'I support the chief:' Mayor Barrett speaks out ahead of FPC announcement on Chief Morales
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett emphatically supported Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales Tuesday, Oct. 1, a day after Morales said he expects news by week's end regarding whether he'll remain MPD's chief during a WTMJ Radio panel."There has been a conversation between the Mayor and I," Chief Morales said on WTMJ Radio Monday morning. "I'd like to stay.
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett emphatically supported Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales Tuesday, Oct. 1, a day after Morales said he expects news by week's end regarding whether he'll remain MPD's chief during a WTMJ Radio panel."There has been a conversation between the Mayor and I," Chief Morales said on WTMJ Radio Monday morning. "I'd like to stay.
Milwaukee receives $5.6M in federal grants to help in lead abatement efforts, particularly lead paint
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced on Tuesday, Oct. 1 the City of Milwaukee was the recipient of $5.6 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced on Tuesday, Oct. 1 the City of Milwaukee was the recipient of $5.6 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Public hearing on 2020 Milwaukee County budget set for Nov. 4
MILWAUKEE -- The Board of Supervisors announced on Tuesday, Oct. 1 that it will hold its annual public hearing on the Milwaukee County budget on Monday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. The hearing will take place at the Marcus Performing Arts Center (929 N.
MILWAUKEE -- The Board of Supervisors announced on Tuesday, Oct. 1 that it will hold its annual public hearing on the Milwaukee County budget on Monday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. The hearing will take place at the Marcus Performing Arts Center (929 N.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks look to be last team standing at season's end
MILWAUKEE — Expectations for Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks have never been higher.After leading the Bucks to a league-best 60 wins in the regular season and losing to the NBA champion Raptors in the Eastern Conference finals earlier this year, Antetokounmpo is putting his league MVP trophy on the shelf and focusing solely on taking Milwaukee to the next level."We gotta focus on ourselves, which is getting better each day, competing in practice so you can carry over to the game, and just build that winning culture, the great habits that we built last year," Antetokounmpo said. "If we do that, we're going to be one of the teams that will be the last one standing.
MILWAUKEE — Expectations for Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks have never been higher.After leading the Bucks to a league-best 60 wins in the regular season and losing to the NBA champion Raptors in the Eastern Conference finals earlier this year, Antetokounmpo is putting his league MVP trophy on the shelf and focusing solely on taking Milwaukee to the next level."We gotta focus on ourselves, which is getting better each day, competing in practice so you can carry over to the game, and just build that winning culture, the great habits that we built last year," Antetokounmpo said. "If we do that, we're going to be one of the teams that will be the last one standing.
Scott Walker's son, Matt Walker, decides against run for Congress
MADISON — The 25-year-old son of former Wisconsin Gov.
MADISON — The 25-year-old son of former Wisconsin Gov.
For kids only! Nike set to release new Giannis Antetokounmpo signature shoe
MILWAUKEE -- Nike is set to release on Tuesday, Oct. 1 a new Giannis Antetokounmpo signature shoe -- in kids-only sizes.The Nike Zoom Freak 1 will be available at DICK'S Sporting Goods on Tuesday -- and is expected to cost $99.99.The Zoom Freak 1 is Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo's first-ever signature shoe.
MILWAUKEE -- Nike is set to release on Tuesday, Oct. 1 a new Giannis Antetokounmpo signature shoe -- in kids-only sizes.The Nike Zoom Freak 1 will be available at DICK'S Sporting Goods on Tuesday -- and is expected to cost $99.99.The Zoom Freak 1 is Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo's first-ever signature shoe.
Giuliani would need Pres. Trump OK to assist in impeachment probe
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's personal lawyer says he'd only cooperate with the House impeachment inquiry if his client agreed.Central to the investigation is the effort by lawyer Rudy Giuliani to have Ukraine conduct a corruption probe into Joe Biden and his son's dealings with a Ukrainian energy company.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's personal lawyer says he'd only cooperate with the House impeachment inquiry if his client agreed.Central to the investigation is the effort by lawyer Rudy Giuliani to have Ukraine conduct a corruption probe into Joe Biden and his son's dealings with a Ukrainian energy company.
