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Post From Community: Free Thanksgiving feast Nov. 29 marks final free community meal

Editor’s note: Post From Community is the place for community announcements and event postings. If you have a community-oriented event you feel our readers would be interested in, please submit here. Bay View United Methodist Church, 2772 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee, will serve its last free community meal –...
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Energy assistance available for residents’ heating, electric bills

Milwaukee County residents can apply year-round for energy assistance to help cover heating and electric bills this winter. Community Advocates COO encourages people to reach out for assistance.
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Christmas in the Ward Returns to Milwaukee With Fireworks Over the River

Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward is gearing up for its annual holiday kickoff, with Christmas in the Ward set for Friday, December 4, 2026, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Catalano Square. The free, family-friendly event promises a tree-lighting ceremony, fireworks over the river, and a visit from Santa and his reindeer, drawing neighbors into the cobblestone streets as the holiday season officially arrives downtown.
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Strangulations overwhelm Milwaukee domestic violence high risk team

MILWAUKEE - Trial is looming for a Milwaukee man charged with stabbing his wife to death and then fleeing to Minnesota. A family violence expert says it is a homicide that should never have happened. Red flags were there. What we know:. Prosecutors said Jerrod Stewart stabbed his wife 49...
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Family, friends identify 18-year-old killed in Milwaukee triple shooting

“Nobody deserves that.” A Milwaukee gas station manager is remembering the familiar faces caught in a triple shooting that left an 18-year-old dead and two others hurt.
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Menomonee Falls Police Officer Rescues Injured Bald Eagle

A Menomonee Falls police officer captured a badly injured bald eagle in the village and kept it safe until animal rescuers could take it in for rehabilitation, after a resident spotted the bird and called police. The Menomonee Falls Police Association shared the story on Facebook on Nov. 7. A...
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Milwaukee extends fall leaf collection 2 weeks

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee residents have until the end of the day Sunday, Nov. 29 to rake or bag leaves for collection by the Department of Public Works. They extended the original Nov. 15 deadline because of a late leaf drop, according to a Wednesday, Nov. 11 press release.
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Meet Milwaukee’s Recent James Beard Award Nominees

The James Beard Foundation celebrates the best of the best in the American culinary industry, uplifting craft and authenticity over bawdiness or high cost. Each year since 1990, the foundation has hosted their now iconic awards program recognizing gastronomists all across the country, with emphasis on regional and local cuisine; after all, Chef James Beard himself was a pioneer of the idea of an eclectic but recognizable “national cuisine” in the US, attributed to food traditions specific to the
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9-year-old watched as special ed teacher was beaten to death by man who threatened...

A witness told police that she attempted to intervene when she got off the bus and saw Mallard holding Bruce in a "headlock" and "punching him in the head." The post 9-year-old watched as special ed teacher was beaten to death by man who threatened to 'come after' witness who tried to stop it: Report first appeared on Law & Crime .
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Lockdown lifted at Children’s Wisconsin Milwaukee Hospital Campus

The lockdown at Children’s Wisconsin Milwaukee Hospital Campus has been lifted following a bomb threat, according to Wauwatosa police. Police said an investigation found no credible threat and that no suspicious objects were located.

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