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Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Keith Posley gets $160,000 severance
Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Keith Posley will leave the district with a $160,000 severance payment, according to a separation agreement released to the Journal Sentinel on Tuesday.
Posley and board also agreed not to disparage each other. Posley also agreed not to disparage any past or present MPS employees.
Posley’s resignation, which is effective June 30, was approved by school board members after a closed-door Monday night meeting that went into the early hours of Tuesday.
Community members have been calling for Posley to lose his job after state and federal officials raised alarms about failures of MPS leaders, including their financial reporting practices and oversight of the district’s Head Start preschool programs.
The severance payment will go to Posley in a lump sum, after excluding taxes, in July.
Posley will continue receiving his salary through June. His annual salary is about $303,000.
The agreement also notes that Posley is eligible to continue receiving health insurance payments from MPS for six months, unless he becomes eligible for insurance through another employer before then.
MPS will also pay $38,500 into Posley’s retirement plan on June 30.
The agreement also notes that the resignation is not an “acknowledgment or admission by the Board or Dr. Posley of any liability or wrongdoing whatsoever under federal, state or local law.”
MPS has not granted interview requests with Posley.
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The Milwaukee Brewers are making a change at shortstop after weeks of speculation and buzz.
On Sunday, MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy reported that shortstop prospect Cooper Pratt is coming up and joining the Brewers in the big leagues for the first time.
“Confirmed by a Brewers source: Shortstop prospect Cooper Pratt is Milwaukee-bound,” McCalvy wrote.
This is breaking news and will be updated.
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MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee police need your help in finding a critically missing child, Leo Pierce.
Missing person description
What we know:
According to the Milwaukee Police Department, Leo Pierce is an 11-year-old boy, Black, with a height of 4′ 9″ and a weight of 88 lbs. He has a light brown complexion and curly black hair.
Leo was last seen walking in the area of 69th and Ruby on Saturday night, June 13 at about 9:30 p.m. He was last seen wearing a True Religion T-shirt with a blue square on the front, blue jeans, black socks, and black Nike slides.
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MPD tips
What you can do:
Anyone with any information is asked to call MPD District 7 at 414-935-7272.
The Source: The Milwaukee Police Department sent FOX6 the information and photo.
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman suspected of firing shots during a family picnic at Lake Park on Saturday, June 13.
Lake Park investigation
What we know:
FOX6 News found the law enforcement scene on Lake Park Road, just off Lincoln Memorial Drive, at the park’s northern end on Saturday night.
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The sheriff’s office said they were called there at around 6:25 p.m. After deputies secured the area, they investigated and learned there was an argument during a family picnic. A woman who was at the picnic “stormed away” and fired two shots through her sunroof as she drove off. No one was injured.
Law enforcement activity at Lake Park on June 13.
Witnesses gave deputies a description of the woman’s vehicle. They then went to a home tied to the vehicle’s license plates, where they found the vehicle and the woman.
The woman, a 36-year-old from Milwaukee, was taken into custody. Deputies found a shell casing from the vehicle, which appeared to match another that was found at the crime scene.
What we don’t know:
The sheriff’s office said the woman is in custody pending criminal charges, but it’s not clear at this time what those charges would be. The incident remains under investigation.
Editor’s note: The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office issued a correction to its initial report, which claimed deputies found a gun in the woman’s car. It was also updated to reflect new details about the suspect’s identity.
The Source: FOX6 News went to the scene and requested information from the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office.
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