On Tuesday, Aug. 13, voters across the city will head to one of nearly 200 polling sites to cast their ballots in the fall partisan primary election.
Lena Taylor
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
Bids to build the new juvenile prison in Milwaukee are in. What happens next?
It has been over six years since state legislation called for the building of new juvenile prisons. Milwaukee is getting closer to the beginning of construction.
Posted inCommunity, News
Milwaukee Dems prepare for special showdown
After a months-long wait, the special election to fill a heavily Democratic state Senate seat in the Milwaukee area is set.
Posted inCommunity
5 things to know and do the weekend of Oct. 6
Explore higher education at the Historically Black College and Universities Fair; surrender unloaded guns at Alice’s Urban Garden; join the MLK neighborhood for Harvest Fest; build things at the Mitchell Street Library; and help clean up the Sherman Park neighborhood.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice, Health and Wellness
‘The most traumatic thing’: Incarcerated mothers push for better medical care
Women who give birth while they are incarcerated say they need better care – for their sake and for their baby’s.
Posted inNeighborhoods, Public Safety, Special Report
Reckless driving forces Milwaukee residents into game of “red light roulette”
After years of traffic fatalities and injury accidents trending down, both are now on the rise and are soaring to levels not seen in recent years. As police regroup, city residents are grappling with the idea that a green light doesn’t mean it’s safe to go.