In 2019, the parents of a 5-year-old Milwaukee boy told authorities that he fell down a flight of steps, which resulted in his death. The boy’s father finally admitted to investigators that he punched the baby in the stomach and hit him in the face, all because the boy ate …
Read More »Milwaukee Woman Set Sleeping Husband On Fire After Suspecting He Poisoned Her Chicken Wings
A Milwaukee woman faces multiple charges after setting her sleeping husband on fire because she thought he poisoned her chicken wings. Tuhonsty Marie Smith, 29, was charged with arson of a building, first-degree recklessly endangering safety, mayhem, and domestic abuse. She is scheduled to undergo a competency exam. The victim, Henry Williams, …
Read More »Milwaukee UPS Driver Fired For Racist Rant Showed on Doorbell Camera
A company spokesperson for UPS told NBC News on Tuesday that one of their drivers had been terminated after he went on a racist rant while delivering packages to a Latino household in Milwaukee just days before Christmas Day. On the evening of Dec 17, a video caught by the …
Read More »The City of Milwaukee Must Pay Sterling Brown $750,000 in Police Brutality Lawsuit
The City of Milwaukee will have to pay Sterling Brown $750,000 to settle an excessive force lawsuit that the NBA profiled against them. Brown claims that Milwaukee police targeted and brutalized him because he was a black man. The Milwaukee Bucks guard filed the lawsuit following a January 26th 2018 …
Read More »Milwaukee Police Commission Demotes Police Chief Over Tear-Gas Use And Other Concerns
Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales is no longer the chief. An oversight board demoted Morales on Thursday after questioning how he handled multiple incidents, including his orders to use tear gas and pepper spray on protesters during a demonstration for George Floyd, NBC News reports. It was a unanimous decision …
Read More »Seven Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Are Connected To Wisconsin’s April Elections
Blogged by: @_cierra.jones Milwaukee health officials have confirmed that at least seven individuals have been diagnosed with the coronavirus after attending Wisconsin’s primary election on April 7. Many people in America have raised concerns about citizens casting in-person votes, as it could put voters at risk for contracting the coronavirus. …
Read More »Milwaukee Radio Station Bans Drake’s Music Until End Of Eastern Conference Finals
Drake’s music has been temporarily banned from one Milwaukee radio station until the end of this year’s Eastern Conference Championship. Drake is well-known for a lot of amazing things, but it seems he’s been deemed a threat to sports teams after several coincidences where the singer has indirectly, yet mysteriously …
Read More »Milwaukee Police Release Body Cam Footage of Officers Using Taser on NBA’s Sterling Brown; Police Chief Says Officers Have Been Disciplined
On Wednesday, Milwaukee police released the body cam footage of an officer-involved incident with NBA player Sterling Brown, where the rookie was tased and arrested over an alleged parking violation. “The department conducted an investigation into the incident which revealed members acted inappropriately and those members were recently disciplined,” Chief …
Read More »Three NBA Teams Find Alternatives to Trump Hotels
In light of the new presidency, at least three NBA teams have stopped staying at Donald Trump-branded hotels this season, in an effort to avoid any implied association. According to ESPN, the Milwaukee Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies and the Dallas Mavericks have opted out of their contracted stay at Trump hotels in New …
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