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MPS eyes shifting 7th, 8th graders to high schools in facilities plan

MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Public Schools’ Superintendent Brenda Cassellius is floating a major shift that could move seventh and eighth grades onto high school campuses. Right now, many MPS schools are kindergarten through eighth grade. But as the district finalizes a 10-year master plan for facilities, Cassellius said...
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I Passed the Oklahoma Anti-Woke Teacher Certification Test

School began in Milwaukee this week. At my daughter’s elementary school, there was a balloon arch and a front walkway packed with students. Eager, anxious, bouncy. The unstoppable force of pre-adolescent kinetic energy colliding with the (not so) immovable object of outfits their parents begged them to please keep...
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Wauwatosa retail theft leads to police chase; 1 taken into custody

WAUWATOSA, Wis. - One person was taken into custody following a police chase in Wauwatosa early Friday morning, Sept. 5. According to police, the pursuit began around 2:30 a.m. after officers responded to a retail theft at the Walgreens near North Avenue and Mayfair Road. The suspect left the store...
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‘They just can’t get by’: Wisconsin advocates look to raise minimum wage to $20...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) - The Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Union, or MASH, is calling on state lawmakers to change the Wisconsin minimum wage to $20 per hour. Currently the minimum wage throughout the state sits at $7.25 per hour, the same as the federal minimum. “No matter where...
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Brookfield police searching for missing man last seen Sept. 2

The City of Brookfield Police Department is attempting to locate 49-year-old Jason Anderson, who is considered a critically missing person.
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New Martin Luther King Jr. Branch Library; man goes viral on TikTok

MILWAUKEE - Christopher Gilbert is dancing on TikTok to promote and celebrate Milwaukee's new Martin Luther King Jr. Branch Library – located on the northwest corner of MLK Drive and Locust Street. It opens later this week. It's complete with a makerspace, digital studios, and green technology.
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Stuck on You… and Deadly: How Fentanyl Patches Kill Even After Use

Flat, beige, and deceptively safe, these patches often retain enough fentanyl to kill — fueling overdoses from bathrooms to black markets. AI was utilized for research, writing, citation management, and editing.
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MPS spent $1.25 million on 20 new vans. More than a year later, they...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- In a nondescript lot on the south side, 20 white vans have sat unused for months. Records obtained by CBS 58 show Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) spent more than $1 million on those vans, and plans to get them on the road have shifted for more than a year.
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Open Record: Free Rides

MILWAUKEE - More than 8 million riders per year are boarding Milwaukee County Transit System buses without paying the required fare. That's according to a FOX6 Investigators analysis of MCTS data. In this episode of Open Record, FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn explains the group's new plan to reduce fare evasion as...
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The Lobster Bisque At This Unassuming Steakhouse In Wisconsin Is So Good, You’ll Want...

Tucked away in downtown Milwaukee’s bustling streets, Mo’s…A Place for Steaks serves up a lobster bisque so heavenly it might just ruin all other soups for you forever. You’ve probably walked past this unassuming restaurant a dozen times without realizing that inside awaits a culinary experience that will haunt your...

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