• MPS board approves $1.5 billion proposed budget, corrective action plan during financial crisis
    Jun 14 2024
    The Milwaukee School Board approved a corrective action plan and a $1.5 billion proposed budget for next school year at a special board meeting Thursday.
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    3 mins
  • Kletzsch Park fish passage on the Milwaukee River: A promising connection for sturgeon and humans
    Jun 12 2024
    The new fish passage in Glendale could help lake sturgeon spawn upstream as they once did, generations ago.
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    5 mins
  • Wisconsin could see more wildfire smoke this summer. How has the state prepared?
    Jun 10 2024
    As climate change fuels more wildfires, last year's spate of air quality alerts led state agencies to make changes and build new partnerships in anticipation of more smoky summers.
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    4 mins
  • Wisconsin Democratic convention OKs controversial resolutions on Gaza ceasefire, anti-Semitism
    Jun 10 2024
    Jewish groups and representatives are concerned that the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel are not acknowledged.
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    3 mins
  • Wisconsin Democratic delegates have advice for President Biden in his race against Donald Trump
    Jun 10 2024
    There was a lot of praise for President Joe Biden at the weekend convention in Milwaukee, but he remains basically tied with Trump. Delegates offer campaign advice to Biden.
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    3 mins
  • Secret Service shares RNC security plans, ACLU files First Amendment lawsuit against city
    Jun 7 2024
    The U.S. Secret Service has announced some of its security plans in preparation for the RNC. The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit against the city regarding protest rights during the event.
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    2 mins
  • Felony charges against Waupun prison staff regarding inmate deaths prompt reaction, debate
    Jun 6 2024
    The former warden and eight other correctional staff could face prison time, but a defense attorney argues otherwise.
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    4 mins
  • MPS Superintendent Keith Posley resigns after tension-filled meeting amid financial report controversy
    Jun 4 2024
    Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Keith Posley resigned early Tuesday morning, after an hours-long closed-door school board meeting. The board was facing growing calls from the community to fire Posley over late financial reports.
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    3 mins