Milwaukee tools are some of the best—but they can also be some of the most expensive. Sure, the quality, durability, and performance is worth the higher price tag, but it also means that, if you’re on the hunt for new tools, you’d prefer a bargain. Right now, you’re in luck. You can currently snag a Milwaukee tool combo kit—complete with a cordless M12 Fuel hammer drill, impact driver, batteries, and charger—for over half off.

Regularly $429, it’s marked down to just $201—a savings of more than $200.

In this combo kit, you’ll get two of Milwaukee’s most popular (and most powerful) cordless tools: the M12 Fuel 1/2″ Hammer Drill and M12 Fuel 1/4″ Impact Driver. Both are incredibly lightweight with compact designs that makes it easy to maneuver them in even the tightest of spaces and comfortable to hold for hours on end. The set also comes with two Milwaukee batteries, a charger, and a convenient carrying bag.

This deal is only going to last a few more days or until it sells out, so take advantage of the low price while you can. You won’t see another this good for a while.

Win a VIP trip for two to Milwaukee Irish Fest this August!

Milwaukee Irish Fest is returning to the lakefront at the Henry Maier Festival Park from August 15 – 18, 2024 for four days of music, culture, and craic.

To win this trip of a lifetime all you have to do is CLICK HERE and tell us why you want to go! Love Irish music, dance, or craic? We want to hear all about it! 

This amazing prize includes:

• Up to $600 credit in round-trip airfare/transportation, per person*
• 3 nights double occupancy accommodation in the fabulous DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Milwaukee downtown
• Two festival admission tickets per day, Friday through Sunday
• Daily transportation from hotel to festival grounds
• Daily access to the Failte Club VIP deck
• 2 Irish Fest sky-glider tickets
• Irish Fest swag

Total prize value – $3,200

The contest will run from May 8th, 2024 – June 5th, 2024 inclusive. The winner will be notified on/around June 7th, 2024.

From traditional Irish to indie-rock spread across 16 stages there’s musical entertainment for everyone at Milwaukee Irish Fest 2024. Featured entertainers this year include the Screaming Orphans, Úlla, Lúnasa, The High Kings, Goitse, Seamus Kennedy, STEAM Irish Quartet, and much more!

Making their Milwaukee Irish Fest debut this August are Elephant Sessions, Gadan with Enda Scahill, Ispíní na hÉireann, O’Jizo, Onoír, Síomha, The Bow Tides, The Jeremiahs,  and The Tumbling Paddies.

Plus the festival is packed with Irish shopping markets, fun family events, and delicious Irish food & drink choices!

Please note, Milwaukee Irish Fest will cover a maximum of $600 towards transportation fees. Any costs exceeding this are the sole responsibility of the winner.

The contest will run from May 8th, 2024 – June 5th, 2024 inclusive. The winner will be notified on/around June 7th, 2024. The winner will be randomly drawn and contacted by the information he or she provided in the giveaway sign-up field and will have seven days to claim his / her prize. You can read the full terms & conditions here.

Milwaukee Irish Fest is presented by its parent nonprofit organization, CelticMKE. CelticMKE is dedicated to preserving and promoting Irish, Irish American, and Celtic cultures. For more information about CelticMKE, please visit celticmke.com.  

To learn more about Milwaukee Irish Fest, check out their website. You can also keep up to date on Facebook, Instagram, and X.

Milwaukee School Board members on Tuesday ordered a special election Nov. 5 to replace board member Aisha Carr, who resigned last Wednesday.

The winner of that election will serve for the remainder of Carr’s term, which is up in April of next year.

If more than two candidates run for Carr’s seat, requiring a primary election, the primary would take place Aug. 13. Candidates need to file paperwork by June 1.

Darryl Jackson was the only board member to vote against ordering the special election. Noting that the new board member’s term would be short, he said it “doesn’t make sense to have another person.”

While other school boards are allowed to appoint board members to fill vacancies, Milwaukee is an exception under state statute and must hold a special election to fill a vacancy, Milwaukee Assistant City Attorney Jordan Schettle said.

Carr’s resignation letter did not include an explanation for why she was resigning. She hasn’t replied to interview requests from the Journal Sentinel.

As previously reported, Carr’s resignation came after questions were raised about Carr’s residency and comments she made about planting a recording device in the district superintendent’s office:

Carr was subject of investigation by District Attorney’s office

Records unsealed in April showed the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office in January was investigating whether Carr had lied about living in the district she represents. The office has not answered questions from the Journal Sentinel about whether that investigation is ongoing. Online circuit court records do not show any misconduct charges filed against Carr.

Carr, who had shared publicly that she did not live in District 4 while she was campaigning for the north side board seat in 2021, said she was going to move to the district before she got sworn in. She told the Journal Sentinel last month that she had done nothing illegal or unethical.

“As previously stated, I have and continue to reside in my district,” she said.

The unsealed search warrant showed the District Attorney’s office had obtained Carr’s cellphone GPS records to determine where she had been spending time. In asking for the warrant, an investigator for the District Attorney’s office said Carr had “filed numerous documents” with MPS listing an address he believed would be shown to be false, noting that utility and voting records appeared to indicate she was living outside District 4 until last year.

It’s a Class I felony for public officials to intentionally falsify records, carrying a maximum penalty of 18 months in prison and two years of extended supervision.

Carr could have also been subject of MPS board investigation

Separately, Carr told the Journal Sentinel ahead of a April 18 meeting that she believed she was the subject of a misconduct complaint that was reviewed privately by the school board that night. The nature of that complaint has not been made public.

School board members said they were unable to share what happened in that closed-session meeting. Board members had the option to initiate an investigation into the alleged misconduct, which could result in a vote to censure or remove a board member.

Carr had told the Journal Sentinel she expected that the complaints were likely about her because of disagreements she has had with other board members and administrators. Carr has been critical of MPS leadership and opposed the April 2 referendum that raised the district’s taxing authority.

Dozens of supporters of Carr packed that board meeting April 18. Residents cheered for Carr throughout the evening, with some speakers saying they would work to vote out any board members who tried to boot Carr from the board.

Carr was recorded saying she planted a recording device

Earlier this year, a recorded conversation surfaced online in which Carr could be heard telling a former Milwaukee Public Schools administrator that she had planted a recording device in MPS Superintendent Keith Posley’s office.

Carr told the Journal Sentinel that she did not plant a recording device but had made the false statement to the former administrator to determine whether she was trustworthy.