Joint Finance Committee approves plan to give County Executive a say in what happens to struggling schools
MADISON/MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- It was a late night at the Capitol Tuesday, May 19th as lawmakers stayed past midnight for a Joint Committee on Finance session.
MADISON/MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- It was a late night at the Capitol Tuesday, May 19th as lawmakers stayed past midnight for a Joint Committee on Finance session.
"To positively impact future leaders:" Longtime donors give $5M gift to Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee (BGCGM) has announced it has received a $5 million gift from longtime donors Keith Mardak and his wife Mary Vandenberg to establish the MarVan Scholars, an extended learning day program in partnership with Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS).
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee (BGCGM) has announced it has received a $5 million gift from longtime donors Keith Mardak and his wife Mary Vandenberg to establish the MarVan Scholars, an extended learning day program in partnership with Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS).
Controversial mural removed from Marquette campus, and resource center director is out of a job
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The director of Marquette University's Gender and Sexuality Resource Center is out of a job.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The director of Marquette University's Gender and Sexuality Resource Center is out of a job.
Mural featuring FBI Most Wanted Terrorist removed at MU, sorority says proper research wasn't done
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Within hours of learning about concerns over a mural on display on the Marquette University campus, school officials had it removed.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Within hours of learning about concerns over a mural on display on the Marquette University campus, school officials had it removed.
Three names, three lives: UWM students need your help to complete important mission
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A project to preserve the legacy of Vietnam veterans killed in combat is nearly complete.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A project to preserve the legacy of Vietnam veterans killed in combat is nearly complete.
MPS chief of staff on administrative leave due to inappropriate gesture at budget hearing
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Public Schools chief of staff is on administrative leave after he made an inappropriate gesture at a budget hearing last week.A photograph was taken, showing Erbert Johnson making an inappropriate gesture with his middle finger.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Public Schools chief of staff is on administrative leave after he made an inappropriate gesture at a budget hearing last week.A photograph was taken, showing Erbert Johnson making an inappropriate gesture with his middle finger.
"We're just all excited:" Graduates look to the future as MU, UWM hold commencement ceremonies
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Graduation Day in Milwaukee!
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Graduation Day in Milwaukee!
"There's been nothing like it:" TechTerns program gives 18 lucky students hands-on career experience
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- There was a Milwaukee Public Schools commencement ceremony held on a construction site Thursday, May 14th -- but why?
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- There was a Milwaukee Public Schools commencement ceremony held on a construction site Thursday, May 14th -- but why?
"Status quo is not acceptable:" Proposal suggests change in Milwaukee Public Schools
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A commissioner with the authority to take control of struggling public schools in Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A commissioner with the authority to take control of struggling public schools in Milwaukee.
"We should intervene sooner:" Truancy rate among young kids skyrockets, what can be done?
MILWAUKEE (WITI) — In the last five years, truancy among young children in Wisconsin has skyrocketed.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) — In the last five years, truancy among young children in Wisconsin has skyrocketed.
Students fight back against cuts to UW System that now look more likely: "It's hard to afford tuition"
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Fighting back against proposed cuts, UW-Milwaukee students rallied Thursday, May 7th.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Fighting back against proposed cuts, UW-Milwaukee students rallied Thursday, May 7th.
Marquette University, Milwaukee Bucks unveil renderings for proposed athletic research center
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Marquette University released on Thursday, May 6th preliminary design concepts of an athletic performance research center set to be built on campus.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Marquette University released on Thursday, May 6th preliminary design concepts of an athletic performance research center set to be built on campus.
Robbery near campus: Marquette issues safety alert to students as police search for suspect
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Marquette University’s Department of Public Safety is warning students to be alert — after a robbery in downtown Milwaukee near campus.It happened in the 500 block of 16th Street at approximately 5:50 a.m. Wednesday, May 6th.According to officials, a male suspect approached a Marquette employee, displayed a weapon and demanded property.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Marquette University’s Department of Public Safety is warning students to be alert — after a robbery in downtown Milwaukee near campus.It happened in the 500 block of 16th Street at approximately 5:50 a.m. Wednesday, May 6th.According to officials, a male suspect approached a Marquette employee, displayed a weapon and demanded property.
Could remains found be Kelly Dwyer? How do investigators solve these cases with so little to go on?
JEFFERSON COUNTY (WITI) -- Work is still being done in an effort to identify human remains found this weekend in Jefferson County.
JEFFERSON COUNTY (WITI) -- Work is still being done in an effort to identify human remains found this weekend in Jefferson County.
"Ready to take this next step:" Marquette University police force swears in 19 safety officials
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- History was made today on Marquette's campus. 19 public safety officials were sworn in to the newly adopted Marquette University Police Department.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- History was made today on Marquette's campus. 19 public safety officials were sworn in to the newly adopted Marquette University Police Department.
Register now: Free health screening to detect a "silent killer"
WAUWATOSA (WITI) -- They're words many people have never heard before, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm also known as AAA.
WAUWATOSA (WITI) -- They're words many people have never heard before, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm also known as AAA.
Milwaukee is hub of sex trafficking trade; doctors being trained to identify & help victims
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- An effort is being made in the medical community to break the paralyzing effect of sex trafficking in what is known as the hub of the trade: Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- An effort is being made in the medical community to break the paralyzing effect of sex trafficking in what is known as the hub of the trade: Milwaukee.
MPS student in the running for nation’s highest honor for graduating seniors
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A senior at Milwaukee Public Schools’ Ronald Reagan College Preparatory High School is a semifinalist for the 2015 Presidential Scholars award.Alethia Tilford is one of only nine Wisconsin students in the running for the award, considered the nation’s highest honor for graduating high school seniors.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A senior at Milwaukee Public Schools’ Ronald Reagan College Preparatory High School is a semifinalist for the 2015 Presidential Scholars award.Alethia Tilford is one of only nine Wisconsin students in the running for the award, considered the nation’s highest honor for graduating high school seniors.
"It's really tragic:" UWM professor's entire family in Nepal, she & others to help any way they can
NEPAL/MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Rescue and aid workers in Nepal struggled to gain the upper hand Monday, April 27th against the devastation dealt by Saturday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake -- digging through rubble by hand, performing surgeries in makeshift operating theaters, scouring notoriously difficult terrain for more victims.
NEPAL/MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Rescue and aid workers in Nepal struggled to gain the upper hand Monday, April 27th against the devastation dealt by Saturday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake -- digging through rubble by hand, performing surgeries in makeshift operating theaters, scouring notoriously difficult terrain for more victims.
Protest over racial profiling begins on Marquette campus, ends at County Jail after four arrested
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Student activists marched in Milwaukee on the Marquette University campus Monday, April 27th -- calling for an end to racial profiling, and four ended up arrested.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Student activists marched in Milwaukee on the Marquette University campus Monday, April 27th -- calling for an end to racial profiling, and four ended up arrested.