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Frustration with AI failure loops pushes Milwaukee professionals to build damage control protocols

The rapid adoption of large language models like GPT has brought unprecedented capabilities to users seeking everything from editorial writing assistance to image generation. But alongside this...

Growth and wellness: County Executive Crowley delivers 2025 State of the County address

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley delivered his 2025 State of the County Address at the Marcus Performing Arts Center on March 26, highlighting ongoing partnerships, economic development...

Thousands of U.S. veterans who have been fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed by Trump

Nathan Hooven is a disabled Air Force veteran who voted for Donald Trump in November. Barely three months later, he is now unemployed and says he feels betrayed by the president’s dramatic...

Wisconsin’s defense industry at risk if buyers shift billions in arms purchases to other Rust Belt states

Wisconsin’s defense industry faces economic uncertainty as neighboring states consider ways to attract shifting military contracts. Experts say Donald Trump’s foreign policy decisions have...

A Volunteer Spirit: Mayor Satoru Kirigaya shares lessons from life and business for being a leader

“Milwaukee Independent” sat down with the Mayor of Zushi, Satoru Kirigaya, in Kanagawa Prefecture on March 14, 2024. The meeting came during a special assignment that reported on the...

Janet Boettner shares her love of traditional Japanese comfort food with Milwaukee one taste at a time

One of the unexpected methods that Milwaukee native Janet Boettner instinctively used to reflect on her experiences around the world was to measure the journey of her life in meals. They were the...

Putin’s Proxy: An unhinged Trump berates President Zelenskyy in ambush set by Vance at White House visit

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance unleashed a blistering verbal assault on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on February 28, abruptly canceling a...

March First Movement: Koreans in Milwaukee observe the anniversary of Korea’s push for Independence

Every year on March 1, Koreans pause to remember the wave of patriotic fervor that swept their country more than a century ago. Known as the March First Movement or the Samil Movement, the historic...

Governor Evers creates statewide Office of Violence Prevention in wake of Madison school shooting

Just weeks after the tragic shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Governor Governor Tony Evers created a new statewide office dedicated to preventing gun violence on January 14. The...

Not in our neighborhood: Proposed ICE detention facility in Milwaukee’s 9th District sparks outrage

A controversial plan to establish a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Milwaukee’s 9th Aldermanic District has drawn strong opposition from local officials and...

David Crowley: Redefining Milwaukee County’s leadership through education as a new UWM graduate

It is not every day that a high-level elected official quietly attends classes, writes research papers, and sits side-by-side with traditional undergraduates while holding one of the most...

Back to school: Older adults returning to college is a growing trend fueled by new career goals

Following a demographic shift that is redefining the traditional image of the undergraduate classroom, a growing number of older adults, particularly those in their 30s and 40s, are returning to...

Advanced Wireless to donate 840 access points to rebuild Irpin’s citywide Wi-Fi network

by Staff | Jul 26, 2023 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine

Return to Ukraine: This feature is part of an original Milwaukee Independent editorial series that recorded news from areas across Ukraine, including Milwaukee's sister city of Irpin, from June to July of 2023. It was the second time in the span of a year that the...

Children of Irpin begin planning mural for Mitchell Airport to showcase Sister City friendship

by Staff | Jul 26, 2023 | Articles, Ukraine

Mayors of Milwaukee and Irpin expand Sister City cooperation after visit by nonprofit delegation

by Lee Matz | Jul 25, 2023 | Articles, Featured, Ukraine

Interview with Tom Barrett: U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg reflects on forging ties with Irpin

by Lee Matz | Jul 25, 2023 | Articles, Ukraine

Return to Ukraine: A trauma loop of travel from Milwaukee to a country still at war a year later

by Lee Matz | Jul 24, 2023 | Articles, Editorial, Featured, Ukraine

From Weddings to War: How Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov photograph Ukraine’s daily horrors

by News Team | Jul 24, 2023 | Articles, Ukraine

Being Friends of Angels: The Milwaukee nonprofit saving lives and offering hope in Ukraine

by Staff | Jul 24, 2023 | Articles, Ukraine

Juneteenth 2023: A retrospective of how Milwaukee has celebrated Emancipation Day in recent years

by Editor | Jun 19, 2023 | Articles, Featured

Milwaukee is home to one of the longest held Juneteenth Day celebrations in the United States. Juneteenth, a commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, has long held profound significance in American history. June 19, 2023 marks the 52nd...

Supervisor Peter Burgelis vows to continue fight for LGBTQ+ equality after suffering from violent assault

by Staff | Jun 17, 2023 | Articles, Featured

County Supervisor Peter Burgelis was subjected to a violent assault on June 12 in an unprovoked incident that occurred at Mayfair Mall. While details surrounding the assault are still being investigated by law enforcement, it was confirmed that Supervisor Burgelis...

Reflections on Flag Day: The rising wave of lowering the flag to half-staff in Wisconsin

by Hannah Dugan | Jun 14, 2023 | Articles, Featured

After years of effort, a Waubeka, Wisconsin school teacher successfully lobbied for the 1916 creation of the annual observance of National Flag Day. Every year since on June 14th the United States commemorates its flag as an emblem of the country, a standard for...

Gun Safe Summer: Legislators join Attorney General to urge action over removed provisions for gun safety

by Staff | Jun 13, 2023 | Articles, Featured

Wisconsin’s Democratic lawmakers reintroduced a series of state gun control measures on June 12 aimed at expanding background checks, implementing a red flag law, and providing tax exemptions for gun safes. The bills were previously introduced but removed from...

CONNECT 1: Ribbon cutting ceremony inaugurates Milwaukee County’s new transit era with BRT Line

by Editor | Jun 6, 2023 | Articles, Featured

Milwaukee County celebrated the inauguration of its CONNECT 1 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line on June 5, at an official ribbon cutting ceremony almost two years to the day from when the groundbreaking ceremony kicked off its construction. The special event took place at...