Turning the tassles: MU, UWM, Cardinal Stritch students graduate

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Downtown Milwaukee was filled with caps and gowns as students from Marquette University and UW-Milwaukee celebrated spring commencement in two separate ceremonies.

Search for suspects: UWM student robbed in Shorewood

SHOREWOOD (WITI) -- Shorewood police are calling on the public for help in tracking down two armed suspects who robbed a UW-Milwaukee student on Thursday, May 15th.The crime took place just after 9:30 p.m. on E.

$400,000 donation to UWM!? Find out who made it and why

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Zilber Family Foundation is making a $400,000 donation to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Joseph J.

Mark Mone selected to serve as UW-Milwaukee's interim chancellor

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has announced Mark Mone will serve as the university's interim chancellor.Mone is currently the Assistant Dean of the Lubar School of Business.

Where's the off-campus housing? UWM students get answers

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee held a housing fair Wednesday, and UWM campus police were on hand to answer questions about safety.Officers are always on campus -- 24 hours a day, 365 days year.

UWM men's basketball team banned from postseason due to academic performance

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- UW-Milwaukee officials say they have been informed by the NCAA that the final appeal of a postseason ban of its men's basketball team for 2014-2015 has been denied -- due to past cumulative academic performance scores.

UWM watch parties set for Thursday's NCAA game

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has set up a number of watch parties for Thursday's NCAA Tournament game between the Panthers and Villanova.The Official UWM Alumni Association Viewing Party is set for Friday's Front Row at Miller Park.

UWM Panthers practice in Buffalo on eve of big NCAA game

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The UW-Milwaukee Panthers were picked to finish last in the Horizon League this season -- but instead, they were Horizon League champions, and they launched themselves into the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006.The #15 Panthers are in Buffalo, New York, where they'll face #2 Villanova on Thursday, March 20th.#15 seeds aren't supposed to beat #2 seeds -- so on paper, it could appear UW-Milwaukee's dance may be a short one courtesy of Villanova, but we're not counting them out yet -- not with the way they're playing.The Panthers have been out to prove the so-called "experts" wrong from day one of practice this season.Head Coach Rob Jeter feels the adversity -- from the last season swoon that coincided with star guard Jordan Aaron's four-game suspension has helped a close-knit bunch of young men grow both on and off the court."When you're having fun, it's amazing how things fall into place.

UW-Milwaukee Panthers depart for NCAA tourney in Buffalo

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers basketball team departed for Buffalo, New York on Tuesday morning, March 18th -- where they will play the first round in the NCAA tournament.The Panthers loaded up a couple of coach buses outside of the Klotsche Center -- and headed down to Mitchell International Airport.

Brewers, UWM schedule exhibition game for 2015

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Brewers are in the middle of Cactus League play preparing for the upcoming season, but the Club already has one game on their 2015 exhibition slate.The Brewers announced plans on Tuesday, March 18th to play an exhibition game against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee baseball team at Maryvale Baseball Park on a date to be determined.This is the first time the Brewers have faced a collegiate team in an exhibition game since 1983 when they played the Arizona State University men’s baseball team.

Badgers play in Milw., UWM in NY as NCAA Tourney kicks off

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Selection Sunday is the day NCAA Tournament brackets and seeds are released -- and Wisconsin sports fans were waiting to see who and where the UW-Milwaukee Panthers, and the UW Badgers will play in the tourney.The first round of the NCAA Tournament occurs this Tuesday, March 18th and Wednesday, March 19th in Dayton, Ohio.The second round occurs Thursday, March 20th and Saturday, March 22nd -- and the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee hosts some second round games.We've learned the #2 Wisconsin Badgers will play #15 American in Milwaukee at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Thursday.

UWM Panthers not waiting for NCAA Tourney to dance

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The UW-Milwaukee men's basketball team has their dancing shoes on -- and they're not waiting for the NCAA Tournament to dance!The UWM Panthers are in the Big Dance after beating Wright State last Tuesday night, March 11th 69-63.Wright State has a season-high six-game winning streak snapped.

UWM Panthers read to students ahead of the Big Dance

MENOMONEE FALLS (WITI) -- Before heading to the Big Dance, several UWM basketball players made good on a promise by visiting a Menomonee Falls elementary school Friday, March 14th.The athletes stopped by Valley View Elementary for a visit that had been planned long before the Panthers won the Horizon League.

Lots of excitement on campus as UWM hosts pep rally

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The UW-Milwaukee Panthers are doing more than the two-step as they head to the "Big Dance!" The team beat Wright State on Tuesday night, March 11th, 69-63.

The "dancing" shoes are on display at UW-Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The "dancing" shoes -- and shirts and jackets and more -- are on display at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus!