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Miller Park site to take over as centralized hub for COVID-19 testing in Milwaukee

Miller Park site to take over as centralized hub for COVID-19 testing in Milwaukee

Posted by | Oct 15, 2020 |

The City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) announced on October 6 the transition toward a centralized community COVID-19 testing site as the deployment of Wisconsin National Guard troops to assist with testing winds down. As the National Guard begins its planned drawdown of COVID-19 testing personnel in Milwaukee, a consolidated, centralized community testing location will begin offering COVID-19 viral testing at Miller Park beginning October 19. The current National Guard testing facilities will conclude testing on October 17. The central community testing site at Miller Park will be staffed...

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Wauwatosa police retaliate against Cole family with violent attack that sends mother to hospital

Wauwatosa police retaliate against Cole family with violent attack that sends mother to hospital

Posted by | Oct 10, 2020

Milwaukee Independent · Arrest of Tracy Cole Press Conference Under the questionable legality of an ambiguous curfew order, Wauwatosa police violently arrested the mother and sisters of Alvin Cole on October 8 while they sat in their vehicle at the end of a peaceful demonstration. Wauwatosa police arrested Tracy Cole, and her daughters Taleavia and Tristiana, about two hours after a curfew for the suburb of Milwaukee took effect. The arresting officers were part of a supplemental force reportedly from Waukesha County, but took their direction from Wauwatosa officials. The incident happened on the second night of demonstrations, that...

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Brutality by Design: Wauwatosa shows that curfew policy is intended to terrorize civilian population

Brutality by Design: Wauwatosa shows that curfew policy is intended to terrorize civilian population

Posted by | Oct 10, 2020

After the October 8 assault on the family of Alvin Cole, which sent his grieving mother Tracy Cole to the hospital with injuries, Milwaukee County Supervisor Ryan Clancy had a simple message for City leaders: Stop using curfews. Supervisor Clancy said that criminalizing the mere existence of people within municipal borders had no place in civil society, and curfews without explicit exemptions for the presence of people whose presence could reduce police violence and document their actions: legal observers, press and elected officials, was inexcusable. “Every curfew in recent memory – Wauwatosa, Kenosha, and Milwaukee before that – has...

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Plan to integrate County departments aims to elevate care and services for older Milwaukee residents

Plan to integrate County departments aims to elevate care and services for older Milwaukee residents

Posted by | Oct 9, 2020 |

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley announced a proposal on on September 28 of a full integration of the Milwaukee County Department on Aging, Department of Veterans Services, and Department on Health and Human Services in the upcoming 2021 budget. The 2021 budget was created through the beginning stages of a racial equity focused strategic plan – the first strategic plan to be developed in Milwaukee County government in over 20 years. The integration proposal would take advantage of the benefits of integration to enhance Milwaukee County’s assistance delivery model so services and processes could be centered around the convenience...

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MCTS creates new bus route connecting residents with jobs at Amazon Fulfillment Center in Oak Creek

MCTS creates new bus route connecting residents with jobs at Amazon Fulfillment Center in Oak Creek

Posted by | Oct 9, 2020 |

The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) launched a new bus route that connects residents with jobs at Amazon’s new fulfillment center in Oak Creek. Route 81 (Amazon-Oak Creek) starts service on October 11, operating seven days a week between the intersections of N. 35th Street & W. Fond du Lac Avenue in Milwaukee and S. 13th Street & W. Ryan Road in Oak Creek. Buses will have stops on portions of W. Fond du Lac Avenue, N. 17th Street, W. Walnut Street, N. and S. 6th Street. “This new MCTS bus route is an example of how Milwaukee County...

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Milwaukee Film releases lineup for its all-virtual 2020 festival featuring 197 titles

Milwaukee Film releases lineup for its all-virtual 2020 festival featuring 197 titles

Posted by | Oct 9, 2020 |

The all-virtual 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival, presented by Associated Bank, will feature 197 film titles from across the globe and around the corner – and this year’s event is more accessible than ever, the nonprofit announced on October 5. Viewers can take part in the Festival, which runs from October 15 to 29, through their computer, tablet, smartphone, or TV. A Milwaukee Film app is available exclusively for TV viewing through Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku. Most films are available on demand throughout the duration of the Festival. Several will be paired with virtual Q&A...

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