Study finds that decision-making algorithms do not improve the lives of youth in Child Welfare System
Algorithms used by states within the U.S. Child Welfare System (CWS) to make unbiased, evidence-based decisions about child placement and predicting risk of maltreatment miss the bigger picture, finds a research team from Marquette University and the University of...
Curbside book pickup now available at Milwaukee Public Library’s Central Branch
The Milwaukee Public Library announced on May 5 that it would begin offering patrons the opportunity to borrow materials in a limited manner while its locations remain closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Patrons will receive an appointment time to pick up...
West Allis shop works to repair its relationship with Latino community after social media uproar
Leadership from Forward Latino met with Mark Lutz, owner of the West Allis Cheese and Sausage Shoppe, after community members spoke out with concerns over a social media post made by a representative of the company. The comment was immediately removed and an apology...
From Heilongjiang with Love: Wisconsin welcomes PPE donation from sister province in China
Governor Tony Evers announced on May 3 that Wisconsin had received a donation of 10,000 procedural masks and 1,000 medical outfits from its sister state of Heilongjiang Province to help grow its supply of personal protective equipment (PPE). The state of Wisconsin has...
Lake Michigan’s water level expected to remain high well into spring
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Detroit District, announced recently that despite a dry month of February across the Great Lakes basin, water levels on each of the Great Lakes remain very high going into the spring. Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie...
Staff at the Milwaukee Rep pitch in to produce masks and face shields for local medical workers
Social Distancing protocols and “Safer at Home” measures have been devastating to many industries, particularly Milwaukee’s public arts. With no audiences to perform for, no sets to build, and no costumes to assemble, the Milwaukee Repertory Theater has spearheaded an...
Pre-Pandemic Life: When the month of May meant being outside in the festive crush of humanity
May 2020 ushers in the second month of Wisconsin’s “Safer at Home” order to combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Along with the nation, the Milwaukee community has stepped into another world and pre-pandemic life can at times seem like a faded memory. The...
Wisconsin’s Citizen Soldiers continue lending assistance at Milwaukee County alternate care facility
Multiple Wisconsin National Guard teams are on site at the recently completed alternate care facility at Wisconsin’s State Fair Park to lend a helping hand. A team of Citizen Soldiers supported warehouse operations at the alternate care facility as it was setup, while...
Stacey Williams-Ng: Milwaukee Murals Speak for Themselves
Street art is about community, and freedom of expression. It is one of the brightest spots in the arts sector right now, bringing joy and valuable commissions to artists during this bleak pandemic which has crippled so many other corners of our economy and our nation....
Rebel Converting to donate 3.5 million face mask kits for local MaskUpMKE campaign
Rebel Converting, a Saukville-based manufacturer of hospital-grade disinfectant wipes, is tripling its initial donation of face mask kits in Wisconsin, and through the MaskUpMKE program will help deliver several million to those in need. After learning of the shortage...
Shopping during Pandemic: Customers at Pete’s Fruit Market get surprise gift of free groceries
Tonit Calaway and Judge David Swanson, along with Major League Baseball Commissioner Emeritus Allan H. “Bud” Selig, came together with Pete’s Fruit Market on April 23 to surprise customers with free groceries. The generous donation of $20,000 by the three individuals...
More Summer Festivities Fizzle: Pandemic concerns cancel Lakefront Fireworks and July 4th celebrations
Milwaukee County Parks announced on April 27 that the July 3 Lakefront Fireworks have been cancelled for 2020 because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the event will not be rescheduled this year. In lieu of the fireworks celebration, American Family Insurance...
