Milwaukee, WI
‘We want you gone’; Milwaukee residents voice frustration towards the school board
MILWAUKEE — The auditorium at the Milwaukee Public School Central offices was full on Monday. The MPS board held a special hearing with items addressing approval of the 2025 budget and the Department of Public Instruction’s letter to MPS surrounding possibly suspending funds due to missing financial reports.
“We believed in you, but we no longer believe in you,” said Maria Penager during her public testimony, a parent of two current MPS high school students
TMJ4 spoke to Penager.
“It’s not affecting me personally as a parent,” Penager said. “It’s affecting my children. That’s why I came out.”
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Penager was one of the thousands of people that voted in favor of the $252 Million referendum for MPS earlier this year, she even encouraged her neighbors and friends to do the same. She says if she knew what was going to come out of DPI after the referendum passed, her decision would’ve been different.
“I would have not voted for the referendum, at all,” Penager said.
While Penager was in the majority vote for the referendum, it was a slim margin. 49% of voters voted no to the referendum.
One of those people was Elizabeth Brown, who is the mother of a former MPS student.
“Why would I continue to put money in a system that’s not producing anything,” Brown told TMJ4 when asked why she voted no.
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Brown also gave public testimony. In her speech, she called for the jobs of the entire board, along with Superintendent Keith Posley.
“We want you gone, no more playing games,” Said Elizabeth Brown during her public testimony. She’s a concerned parent of a former MPS Student. “Say bye-bye to the bad guy and this whole damn board cause all of yall failed our children.”
As for Penager, she says there is nothing they can do about the referendum now. But as she said in her public testimony, the future is on the ballot.
“Cause when election time comes, you will not have your job,” Penager said.
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MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on early Sunday morning on the 4900 block of W. Capitol Drive that left one person injured.
An 18-year-old sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
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The police is currently looking for an unknown suspect at this time.
Those with information regarding the shooting are encouraged to contact the Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS or P3 Tips to remain anonymous.
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MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department requested the public’s help to find 11-year-old Sir’Charles Bason, a critically missing boy who was last seen near Teutonia and Kiley at around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Police described Bason as 4 feet, 5 inches tall with a slim build, brown eyes and black, low-cut hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with green lines, dark-colored jeans, tan sandals and carrying gray Nike Jordan shoes.
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Anyone with information on Bason’s whereabouts is asked to call Milwaukee Police District 4 at 414-935-7242.
The Source: The Milwaukee Police Department released information.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man, previously named one of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted, has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing his cousin in 2020.
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What we know:
A Milwaukee County jury found 39-year-old Brandon Gladney guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firm by a felon earlier this year.
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Judge Michelle Havas sentenced Gladney to 29 years in prison on Friday, April 17. He was granted credit for more than a year’s time served and further sentenced to 14 years of extended supervision.
Arrested in Arizona after years on the run, court records show Gladney has also been ordered to pay the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office more than $1,800 for extradition costs.
Homicide investigation
The backstory:
The shooting happened in May 2020. Investigators said Gladney was captured on video apparently arguing with the victim, his cousin, outside a Milwaukee convenience store near 21st and Meinecke.
“It’s all on video, and it’s devastating for that family,” the marshal on the case told FOX6 when Gladney was profiled on Wisconsin’s Most Wanted. “You have a family member that shot and killed another family member.”
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Prosecutors said Gladney walked away but then returned with a gun pointed directly at the victim and shot him. The victim died from his gunshot wounds at a nearby hospital. Multiple bullet casings were found at the scene.
Gladney went on the run for years. He was arrested in Arizona in January 2023, years after he was charged.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from the U.S. Marshals Service, Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior coverage.
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