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Milwaukee County announces violence prevention program, providing support for youth Focus on mentoring justice-involved youth Just a few weeks ago the basketball court at Sherman Park was surrounded by crime scene tape after a 17-year-old was shot and killed. On Wednesday, the court is where Milwaukee County officials and representatives from local organizations gathered to announce Credible Messengers, a violence prevention program aimed at providing support for youth in the community. and last updated 2021-05-05 19:28:11-04 MILWAUKEE — Just a few weeks ago the basketball court at Sher...

The National Elite Basketball League (NEBL) will be tipping off its sixth season this Friday with a huge game slated at the Belize City Centre.  Defending champions, Belize Hurricanes, will be hosting their southern rivals, Griga Dream Ballers, with a lot of bad blood that needs to be settled on the court.  Last year’s semi-finals matchup between these two teams went to a decisive game 3, forcing a monstrous season opener.  Mirage Smart Belize Hurricanes will be show-casing their two big men, Belizean American Tyrie Orosco and American big man Jordan Daniels as they join forces with Devi...

After a devastating week of violence in Milwaukee, Mayor Tom Barrett and Acting Police Chief Jeffrey Norman on Monday made one thing clear: Milwaukeeans have to find a way to steer young people away from reckless behavior. At least 10 people were killed in homicides and three in traffic crashes between April 18 and Sunday, according to law enforcement. Several of those incidents involved perpetrators and victims in their teens and 20s. And it’s forced officials to sound the alarm about the upcoming summer, where finding youth programming will be pivotal for the city to avoid another histori...

Governor uses local nonprofit Running Rebels as example of successful community alternatives to incarceration. By Graham Kilmer - Apr 14th, 2021 01:13 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Gov. Tony Evers speaks at a press conference April 13th, 2021. Photo by Graham Kilmer. Governor Tony Evers visited Milwaukee Tuesday morning to promote a number of provisions in his biennial budget proposal that would change the way the state handles juvenile justice. Evers held a press conference outside of the Running Rebels headquarters, 1300 W. Fond Du Lac Ave., a nonprofit that ...

WUWM Gov. Tony Evers talks about juvenile justice reform outside the Running Rebels Community Organization office on April 13, 2021. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers was in Milwaukee Tuesday, touting juvenile justice reforms in his budget proposal. At the epicenter of the youth package is an item that would close the troubled Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile facilities in northern Wisconsin. Allegations of abuse between guards and inmates came to a head a few years ago when the federal government launched an investigation, and the ACLU sued the state over conditions at the centers. The Repu...