Civil Rights
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4 people charged in death of man outside Milwaukee hotel
Four hotel employees charged with felony murder in death of D’Vontaye Mitchell. Mitchell died outside a downtown Milwaukee hotel after behind restrained on the sidewalk.
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Death of man restrained by hotel guards ruled a homicide
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner is calling D’Vontaye Miller’s death a homicide. He was held face-down on the sidewalk by security guards outside a downtown Milwaukee hotel .
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Milwaukee Health Department plan targets racism as public health crisis
Milwaukee plans to address racism and health equity over the next five years by focusing on challenges like housing, maternal and child health and public safety. Those steps and others […]
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How a young Midwest mayor’s political convention speech changed American politics
For a few days next July, Milwaukee will be the center of the 2024 presidential race as the Republican Party hosts its national convention. Many political scientists and commentators question […]
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Northwoods tribal leader reflects on 40th anniversary of court protecting treaty rights
This year marks the 40th anniversary of a landmark ruling that reaffirmed the 1837 treaty rights of a northern Wisconsin tribe to hunt, fish and gather on ceded territory. In […]
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Housing, transportation among top challenges facing Afghan refugees in Dane County
More than 12,000 Afghan refugees escaped Taliban forces in 2021 during the withdrawal of American troops and were evacuated to Fort McCoy in Monroe County, according to the U.S. Department […]
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2 charged with hate crimes in attack of Muslim women in Milwaukee park
Two Milwaukee women have been charged with hate crimes after police said they attacked a group of Muslim women in a park late last month. Miracle Reed, 34, and Payton […]
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People behind bars in Wisconsin may again access taxpayer-funded education grants
For the first time in nearly three decades, people who are incarcerated in Wisconsin may receive federal student aid to help pay for higher education. Their eligibility to receive Pell […]
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American poverty can be abolished, Pulitzer winner Matthew Desmond argues in new book
After netting a Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction for writing a book about evictions in Milwaukee, Princeton University sociologist Matthew Desmond sought to tackle a broader lens: Why is there […]
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Nonbinary student in Rhinelander faced sex-based harassment, investigation finds
A student in the Rhinelander School District may have their grades adjusted after missing part of the 2021-22 academic year while facing harassment for their nonbinary gender identity. The U.S. […]