Milwaukee Begins Towing Reckless Drivers Under Expanded State Law
New authority allows police to seize vehicles regardless of ownership or registration status.
Bipartisan EMS Laws Signed This Week
On Tuesday, Governor Evers signed two bills that boost the struggling Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services (EMS) sector and their professionals. According to the Governor’s office, the bill reduces financial barriers in place for individuals seeking training,...
The Milwaukee Hop Comes Under Fire After Accident Shuts It DownÂ
On Monday, the Hop Street Car overhead wire was hit causing it to be shut down for an unknown period of time. The Hop, which is run in Milwaukee with a series of overhead electrical wires, was tangled up in bent cables. Reports say a cement truck ran into the wires...
Waukesha Alderman No Longer Teaching at Catholic Memorial After False ICE Claim
Alderman Rico Camacho is no longer employed at Catholic Memorial High School, days after facing backlash for a false social media post claiming Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were in downtown Waukesha. The school confirmed Camacho’s employment ended...
New Bill Allows Cars To Be Towed By Cities For Particular Violations
On Friday, State Rep. Supreme Moore Omokunde and State Senator LaTonya Johnson introduced a new traffic bill that would allow municipalities to tow offenders. The bill stipulates that cars that are involved in reckless driving incidents and have reckless driving...
Jim Acosta in Hot Water for Bizarre Interview with AI Version of Parkland Victim
Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta sparked outrage this week over an interview conducted with an AI version of deceased parkland victim Joaquin Oliver. The bizarre interview, which included an AI avatar of Oliver that was created with the permission of his parents, was used...
Laundry List of Prominent Politicians Subpoenaed in Epstein Probe
House leadership was taken by surprise on Tuesday morning after House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky. subpoenaed prominent political figures from both sides of the aisle in relation to the ongoing Epstein probe. The subpoenas, which include former...
Foreign H-1B Visas Defended by Tech Titans, Criticized by Vance, Sanders
The Trump administration is preparing significant changes to the H-1B visa program according to Joseph Edlow, newly confirmed director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. H-1B visas are a type of nonimmigrant visa that allow American employers to temporarily...
Real ID Deadline Approaching: What Wisconsin Travelers Need to Know
Beginning May 7, travelers boarding domestic flights will need a Real ID-compliant driver’s license or ID card, or an alternative such as a valid U.S. passport, to get through airport security. The new federal requirement also applies to those entering military bases...
Kohl’s Fires CEO Over Romantic Conflict of Interest
Kohl’s, a Wisconsin corporation, abruptly fired CEO Ashley Buchanan on Thursday, just four months after hiring him, citing violations of the company’s conflict-of-interest policies. An internal investigation overseen by Kohl’s audit committee and conducted by an...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Suspends Judge Following Arrest for Obstructing ICE Arrest
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah C. Dugan from her judicial duties following her recent arrest by federal authorities. The temporary suspension, issued Tuesday, comes in response to allegations that Dugan interfered with...
Turang And Peralta Earn National League Player and Pitcher of August
On Wednesday, MLB Network announced the winners of the American and National League Players of the Month. The two are winners of the award for the first time for the Brewers since 2018 in Christian Yelich’s MVP campaign. The two became the first duo to win their...
19 of 20 Deadliest U.S. Cities Run by Democrats: Report
Nearly all of America’s deadliest cities are run by Democrats, according to research data published by Issues & Insights. The report found that 19 of the 20 cities with the highest homicide rates — and 30 of the top 32 overall — are currently led by Democratic...
Record Breaking Rains Dump Billions of Wastewater into Lake Michigan
A single night of record-breaking rain dumped billions of gallons of untreated sewage into Lake Michigan and Milwaukee’s rivers, overwhelming a system designed to prevent exactly this kind of disaster. Extreme flooding from an Aug. 9-10 downpour resulted in an...