Brewers OF Ryan Braun to miss next 2 games with left calf strain
DENVER — Milwaukee outfielder Ryan Braun will miss the final two scheduled games of the regular season this weekend because of a mild left calf strain but hopes to be available after that for the playoff-bound Brewers.An MRI on Braun's calf Saturday morning confirmed the injury, sustained during Friday night's loss to Colorado.
DENVER — Milwaukee outfielder Ryan Braun will miss the final two scheduled games of the regular season this weekend because of a mild left calf strain but hopes to be available after that for the playoff-bound Brewers.An MRI on Braun's calf Saturday morning confirmed the injury, sustained during Friday night's loss to Colorado.
'Where's the money at?' Prison for man convicted in fatal shooting during robbery near 12th and Chambers
MILWAUKEE -- One of two Milwaukee men charged in connection with a fatal shooting that happened during a robbery near 12th and Chambers in July 2017 was sentenced to prison.Royce Bernard, 21, on July 25 was convicted by a jury on one count of felony murder, as party to a crime.
MILWAUKEE -- One of two Milwaukee men charged in connection with a fatal shooting that happened during a robbery near 12th and Chambers in July 2017 was sentenced to prison.Royce Bernard, 21, on July 25 was convicted by a jury on one count of felony murder, as party to a crime.
Large chunk of border wall funding diverted from tiny Guam
HONOLULU — President Donald Trump is raising a large chunk of the money for his border wall with Mexico by deferring several military construction projects slated for Guam, a strategic hub for U.S. forces in the Pacific.This may disrupt plans to move Marines to Guam from Japan and to modernize munitions storage for the Air Force.About 7% of the funds for the $3.6 billion wall are being diverted from eight projects in the U.S. territory, a key spot in the U.S. military's efforts to deter North Korea and counter China's growing military.The administration has vowed it's only delaying the spending, not canceling it.
HONOLULU — President Donald Trump is raising a large chunk of the money for his border wall with Mexico by deferring several military construction projects slated for Guam, a strategic hub for U.S. forces in the Pacific.This may disrupt plans to move Marines to Guam from Japan and to modernize munitions storage for the Air Force.About 7% of the funds for the $3.6 billion wall are being diverted from eight projects in the U.S. territory, a key spot in the U.S. military's efforts to deter North Korea and counter China's growing military.The administration has vowed it's only delaying the spending, not canceling it.
For Pres. Trump, a high-velocity threat like none he's ever faced
WASHINGTON — From the moment Donald Trump became a national political figure, he has been shadowed by investigations and controversy.They have been layered, lengthy and often inconclusive, leaving many Americans scandal-weary and numb to his behavior.
WASHINGTON — From the moment Donald Trump became a national political figure, he has been shadowed by investigations and controversy.They have been layered, lengthy and often inconclusive, leaving many Americans scandal-weary and numb to his behavior.
Judge blocks Trump administration rules for detained migrant kids
LOS ANGELES — A U.S. judge on Friday blocked new Trump administration rules that would enable the government to keep immigrant children in detention facilities with their parents indefinitely.U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles said the rules conflict with a 1997 settlement agreement that requires the government to release immigrant children caught on the border as quickly as possible to relatives in the U.S. and says they can only be held in facilities licensed by a state.Gee said the Flores agreement — named for a teenage plaintiff — will remain in place and govern the conditions for all immigrant children in U.S. custody, including those with their parents."The agreement has been necessary, relevant, and critical to the public interest in maintaining standards for the detention and release of minors arriving at the United States' borders," the judge wrote in her decision."Defendants willingly negotiated and bound themselves to these standards for all minors in its custody, and no final regulations or changed circumstances yet merit termination of the Flores agreement."The Trump administration sought to end the agreement and issued the new rules with the hope of detaining immigrant children in facilities with their parents.
