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Milwaukee’s longest start of the year belongs to…Tobias Myers? For these Brewers, it’s actually fitting.

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June 8, 2024

Milwaukee’s longest start of the year belongs to…Tobias Myers? For these Brewers, it’s actually fitting.

DETROIT – Pat Murphy has his Milwaukee Brewers in first place by a healthy margin in the National League Central, but that doesn’t keep him from shying away from his real thoughts about his club.

Not even after a 10-0 win.

After the Brewers offense had staked starting pitcher Tobias Myers to a five-run lead early, the rookie right-hander issued a four-pitch walk to lead off the bottom of the third Friday night at Comerica Park.

“If I had a taser,” Murphy said. “I would’ve tased him.”

Murphy paused.

“Good thing I didn’t. Because he wouldn’t have gone eight (innings).”

BOX SCORE: Brewers 10, Tigers 0

That’s the passion Murphy manages with for the 37-26 Brewers, who are now 6 ½ games up in the division after their dismantling of the Detroit Tigers to snap a three-game skid.

Myers, four-pitch walk aside, matched that aggression on the mound to deliver the best start of his young career as well as the longest outing of any Brewers pitcher this year.

The 25-year-old right-hander threw eight shutout innings while allowing just one hit, a leadoff single to Matt Vierling in the bottom of the first. Myers promptly picked Vierling off and was on his way to the first eight-inning outing of his career.

And not just his professional career, either. His entire career. From Little League to the majors.

“I don’t think I’ve ever gone eight,” Myers said. “Definitely not in pro ball. Probably the first time.”

The math checks out. It was Myers’ first time going eight innings in either the majors or minors, he didn’t go to college and regulation in high school games is seven innings.

Myers would not have been the choice of many to be the first Brewers pitcher to work into the eighth inning this year. Coming into the game, he had done a commendable job of filling in as an unlikely rotation member, making six starts with a 5.40 ERA. But, for as much chase and swing-and-miss as he had gotten, his command had been erratic both in and out of the zone.

That led to outings like his last time out against the league-worst Chicago White Sox, where his hittable fastballs were pounded for seven hits and five runs in 4 ⅓.

Myers had yet to complete six innings at any level – the majors or Class AAA – in 2024.

But against the Tigers, he attacked. While he admitted his command still could have been better, he largely avoided flashing-red mistake pitches and made sure to be the aggressor.

“I think you’re talking about somewhere around 20 out of 25 first pitch strikes,” Murphy said. “That’s crucial.”

From Myers to Murphy to pitching coach Chris Hook, catcher William Contreras was credited for getting the righty through eight innings.

“I thought he got in a good groove,” Hook said. “To me the turning point in the game was when he picked the guy off. He got settled from that. From then it was just a good tempo. In between pitches, I think Wiliam did a fantastic job. It was just the tempo. I think we have to force that with him and that was the big thing tonight.”

Of the 27 batters he faced, Myers struck out five and walked three, meaning there were lots of balls in play.

That’s precisely what Myers wanted. In recent games he was seeking out swing and miss too much, he thought, and trying to be too perfect rather than attacking batters, relying on his stuff and trusting his defense.

“That was one thing I got away from when I first go the call up and debuted, was it’s pitch by pitch,” Myers said. “Then the next start came around and the next start came around, and I think I got into trying to force results. Today was literally just one pitch at a time. All I was thinking about was next.”

It helped having Contreras guiding him through the outing, too. The fastball wasn’t getting any whiffs, but it was working for pop ups and called strikes when in the zone, so the Brewers catcher kept going to it, mixing in a healthy dose of sliders, too, to keep the Tigers’ eye levels off-kilter.

And, though it’s probably for the best that the manager isn’t allowed to keep a taser in the dugout, he has a different weapon at his disposal to send the same message: Contreras’ cannon.

“He’ll let you know if you’re not executing a pitch, which he does a really good job at,” Myers said. “And I like it. I like when he throws the ball hard back and tells you, ‘Hey let’s go. Let’s execute these pitches.’ For me, I love it. My whole time I’ve shaken him off once. One pitch, that’s it.”

Myers didn’t have any strikeouts between a called punch out of Justyn Henry-Malloy for the second out of the fifth and a Javy Baez special – a futile wave at a slider in the other batter’s box – for the second out of the eighth.

But Myers was getting ample weak contact to make up for the swing-and-miss, something that because of his tempo, conviction and pitch location was actually a positive sign for the Brewers.

Between Baez’s flyout in the third and the conclusion of the seventh inning, Myers induced five batted balls with an expected batting average between .000 and .040, three more under .200 and none higher than .290.

“It’s a different look,” Myers said. “It’s coming from a different slot. Fill the zone up. Any time there’s a new guy who hasn’t been in the league that long, the first time you see him it’s always a bit difficult. Now, if that young guy who doesn’t throw strikes, he doesn’t maintain his advantage then in those situations. Situations like today, throwing strikes, it just leads to good things.”

It sure does.

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Critically missing Milwaukee man; last seen near Teutonia and Good Hope

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March 10, 2026

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Critically missing Milwaukee man; last seen near Teutonia and Good Hope

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MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a critically missing man, 33-year-old Nicolas Blakely.

Missing man

What we know:

Blakely was last seen around 9:45 p.m. on Monday, March 9 in the area of Teutonia and Good Hope.

