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The Mexican Consulate in Milwaukee hosted its first Las Posadas event on December 14, to welcome the public and usher in the cultural holiday tradition celebrated in Mexico from December 16 to 24. Consulado de México en Milwaukee has provided much needed services for the Wisconsin region since it opened in August 2016, such as legal advice, passports, consular IDs, and voter registration cards. In an effort to expand its social involvement, the Mexican government authorized its consulates worldwide to celebrate Las Posadas with their local communities. “The ceremony has a lot to do with the Catholic Church’s interpretation...

The Milwaukee County Historical Society (MCHS) has a small collection of letters and telegrams from a young Milwaukee soldier who fought in the infantry during the Korean War. The documents provide some insight into forgotten local connections with larger conflicts in the world. There was no support information with background about the Korean War materials, as many relics in the Society’s vast collection are donated without a backstory. People often have things of historical value that they want to see preserved for future generations, but the deeper stories about the objects were lost even to those donating the items....

St. Benedict the Moor Parish hosted Mayor Tom Barrett and members of the Continuum of Care on December 2, to announce new developments in caring for the city’s homeless population during the winter by opening overnight and day warming rooms throughout Milwaukee. On any given day there are more than 850 homeless men, women, and families in the Milwaukee area. Over 150 can be sleeping outside during Wisconsin’s frigid winter months. Every year the City partners with numerous organizations to make sure people have a place to go. “This is the time of year where we want to talk...

Waukesha South High School was on lockdown for several hours on Monday, December 2 after an armed male student refused to disarm and pointed his handgun at an officer. Waukesha Police Chief Russell Jack told the news media at a noon press conference that a 17-year-old male student had been reported at 10:07 a.m. to be in possession of a handgun that he brought to school. The Waukesha South Resource Officer responded and secured the classroom, while getting other students to safety. Other law enforcement officers arrived on the scene and attempted to deescalate the situation. “The suspect would...