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Supporters of President Trump cheer as he arrives to launch Black Voices for Trump at an Atlanta event.

Politics & Government

Trump Campaign Makes Pitch To Black Neighborhoods. Will It Connect?

11:31am March 08, 2020

The Trump campaign held a Black Voices for Trump event in Milwaukee, part of what many see as an uphill push to peel off some African American votes in battleground states in 2020.

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Police respond to reports of an active shooting at the Molson Coors Beverage Co. campus in Milwaukee on Wednesday.

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6 Dead In Shooting At Molson Coors In Milwaukee After Employee Opens Fire

11:43pm February 26, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Milwaukee police said the shooter was a 51-year-old Milwaukee man. Five others, all employees of Molson Coors Beverage Co., were killed.

Electric scooters for rent are popping up in San Diego and other cities. Investors see a key role for them in getting from here to there. But many people find them downright annoying.

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Scooters: Sidewalk Nuisances, Or The Future Of Local Transportation?

9:03am July 28, 2018

by Jasmine Garsd

Electric scooters for rent are popping up in cities across America. Investors see a key role for them in getting from here to there. But many people find them downright annoying.

Retired Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn, pictured here at a press conference in 2015, presided over the city's police department during the period when the ACLU alleges it stopped over 350,000 people without reasonable suspicion.

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Milwaukee Council OKs $3.4 Million Settlement Of Police Stop-And-Frisk Lawsuit

2:41pm July 11, 2018

by Patrick Jarenwattananon

The class-action suit accused officers of making more than 350,000 stops targeting black and Latino people without reasonable suspicion.

Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown warms up before a basketball game against the Chicago Bulls on Jan. 28 in Chicago. A few days before that game, Milwaukee police used a stun gun on and arrested him over a parking violation.

Milwaukee Police Disciplined For Using Stun Gun On, Arresting NBA Player

9:59pm May 23, 2018

Police confronted Sterling Brown, a rookie with the Milwaukee Bucks, in January over a parking violation. On Wednesday, Milwaukee's police chief said that the officers had acted inappropriately.

Christine Thompson lives in Milwaukee with her children ages 7 and 3. They have been served a "Notice to Vacate" by their landlord for not paying rent. In Wisconsin, and most other areas of the country, landlords may evict tenants during any time of the y

As Temperatures Fall, No Halt To Evictions Across Most Of The Country

9:02am December 18, 2017

by Pam Fessler

Some countries, such as France, Austria and Poland, prohibit removing people from their homes during cold weather but that's not the case in the United States.

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David Clarke Jr., seen here at a National Rifle Association conference in Atlanta earlier this year, resigned his position as sheriff of Milwaukee County on Thursday.

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David Clarke Steps Down As Milwaukee Sheriff To 'Pursue Other Opportunities'

4:37pm September 01, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The conservative gun rights advocate and prominent Trump supporter resigned Thursday in a letter that consisted of a single sentence. The move was greeted with some cheers — and lots of speculation.

Former Milwaukee police Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown appears in Milwaukee County Court on Tuesday.

National

Former Milwaukee Officer Found Not Guilty In Shooting Death Of Black Man

5:55pm June 21, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Dominique Heaggan-Brown, who was charged with reckless homicide, shot 23-year-old Sylville Smith last summer. It happened after two police officers stopped two men in a car, and the men ran away.

Maria Hamilton holds a photo of her son Dontre Hamilton, who was fatally shot by a Milwaukee police officer in April 2014.

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Milwaukee Reaches Tentative Settlement Agreement Over Fatal 2014 Police Shooting

5:34pm May 10, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

If the $2.3 million deal is approved, the city of Milwaukee will pay the family of a black man with schizophrenia who was shot dead by a police officer three years ago.

As Breanna Jordan, 24, rides the bus from liberal Milwaukee to her job an hour and half away, she passes through one of the most conservative areas in the state. Political leanings between the two areas may be different, but voters share some of the same

Politics & Government

Along A Milwaukee Bus Line, Voters Share Frustration

5:22pm November 04, 2016

by Danny Hajek

On a route connecting the liberal inner city with conservative suburbs, the political landscape runs the spectrum. But many along the way hold similar frustrations with the election.

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