The City of Milwaukee recently launched “Speeding – We Can Live Without It,” a campaign that highlights stories from individuals whose lives have been impacted by reckless driving.
Edgar Mendez
Raised in a South Side neighborhood where he still lives, Edgar Mendez is the managing editor of the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service. Mendez is a proud graduate of UW-Milwaukee, where he double majored in journalism and sociology, and of Marquette University, where he earned a master’s degree in communication. He won a 2018 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award and 2014, 2017, and 2018 Milwaukee Press Club Awards for his reporting on taverns, marijuana law enforcement, and lead in water service lines. In 2008, he won a Society of Professional Journalists’ regional award for columns dealing with issues such as poverty, homelessness and racism. His writing has been published by the Associated Press, Reuters, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and other media. He has also co-authored three articles published in scholarly journals.
Posted inCommunity, Election Watch 2024
Black men in Milwaukee share their views on the election
NNS asked Black men, a key constituency in the upcoming election, who they’re voting for and why. Here is what they had to say.
Posted inCommunity, Multimedia, Photos
Photos: Domestic violence advocates raise awareness on Purple Thursday in Milwaukee
The City of Milwaukee Office of Community Wellness and Safety and the Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault hosted an event Thursday Oct. 17 to honor survivors and those who lost their lives to domestic violence.
Posted inCommunity, gun violence, Public Safety
Quarter of Milwaukee County homicides since 2023 occurred in two ZIP codes
A total of 81 homicides occurred in 53206 or 53209 since the beginning of 2023. That’s 26% of the total in Milwaukee County.
Posted inCommunity, gun violence
Gun violence takes deadly toll on Milwaukee County youths
Forty children under the age of 18 have been victims of homicides in Milwaukee County since 2023.
Posted inCommunity, gun violence, Public Safety
Readers offer insights on how to stop youth homicides
Readers respond to a call for ideas on how to stop the rise in youth homicides in Milwaukee County, where 40 children have been killed since 2023.
Posted inCommunity, gun violence
Our children are dying. We need your solutions.
Since 2023, 40 children under the age of 17 have been victims of homicide in Milwaukee County, according to data from the Medical Examiner’s Office.
Posted inCommunity, gun violence, Public Safety
Community weighs in how to decrease youth violence
Citing a number of violent incidents involving youths, Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman issued a strong statement asking the community, especially parents, to help his department.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development
Mother-daughter duo thrives in business by breaking new ground
June Perry-Stevens and her daughter Krystle Rogers are co-owners of Best Ed Business, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
Posted inCommunity, Inside the NNS Newsroom
Inside the NNS Newsroom: Edgar Mendez starts new role as gun violence solutions reporter
I’ve been reporting for NNS since the news service launched in 2010, covering everything from the opioid epidemic to unequal law enforcement. Now I’m focused on gun violence solutions, perhaps my biggest challenge yet.