Quantcast

Milwaukee City Wire

Saturday, September 13, 2025

News from 2024

Medium 03ch9mukutfcklebvp8mizikcbw3

MPS hosts first in-person college access bridging program for native students

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 23, 2024

Lessons in math, science, and Native culture combined with educational trips around Milwaukee filled summer days for a group of MPS Native students. They participated in the first in-person College Access Bridging Program organized by MPS’s First Nations Studies.

Medium 2qpfj6phg7mslayzwaaapr2rn8oi

UWM's fostering success initiative aids independent students

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 23, 2024

Emerson Vassilew was struggling to figure out how to sign up for classes and apply for housing when she ended up at the registrar’s office. “And they said we have someone who can help you,” said the first-year studio arts major.

Medium 03ch9mukutfcklebvp8mizikcbw3

Milwaukee Recreation celebrates successful 2024 summer playgrounds season

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 21, 2024

Milwaukee Recreation strives to serve all ages and abilities with free and low-cost recreation programming. This summer, Milwaukee Recreation continued to provide new activities for young people at safe and enriching recreation spaces through the summer playgrounds program.

Medium 03ch9mukutfcklebvp8mizikcbw3

Freshman Bridge event set for August 22-23 at MPS high schools

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 20, 2024

MPS high schools will host Freshman Bridge on August 22–23, 2024, to help new students prepare for their freshman year. The program aims to ensure students are ready for the first day of class, settle in quickly, and discover the support available in high school.

Medium 03ch9mukutfcklebvp8mizikcbw3

Vincent High School students showcase skills with livestock at Wisconsin State Fair

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 19, 2024

While many teens at the Wisconsin State Fair were focused on carnival rides, eight students from MPS’s Vincent School of Agricultural Science were hard at work, caring for their lambs and showing them in the ring.

Medium re 1

Milwaukee County home sales during week ending Aug. 10

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 18, 2024

There were 271 reported residential sales in Milwaukee County in the week ending Aug. 10, according to BlockShopper.com.

Medium joshua eckstein sre2j0jr9p0 unsplash

Milwaukee City Wire area weekly mass times

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 17, 2024

The following parishes in the Milwaukee City Wire coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

Medium 03ch9mukutfcklebvp8mizikcbw3

Milwaukee Recreation recognizes arts interns at annual celebration

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 16, 2024

Milwaukee Recreation's award-winning Arts Internship Program is a paid summer internship that provides high school students with practical job experience in arts-related positions. Interns explore the arts in an in-depth and applicable way while gaining 21st-century job skills. For many, these internships serve as their first paid job experience. Internships range from 40 to 400 hours between May and August, starting at a minimum of $12.50 per hour.

Medium 03ch9mukutfcklebvp8mizikcbw3

Milwaukee Public Schools prepare families for upcoming academic year

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 16, 2024

The first day of school for Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is scheduled for Tuesday, September 3, 2024. As the new academic year approaches, MPS has provided essential information to ensure families are prepared.

Medium fz1egpnfu0rguo3bi18qi6k4mdol

Senators request DHS and FBI details on foiled assassination plot linked to Iran

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 16, 2024

On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, along with Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray. The letter requests information regarding a foiled plot to assassinate U.S. government officials.

Medium 9cyjjvwux60iobicjk7udws1y97x

Senators claim integrity committee's actions politically motivated against DHS inspector general

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 15, 2024

On Monday, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) sent a letter to Kimberly Howell, Chairperson of the Integrity Committee within the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE). The letter followed allegations from whistleblowers suggesting that the committee may be inappropriately targeting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) for political reasons. The senators requested information related to the Integrity...

Medium s36zm7we0788qton0wl8rdvs39qx

Milwaukee announces cross country schedule for 2024

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 15, 2024

The 2024 Milwaukee cross country schedule has been announced by head coach Andrew Basler.

Medium st.josephwauwatosa

St. Joseph's parishioner: Tim Walz example of 'Anarcho-Tyranny' policies

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 14, 2024

Dave, a Wauwatosa resident and member of St. Joseph's parish, said Tim Walz is an example of "Anarcho-Tyranny" due to his past actions showing themes of anarchy and tyranny.

Medium 03ch9mukutfcklebvp8mizikcbw3

UW-Madison's PEOPLE program opens applications for Milwaukee ninth graders

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 13, 2024

The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) is now accepting applications. Milwaukee Public Schools ninth-grade students should apply by September 27, 2024, to participate in the program throughout their high school years.

Medium re 7

Milwaukee County home valuation prices rose in July compared to the same period in 2023

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 11, 2024

In July, the median sale price of a home in Milwaukee County rose by $39,306 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 1.8%.

Medium tim mossholder grlgtekn5s unsplash

Milwaukee City Wire area weekly mass times

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 10, 2024

The following parishes in the Milwaukee City Wire coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

Medium re 10

Milwaukee County home sales in week ending Aug. 3

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 10, 2024

There were 176 reported residential sales in Milwaukee County in the week ending Aug. 3, according to BlockShopper.com.

Medium 0wv92d1vxbfgk4t92nt17p7171c4

Milwaukee Athletics appoints Gabby Loth as new academic advisor

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 9, 2024

Milwaukee Athletics recently announced the hiring of Gabby Loth to the academic services staff as an advisor for the 2024-25 academic year.

Medium 03ch9mukutfcklebvp8mizikcbw3

Two MPS schools honored as Green Ribbon Schools by U.S. Education Department

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 9, 2024

The U.S. Department of Education has recognized Nathaniel Hawthorne School and Milwaukee Parkside School for the Arts as Green Ribbon Schools for their environmental efforts. These two schools, part of Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), are among only 41 schools nationwide to receive this distinction and are the sole recipients from Wisconsin.

Medium 03ch9mukutfcklebvp8mizikcbw3

Milwaukee Recreation offers free fall wellness programs

By Milwaukee City Wire | Aug 8, 2024

Milwaukee Recreation is offering a variety of free community wellness programs this fall, encouraging participants to enjoy the outdoors, try new fitness routines, and strengthen social bonds. Registration opens on Aug. 8 at 10 a.m. for Milwaukee residents and on Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. for non-residents.