What do you think about walking in Milwaukee? City officials want your input
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW) wants your input about walking in Milwaukee.
MU officials announce new location for state-of-the-art athletic performance research center
MILWAUKEE -- Marquette University officials have announced a new location for the state-of-the-art athletic performance research center.It will now be located near the corner of 12th and Wells, across from the Al McGuire Center.Previously, it was going to be built closer to downtown Milwaukee on the other side of I-43.
Bell, Nze spark Milwaukee to 62-52 comeback at Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Jeremiah Bell scored 10 of his 14 points after halftime, Bryce Nze recorded his third career double-double and Milwaukee broke away to a 62-52 win over Jacksonville on Tuesday night.Nze scored 13 points and hauled down 12 rebounds and blocked four shots.
Howard hits 6 3s, scores 34; Marquette beats Vermont 91-81
MILWAUKEE — Markus Howard buried six 3-pointers and tied his career high with 34 points to power Marquette to a 91-81 victory over Vermont on Tuesday night.Howard grabbed six rebounds and was also 6 of 6 at the free-throw line for the Golden Eagles (6-3).
No. 23 Marquette women use 28-1 2nd quarter to beat Loyola
MILWAUKEE — Amani Wilborn had 19 points and nine rebounds, and No. 23 Marquette used a 28-1 second quarter to beat winless Loyola-Chicago 92-30 on Tuesday.Marquette set a program record with its 62-point margin of victory.Marquette opened the game with a 15-2 run, scored 26 unanswered points to start the second quarter and had a 57-12 halftime lead.
Police investigate shots fired incident near Marquette campus; 1 suspect sought
MILWAUKEE -- The Marquette University Police Department and Milwaukee Police Department are investigating a shots fired incident that happened Monday, November 27th near campus.It happened around 5:40 p.m.A witness reported that an unknown suspect fired four or five shots into the air from a black handgun before walking westbound on W.
Hauser hits 6 3s, scores 30; Marquette beats E. Illinois
MILWAUKEE — Sam Hauser hit six 3-pointers and finished with 30 points and four assists — all career highs — and Andrew Rowsey scored five of his 15 points in overtime to help Marquette beat Eastern Illinois 86-83 on Monday night.Hauser was 10-of-15 shooting and tied his career best with nine rebounds.
Marquette beats LSU 94-84 for third in Maui
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Andrew Rowsey scored 24 of his 30 points in the second half and Marquette pulled away for a 94-84 victory over LSU in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday.Marquette (3-2) had trouble getting Rowsey or Markus Howard open looks in the first half, but Sam Hauser picked up the slack, scoring 18 of his 20 points in the opening 20 minutes.The Golden Eagles built a big early lead behind Hauser, watched the Tigers rally by halftime and started stretching the lead back behind Rowsey, who hit all 16 of his free-throw attempts.Marquette shot 58 percent, made 11 of 24 from 3-point range and 31 of 35 free throws to leave Maui 2-1.Freshman Tremont Waters kept LSU (3-2) in it almost singlehandedly, scoring 39 points on 13-of-22 shooting while dishing out four assists.Earlier this week, LSU outlasted Michigan for a two-point victory before getting run out of the tiny Lahaina Civic Center by No. 13 Notre Dame in the semifinals.Marquette rolled over VCU in its opener behind Rowsey and Howard, who combined for 42 points.
Former Wave star, former volunteer with MPS students is accused getaway driver in attempted homicide
MILWAUKEE -- A former soccer star is accused of being the getaway driver in an attempted homicide case -- but it's alleged claims about the suspect's employment that has the victims in the case fuming.Tyrone Gordon spent two years with the Milwaukee Wave.
Marquette opens Maui Invitational with 94-83 win over VCU
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Markus Howard gathered the ball, gave a head fake, quickly moved his right foot forward to make the defender think he would drive to the basket.
UWM Panthers come from 19 points down to defeat Elon 72-71
MILWUAKEE — A missed 3-pointer caromed off the rim right into Jeremy Johnson's two hands while standing at the free throw line and time running out.
No. 16 Marquette women get 1st win, 83-63 victory over Loyola-Maryland
MILWAUKEE — Allazia Blockton scored 19 points and Erika Davenport added 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 16 Marquette to an 83-63 victory over Loyola-Maryland on Sunday.Danielle King had 13 points and seven assists, Isabelle Spingola 13 points and Lauren Van Kleunen 12 points and seven rebounds for the Golden Eagles in their home opener after a season-opening one-point loss to New Mexico.Sophomore Stephanie Karcz scored a career-best 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Greyhounds (1-3).
Possible security breach at Medical College of Wisconsin may have compromised patient information
MILWAUKEE -- The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) says they were recently hit with a data security breach, and thousands of patients' confidential information may have been compromised.The information may include patients' names, birthdays, medical record numbers, health insurance information -- as well as a small amount of Social Security numbers and bank account information.According to a news release from the MCW, they learned that a small number of faculty and staff were victims of a spear phishing attack to their email system.
Milwaukee officials unveil "Blueprint for Peace," agenda to reduce and prevent violence
MILWAUKEE -- City leaders have unveiled a plan Friday, November 17th, to curb violence in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee Public Schools officials celebrate new culinary lab at Washington High School
MILWAUKEE -- Some Milwaukee Public Schools students are serving up some tasty dishes in a brand new culinary arts lab.MPS celebrated the completion of the new lab at Washington High School Thursday, November 16th.The lab is equipped with commercial-grade equipment so students can learn on the same type of equipment that chefs use.The principal said getting the new equipment into the building presented some challenges. "This beautiful, fully-functioning commercial kitchen was brought up four flights of stairs that many of you just walked up, so you can imagine how hard it was for 25 men who struggled to bring up many of the pieces you see in the kitchen," Angelena Terry, Washington High School principal said.This is the second year of the MPS Culinary Arts Program.PHOTO GALLERY
Marquette falls to No. 19 Purdue 86-71
MILWAUKEE — Seven-foot-2 center Isaac Haas scored 22 points, and No. 19 Purdue capitalized on its size advantage in the paint to beat Marquette 86-71 on Tuesday night.Carsen Edwards had 15 points, while Vince Edwards added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Boilermakers (3-0).
UWM thumps Iowa State 74-56 🏀
AMES, Iowa — Everyone connected to Iowa State basketball knew this would be a rebuilding season.Hardly anyone thought things could look as dreadful as they did on Monday night.Brock Stull scored 17 points and Milwaukee thumped host Iowa State 74-56 on Monday, the Cyclones' first defeat in a home opener in 20 years and their first November loss at home in 16 games."We need to play with a chip on our shoulder.
"So much love and support:" Marquette women's basketball team features home-grown talent
MILWAUKEE -- The Marquette University women's basketball team is coming off a memorable season -- with high expectations from both in and out of the program, and they didn't travel far to find their rising stars.The Golden Eagles experienced highs and lows to finish out last season.
