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Full Lineup Announced and Tickets On-Sale for MKE Black Theatre Festival, August 7-25, 2024
3-week-long theatre festival featuring ticketed and free events across the city designed to support and celebrate Black creatives. MILWAUKEE—Black Arts MKE is thrilled to unveil the full lineup for the 2024 MKE Black Theatre Festival, running from August 7 to 25. Now in its third year, this vibrant celebration of Black theatre is bigger and better, offering a rich array of performances and events designed to uplift and honor Black creatives. Headlining this year’s festival are three powerful productions: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When The Rainbow Is Enuf, The Realness, and Stories About The Old Days.
Teen charged with stealing Trump campaign team SUV from Pfister Hotel
A 17-year-old was arrested Saturday and charged with stealing a Chevy Tahoe belonging to former president Donald Trump's campaign advance team. Trump is in Milwaukee for the 2024 Republican National Convention. He arrived Sunday, a day after the vehicle was stolen. The incident began in front of the Pfister Hotel about 4 a.m., according...
A Wisconsin delegate reacts to the rest of the world in seeing Milwaukee – Wisconsin’s Afternoon News
From Florida, to New York across the way to California, and across many oceans, there are delegates in downtown Milwaukee seeing our city for the very first time. Wisconsin’s Afternoon News’ John Mercure caught up with one local delegate, Kathy Broghammer to gather her thoughts on what she has seen thus far, and what has made her so excited for many other discovering this great state for the first time.
Khris Middleton undergoes concerning double surgeries
Khris Middleton has a little bit more than three months before the start of next season, and he may need all of it to recover. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported Wednesday that the Milwaukee Bucks star Middleton has undergone arthroscopic surgeries on both of his ankles this offseason. Charania describes them as “clean-up procedures... The post Khris Middleton undergoes concerning double surgeries appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Green Bay Rockers win thriller over Dock Spiders in Fond du Lac
Ashwaubenon, Wis. – The Green Bay Rockers (6-8) outlasted the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (5-11) tonight 7-6 in a back-and-forth battle. Green Bay also beat Fond du Lac 19-7 on Tuesday at Herr-Baker Field. The Dock Spiders got the scoring started this evening with a solo-home run from...
VIDEO | Coyotes are back… befriending the geese on Valley Avenue in West Bend, WI
West Bend, WI – On first glance from Valley Avenue just south of Highway 33 there appears to be a rather large coyote atop the hill above the retention pond. He’s pretty still and quite a few people are stopping in traffic to snap a photo. The sandhill...
Manitowoc Legion 17U Falls Short Against Fond du Lac
The Manitowoc American Legion’s 17U baseball team fell short against Fond du Lac last night. The Post 75 Lakers were down 3-2 entering the 5th inning but plated six runs over the final three frames to earn the 8-3 win. Manitowoc Post 88 had runs batted in by Benson...
Missing Child Scam Circulating In Minnesota
All scams are terrible and there are plenty of them to go around these days. However, this one might be one of the worst thanks to the nature of the scam. There have been so many scams in Minnesota and Wisconsin lately that the Duluth Police Department recently shared some basic scam tips to help us all avoid becoming a victim.
Wisconsin Soldier who Entered North Korea Now in Plea Negotiations
RACINE, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — Negotiations are underway for a Wisconsin soldier who crossed into North Korea. A preliminary hearing in Texas for 24-year-old Travis King of Racine was delayed on Tuesday. King is in plea negotiations with military prosecutors on eight charges including desertion. Last July, King was released...
Wisconsin delegate's service dog Lambeau is taking hundreds of selfies a day at RNC
Dogs have stolen the show at the Republican National Convention — including Lambeau, a 7-year-old purebred English Labrador retriever service dog. "I had no expectations of anything. I didn't know what to expect. It's the first time to be at a convention, and I am stunned. I was worried about, 'How do I...
Stop the Torture Coalition protests Wisconsin prisons in five counties
A small group of protesters gathered by the Brown County Courthouse late Sunday afternoon, demanding change in Wisconsin’s correctional system. “I don’t want any other mothers to suffer the way I am,” Kerrie Hirte said. Hirte’s daughter, Cilivea Thyrion, died in the Milwaukee County Jail and her death was ruled a suicide, FOX6 News Milwaukee […] The post Stop the Torture Coalition protests Wisconsin prisons in five counties appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
USPS Announces Mailing Service Changes Impacting Wisconsin
It's been a rough few years for the United States Postal Service. According to the official USPS website, the department has recorded $87 billion in financial losses over the last 14 years. In response to this, they are once again hiking up the prices of some of their services, which will affect all Iowans.
Wisconsin tribe watching presidential race for cannabis law reform as state maintains prohibition
MILWAUKEE — A leader with the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa said lifting federal prohibitions on marijuana would allow for the sovereign nation to enter the billion-dollar industry sweeping the country. Cannabis in all forms — except for CBD products — is illegal in Wisconsin. Bordering states Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois all […] The post Wisconsin tribe watching presidential race for cannabis law reform as state maintains prohibition appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Peace group member accused of assaulting Van Orden says congressman tried to shove past her
A Wisconsin member of Congress and a staff member of the peace group CODEPINK are each accusing the other of assault in an incident outside a Republican National Convention event Tuesday. In a statement CODEPINK said the group’s staff member, Nour Jaghama, was shoved from behind by U.S. Rep. Derrick...
A New Home after More Than a Century of Service
A New Home after More Than a Century of Service GAYLE RYDSTROM JOURNALIST For 110 years, the same Hinners Organ provided the music at Zum Kripplein Christi Lutheran Church, which was located near Iron Ridge. In May, the organ was disassembled, with some parts being sent to Buzard Organs for some TLC before joining the rest of the organ at the Wheels O’ Time Museum in Dunlap, Ill. Zum.
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