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April 19, 2022 at 12:55 pm

Obama relatives sue Milwaukee school alleging racial bias

The brother of former first lady Michelle Obama and his wife are suing a private Milwaukee school alleging it refused to allow their two young...

January 23, 2022 at 8:39 pm

Police: 6 found dead at Milwaukee home had gunshot wounds

Police say six people found dead in a Milwaukee home had apparently been shot and investigators are looking for the person or people responsible for...

John Marro, the dean of students at P.S. 347, The American Sign Language and English Lower School, in New York, takes students’ temperatures as they arrive on the first day after the holiday break, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. New York City schools reopened Monday after the holiday break despite a surge in coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz) NYJP103 NYJP103

January 3, 2022 at 12:26 pm

Omicron upends return to US schools and workplaces VIEW

Some school systems around the U.S. have extended their holiday break or switched back to online instruction because of the explosion in COVID-19 cases. New...

July 22, 2021 at 10:14 am

Milwaukee Bucks’ fans celebrate NBA championship with parade VIEW

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Thousands of fans lined downtown Milwaukee streets on Thursday to catch a glimpse of their beloved Bucks in a parade to celebrate...

July 22, 2021 at 5:14 am

Milwaukee Bucks’ fans celebrate NBA championship with parade

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people were expected to squeeze into downtown streets on Thursday to catch a glimpse of the Milwaukee Bucks...

March 17, 2021 at 6:30 am

Officials: Wisconsin man kills 2 co-workers, later dies

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A worker shot and killed two colleagues at a supermarket distribution center near Milwaukee before crashing his vehicle during a police pursuit...

Scene of a mass shooting at an Allina Health Clinic Tuesday, February 9, 2021 in Buffalo, Minnesota. (David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS) 8229083W 8229083W

February 9, 2021 at 9:59 am

1 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Minnesota health clinic

Multiple people were shot at a Minnesota health clinic on Tuesday and someone was taken into custody afterward, police said.

October 12, 2020 at 5:07 am

Chief: No reason to fire Wisconsin officer who killed teen

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The police chief of a Milwaukee suburb that has seen protests and unrest since an officer was cleared of criminal wrongdoing in...

October 9, 2020 at 5:02 am

Police defend arrests of slain Black teen’s family VIEW

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Police on Friday defended the arrests of family members of a Black teen killed by a suburban Milwaukee officer, saying they were...

April 8, 2020 at 7:32 am

Black voters weighed history, health in Wisconsin election

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — After going to sleep angry and afraid to vote, Xavier Thomas woke up on election day in Wisconsin thinking about how...