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Are COVID-19 vaccines still free? The short answer is yes.

May 3, 2022 by Matt Martinez Leave a Comment

Closeup of a syringe being loaded with a Covid vaccine.

Representatives for state and local health agencies say they will continue to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines, keeping the COVID-19 vaccine free of charge.

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, Neighborhoods, Public Safety Tagged With: coronavirus vaccinations, coronavirus vaccine cost, coronavirus vaccines, COVID-19 Uninsured Program, COVID-19 vaccinations, COVID-19 vaccine cost, COVID-19 vaccines, DHS, Elizabeth Goodsitt, Emily Tau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Milwaukee Health Department, Shary Pérez, UCC, United Community Center, vaccine cost, vaccines, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Wisconsin DHS, Wisconsin vaccines

High school students work on solutions to environmental issues

May 2, 2022 by PrincessSafiya Byers Leave a Comment

High school students from across the city spent the last year learning about and completing projects on environmental issues through an internship with Reflo Sustainable Water Solutions.

Filed Under: Community, Education, Health and Wellness, Neighborhoods, Public Safety Tagged With: Audubon High School, Azaria Kelly, Bradley Tech Wilniesha Smith, Environmental Justice, Golda Meir School, Lily Wohlt, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee School of Languages, Reflo Sustainable Water Solutions, Rufus King High School

Milwaukee sees sharp rise in motor vehicle thefts

March 29, 2022 by Edgar Mendez Leave a Comment

Vehicle thefts in Milwaukee have increased dramatically since 2020. Police hope that interventions will make a difference.

Filed Under: Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety Tagged With: Noticias414

‘It has been set back years now’: Free calls to those who are incarcerated hits a snag in Milwaukee County

March 1, 2022 by Edgar Mendez Leave a Comment

A plan for free calls for those jailed at the Milwaukee County House of Correction and the Milwaukee County Jail has been blocked due to budgetary considerations.

Filed Under: Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety

Father launches ‘One Pill Kills’ social media campaign after son’s overdose death

February 17, 2022 by Edgar Mendez 1 Comment

Isaac Solis Jr. died in 2019 after taking what he thought was a prescription Percocet. His fatal mistake is part of a phenomenon that’s driven an increase in overdose deaths across the country, including in Milwaukee County.

Filed Under: Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety Tagged With: Noticias414

Is driver’s ed a key to solving our reckless driving problem? Some leaders think so.

January 19, 2022 by Edgar Mendez Leave a Comment

Since 2016, more than 7,000 students have participated in the driver education program through Milwaukee Recreation. Officials say the program is essential in training the next generation of drivers.

Filed Under: Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety

Community Collaborative Commission off to a slow start in work with MPD

December 15, 2021 by Edgar Mendez 1 Comment

Progress has been slow for the Community Collaborative Commission, but the group expects that to change in 2022.

Filed Under: Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety

Residents hopeful gun deaths will decrease with Milwaukee joining the Gun Safety Consortium

November 12, 2021 by Matt Martinez 3 Comments

Milwaukee joins other cities and municipalities testing new gun safety technology in an attempt to reduce gun violence, including suicides and accidental deaths.

Filed Under: Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety

Little progress in finding facility to house Milwaukee youths once Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake prisons close

October 19, 2021 by Edgar Mendez Leave a Comment

Nearly four months after missing a second deadline to close the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons, officials still have not decided on a replacement facility to house local youths.

Filed Under: Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News, Public Safety

Wisconsin imprisons 1 in 36 Black adults. No state has a higher rate.

October 17, 2021 by Clare Amari / Wisconsin Watch Leave a Comment

Ramiah Whiteside of Milwaukee holds a sign during a protest

A new Sentencing Project report confirms the state’s deep racial disparities in incarceration, which one advocate calls ‘a slap in the face.’

Filed Under: Community, Neighborhoods, Public Safety Tagged With: crime, incarceration, prison

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