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Milwaukee Will Contest We Energies Rate Hikes
We Energies will face opposition from the City of Milwaukee when it attempts to raise rates for the seventh straight year. The utility is seeking to raise residential electric rates by 6.9% in 2025 and 4.6% in 2026. The typical residential customer would see their monthly electric bill increase by approximately $18 over that period says the utility.
Milwaukee Hospital Hopes To Replicate Its Model For Treating Gunshot Victims
As southeastern Wisconsin’s only level one trauma center, Froedtert Hospital treats around 90 percent of gun-related injuries in the city of Milwaukee. Last year, that included almost 840 nonfatal shootings, despite a slight drop in those incidents over the previous year. In 2020, Froedert founded the Trauma Quality of...
Milwaukee Dredging Project Could Have Extra Benefit
It started with a mystery: What were those green, hair-like tufts clogging nets pulled up from the Milwaukee harbor?. Fisheries biologist Aaron Schiller wondered if what stuck to the small squares of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) sampling nets in summer 2023 was Cladophora, foul-smelling algae known for washing up on beaches in late summer and early fall.
Supervisors Grudgingly Approve Raises for Sheriff’s Deputies
The Milwaukee County Board approved a new series of raises for Milwaukee County Sheriff‘s deputies Thursday, but a number of supervisors took the floor to express grudging support for the raises and to call on the sheriff’s office to rein in its overtime spending. The raises approved Thursday...
Council Temporarily Bans Late-Night Dining at 27th Street Denny’s
Those in search of late-night pancakes, burgers and shakes will need to find an alternative to Denny’s — at least for the next two weeks. The Milwaukee Common Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to suspend the extended hours license for the southside diner, 3801 S. 27th St. The...
10% of Wisconsin Hospital Jobs Are Now Unfilled
Hospital industry leaders warn Wisconsin’s health care workforce is already in “critical condition” as the state’s aging population continues to need more care. The Wisconsin Hospital Association’s annual workforce report uses state and federal data, as well as information from the state’s hospitals, to outline the challenges facing the industry.
Lawsuit Argues Cash Bail Amendment Was Improperly On Ballot
A year after Wisconsin voters approved two statewide referendums, a Dane County judge is weighing whether they were improperly placed on the ballot and should be overturned. Circuit Court Judge Rhonda Lanford heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging whether the two ballot referendums — one to change cash bail laws and one to assess voters’ perspectives on public benefits — should have appeared on an April 2023 ballot.
PianoArts Proudly Welcomes International Pianists to Participate in Competition Jury to Perform “Concert by the Masters” with MSO
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music: Pianists perform 45-minute solo recitals and 45-minute duo recitals with partners from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Competition Jury performs concert with MSO musicians. Solo Recitals: Friday, May 31 from 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm, $15 all-day pass. Duo Recitals: Saturday, June 1 from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, $15 all-day pass .”Concert by the Masters,” Monday June 3 at 7:30 pm • Tickets: $15 and $20.
See The 5 New Food Vendors Coming to Summerfest
An exuberant crowd of reporters, bloggers and notable Milwaukeeans made the rounds of the Miller Lite Brew House at Henry Maier Festival Park on Wednesday, where they admired this year’s spread of new food items for Summerfest. The smell of warm tortillas and grilled burgers filled the air, while...
RNC Prep Includes Maritime Security Planning, Training
Preparations for the Republican National Convention (RNC) continue across Milwaukee. On Thursday, the local U.S. Coast Guard Station prepared for its role in securing the downtown security zone. Coast Guard officials from Station Milwaukee, 2420 S. Lincoln Memorial Dr.. worked with law enforcement officials to game out potential maritime security...
New Estimate Shows Shrinking Wisconsin Budget Surplus
Wisconsin’s budget surplus is projected to shrink slightly, according to new numbers from the Legislature’s nonpartisan budget office. But the projections would still leave lawmakers and the governor with a balance of more than $3 billion as they craft the next state budget. The estimate from the nonpartisan...
Ouzo Café Is Classic Greek Fare
Romantic music playing in the background and scenic vistas of Greek coastlines will transport you to another place where the sun seems to always shine and life moves at a leisurely pace. This is Ouzo Café, a cozy café with dark wooden tables attractively set with white napkins and water goblets. As soon as you are seated you will be served a complementary bread basket along with a small dish of olive oil. The warm crusty bread was a fine way for friends and I to start our meal in this small Milwaukee Street café that’s been serving food in Milwaukee’s East Town for some 20 years.
McKinley Beach Reopens After Four Years
McKinley Beach has finally reopened. Milwaukee County Parks closed the beach in 2020 following a series of drownings. County officials gathered Wednesday to hold a ribbon cutting for the beach and announce that it has reopened. “Today, we are marking its return,” said County Executive David Crowley. “It’s a safe...
Storms, Tornadoes Leave 25,000 in State Without Power
More than 25,000 people throughout Wisconsin were without power early Wednesday afternoon after violent storms ripped through the state Tuesday night. Two tornadoes were reported by local law enforcement west of Wausau, in the villages of Edgar and Unity. Crews were working to clear damage from those storms Wednesday morning.
UWM Chancellor Apologizes After Jewish Groups Condemn Protest Agreement
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone issued an apology Tuesday after Jewish groups and Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman condemned a deal he struck with pro-Palestinian protestors to end an encampment on campus. “It is clear to me that UWM should not have weighed in on deeply complex geopolitical...
Tabletop Gaming Store Opening on East Side
Old Guard Games invites customers to step off of Downer Avenue and into another world. The community-focused gaming store, 3132 N. Downer Ave., is filled with suits of armor, battle shields and paintings depicting famous historical battles. The resulting space, said owner Ben Checota, is reminiscent of a Victorian library...
Evers Requests Release of $25 Million for Child Care and Tourism
Gov. Tony Evers’ administration is requesting that the Republican-led budget committee release $25 million in funds that would go towards supporting child care providers and tourism in Wisconsin. It’s unclear whether lawmakers will release the funds. The requests come as Republican committee leaders and Evers have been in a...
Great Lakes Winter Ice Cover Lowest in 50 Years
After an uncharacteristically warm winter put the kibosh on skiing in some areas, as well as outdoor traditions like sturgeon fishing in Michigan’s Black Lake, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed this year marked a record low in ice coverage on the Great Lakes. In a post to...
Board Proposal Would Take Away Two Carmen Charter School Facilities
An overflow crowd packed the Milwaukee Public Schools Central Services auditorium last night with many objecting to a proposal that calls for removing two Carmen charter schools from the buildings they now occupy. Carmen South would be removed from the building it shares with another MPS charter, Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes (ALBA) and Carmen Southeast would be removed from the Pulaski building it shares with a MPS traditional International Baccalaureate program. Both Carmen programs would have to find a new home after 2025-26.
Groundwork Milwaukee Shutting Down?
The nonprofit community group Groundwork Milwaukee has announced it is moving toward a likely shutdown of all operations, after more than 17 years in operation. “Starting immediately Groundwork Milwaukee will be hitting pause on most of our operations,” said a letter to the community by the group’s executive director Damien DeBuhr. “We have been wrestling with rising costs and dwindling access to resources over the past several years” and “we are no longer in a position to sustain operations in the way our community has come to expect.”
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