This Weekend in MKE: TRUE SKOOL’s Summer Park Jam Brings Free Music and Community to Peck Pavilion
TRUE SKOOL’s Summer Park Jam Weekend brings free live music to Peck Pavilion Saturday — plus a full slate of free community events across Milwaukee this weekend.
Veterans’ Watch: Navy Sends USS George Washington to Relieve Carrier Amid Crew Morale Concerns
The USS George Washington is deploying to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln after reports of mental health strain and supply issues among its crew — a veteran’s-eye look at what extended deployment costs.
Checks on Power: Judge Tosses Trump Administration’s Harvard Lawsuit as ICE Cooperation Deals Expand
A federal judge dismissed the administration’s Harvard antisemitism lawsuit this week — the second court setback in as many weeks — while ICE local-cooperation agreements continue to expand.
Another Teenager Lost: 16-Year-Old Killed in Thursday Morning Milwaukee Shooting
A 16-year-old was shot and killed Thursday morning near N. 40th and W. Clarke — the third violent incident in Milwaukee in under two weeks. No suspect identified yet.
Milwaukee’s Own: David Crowley Wins Photo-Finish Democratic Primary for Governor
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley pulled off a photo-finish win over State Rep. Francesca Hong in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for governor — putting Milwaukee’s own on the statewide ballot in November.
Netflix’s Vince Young Documentary Isn’t a Football Story. It’s a Warning About What We Do to Black Athletes After the Cameras Leave.
On August 25, Netflix releases “Untold: The Testimony of Vince Young,” the latest installment of its sports documentary series, and the trailer has already made one thing clear: this isn’t a highlight reel dressed up as a documentary. It’s a reckoning. The film traces Young’s rise from a Texas high school legend to the player […]
A Women’s Pro Baseball League Just Played Its First Real Season in 70 Years. Notice How Quietly It Happened.
On August 1, four teams — the Boston Hunters, the New York Heights, the Los Angeles Queens, and the San Francisco Firebells — took the field in Springfield, Illinois, and did something no group of women had done professionally in this country in 72 years: play a real season of pro baseball. The Women’s Pro […]
Howard University Unenrolled 500 Freshmen Days Before Move-In. The Money Wasn’t the Only Thing That Broke Down.
Somewhere between March and July, more than 500 incoming Howard University freshmen thought they had a spot in the Class of 2030. By the last week of July, they didn’t. Howard confirmed that 502 first-time students were unenrolled for missing a tuition or financial aid deadline ahead of the fall semester, which starts August 17. […]
Milwaukee Is About to More Than Double Housing for Homeless Veterans. Here’s Why That Number Matters More Than the Ribbon-Cutting.
Thirty-two. That’s how many single-room units Vets Place Central on Milwaukee’s west side has had for nearly 30 years. Right now, the nonprofit that runs it — the Center for Veterans Issues — is housing 74 veterans inside a building designed for far fewer, which means many of them are doubled up in rooms meant […]
Todd Blanche Just Became Attorney General by One Vote. That Margin Is the Real Story.
Early Saturday morning, while most of the country was asleep, the United States Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as Attorney General of the United States by a vote of 50 to 49. It happened at 4:31 a.m. Two Republicans — Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — voted no, joining every Democrat in […]