LOS ANGELES — A U.S. judge on Friday blocked new Trump administration rules that would enable the government to keep immigrant children in detention facilities with their parents indefinitely.U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles said the rules conflict with a 1997 settlement agreement that requires the government to release immigrant children caught on the border as quickly as possible to relatives in the U.S. and says they can only be held in facilities licensed by a state.Gee said the Flores agreement — named for a teenage plaintiff — will remain in place and govern the conditions for all immigrant children in U.S. custody, including those with their parents."The agreement has been necessary, relevant, and critical to the public interest in maintaining standards for the detention and release of minors arriving at the United States' borders," the judge wrote in her decision."Defendants willingly negotiated and bound themselves to these standards for all minors in its custody, and no final regulations or changed circumstances yet merit termination of the Flores agreement."The Trump administration sought to end the agreement and issued the new rules with the hope of detaining immigrant children in facilities with their parents.
Brewers' Ryan Braun leaves game with left calf discomfort
DENVER — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun has left Friday night's game at the Colorado Rockies because of left calf discomfort.Braun singled and drove in a run in the first inning and then played the field in the bottom half.
DENVER — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun has left Friday night's game at the Colorado Rockies because of left calf discomfort.Braun singled and drove in a run in the first inning and then played the field in the bottom half.
President Trump signs stopgap spending bill, averting shutdown
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed a temporary government-wide funding bill that staves off the risk of a government shutdown through Nov. 21.The measure signed Friday buys additional time for lawmakers to work to unclog a $1.4 trillion bundle of yearly spending bills that is hung up amid fights over Trump's border wall and abortion.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed a temporary government-wide funding bill that staves off the risk of a government shutdown through Nov. 21.The measure signed Friday buys additional time for lawmakers to work to unclog a $1.4 trillion bundle of yearly spending bills that is hung up amid fights over Trump's border wall and abortion.
Subpoenas mark first concrete steps for Pres. Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON — House Democrats took their first concrete steps in the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump on Friday, issuing subpoenas demanding documents from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and scheduling legal depositions for other State Department officials.At the end of a stormy week of revelation and recrimination, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi framed the impeachment inquiry as a somber moment for a divided nation."This is no cause for any joy," she said on MSNBC.At the White House, a senior administration official confirmed a key detail from the unidentified CIA whistleblower who has accused Pres.
WASHINGTON — House Democrats took their first concrete steps in the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump on Friday, issuing subpoenas demanding documents from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and scheduling legal depositions for other State Department officials.At the end of a stormy week of revelation and recrimination, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi framed the impeachment inquiry as a somber moment for a divided nation."This is no cause for any joy," she said on MSNBC.At the White House, a senior administration official confirmed a key detail from the unidentified CIA whistleblower who has accused Pres.
ICE official explains why undocumented immigrant was targeted in recent raid
MILWAUKEE -- There is more fallout now in the ICE arrest of an undocumented immigrant in Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE -- There is more fallout now in the ICE arrest of an undocumented immigrant in Milwaukee.
Michigan Rep. Tlaib's campaign pushing impeachment T-shirts: 'Impeach the MF'
DETROIT— Democratic Rep.
DETROIT— Democratic Rep.
Speaker asks Governor Evers to move congressional special election
MADISON — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos asked Gov.
MADISON — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos asked Gov.
Heartbreak in Titletown: Packers fall to Eagles at Lambeau Field, 34-27
GREEN BAY -- The Philadelphia Eagles flew into Lambeau Field for a primetime showdown with the 3-0 Green Bay Packers on Thursday night, Sept. 26.
GREEN BAY -- The Philadelphia Eagles flew into Lambeau Field for a primetime showdown with the 3-0 Green Bay Packers on Thursday night, Sept. 26.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett calls for review of ICE arrest, MPD's involvement
MILWAUKEE -- There is controversy over the Milwaukee Police Department's assistance in a recent ICE arrest.
MILWAUKEE -- There is controversy over the Milwaukee Police Department's assistance in a recent ICE arrest.