Blakely is described as a male, black, 6’1″ tall, 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue puffy jacket over a white hooded sweatshirt, with tan Nike sweatpants.

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What you can do:

Anyone with information is asked to call the Milwaukee Police Department District 4 at 414-935-7242.

The Source: The information in this post was provided by the Milwaukee Police Department.

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10 months after fatal hit-and-run that killed motorcyclist, Milwaukee man charged

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March 9, 2026

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10 months after fatal hit-and-run that killed motorcyclist, Milwaukee man charged

A 23-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 44-year-old motorcyclist during the summer last year.

Jarvis L. Walker was charged March 7 with four counts: hit-and-run resulting in death, knowingly operating a vehicle without a valid license causing death, fleeing an officer and first-degree recklessly endangering safety.

The crash occurred June 7, 2025, at the intersection of North 76th Street and West Florist Avenue. Walker crashed into Wyman Kemble on his 2002 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and fled the scene, according to a criminal complaint.

Kemble suffered severe injuries in the crash and died at the scene.

Police said nearby security footage video shows Kemble was traveling northbound on 76th Street and had a green light when Walker, traveling southbound on 76th Street, crashed a rental car into Kemble while trying to make a left turn onto Florist Avenue.

Walker then exits the vehicle, grabs a backpack from the backseat and leaves the scene, the complaint said.

But a witness’ cellphone footage shows Walker return, yell something, and turn around and walk away before getting into another vehicle that just pulled over, according to the complaint.

The rental car came back to a person only identified in the complaint with the initials EW. The rental car customer told police that Walker had the vehicle during the time of the crash and Walker called him and told him that he had just been in a crash after a motorcycle ran a red light.

Ten months would pass before investigators zeroed in on Walker to arrest him.

On March 3, police had reason to believe that Walker was in the area of the 7200 block of West Marine Drive, the complaint said. Two undercover officers observed Walker get into an SUV, which exited a nearby parking lot and then immediately pulled over because the trunk was open, the complaint said.

Different officers in full uniform and an MPD squad moved in to try and arrest Walker, who was at the rear of the vehicle in the trunk, according to the complaint.

Walker then made his way back to his seat before one officer activated the squad lights and siren and exited the squad to say “Hey Jarvis, don’t do it” and “Jarvis get out of the car,” the complaint said.

But Walker fled the scene and led police on a nearly 10-mile pursuit in excess of 115 miles per hour, according to the complaint.

Police lost visual sight of Walker’s vehicle near North Teutonia Avenue and North Green Bay Avenue, but Glendale police observed the vehicle traveling southbound on West Green Bay Road and another short pursuit ensued before officers lost sight of Walker again, the complaint said.

Later that evening, Walker’s vehicle was observed unoccupied and running in the 4800 block of North 19th Place, according to the complaint. Police found Walker inside a nearby residence and arrested him.

Walker made his initial appearance in court on March 9, where bail was set at $25,000. If convicted on all counts, he faces decades behind bars.

Wyman Kemble remembered as mother’s rock

Leanne Kemble, Wyman Kemble’s mother, previously told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel at the time of the crash that Wyman was her oldest child and her “rock.”

She said her son loved the motorcycle he was riding at the time of his death. She described him as one of the most “kind, caring and fun-loving people you’d ever meet.”

Leanne Kemble said her son graduated from Riverside High School, where he played on the football team, and was a graduate of Milwaukee Area Technical College. Volleyball was now his sport of choice, and he played year-round, she said.

“He was always helping people with their car repairs, or just doing odd jobs to help out our neighbors,” she said. “He was an all-around great person. Everybody loved him.”

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Milwaukee Public Schools budget proposals; board meeting Monday

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March 9, 2026

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Milwaukee Public Schools budget proposals; board meeting Monday

MILWAUKEE – MPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius proposed cutting more than 263 non-classroom positions to help bridge a $46 million structural budget deficit.

A special meeting of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors is scheduled to take place on Monday night, March 9, to vote on this proposal.

Shifting resources

What we know:

The district said the reductions, which would take effect for the 2026–27 school year pending school board approval, would save about $30 million.

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“It is an extremely difficult day for us here in Milwaukee Public Schools, but in the end, I’m still hopeful. I’m hopeful for our students, I’m hopeful for all of the employees we have, and every single employee matters to us,” said Cassellius. “This is hard, and we’ll get through it.”

Officials said no classroom teacher positions are being cut to close the budget gap. That said, the district may need fewer teachers where there is lower enrollment. About 40 of the 263 positions being eliminated are already vacant, meaning that not all reductions will result in layoffs. Affected employees eligible for classroom-based roles will be encouraged to apply for available positions.

Cassellius stressed that MPS faces rising costs while receiving a $0 state increase in general aid for 2026-27 public school students. While the recent referendum has helped to support arts, physical education, mental health services, and career exploration, the superintendent indicated it does not make up for the lack of state-funded inflation increase

Proposed reductions

By the numbers:

The approximately 263 position reductions include the following, according to the school district:

MPS Central Services: About 116 positions from the offices of Academics; Communications; Family, Community, and Partnership; Finance; Human Resources; Operations; Schools office; and the Superintendent’s office
Non‑classroom school‑based roles: About 147 positions, including assistant principals, deans of students, and implementers.

The Source: Milwaukee Public Schools released information about its proposal.

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