Toxic Legacy: Lead in schools is harming Black kids
This article was written by Quintessa Williams for Word In Black. Dionna Brown was two weeks shy of her 15th birthday when her world turned upside-down. An outstanding public high school student in Flint, Michigan, with a report card most of her peers would envy, she suddenly began to struggle in the classroom for no...
Budget Cuts and Supermarket Closures Affect Your Food Security
Every resident has the right to accessible, fresh, and affordable produce and food. Recent grocery store closures in Milwaukee County and federal cuts to food assistance programs are going to prevent many Wisconsin residents from accessing food. According to the United States Department of Agriculture Economic...
21-year-old man from India indicted for over $500,000 in alleged money laundering conspiracy in...
NEW BERLIN, Wis. (WFRV) – A 21-year-old man from India who was in Canada on a student visa and the United States on a visitor’s visa was indicted for allegedly conspiring to commit money laundering in several states, including Wisconsin. Richard G. Frohling, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of...
Milwaukee shooting Thursday; 1 wounded, shots fired at vehicle
MILWAUKEE - A shooting in Milwaukee on Thursday, Aug. 21 left one person wounded. According to police, around 9 a.m. a suspect fired shots into a vehicle near 28th and Center, striking the victim. The 28-year-old victim arrived at a hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries. What you can do:
Body cam footage shows Milwaukee judge denying she hid an immigrant wanted by ICE
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee judge charged with obstructing a federal agency and concealing a wanted person who was in the country illegally told police days after the incident in her courtroom that “I didn’t do anything that they’re saying.” The comments were captured on body camera footage by Milwaukee police...
Waukesha theft investigation; suspect confronted by staff, displayed knife
WAUKESHA, Wis. - Waukesha police say a man suspected of concealing items at a Dollar General store later displayed a knife when confronted by staff. Officers were dispatched to the Dollar General around 11:45 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 22. Before they could arrive on the scene, the suspect with the knife had fled.
DoorDash Customer Accused of Causing $10K Worth of Damage to Driver’s Car Over Failed...
"She did this over a ten-piece chicken wing!" driver Faith Morris told TMJ4 News of the incident
Search underway for people missing from riverside homeless encampment since flood
Miguel Flores has been living under a bridge next to the Kinnickinnic River in Milwaukee for the past three years. Most mornings, he goes to his sister’s house for a cup of coffee and a quick breakfast. But his family hasn’t seen or heard from the 59-year-old in two...
More than 1,500 Milwaukeeans arrive for free cleanup flood relief kits from the Salvation...
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- It's been nearly two weeks since the devastating floods damaged many homes and businesses across southeastern Wisconsin. In Milwaukee, many residents are still dealing with the aftermath – but there is help. Cars were wrapped around the neighborhood on Villard Ave. in Milwaukee as each...
How this Black pilot in Milwaukee earned his license to fly at age 18
In 2023, Arian Rice became a private pilot at age 18. Now 20, he’s working toward his goal of flying commercial planes and encouraging Black children to explore their dreams. “After getting the news about getting my license, I can look back and say that I didn’t sit and...