging

New state report links falling connection at school to worsening youth mental health.

Wisconsin Puts State Dollars Into Local Food For The First Time

Wisconsin Puts State Dollars Into Local Food For The First Time

Feeding Wisconsin calls $10 million program a critical investment as donations fall and more residents seek help.

Milwaukee Police Urge Caution Following ‘Surge’ in Dating-App Robberies

Milwaukee Police Urge Caution Following ‘Surge’ in Dating-App Robberies

Police say suspects have been using Grindr to commit robberies, decline to provide data.

Murphy’s Law: A Stealth Campaign for Supreme Court?
Murphy’s Law

A Stealth Campaign for Supreme Court?

Republican campaign seems deliberately quiet. So why elevate abortion issue?

Judicial Panel Denies Release For Immigrant Jailed Since June

Judicial Panel Denies Release For Immigrant Jailed Since June

Jaciel Cirrus Rojas was arrested and is still in Dodge County Jail.

Milwaukee Infusing AI Into 911 Emergency Calls

Milwaukee Infusing AI Into 911 Emergency Calls

City hopes artificial intelligence will ramp up speed, quality of responses.

Police Connection Delays Proposed Riverwest Sports Bar

Police Connection Delays Proposed Riverwest Sports Bar

One of the owners is police department employee. Will city allow it?