Apprentice Boom Sweeps Wisconsin As Milwaukee Teens Cash In
Wisconsin’s registered apprenticeship system just delivered another record in 2025, chalking up a fourth straight year of growth as enrollments climbed past 18,500 apprentices. The surge is pushing employers across the state - from healthcare systems to transit garages - to lean harder on earn-while-you-learn talent...
Milwaukee school recruits male educators of color amid teacher shortage
Milwaukee Academy of Science has doubled the number of male educators of color on its staff in the past 2 years. School leaders say the effort is about more than filling vacancies.
Boy in need of wheelchair ramp after serious crash with uninsured driver
Getting in and out of his own home is a painful process for Cameron Malatt — and he has no choice but to do it every day.
Red-Light Horror On Teutonia, Milwaukee Driver Gets 12 Years In Fatal Crash
A late-night red-light run at one of Milwaukee's busy north side intersections has now turned into a 12-year prison sentence for the driver behind the wheel. Montavious Henderson, 23, was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison followed by 10 years of extended supervision for a crash near Teutonia Avenue and Mill Road...
City of Milwaukee files federal class-action lawsuit against fire truck companies over costs
MILWAUKEE — The City of Milwaukee last week filed a class-action lawsuit over fire truck prices. The lawsuit accuses several fire truck companies of conspiring to suppress the supply and raise the prices of fire trucks sold throughout the U.S. The city seeks more than $5 million in damages, according to the suit.
Pioneer wreckhunter finds Lake Michigan passenger steamer lost for 150 years
LAKE MICHIGAN – Pioneer Illinois Shipwreck Hunter and Scuba Diver Paul Ehorn is pleased to announce the discovery of one of Lake Michigan’s most sought-after missing ships. The passenger steamer Lac La Belle had been missing in the depths of Lake Michigan since a stormy night in October...
Milwaukee fatal shooting, 38th and North; Brookfield man pleads not guilty
MILWAUKEE - A 67-year-old Brookfield man accused of fatally shooting a man near 38th and North in Milwaukee pleaded not guilty on Monday, Feb. 23, to a charge of first-degree reckless homicide. The plea by Nathaniel Richards was entered on Monday after his preliminary hearing. A Milwaukee police detective testified...
Car crashes into West Allis bar, building inspector called
WEST ALLIS, Wis. - A vehicle crashed into a West Allis bar on Monday afternoon, Feb. 23. What we know: — According to theWest Allis Police Department, at about 1:15 p.m. officers responded to a two-car crash at 71st and Becher, with one car crashing into Camp Karma. During...
Milwaukee mom says teacher grabbed fifth-grader at private school; teacher fired
A Milwaukee mother is speaking out after she says her fifth-grade son was pushed and grabbed by his teacher during class at Northwest Lutheran School, calling the incident unacceptable.
Grocery stores are leaving Milwaukee at an alarming rate
I'm Hope Karnopp, and this is the Daily Briefing newsletter by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sign up here to get it sent to your inbox each morning . It'll be relatively chilly today with a high near 27 degrees and gusty winds. Stay tuned for some snow later this week, especially on Thursday, though it's too early...
