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Trump Administration Investigating WI School District’s Gender Policy Alleges that New Richmond School District's bathroom policy is unlawful.

Trump Administration Investigating WI School District’s Gender Policy

Now Serving: Sushi Restaurant Offers Grand Opening Deal Plus: Why the health department closed three downtown restaurants.

Now Serving: Sushi Restaurant Offers Grand Opening Deal

Work to Resume on WIS 24 Resurfacing Project in Milwaukee County  

The most read press release in the past 24 hours: Work to Resume on WIS 24 Resurfacing Project in Milwaukee County

See The Three Options to Redesign Red Arrow Park Key downtown park could get new features designed to increase summer and winter use.

The most read article in the past 24 hours: See The Three Options to Redesign Red Arrow Park by @jeramey.urbanmilwaukee.com

Center for Self-Sufficiency Quietly Closed Amid a Federal Audit Milwaukee group helped people reintegrate after prison, faced funding woes.

Center for Self-Sufficiency Quietly Closed Amid a Federal Audit

The Week’s Greatest Hits Most popular articles and press releases in the past week

The Week’s Greatest Hits

Weekly News Quiz: March 7, 2026 See how well you followed what happened in Milwaukee over the past week.

Weekly News Quiz: March 7, 2026

Members Only: A Rundown of Our Exclusive Bulletins A weekly recap of our members-only bulletins, short takes, reporting updates and more.

Members Only: A Rundown of Our Exclusive Bulletins (Members only)

New Faces in New Places A look at all the new people in new places.

New Faces in New Places

Marcus Performing Arts Center Announces 2026/27 Johnson Financial Group Broadway at the Marcus Center Season A total of eleven titles make up the largest Broadway line-up in Marcus Center history

The most read press release in the past 24 hours: Marcus Performing Arts Center Announces 2026/27 Johnson Financial Group Broadway at the Marcus Center Season

Legally Embattled Chain Quietly Closes Two Milwaukee Restaurants Including one that spawned a Milwaukee-based burger empire.

The most read article in the past 24 hours: Legally Embattled Chain Quietly Closes Two Milwaukee Restaurants (Members only) by @jeramey.urbanmilwaukee.com

Dining: Sobelman’s Offers Classic Burgers And a lot more, including a sausage sampler, pork tenderloin and daily fish fries.

Dining: Sobelman’s Offers Classic Burgers

Baldwin Talks Trump Tariffs at Textile Factory U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin visits a Milwaukee company to blast the president's tariffs.

Baldwin Talks Trump Tariffs at Textile Factory

Milwaukee Program Aimed at Nurturing Infant-Parent Reading Expands Reach Out and Read Wisconsin will partner with the Milwaukee Public Library to bring its literacy program to more sites.

Milwaukee Program Aimed at Nurturing Infant-Parent Reading Expands

Urban Reads: The True Cost of Urban Highways All the city news you can use.

Urban Reads: The True Cost of Urban Highways

Evers Signs Bills Targeting Grooming, Tightening School Communication Rules New laws create a felony grooming offense and require all schools to set clear contact policies by September.

Evers Signs Bills Targeting Grooming, Tightening School Communication Rules

See The Three Options to Redesign Red Arrow Park Key downtown park could get new features designed to increase summer and winter use.

See The Three Options to Redesign Red Arrow Park by @jeramey.urbanmilwaukee.com

MPS Plans To Cut 263 Non-Classroom Jobs To Close $46 Million Gap Superintendent says classroom teaching positions will be spared under cost-cutting plan.

MPS Plans To Cut 263 Non-Classroom Jobs To Close $46 Million Gap

Cambodian-Inspired Vendor Joining 3rd Street Market Hall Num Pang will bring fresh-baked bread, Southeast Asian flavors to downtown.

Cambodian-Inspired Vendor Joining 3rd Street Market Hall (Members only)

City Selling Former Funeral Home Health-focused business will take over.

City Selling Former Funeral Home by @jeramey.urbanmilwaukee.com

History Rocks Tour Draws Protests At Brookfield Central High School Parents fear partisan agenda as Education Department roadshow stops in suburban Milwaukee.

History Rocks Tour Draws Protests At Brookfield Central High School

Man Gets 7 Years For Setting TikTok Fire At Rep. Grothman’s Office Fond du Lac judge also ordered seven years of extended supervision in the 2025 office fire case.

Man Gets 7 Years For Setting TikTok Fire At Rep. Grothman’s Office

Sign Pledges That Fixture Pizza Pub Will Reopen But permit, license activity and court records currently paint a different picture.

Sign Pledges That Fixture Pizza Pub Will Reopen (Members only)

Rep. Donovan to Milwaukee Common Council: Do Your Job  

The most read press release in the past 24 hours: Rep. Donovan to Milwaukee Common Council: Do Your Job

$2 Billion Job Tax Credit Brings Almost No New Jobs, Study Says Wisconsin data show 97% of hires subsidized by the Work Opportunity Tax Credit would have happened anyway.

$2 Billion Job Tax Credit Brings Almost No New Jobs, Study Says

Legally Embattled Chain Quietly Closes Two Milwaukee Restaurants Including one that spawned a Milwaukee-based burger empire.

The most read article in the past 24 hours: Legally Embattled Chain Quietly Closes Two Milwaukee Restaurants (Members only) by @jeramey.urbanmilwaukee.com

Wisconsin Joins Multi-State Lawsuit Against New Trump Tariffs Evers and Kaul say the latest 10% import duties are illegal and driving up prices for families.

Wisconsin Joins Multi-State Lawsuit Against New Trump Tariffs

MKE County: Reckless Drivers Could Lose Cars Under New County Proposal Measure backed by seven supervisors would let sheriff tow, impound and dispose of vehicles countywide.

MKE County: Reckless Drivers Could Lose Cars Under New County Proposal (Members only)

MKE County: See Inside New Juvenile Detention Facility New 32-bed facility part of state plan to regionalize juvenile detention facilities

MKE County: See Inside New Juvenile Detention Facility

Milwaukee Public Schools Reaches Highest Graduation Rate In 16 Years MPS hits 72% on-time graduation as state numbers climb and absenteeism trends downward statewide.

Milwaukee Public Schools Reaches Highest Graduation Rate In 16 Years