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Wisconsin home loans record, Tension over nursing schools in Madison and Milwaukee, Home kits modeled after Frank Lloyd Wright
We talk with a guest from the WHEDA about the high dollar amount of home loans extended last year. Then we learn about plans for Arizona College of Nursing schools in Wisconsin’s largest cities. And former professor at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture talks about designing home kits.
Milwaukee neighborhood looks for volunteers to grow its July 4 celebration
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee's Wilson Park Neighborhood has hosted a party July 4 parade for years, but organizers are looking for more people to keep it going for years to come. Roy Saurez del Real greeted residents in the Wilson Park Neighborhood during the parade. He said this year, he...
Watch: GENE SIMMONS Covers VAN HALEN's 'House Of Pain' At Rock & Brews In Milwaukee
Gene Simmons and his solo band performed last night (Wednesday, July 3) at Rock & Brews restaurant at Potawatomi Casino Hotel in Milwaukee. The concert was open to the public with first-come-first-served seating. According to Setlist.fm, the setlist was as follows:. 01. Deuce (KISS song) 02. Shout It Out Loud...
Latest Milwaukee Bucks move fails to solve foundational problems
Taurean Prince has agreed to join the Milwaukee Bucks, as The Athletic's Shams Charania reported on Wednesday. Free agent F Taurean Prince plans to sign a deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. pic.twitter.com/qpW5Tx0EcT— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 3, 2024 Prince, 30, spent last season with the Los Angeles Lakers. He played in 78 regular-season games, starting 49 of them. He averaged 8.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals while shooting 39.6% from three-point range and 51.9% from two-point range.Adding Prince undoubtedly offers some versatility for the Bucks rotation. He can thrive as part of the second unit or slot...
REPORT: Tyler Kolek & Oso Ighodaro Get Guaranteed NBA Contracts
When Marquette men’s basketball stars Tyler Kolek and Oso Ighodaro went #34 and #40 in the 2024 NBA Draft, there was no guarantee that we would see either of them in an NBA uniform for the 2024-25 season. That’s how the collective bargaining agreement works: Pre-set locked in guaranteed contracts for first round picks from #1 to #30, but no requirements for contracts for anyone selected after that.
UW-Milwaukee chancellor will step down next year, return to teaching
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone announced Wednesday that he plans to step down next year and transition to a teaching role as the UW system continues to struggle financially.
5 things to know and do the weekend of July 5
Join the Milwaukee Parks Foundation for a walk designed to promote neighborhood connections and a closer connection with nature. The walks take place every first Friday of the month. The next walk is at noon on Friday, July 5 between South 51st Street and Kinnickinnic River Parkway. More information here.
Another Brewers-Rays trade to go back to the well for rotation help
The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays kicked off the 2024 MLB trade deadline season this past week when the Rays sent Aaron Civale to the Brewers for shortstop prospect Gregory Barrios. Zachary Rotman of FanSided projects Civale to slot into the rotation perfectly, but, looking at the Brewers projected...
2nd Rock and Brews restaurant opens in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- There's now two Rock and Brews restaurants in Wisconsin. Co-founder and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Gene Simmons was there to cut the ribbon. The Gene Simmons band even performed to celebrate on Wednesday, June 3 in Milwaukee. The new location is at Potawatomi Casino...
Hotel restraint victim's widow: 'I want everyone held accountable'
MILWAUKEE — The widow of a man who died while being restrained by hotel security in downtown Milwaukee on Sunday is demanding answers. "I don't know what happened. And that's the worst part about all of this; I still don't know what happened," said DeAsia Harmon on Thursday, five days after her husband, Dvontaye Mitchell, 43, died at the entrance to the Hyatt Regency hotel at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Kilbourn Street, Sunday afternoon.
Rea pitches a gem, Yelich homers in the Brewers’ 3-0 victory over the Rockies
DENVER (AP) — Colin Rea pitched seven innings, Christian Yelich homered and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Wednesday night. “My delivery felt really good tonight,” Rea said. “It felt like timing was good. … I felt like we were executing all night.” Rea (8-2) gave up six hits while striking out […]
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