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Recent coverage of Milwaukee from local and regional media.

Urban Milwaukeepublic transit service

MCTS Running Extra Brewers Parade Buses

MCTS adding extra buses to five routes dropping riders within walking distance of parade route.

Oct 30, 2026

Urban Milwaukeecity budget debate

Finance Committee Wraps Budget Amendment Day After Nearly 12 Hours of Debate

Fire trucks, raises and a We Energies replacement study dominate discussion.

Oct 30, 2026

Urban Milwaukeecounty budget amendment on drug costs

MKE County: Supervisors Vote Down Amendment That Would Have Saved Millions In Drug Costs

Sup. Shawn Rolland proposed amendment to increase cost for popular weight loss drug.

Oct 30, 2026

Urban Milwaukeeopen container law for ATVs

Open Container Law Could Soon Apply to ATVs

As OWI citations for ATVs/UTVs rise, vehicles could soon be under open container restrictions.

Oct 30, 2026

Urban MilwaukeeSDC commissioner withdrawal amid governance concerns

As SDC Falters, City of Milwaukee Becomes Latest To Walk Away

City removes its commissioner amid concerns over governance, transparency and leadership gaps.

Oct 29, 2026

Urban Milwaukeecounty funding for health clinic

MKE County: Free Health Clinic Makes Plea for County Support

Nonprofit Health Connections Inc. has become a lifeline for Milwaukee-area patients in need.

Oct 28, 2026

Urban Milwaukeefood access study

Study Ranks Milwaukee 8th Nationally In Spending on Fast Food

Too many 'food swamps' — neighborhoods with lots of fast food outlets and no grocery stores?

Oct 28, 2026

Urban Milwaukeebudget amendment

Dimitrijevic’s Budget Amendment Restores Library Hours, City Worker Pay

Proposal would give raises to some workers, reduce parking fee hike and fund hiring incentives.

Oct 28, 2026

Urban Milwaukeepolice surveillance oversight

Council Moves to Take Control Of Police Department Use of Flock Cameras

'We want more democracy, we want more transparency.'

Oct 28, 2026

Urban Milwaukeepark privatization

MKE County: County Seeks Private Business to Run Park Operation

Push for parks revenue from various services involves large park with dormant pavilion.

Oct 28, 2026

Urban MilwaukeeCity Hall plaza renovation

Committee Backs $3.75 Million City Hall Plaza Plan

Proposal has been discussed for decades. But don't use 'that orange gravel,' alderman warns.

Oct 27, 2026

Urban Milwaukeeindustrial property auction

Master Lock Factory Back Up For Auction, Bidding Starts at $1

First auction deal fell apart, so owner wants no-contingency sale of sprawling industrial campus.

Oct 27, 2026

Community pulse

ALPR surveillance oversight

Evictions and tenant grievances

Dunkin renewal / Nana Food

Nana Food & Grocery transfer

ACEZ application

ALPR and police accountability

Police beating of Beaman, Barry and Gray

Beating of her son Nicholas Beaman

Flock surveillance and civil liberties

MPD and Flock opposition

Surveillance bans and chief's Israel trip

Beating of her brother Nicholas Beaman

Chief's Israel trip and FPC accountability

ALPR/Flock surveillance

Her own beating during the traffic stop

Police violence and FPC power

Community control of police

Police violence and union leadership

Police beating and surveillance funding

ALPR data sharing and federal access

Police beating and mass surveillance

Beating and ALPR technology

Beating of her daughter and grandchildren

Flock surveillance and immigrants

ALPR and MPD conduct

Police accountability and schools

Food peddler license suspension (File 260737)

Flock surveillance and social spending

Tree limb damage claim (File 260565)

Flock surveillance

Police pursuits and alderperson accountability

Milwaukee LGBT Community Center funding

Libraries, fire, community wellness; Flock

Tree limb damage claim (File 260568)

Good Neighbor Grant

Community investment

Youth prevention programs

Budget equity and surveillance

Federal data sharing and Flock

Police budget and community control

Surveillance infrastructure

Public safety priorities

Flock and public power

Flock surveillance and police accountability

Self-determination, food access, and Flock

Police budget and Flock

Flock and city workers

Flock, city workers, public power

MPD surveillance infrastructure

FPC accountability and surveillance

In the news

MCTS Running Extra Brewers Parade Buses

Finance Committee Wraps Budget Amendment Day After Nearly 12 Hours of Debate

MKE County: Supervisors Vote Down Amendment That Would Have Saved Millions In Drug Costs

Open Container Law Could Soon Apply to ATVs

As SDC Falters, City of Milwaukee Becomes Latest To Walk Away

MKE County: Free Health Clinic Makes Plea for County Support

Study Ranks Milwaukee 8th Nationally In Spending on Fast Food

Dimitrijevic’s Budget Amendment Restores Library Hours, City Worker Pay

Council Moves to Take Control Of Police Department Use of Flock Cameras

MKE County: County Seeks Private Business to Run Park Operation

Committee Backs $3.75 Million City Hall Plaza Plan

Master Lock Factory Back Up For Auction, Bidding Starts at $1