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Faces of a new school year: Milwaukee students share their hopes and goals
NNS Daily News Posts From Community Recent news Support journalism that matters Our work is essential to a better-informed community and a healthy democracy. But as a non-profit newsroom, it would not be possible without the support of readers like you. Follow us
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ICE arrests in Wisconsin hit a new peak. Follow what happens next.
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Community giveaways help Milwaukee families gear up for school
Milwaukee families gathered at several different community giveaways throughout the weekend to pick up free books, backpacks, bicycles and other supplies ahead of the new school year.
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness, Housing
A new chapter: South Side family celebrates adoption of four children after closing their foster care license
McKenna and Celia Olson always knew they wanted to have a family after getting married. Through Wellpoint Care Network, the couple adopted four children, bringing their bittersweet journey as foster parents to 10 kids to an end and starting their next life chapter.
Posted inCommunity, Inside the NNS Newsroom
NNS reporters discuss changes in Sherman Park on ‘Lake Effect’
NNS reporters PrincessSafiya Byers and Devin Blake visited WUWM 89.7, Milwaukee’s NPR, to discuss the newsroom’s coverage of the 10th anniversary of the uprising in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood.
Posted inCommunity, Housing, Inside the NNS Newsroom, News
Inside the NNS Newsroom: Why we remember when others move on
We chose to dedicate our newsroom to a massive, in-depth retrospective because we believe our neighbors deserve more than selective memory.
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‘We would like to see it get better’: How three of Sherman Park’s elders view their neighborhood
Seniors in Sherman Park talked about what it’s like to live in the neighborhood and their hope for change.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development
A scar, not a wound: Faith leaders reflect on the next 10 years for Sherman Park
Important faith pillars of the Sherman Park community discuss how things have changed since the uprising in 2016.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development, Opinion: Community Voices
Flashback: Community members at the Sherman Phoenix remember unrest, recognize progress in 2019
in 2019, we visited the Sherman Phoenix to ask business owners and patrons what stood out most from their memories of those turbulent nights.