The U.S. Senate will go back into session Sept. 8. Among the people hoping the GOP-controlled chamber will help the U.S. Postal Service are a New Berlin couple, Beth and Manny Medina. The Medinas, Marine Corps veterans, joined Wis. Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin Thursday at a news conference outside a postal sorting facility in Oak Creek. Manny Medina said he suffers from continuous migraine headaches and usually gets prescription drugs from the VA through the mail within two or three days of

Dozens of people rallied outside of Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha Thursday. That’s where Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden held an invitation-only conversation on how to heal the community. While it was taking place inside, outside the message was simple — Black Lives Matter and police reform is necessary. Justin Blake was there. His nephew Jacob is the man who police shot in the back seven times a week and a half ago. The shooting sparked days of demonstrations and unrest, which

Updated at 4:47 p.m. CT Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden began a visit to Wisconsin on Thursday by meeting with the family of Jacob Blake, the Black man whose shooting by a white police officer sparked days of sometimes violent protests. This was Biden’s first trip to Wisconsin this campaign cycle. He spoke with Blake on the phone for 15 minutes during his visit. Biden says Blake “talked about how nothing was going to defeat him, about how whether he walked again or not, he was not

It happened during the first week of September in 1945: Japan signed formal surrender papers aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, bringing an end to World War II. This week, Milwaukee's War Memorial Center marked the 75th anniversary of the signing with a ceremony that included World War II veterans and advice about what it takes to keep nations out of wars. The figures from World War II remain staggering. Fifteen million battle deaths. At least three times that many civilians died, maybe many

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, K-12 schools in Wisconsin are making a variety of decisions about how to reopen. Most Milwaukee schools are starting the year virtually. But some suburban districts and private schools are bringing students back in person, with a host of precautions. School Year Starts Virtually For All MPS Students What does in-person school during a pandemic look like? WUWM Education Reporter Emily Files visited Pilgrim Lutheran, a K-8 school in Wauwatosa, to find out. It’s

President Trump visited Kenosha Tuesday in the wake of protests and unrest that have ricocheted through the city. It was nine days since police shot Jacob Blake in the back, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down, and a week since a 17-year-old from Antioch, Ill., shot and killed two protesters. Trump surveyed areas damaged by arson and vandalism and held a law enforcement roundtable that was closed to the public. In the meantime, a crowd gathered at Civic Center Park, where protests have

President Trump visited Kenosha on Tuesday and surveyed the damage to businesses that resulted in unrest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Trump also held a roundtable discussion with business leaders and law enforcement officials and said the federal government will help the community recover. Trump says his administration will provide $1 million to local law enforcement and $4 million to small businesses. “This is going to heal very quickly," Trump said. "We’re going to help them

All Milwaukee Public School students are back in school this week – virtually . Tuesday was the first day for traditional start schools, which includes most elementary students. High schools and middle schools, most of which are on the district's early-start calendar, started on Aug. 17. 'It's Like Everybody's First Year Teaching Again': MPS Prepares For Virtual First Day Of School MPS held a press conference and took reporters on a tour at Siefert Elementary School Tuesday. Kindergarten

Anger over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, on Aug. 23 continues to spill into the streets of Kenosha, Wis. On Aug. 25, an Illinois teenager allegedly shot and killed two protesters and severely injured another. The city has become the nation's latest flashpoint during a summer of unrest and calls for racial justice. Find all of WUWM's Kenosha protest coverage here. Find previous days' coverage here: Monday, Aug. 31 Friday, Aug. 28 Thursday, Aug. 27 Wednesday, Aug. 26

Milwaukee police Officer Michael Mattioli will stand trial in the strangulation death of Joel Acevedo, who was attending a party at the officer’s house in April. Mattioli was off duty at the time. He's accused of putting Acevedo in a headlock, which turned out to be fatal. Mattioli was bound over for trial following a preliminary hearing on Monday. He is charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the death of Acevedo. He’s currently suspended from the Milwaukee police force. Only two people