UNJ Sends Certified Demand Letter to Seven Wisconsin Offices Over State Fair Silence
One week after closing-night chaos at the Wisconsin State Fair, Urban News Journal is sending a certified demand letter to seven offices — from State Fair Park to the Governor — giving them 15 business days to produce a real after-action report.
A Correction and an Apology
Urban News Journal is correcting the record on a viral arrest video we published and removed after learning it misidentified the man involved. Here’s what actually happened, and our apology.
PEAK Initiative’s Endless Summer Block Party Hits Tiefenthaler Park Thursday — Free Shoes, a Groundbreaking, and Mike Taylor
PEAK Initiative’s Endless Summer Block Party returns to Tiefenthaler Park Thursday, Aug. 20, with a basketball clinic led by former NBA player Mike Taylor, a free shoe giveaway, and a Milwaukee Parks Foundation groundbreaking ceremony. UNJ will be there.
5 Free Things To Do in Milwaukee This Week (Aug. 18–21)
From free community yoga to a back-to-school block party, here’s what’s happening around Milwaukee this week — straight from Monday’s UNJ LIVE.
Wisconsin State Fair Ends in Chaos — UNJ Demands Real Answers, Not a Press Release
Multiple fights broke out on the final night of the 2026 Wisconsin State Fair, and at least one officer was struck. UNJ is pressing State Fair Park and West Allis PD for real numbers — not a press release.
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 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 […]
40 Tiny Homes, One Northwest Side Lot: Inside Milwaukee’s Bet on Ending Veteran Homelessness
Forty tiny homes are going up on a seven-acre lot on Milwaukee’s northwest side, and if you served, you should care about this project even if you’ve never needed anything like it yourself, because it’s a test of whether this country has actually learned anything about how to house veterans instead of just talking about […]
Milwaukee County Flooded Twice in Nine Months. The Recovery Deadline Nobody’s Talking About Is 25 Days Away.
If you live in Milwaukee County and your home took on water this past April, I need you to hear this clearly, because I don’t think it’s gotten the airtime it deserves: you have until August 31 to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance. That’s it. Twenty-five days from today. And if you’re one of the […]
UWM Is Folding Its Veterans Center Into a Shared Hub. Student Vets Have Seen This Movie Before.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is merging its Military & Veterans Resource Center into an eight-group shared student hub. Administrators call it consolidation. The veterans who rely on it call it a warning sign.