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MPS Board Vice President Gokalgandhi says district to adjust deadlines in corrective action plan
Milwaukee Public Schools Board Vice President Jilly Gokalgandhi says she is “not concerned” with missed deadlines in the district’s corrective action plan, adding she has “a lot of faith” in interim MPS Superintendent Eduardo Galvan to address the district’s issues. One of the deadlines...
News: Fight Dice Announce Debut Album ‘Total Party Kill’
Milwaukee’s Dungeons & Dragons themed band Fight Dice have announced their debut album, Total Party Kill. They’ve also put out the first single from the album, “Magic Pact.” The album is set to release September 20 via Forge Again Records. Bassist Todd Bell says about forming...
Harley-Davidson Homecoming: watch for road closures and parking restrictions.
Milwaukee’s summer festival season is in full swing with food, drinks, live music, and, of course, road closures. After the recent Bastille Days and RNC disruptions, expect more traffic changes as the Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival kicks off this weekend. Here’s a rundown of road closures and parking restrictions from...
Big Lots stores in Menomonee Falls, West Bend, Fond du Lac and Sheboygan will close
The Menomonee Falls and West Bend Big Lots will be permanently closing, store officials confirmed. While the Menomonee Falls Big Lots, N78 W14511 Appleton Ave., opened in 2013, the West Bend Big Lots, 1690 S. Main St., just opened in February 2023, according to City of West Bend documents. ...
Dreyer to attempt solo swim across Lake Michigan again
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 26, 2024) – If at first you don’t succeed, you try and try again. That’s old axiom applies to Jim Dreyer, the soon-to-be 61-year-old Grand Haven ultra-marathon swimmer who failed twice last year to swim across Lake Michigan on the 25th anniversary of his initial solo effort. The two attempts from Milwaukee to Grand Haven were stymied by conditions beyond his control.
2 charged in Milwaukee gas station ambush shooting
MILWAUKEE — Criminal charges have been filed against two men for the daylight mass shooting of four people at a Milwaukee gas station last month. Two women, ages 33 and 28, were wounded, as well as two girls, ages 9 and 4. All survived multiple gunshot wounds. The spray...
16th annual Walk for Wellness promotes healthy habits for Milwaukee's youth
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Hundreds of kids took advantage of the weather Thursday afternoon, July 25, with lots of activities and a healthy lunch. The 16th annual Walk for Wellness at Kadish park saw a record-breaking number of kids from Milwaukee’s neighborhood centers. 900 kids went for a walk,...
Bradford Beach closed for swimming
The Milwaukee Health Department posted on Wednesday that Bradford Beach is closed for swimming until further notice. Both Bradford and South Shore beaches have a red placard on the website, indicating the water quality is at elevated risk for illness from "exposure to micro-organisms." The beaches are closed due to reports of E....
Open Record: 24 Days of Turmoil
MILWAUKEE - From a 'disastrous' debate to an attempted assassination, a major party convention in Milwaukee and a stunning campaign reversal, the summer of 2024 has shaken up the race for the White House. In this episode of Open Record, FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn is joined by a pair of award-winning political journalists as we unpack 24 days of turmoil that changed American history.
A message from Diederich College of Communication Dean Sarah Feldner
Dear alumni and friends of the Diederich College of Communication:. This spring we celebrated 100 years of teaching theatre at Marquette University. As I considered this history, I dove deeply into how theatre more broadly has been part of Jesuit education. One of our own alumni, Father George Drance, S.J. (SP ’84), spoke to AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast about this tradition of Jesuit theatre. Dramatic performance has long been a tool for Ignatian education. Dating back centuries, performance was seen as a way to practice rhetoric and to teach the core lessons and values of the Catholic faith. Dramatic performance provided an avenue for the practical education that is the hallmark of Jesuit education.
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff to campaign in central Wisconsin
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will appear in central Wisconsin this weekend to campaign for his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris. The Harris for President campaign announced that Emhoff will speak on Saturday at the Hmong Wausau Festival. He’ll also lead a voter canvassing event in Stevens Point. The Hmong...
Wisconsin Assembly District 18: Meet the candidates
Wisconsinites will vote for state Assembly and Senate candidates in a primary on Aug. 13 and in the general election Nov. 5, 2024. This is the first election under newly-competitive district maps. The candidate in each political party to receive the most votes Aug. 13 will advance to the November...
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