Despite MPD ban, facial recognition technology is still present in Milwaukee’s criminal justice system
Milwaukee police no longer use facial recognition technology, but cases involving past use remain in the criminal justice system.
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Economic Development
Microsoft, ratepayer advocates challenge ATC plan for data center transmission costs
The world’s fourth-most-valuable company and Wisconsin ratepayer advocates say a plan to assign infrastructure costs to data centers falls short of protecting Wisconsinites.
Education
Back-to-school tips from Milwaukee teachers
Milwaukee students are finally back to school. Here are some important things teachers want parents to know.
Health & WEllness
Walker Square Farmers Market amps up family-friendly activities
The market, which runs through Sept. 27, added new activities in the second year of its relaunch to engage a wider variety of residents.
Housing
Landlords can run a background check on you. New online tool helps you background check them.
MKEPropertyOwnership.com allows users to search rental properties in the city, identify a landlord’s network of related LLCs (limited liability corporations) and find information including code violations and eviction filings.
Public Safety
ICE arrests in Wisconsin hit a new peak. Follow what happens next.
Federal immigration authorities are ramping up operations nationwide to meet new daily arrest quotas. ICE agents in Wisconsin have turned to prisons, jails and — increasingly — street arrests to make their numbers.
Arts and Recreation
5 things to know and do the week of Sept. 7
Learn how to cook kid-friendly meals; give your input on the city’s urban planning projects; shop a night market; and more.