Beyond the Game: UWM Athletic Director Amanda Braun

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- UW-Milwaukee is sitting out the NCAA Tournament this March, as it has every year since 2006.

Marquette Golden Eagles depart for Sweet 16 Tuesday afternoon

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Marquette University's men's basketball team departs for Washington, D.C. and the Sweet 16 on Tuesday afternoon, March 26th.Members of the Marquette campus community will send off the team in grand fashion outside of the Al McGuire Center, 770 N. 12th Street, at 3:30 p.m. , Tuesday, March 26th.

Beyond the Game: Milwaukee Bucks Coach Jim Boylan

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- March Madness is the time of year that college basketball fans, coaches and players live for -- and it's also the best time of the year for Milwaukee Bucks Coach Jim Boylan.This month, Boylan's focus is helping the Bucks win games in the NBA, but he has been through March Madness on the college courts, too.A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Boylan was a starting guard for Al McGuire's national championship Marquette team in 1977."I've often told people there were 10 different guys in my neighborhood who were just like Al.

UW-Milwaukee fraternity steps in to restore home after fatal fire

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A fire took the life of a young boy back in February, and now, a group of UW-Milwaukee students has stepped in to bring new life to this home.Seven-year-old Miguel Quintanilla lost his life one day after he was pulled from a fire at a home near 10th and Holt in Milwaukee.Officials say a refrigerator is to blame for sparking the flames.The fire not only took the life of the only son of two military veterans, but also, their home.Now, a group of UWM students -- part of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, have stepped in to restore the home.

Marquette fans excited about Golden Eagles moving on in NCAA

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Marquette University dances its way into the Sweet 16 after a victory over Butler University at Rupp Arena.It was the Bulldogs that beat the Golden Eagles on a desperation 3-pointer back in November during the Maui Invitational.

MPS opens new Parent Resource Centers

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Consider it a customized parent-teacher conference at your own convenience.

Beyond the Game: UWM Sports Journalism Professor Gregg Hoffmann

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Most of us will admit to having some sort of early influence in our careers, for a bevy of notable local sports personalities, that influence was one man: Gregg Hoffmann.Listen to the radio, go to an Admirals game, check out the Bucks on TV, take in a race and you may very well be seeing the influence of Gregg Hoffmann, the father of sports journalism at UW-Milwaukee."He was inspirational because he was doing what he wanted to do.

MPS hosts principal recruitment information session

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Highly-qualified candidates looking to take on a school leadership role in Milwaukee Public Schools were invited to the district’s principal recruitment information session Wednesday, March 20th.MPS expects to hire more than a dozen new principals through the current hiring season.The session was set for 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20 in the auditorium at MPS Central Services, 5225 W.

Endodontists kick off Root Canal Awareness Week

WEST ALLIS (WITI) -- Taking a trip to the dentist is not the type of trip many people want to be going on, especially when it comes to getting a root canal.

Teacher's aide pulled from school after alleged slapping incident

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A Milwaukee family is accusing an MPS teacher's aide of slapping a four-year-old boy after school on Monday, March 11th.The boy's mother says this incident was final straw that caused her to pull her four-year-old son out of preschool at Keefe Avenue Elementary School in Milwaukee.On Monday morning, the boy's mother told FOX6 News the boy said he did not want to go to school because of a teacher's aide in his class."He just said his teacher kept messing with him.

Beyond the Game: UW-Milwaukee's Ryan Haggerty

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- It is a bittersweet time of year for senior college basketball players.

Catholics at Marquette honor Pope on his day of resignation

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Catholics at Marquette University honored Pope Benedict XVI with a special mass on Thursday, February 28th -- the day Pope Benedict officially resigned.