Some residents are again dealing with flooding after torrential rain in the area. Here’s what you can do if your basement was flooded or need to report a downed tree.
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Turning pain into purpose: How Brenda Hines works through her grief by supporting Milwaukee families
After losing her son to gun violence, Brenda Hines founded The Donovan Hines Foundation of Exuberance Co to provide support for Milwaukee families navigating grief and loss.
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness
Sexually transmitted infection cases still rampant in Milwaukee. Here’s what health officials are doing to address concerns.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported 15,116 cases of sexually transmitted infections in Milwaukee County in 2024, including chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Community, Resources
Keep your child or teen busy with these weekly activities in Milwaukee
Concerns about available activities for youths continue after last month’s ‘”teen takeovers.” Here are things your child or teen can do each week.
Posted inCommunity, gun violence, Public Safety
Should gun violence intervention efforts start earlier? These researchers think so.
A new national study suggests warning signs often emerge before gun violence – offering others a chance to intervene before harm occurs.
Posted inCommunity, Housing
RON Coalition launches latest property conditions surveys
The Reclaiming Our Neighborhoods Coalition, or RON, marked another year of holding landlords accountable as it launched its 2026 property conditions survey.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
Commutations are back. Here’s what incarcerated people and their loved ones should know.
For the first time in decades, Wisconsin prisoners will be able to apply to have their sentences commuted, Gov. Tony Evers announced. Wisconsin Watch talked to three experts about how prisoners and their families can learn more and prepare.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development
Bronzeville Collective MKE owners reflect on legacy after closing last month
Bronzeville Collective MKE closed in March after seven years spotlighting Black, brown and queer-owned creative brands. Owners Tiffany Miller and Lilo Allen talk about its impact and their plans for the future.
Posted inCommunity
5 things to know and do the week of April 13
Learn American Sign Language; connect with community over a meal and prayer; celebrate 414 Day at Sherman Phoenix; and more.
Posted inCommunity
‘Language lost. Culture lost’: In Milwaukee, a race to keep Rohingya language alive in exile
After ethnic cleansing in Myanmar scattered Rohingya communities, a grassroots effort in Milwaukee is testing whether teaching the language in written form can help it survive — and whether families will choose to pass it on.