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Want to comment on a story or issue in news? Here’s how to get your voice heard. | Opinion

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February 1, 2024

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Want to comment on a story or issue in news? Here’s how to get your voice heard. | Opinion

Some tips and guidelines for getting your views posted on JSOnline.com and in the print newspaper

Letters to the editor are as old as newspapers themselves. People who write about issues of the day find themselves in good company, with the likes of Benjamin Franklin, who as a young man wrote letters to his brother’s newspaper under the pen name Silence Dogood.

Later in his life, Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette helped establish the American tradition of average citizens pointing out the foibles of officials, praising or criticizing newspapers and holding government and institutions to account through letters to the editor.

That history continues to this day at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, though a few things have changed since Franklin’s times. We verify the identity of letter writers. We also post a selection of the best letters on the printing press of the 21st Century, our digital news site.

In the wake of the Journal Sentinel no longer having a comment function on our articles at JSOnline.com, consider having your voice heard by sending a letter to the editor or a guest column. Both are a key part of our goal to share a wide range of viewpoints from people across Milwaukee and Wisconsin, especially in a pivotal election year.

Tips for getting your perspectives published in Journal Sentinel

Here are some tips to get your views shared with your friends, family, neighbors and across our state:

Please include your name, street address and daytime phone.
Generally, we limit letters to 200 words.
Cite sources of where you found information or the article that prompted your letter.
Be civil and constructive, especially when criticizing.
Avoid ad hominem attacks, take issue with a position, not a person.
We cannot acknowledge receipt of submissions.
We don’t publish poetry, anonymous or open letters.
Each writer is limited to one published letter every two months.
All letters are subject to editing.
Write: Letters to the editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 330 E. Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 500, Milwaukee, WI, 53202. Fax: (414)-223-5444. E-mail: jsedit@jrn.com or submit using the form that can be found on the bottom of this page.

We look forward to publishing your letters!

Guest columns are longer, more comprehensive submissions

Do you have more to say than can fit in a letter to the editor? The Journal Sentinel also publishes guest columns, sometimes also called op-eds. Guest columns are longer, include more sources and represent a higher quality of arguments and writing.

We only publish op-eds written exclusively for our readers and automatically reject mass-produced work. Submissions that are shorter have a better chance of being published, so aim for 300 to 750 words. Guest columns often focus on news or events of the day, but not exclusively. Sometimes writers explore historic events, personal experiences or observations that figure into current issues.

Want more tips for writing an op-ed? Read this guide from Harvard University

Before you submit, here are a few things to include:

A short biography, two sentences at most, to run at the end of your column.
If you or a business, trade group or other institution with which you are associated stands to gain financially or in any other way from your column, you should disclose that information to us in detail. In most cases, it should also be included in the body of the piece or in the author’s biographical information. People featured in columns must be identified by their real, full names.
Links (URLs, not headlines or footnotes) to back up quotes and factual material.
A headshot in .jpg format.

You can send op-eds to jsedit@jrn.com. If you have an idea and need some guidance, or have a question about submission, message Ideas Lab Editor Jim Fitzhenry at: jfitzhen@gannett.com.

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How to watch Milwaukee Brewers games on TV, streaming in 2026

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April 7, 2026

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How to watch Milwaukee Brewers games on TV, streaming in 2026

By now, Milwaukee Brewers fans have hopefully found a reliable way to catch game broadcasts in 2026, the first year of a new format in which Major League Baseball produces and distributes games.

The Brewers formerly appeared on a regional sports network known as FanDuel Wisconsin (operated by Main Street Sports), but the demise of Main Street pushed the Brewers and several other teams under the MLB umbrella.

Here’s what to know about watching Brewers games in the 2026 season:

Where can I stream Brewers games?

The new Brewers.TV offering, operated through MLB.com, allows Brewers fans to see local games in-market for $99.99 a season, and there are also monthly plans. Fans can also get the full MLB.TV package – enabling them to see all out-of-market games, as well – for $199.99 this season. That’s a bit of a bargain since it costs $149.99 to watch MLB.TV alone, without the Brewers broadcasts.

Can I still watch the Brewers on cable or satellite?

It took right up until Opening Day to announce the channels, but the Brewers made good on their promise that things would be largely unchanged for cable and satellite subscribers, identifying a litany of locations for the various providers around the state.

Channels for Brewers.TV include 1263 on XFinity, 670 on DirecTV and 1743 on U-Verse. For Spectrum customers, the channel varies, depending on the local system – check 308, 1308, 319, 317 and 469 for the channel or channels in your community.

