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Sheboygan's 3 Sheeps Brewing now has a Milwaukee location, shared with Hacienda Beer Co.
Sheboygan's 3 Sheeps Brewing Co. now has a Milwaukee location as it moves into a shared space with Hacienda Beer Co. on the east side. Hacienda Beer, launched by the founders of Door County Brewing Co., opened its Milwaukee taproom in 2019 at 2018 E. North Ave. ...
Eduardo Galvan to lead Milwaukee Public Schools for the coming school year
Eduardo Galvan is on track to become the interim superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools for the next year, after temporarily filling in on superintendent duties since former Superintendent Keith Posley announced his resignation in early June. School board members are scheduled to appoint Galvan, previously a regional superintendent for MPS,...
From Pronoun “Jokes” to Weird Animal Metaphors, the RNC Was Full of Harmful and Cringey Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric
The 2024 Republican National Convention has come and gone, leaving in its wake reports of a Grindr outage, a blown kiss from Hulk Hogan to Donald Trump, and a truly staggering, beyond embarrassing amount of transphobia. Over the course of the past week, Republicans from across the country gathered in...
Moms for Liberty, an unknown group 4 years ago, flexes its influence at the RNC
Moms for Liberty didn’t exist during the last presidential race. But at this year’s Republican National Convention, members of the parental rights group flocked to Milwaukee as delegates, guests and town hall hosts. They see the group as a rising force in the Republican Party. “Four years ago, I couldn't have told you who...
Milwaukee’s Mayor sticks with Biden
Republicans held their national convention in a city they don’t usually have much praise for: Milwaukee. In 2022, they used images of crime in the city to attack Democrats around Wisconsin. In the run-up to this week, Donald Trump reportedly called the city “horrible,” then explained that he was “concerned” by the crime there. None of this was fun for Mayor Cavalier Johnson, who’s presided over a post-pandemic decrease in crime, and spent months talking up his city, while trying to ensure that Trump lost his state.He talked with Americana just outside the RNC, and this is an edited transcript of the conversation.
In RNC speech, Trump calls for UAW’s Fain to be fired
Former President Donald Trump used his acceptance speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee to call for the firing of United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain. “The leader of the United Auto Workers should be fired immediately,” said Trump, as he formally accepted the GOP presidential nomination. “And every single auto worker, […] The post In RNC speech, Trump calls for UAW’s Fain to be fired appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Fort McCoy welcomes first Hispanic female Garrison Commander
MONROE CO., Wis. (WEAU) - Fort McCoy held a U.S. Army Garrison change-of-command ceremony Friday morning while also marking a milestone. Colonel Sheyla Baez-Ramirez became Fort McCoy’s first Hispanic female U.S. Army garrison. “Being a garrison commander is a great opportunity. Not everybody in the Army gets opportunity to...
With Arrowhead heading to a $261M referendum this fall, see this list of largest Wisconsin school referendums in the last decade
With the Arrowhead Union High School District voting to put a $261.2 million facilities referendum on the November ballot, as well as a $7.6 million operational referendum, voters could approve an amount even larger than the $252 million referendum Milwaukee Public Schools' voters narrowly approved in April. With that in mind, where do...
‘Mega winner’: Winning $4.3 million Megabucks ticket sold at northeast Wisconsin Kwik Trip
REDGRANITE, Wis. (WFRV) – A $4.3 million Megabucks jackpot winning ticket was sold at a Waushara County Kwik Trip recently, becoming the largest Wisconsin Lottery prize won in 2024 so far. A release from Wisconsin Lottery states that the winning ticket was sold at the Kwik Trip in the...
High School Racing Association Getting Young Drivers On Track
Many high school students dream of representing their schools under the lights on athletic fields across the country. In Wisconsin and Illinois, students can also represent their schools under the lights of their local short track. The High School Racing Association (HSRA) formed in 2020, racing at La Crosse Speedway...
Minn. man injured after crashing his motorcycle off a concrete spillway at a Vernon County dam
VIROQUA, Wis. – Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson reports that a Minn. man was injured when he rode an off road motorcycle off a concrete spillway at a dam in a restricted area of a Vernon County park on June 7. Torgerson said on Sunday, July 7, at approximately...
Four teens arrested following police chase on County MM
Four teenagers were arrested early in the morning of Friday, July 19 following an incident where they ran from a disabled vehicle on County MM at Rome Corners Road. According to a Dane County Sheriff’s Office news release, the arrests were made in the town of Oregon after a disturbance where Dane County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a 911 disconnect at 5:27 a.m. When deputies arrived, several people ran from a disabled car on the side of the road.
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