Milwaukee, WI
“No more moments of silence”: Dozens of Milwaukee educators rally against gun violence
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Tears flowed via the rain Wednesday as Milwaukee educators talked about their college students’ lives and their very own lives after yet one more faculty taking pictures.
Educators and college students returned to their school rooms Wednesday for the primary time for the reason that Texas mass taking pictures. Then later within the afternoon dozens of educators gathered to rally for political options to gun violence.
They are saying they’re determined for change for themselves and their kids, they usually demand it earlier than the following taking pictures occurs.
Siena, a Riverside College HS scholar, spoke on the rally and mentioned, “Children are dying, they did not even get to stay their life but.”
Faculty graduates additionally see it, like Tess Murphy, a member of March for our Lives Marquette. She mentioned, “One thing must be completed and if it may’t be completed after mass faculty shootings, then I do not know when will probably be completed.”
And the youngest kids see it, too. Pupil instructor and up to date Marquette graduate Lucy Corrigan mentioned, “Children requested me right this moment at school ‘did you hear about that factor that occurred in Texas?’ And I mentioned I did. So having these conversations are actually exhausting.”
The rally within the rain begged for an finish to the harmful impression of gun violence.
Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Moore instructed the gang, “These are tears, tens of millions of tears which can be being cried right this moment.”
Congresswoman Moore mentioned they have been tears for 19 infants and two lecturers killed in Uvalde, tears for Sandy Hook and Buffalo, and tears for future little one victims.
She mentioned, “What I hate essentially the most about representing y’all, is standing up on the rattling flooring in one of many moments of silence. No extra moments of silence y’all.”
Dozens of individuals pleaded for smart gun legal guidelines and extra psychological well being counselors that might assist save kids and educators from being murdered at school.
Amy Mizialko, the president of the Milwaukee Lecturers’ Schooling Affiliation, mentioned, “The 5 million educators in this nation know what it is like to return into a college the following day and face our college students who requested them right this moment if that is going to occur to them.”
However the educators don’t need to be armed. Mizialko mentioned, “Completely not. It’s completely unsafe. It isn’t a sound street to go down in any means. Educators can not and will by no means be armed of their school rooms or colleges.”
When requested if it was time to rethink eradicating Milwaukee cops from colleges, she mentioned, “Milwaukee cops shouldn’t be inside our colleges. We do want the assist of the Milwaukee Police Division in our communities, however our colleges have to be totally, safely, and securely staffed with educators. That features security assistants. And that features counselors and social employees.”
Mizialko mentioned of the Uvalde taking pictures, “They have been pressured to establish some kids with DNA proof. That’s one thing no dad or mum or household ought to ever must undergo. And we do not have to. We are able to take measures to be safer in our personal nation and we will take measures to make sure our college students and educators are safer in colleges.”
Arnitta Holliman, the director of Milwaukee’s Workplace of Violence Prevention, acknowledged it is a nationwide situation that touches too many individuals. She mentioned, “I’m sick of the headlines of youngsters being murdered, whether or not it is in a college or a house or on the road.”
Holliman added, “Prevention on the entrance finish, this stuff assist us so we do not have to face right here in these moments, have these conversations, and we do not have to have traces of caskets driving via our metropolis crammed with kids.”
However kids particularly are being affected. Brigid Hughes, a member of March for our Lives Marquette, mentioned, “Particularly being in Milwaukee, the place we do have a lot gun violence, it’s scary. And I cannot think about what that is like for youthful college students as properly.”
Tess Murphy mentioned, “You see children being ready now to barricade their very own classroom doorways, and the accountability is being placed on the youngsters.” She added, “I do not need to say I am hopeless, as a result of I am mad and there’s hope nonetheless.”
MILWAUKEE — For years, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents have worked out of an office in Downtown Milwaukee.
That will change in the near future as the Department of Homeland Security plans to move its office on Knapp and Broadway to Lake Park Drive, just off Interstate 41 on Milwaukee’s northwest side.
Documents obtained by TMJ4 state that the government office would be used to process non-detained report-ins and detainees for transport to holding facilities.
Wednesday afternoon, city and county leaders, along with community members, gathered outside the new ICE office.
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Fernanda Jimenez, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient, is dedicated to advocating for immigration reform alongside her organization, Comite Sin Fronteras.
“What we’ve been working mostly on is making sure that we protect our immigrant community but also fight for a pathway to citizenship,” she said.