Can I use my cable or satellite credentials to watch games on the Brewers.TV app?

Not yet, even though that was an option previously available with the FanDuel Sports Network app. However, an inquiry into MLB Fan Support indicated that the option “should be available soon.” That’s significant for subscribers to a service like Spectrum, which has an app that enables viewers to watch live TV but often blacks out select channels, including the channel airing Brewers games, when a user is away from the home wi-fi.

Can I watch Brewers games ‘over-the-air’ using an antenna?

Not most games, but there’s a slate of games that will be available on local channels, including WITI-TV (Channel 6) in Milwaukee, with broadcasts that can also be viewed “over the air” with an antenna or on cable or satellite systems with local channels.

Are there some games that will air on other channels or streaming services?

Yes, and here’s the list:

May 4 at Cardinals, game will air on Fox Sports 1 (but also the regular places like Brewers.TV)
May 23 vs. Dodgers, Fox
June 1 vs. Giants, FS1, in addition to regular channels
June 13 vs. Phillies, Fox
June 26 vs. Cubs, AppleTV (so a separate subscription will be needed)
July 5 at Diamondbacks, NBC Sports Network and Peacock
July 12 at Pirates, NBCSN and Peacock
Aug. 2 at Angels, NBCSN and Peacock
Aug. 15 at Dodgers, Fox
Aug. 23 vs. Braves, ESPN and on the ESPN App (it’s the Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania)
Aug. 29 vs. Rangers, Fox
Sept. 20 at Orioles, NBCSN and Peacock

The Brewers actually have an ESPN game this year?

Yes, and it’s a cool format. Though it’s considered a home game, the Brewers will play at a ballpark in conjunction with the Little League World Series, playing a game before a limited crowd of 2,500 Little League World Series qualifiers and their families. It’s the first time the Brewers have appeared in a neutral-site game produced by MLB and the first ESPN “Sunday Night Baseball” appearance for the club since 2022.

Who are the Brewers announcers in 2026?

The announcers who called the action in 2025 are largely unchanged.

Brian Anderson: He’s been doing Brewers TV broadcasts since 2007 but has a large plate of assignments for Turner broadcasting, leaving him with about 50 broadcasts on his docket.
Jeff Levering: With Anderson out, Levering has become the primary TV play-by-play man, though he also does a number of radio broadcasts when Anderson is available. This is his 12th season with the Brewers.
Bill Schroeder: The former Brewers catcher has cut back to mostly home games as the TV analyst in recent years. He’s been in the booth for more than 30 years.
Sophia Minnaert: The TV sideline analyst has been with the team 14 years and takes part in virtually every sbroadcast.
Lane Grindle: In his 11th year, he’s often tasked with primary play-by-play duties on radio when Levering is in the TV booth; he works alongside Levering otherwise.
Josh Maurer: In his fifth year, he works primarily on radio alongside Grindle when Levering is in the TV booth, but he’s also appeared in the TV booth early in the 2026 season when Levering missed games with illness.
Vinny Rottino: The former Brewer often participates as a TV analyst in road games; this is his sixth season doing a handful of games.
Tim Dillard: The irreverent former Brewers pitcher has been with the Brewers as an occasional road TV analyst over the past five years.

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‘We’ve seen that skit’: Brewers seem over feud with Willson Contreras

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April 7, 2026

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‘We’ve seen that skit’: Brewers seem over feud with Willson Contreras

Willson Contreras was hit by a pitch from the Milwaukee Brewers for the 24th time in his career.
Contreras, now with the Boston Red Sox, has a long history of contentious interactions with the Brewers.
Contreras threatened retaliation, stating he would “take one of them out” the next time he is hit.
The incident puts his younger brother, Brewers catcher William Contreras, in a difficult position between his team and his family.

BOSTON – It transcends jersey color, roster construction, what year it is and whoever happens to be on the mound: When Willson Contreras plays the Milwaukee Brewers, he is going to get mad.

The latest chapter in a decades-long inevitability between player and opponent occurred April 6 at Fenway Park. Contreras, now with the Boston Red Sox, was wearing different colors from each of the previous, interdivisional spats with Milwaukee, but it looked the same as each of the prior phases.

A Brewers pitcher hit Contreras, and he did not appreciate it.

The fireworks in Fenway occurred in the third inning when a sinker from Brandon Woodruff grazed the top of Contreras’ hand – though the visiting side, including Willson’s younger brother and Brewers catcher William Contreras, thought otherwise. The pitch was up but hardly in, just off the plate to the inside by a couple of inches.

