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Milwaukee Man Charged in Homicide and Van Fire Incident
Charges have been filed against 20-year-old Daeshaun Graves, a Milwaukee man accused of shooting someone and then setting the body on fire inside a van. According to investigators, Graves was involved in a fight with another man earlier this month, during which he shot the victim. He then drove to...
UW-Milwaukee leading effort to train workers for green jobs that support manufacturing
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is spearheading an effort to help more workers in the upper Midwest gain skills for green jobs that support manufacturing. UW-Milwaukee will assist nine community colleges in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois to establish Industrial Training Assessment Centers — places where workers can develop energy assessment skills. Those skills can then be used to help manufacturers reduce energy consumption and cut carbon emissions, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
These Milwaukee bike rides, like the Dashiki Bike Ride, aim to foster Black pride, sense of community
When Julie Taylor was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis last year, she wanted to find something to do to keep active. She found that in the slew of community bike rides held throughout the city. And on one sunny Saturday morning, Taylor donned a colorful dashiki to take part in the annual Dashiki Bike...
41 restaurants to participate in Do Good with Food fundraiser for Children’s Wisconsin
On Aug. 22, 41 Milwaukee-area restaurants and bars will participate in Do Good with Food, a fundraiser that supports the Children’s Wisconsin health care system. And you can help, too, by dining or drinking at any one of them. Now in its fifth year, the fundraiser began after local restaurant owners turned to the...
MOWA Art & Chalk Fest free event this weekend, August 17 and 18 in West Bend, WI
West Bend, WI – This weekend is MOWA’s annual Art & Chalk Fest, 205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI. This is a FREE outdoor arts festival that shines a spotlight on the state’s art and artists. Art & Chalk Fest has something for everyone with a wide...
American Legion Post 36 reaches out to veterans through Buddy Checks | By Mike Hartwell
West Bend, WI – The Lt Ray Dickop American Legion Post 36 in West Bend is conducting Buddy Checks for veterans and their families starting in the first week of August to assist them and provide a friendly voice during potentially difficult times. Post 36 has a team of volunteer members who perform such outreach.
Surveillance video shows off-duty Milwaukee police officer in south side shootout
MILWAUKEE — Surveillance video shows the moment an off-duty Milwaukee police officer got into a shootout with someone on the city's south side. Investigators do not think bullets hit anyone during the shooting early Tuesday morning near 37th Street and Branting Lane, just south of American Family Field. According...
Marquette Women’s Soccer Preview: at Colorado & vs Kansas City
THE 2024-25 MARQUETTE ATHLETICS SEASON IS OFFICIALLY HERE!. Or, well, it will be here on Thursday night at least. That’s when Marquette women’s soccer officially gets things going with the first contest that actually counts in the record books and the standings. There will definitely be a lot...
Milwaukee workers return to North Teutonia home to find more information on dead animals
Milwaukee city staff returned to a home being investigated for the death of over 30 dead animals on Tuesday in an effort to find animal microchips. Staff returned to the North Teutonia Avenue home one week after workers found numerous dead animals and remains during a routine tax foreclosure investigation. The home has...
Kewaskum man killed in truck vs train crash in Sheboygan Co., WI
August 14, 2024 – Sheboygan Co., WI – A 66-year-old Kewaskum man was killed Wednesday afternoon following a collision with a train in neighboring Sheboygan Co., WI. A release from Sheboygan County Sheriff is below. On Wednesday August 14, 2024 at approximately 2:08 pm, the Sheboygan County Emergency...
No license loophole: DOT, Milwaukee police work for solution after 12 News investigation
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Police Department and Wisconsin Department of Transportation leaders met Wednesday to find a solution after a 12 News investigation uncovered a loophole in state law. The loophole is that drivers without a license continue to get tickets, and not charges, for repeat offenses. If a driver...
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor proposes college closure, faculty layoffs
MILWAUKEE — UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone proposed the discontinuation of the University’s College of General Studies in a letter to Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman. The proposal would effectively close three academic departments and result in the unemployment of dozens of professors, including tenured educators. The three...
SUV crash at Franklin High School; Appleton man charged
FRANKLIN, Wis. - A 41-year-old Appleton man faces charges after a crash at Franklin High School on Aug 8. The accused is Nathan Zuberbier – and he faces the following criminal counts:. Possession of narcotic drugs. Second-degree recklessly endangering safety (three counts) According to the criminal complaint, police were...
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