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Currently, a significant concern for Jimenez and her group is the planned relocation to a new processing facility on Milwaukee’s northwest side.
This issue dominated their discussions on Wednesday, as Jimenez understands the implications of such a move.
Brought to the U.S. as a child, Jimenez is undocumented but protected from deportation by federal policy (DACA). Despite her protections, she remains anxious for friends and family who do not share the same status.
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“Even though it’s not considered a detention center, it’s just a place where they’re going to process people. It gives them the ability, they’re closer to the highway, and they’re able to take them to a detention center. That gives them more expansion to be able to process anybody,” she explained.
The proposed facility has ignited fear for some within Milwaukee’s Latino community, according to fellow DACA recipient Mario Rubio and Cesar Hernandez, who lives on Milwaukee’s south side.
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“Some people, with this happening, are afraid to work. So you’re losing out on income. You’re losing out on groceries. You know, you’re slowly putting yourself in this corner where it just becomes more lonely,” Rubio said.
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In response, an ICE spokesperson told TMJ4 that no ICE detention facilities are planned for the location in question.
“I call BS,” said Cesar Hernandez, a Milwaukee resident. “I think that it’s a line they’re feeding to the media as well to try to keep some of the outrage or some of the outcry and response and organizing to a minimum, but I think we know better.”
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He shared his concerns over the facility in question.
“I was disgusted. It didn’t surprise me that DHS didn’t so much as reach out to the local elected officials as an act of good faith, or at least work in collaboration with the local elected officials that they would have to be working with if they plan to implement those facilities,” he said.
As discussions continue, it remains unclear when the Department of Homeland Security plans to move into the new building.
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MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee man accused of driving the wrong way toward Vice President Kamala Harris’ motorcade in October pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.
Wrong-way driver
The backstory:
It happened on Oct. 21. Harris had just wrapped up a rally in Brookfield when the wrong-way vehicle passed her motorcade on I-94 near the Marquette Interchange. Prosecutors said 55-year-old Wayne Wacker was behind the wheel.
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Court filings said Wacker appeared to be driving at “close to highway speeds.” He was stopped near 13th Street, and deputies said he “had a very strong odor of intoxicates emitting from his person, bloodshot and glassy eyes, and extremely slurred speech.”
Wacker told deputies he was on his way home from a Walker’s Point bar and was “unaware” he was driving the wrong way on the interstate, the complaint states. He was taken to the nearby Milwaukee Intermodal Station for field sobriety tests, and the complaint states a preliminary breath test had a BAC reading of .252.
While waiting for a blood draw as part of the OWI investigation, prosecutors said Wacker told deputies he “had no recollection” of entering the freeway or almost striking another vehicle. He also said he had no idea Harris was in Milwaukee and had no intention of harming her or any member of her campaign.
In court
What’s next:
Wacker is charged with second-degree recklessly endangering safety. Court records show his next court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 18.
The Source: Information in this report is from the Milwakuee County District Attorney’s Office and Wisconsin Circuit Court.
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Bucks will host a “Bucks In Ink” flash event on Thursday, Jan. 16, from 12-2 p.m. in the atrium of Fiserv Forum.
Bucks In Ink
What we know:
Local tattoo artists will be on site to give permanent tattoos to registered fans using artwork inspired by Bucks basketball, the city of Milwaukee and the 2025 NBA All-Star Game host city of San Francisco.
According to a news release, the tattoos will be done by artists from Good Land Tattoo, Black Dawn Tattoo and Xolo Tattoo Studio.
The free event builds on the Bucks’ 2025 All-Star campaign, which bridges the Bay Area to the shores of Lake Michigan through the American traditional tattoo style that originated in Milwaukee.
Limited spots are available for the event. Interested participants must register in advance by filling out THIS FORM.
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What you can do:
Fans can also show support for the Bucks’ 2025 All-Star candidates by visiting the “Bucks In Ink” temporary tattoo parlor at home games through Jan. 19.
The parlor is open in Section 218 from the time doors open through halftime of each Bucks home game, including tonight’s game against the Orlando Magic.
Voting for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game is open now through Jan. 20. Fans can vote once per day and take advantage of the remaining triple-vote days, where each vote counts as three, on Friday, Jan. 17, and Monday, Jan. 20.
To vote or learn more about the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, visit www.bucks.com/allstar.
The Source: The information in this post was provided by the Milwaukee Bucks.
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