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Barrett and council members reflect on racial division and what the renaming symbolizes. By Graham Kilmer - Feb 18th, 2021 05:58 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Mayor Barrett signs resolution officially renaming Old World Third St. to Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Photo by Graham Kilmer. Mayor Tom Barrett signed a resolution Thursday officially renaming Old World Third Street between W. Mckinley Avenue and W. ...

Off-duty officer faces a year behind bars for altercation during protest Off-duty officer faces a year behind bars for altercation during protest A Milwaukee police officer is charged with battery and disorderly conduct stemming from an incident when he was at a bar off-duty during a protest in July.  MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee police officer is charged with battery and disorderly conduct stemming from an incident when he was at a bar off-duty during a protest in July.  On July 5, Officer Ma...

Gov. Evers on Thursday signed into law a bill that cuts taxes by nearly half a billion dollars for Wisconsin businesses that accepted loans to help them through the coronavirus pandemic.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and other city leaders are signing a resolution that renames Old World Third Street to Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.

Council unanimously approves naming entire street to honor civil rights leader. By Jeramey Jannene - Feb 9th, 2021 12:10 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Part of Third Street became Old World 3rd Street. Photo by Carl Baehr. Tuesday morning the Common Council unanimously approved renaming a downtown street to match its north side name. N. Old World Third Street will become N. Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, eliminating a 1984 political compromise that saw N. 3rd...

MPD officer suspended 45 days in connection to off-duty incident By FOX6 News Digital Team Published  MPD officer suspended in connection to off-duty incident A Milwaukee police officer has been suspended for 45 days in connection to an off-duty incident that happened in July 2020. MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee police officer has been suspended for 45 days in connection to an off-duty incident that happened in July 2020. Video shows the officer, Matthew Willmann, being pushed to the ground outside o...

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Westown Association, Mayor, all 15 council members back proposal. But there are complications. By Jeramey Jannene - Jan 27th, 2021 12:39 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Part of Third Street became Old World 3rd Street. Photo by Carl Baehr. King Drive is coming Downtown, but Old World Third Street won’t quite disappear. The Common Council’s Public Works Committee unanimously recommended renaming N. Old World Third Street to N. Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Drive...