New testing centers are opening this week, as the National Guard prepares to end its deployment at the city’s two largest sites.
Evictions damage public health. The CDC aims to curb them — for now.
Housing and health are intertwined, experts have long preached. Now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pausing evictions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Utility cutoffs put on hold until Nov. 1
Residents won’t have to worry about utility disconnections until April thanks to a decision Thursday by the Public Service Commission.
SPECIAL REPORT: Extreme heat puts city in double jeopardy
Twenty-five summers after a deadly heat wave hit Milwaukee, the city stands at the intersection of two public health crises: COVID-19 and climate change. Is Milwaukee ready for future extreme heat?
‘It’s hard to make everyone happy’: Morales’ exit draws mixed reaction in Milwaukee’s Latinx community
Cheers and jeers: What Milwaukee’s Latinx community has to say about Alfonso Morales’ exit from the Police Department.
How two Milwaukee natives are leading the city’s fight against COVID-19
Jeanette Kowalik and Lilliann Paine are leading Milwaukee’s coronavirus response — and inspiring officials nationwide to examine racism as a public health crisis.
Four years ago today, Sherman Park erupted in violence. We look back.
On Aug. 13, 2016, the neighborhood was thrust into the spotlight after violence erupted following the death of Sylville Smith, who was fatally shot by a Milwaukee Police Department officer.
‘Willing to make changes ‘: Griselda Aldrete reflects on a tumultuous year at the Fire and Police Commission
After a stormy 11 months as the executive director of the Fire and Police Commission, Griselda Aldrete says she’s walking away on her own terms.
‘We keep leveling up’: Liberate MKE continues campaign to defund the police
As “defund the police” has become a battle cry for activists across the country, groups such as Liberate MKE are demanding police budgets be used to address problems in the community.
Defund the police? Milwaukee eyes future amid Black Lives Matter protests, coronavirus budget crunch
Calls to shift funds from policing to programs that improve quality of life for people of color aren’t new. But this time, more people are listening.
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