The Red Sox first baseman immediately slammed his bat in frustration and began taking steps toward the mound before redirecting his path to first base. All the while, he harped toward Woodruff.

“That’s how he plays,” said William Contreras.

This was not just a one-off; there is history there. Plenty of it.

It was the 24th time Contreras had been hit by the Brewers in 121 games and the sixth time that Woodruff had hit him, both facts that were quickly brought up after the Brewers’ 8-6 win.

Contreras, 33, has long viewed it as purposeful by the Brewers, dating back to even the days of Craig Counsell as manager when Milwaukee and the Chicago Cubs played dozens of fierce games over the years.

“It’s not just the hit by pitch, it’s the 24th pitch they’ve hit me in my career,” Contreras said. “Twenty-fourth. That’s the sixth time [Woodruff] has hit me and they always say, ‘I’m not trying to hit you.’ That gets old.”

On the other side, the Brewers insist they aren’t trying to hit Contreras, but rather it’s a byproduct of playing so often over the years and his proclivity to lean over the plate. Contreras, after all, is plunk-prone. He ranks second among active players in hit by pitches.

To relitigate all the hit-by-pitches (and, in most cases, ensuing dust-ups) would be a task too arduous for this space, but there are many. They date back to his tenure with the Cubs, which began in 2016, and up until this night in Boston the most recent dustup was last June.

There has been strife over more than just being hit by pitch, too. Last year, Rhys Hoskins got into it with Contreras over what the Brewers perceived to be a dirty play at first base involving now-Sox teammate Caleb Durbin.

Some in the Brewers clubhouse also quietly stewed about Contreras stepping out of the box and onto home plate as Jacob Misiorowski delivered a pitch to try and throw him off during his MLB debut last June.

Safe to say the Brewers are over it.

“We’ve seen that skit for the last 10 years,” Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich said. “It’s nothing new.”

Contreras, though, is not.

“Next time they hit me again, I’m going to take one of them out,” he said. “That’s the message.”

The ordeal puts the younger Contreras in a difficult spot, effectively having to choose between his brother and his team whenever the sides play. But William is also leaving no questions to where his allegiances lie when the dust flies up during play.

“He’s my brother – after we leave the stadium,” he said.

William attempted to calm Willson down once again after the Woodruff hit by pitch, but to no avail.

“I tried, but it’s impossible,” little brother said.

Willson continued barking toward the mound after getting to first, only ceasing because he had to run two pitches later to second base, where he went in with cleats high and took a chunk of shortstop David Hamilton’s pant legs with him.

“We’ve been through this – it’s, what, nine years for me? – It seems like every year,” Woodruff said. “He’s trying to play a game and he’s trying to get his side fired up. Once I knew what was going on, I wasn’t going to let it affect me on the mound. I knew I had a job to do. I knew the pitch count was still down, even though I had given up a few runs. And I knew the bullpen was short. So I knew I needed to go out there and just keep competing.”

A riled-up Contreras kept burning the Brewers with his bat as the game went on, getting a hit in each of his next three at-bats, including a mammoth solo homer in the ninth.

The Brewers, though, got the final word in the series opener.

“That was a great win,” Yelich said. “It was a ‘toughness’ win from the guys. Got down early, it was cold out there, we got a short bullpen and we found a way to win. We’re willing to grind with anybody. Just really proud of the guys for stepping up and finding a way there, just willing it.”

Now, we wait and see what’s next.

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Potawatomi Casino Hotel evacuated after fire breaks out in rooftop HVAC system

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April 6, 2026

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Potawatomi Casino Hotel evacuated after fire breaks out in rooftop HVAC system

A large fire broke out Friday at Potawatomi Casino Hotel in Milwaukee.

WATCH: Large fire at Potawatomi Casino Hotel:

Large fire burning near Potawatomi Casino Hotel

Video and photos from several of our crews showed a giant black plume of smoke rising into the air.

Officials with the Potawatomi Casino Hotel say a problem with the boiler system led to the fire. They say the building containing the boiler system is being evacuated. They say that does not include the hotel and the hotel is not being evacuated.

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“The entire casino is being evacuated,” according to a post from Potawatomi’s Facebook page.

MFD Chief Aaron Lipski told TMJ4 that there was a fire in the HVAC air handling system on the roof. The fire is under control, and there are no injuries.

Watch: Ben Jordan escorted away by security while reporting on Potawatomi fire:

Ben Jordan escorted away by security while covering fire at Potawatomi Casino Hotel

This is a developing story, and we will provide updates as more information is released.

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