Trial date set for Thomas Kreinbring, former president of UWM "Tau Kappa Epsilon" fraternity

MILWAUKEE -- A trial date has been set for the former president of a UW-Milwaukee fraternity.28-year-old Thomas Kreinbring has pleaded not guilty to charges of possession of marijuana and keeping a drug house.Those charges come after police say they started investigating reports of members of the Tau Kappa Epsilon house drugging young women at a house party.The frat has since been suspended by UWM.On Thursday, August 27th, the judge denied two motions to suppress evidence, and set a trial date for November 30th.Kreinbring will be in court on November 23rd for his final pretrial hearing.

State trying to bar school from Milwaukee Parental Choice Program

MILWAUKEE — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is trying to kick a Milwaukee school out of the Milwaukee Parental Choice program, just days before school starts.

To commemorate 50th anniversary of Voting Rights Act, some fight against privatization of public schools

MILWAUKEE -- City leaders took part in events Monday, August 24th commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act -- doing so by fighting against the privatization of public schools -- comparing that to segregation.Twenty-two groups gathered Monday at the community garden near 4th and Pierce to get their message out.Those affiliated with these groups are upset with Wisconsin's expansion of voucher programs, which typically take money from under-performing public schools and give it to private schools.

Team bonding: Marquette takes basketball team on trip of a lifetime

MILWAUKEE -- Marquette's basketball coaching staff had a great selling point when they went recruiting their current freshman class.

"We were quite shocked:" 'The Guest House' expansion project halted after graves, human remains found

MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee homeless shelter is expanding -- but the construction project was halted after human remains were found on the site.The construction project is an 8,000-square-foot expansion to "The Guest House" on Milwaukee's north side.

$10M gift to UWM will be used to establish Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship

MILWAUKEE -- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone announced on Thursday, July 30th that Sheldon and Marianne Lubar are donating $10 million to the university to establish the Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship.UWM will construct a new building at the corner of E.

$200,000 upgrade for UWM's Henry Aaron Field set to get underway in August

MILWAUKEE -- UW-Milwaukee's home baseball field is getting a major upgrade.The private UWM Real Estate Foundation is providing over $200,000 for the project at Henry Aaron Field in Lincoln Park.The project is scheduled to begin in August, and will include installing synthetic turf in the infield and bullpen areas.The Milwaukee County Parks Department says the project will allow faster recovery of the field after rain and, due to the removal of natural grass, reduce the need for watering and applying pesticides and fertilizer at Aaron Field.CLICK HERE for more on this project via the Milwaukee Business Journal.CLICK HERE to learn more about Henry Aaron Field.

"He was really cool:" Dwyane Wade makes a surprise visit to Marquette University

MILWAUKEE -- Cheers rang through Marquette University as a basketball icon gave 60 central city children the surprise of a lifetime."I think he was really cool," said 8-year-old Na'jaha Burris.Miami Heat player Dwyane Wade visited the second and third graders participating in his inaugural "Live to Dream" summer reading program at Marquette.