Milwaukee, WI
Where can I get free back-to-school supplies in the Milwaukee area?
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Families nationwide are expecting to spend hundreds of dollars as their children prepare for the first day of school, according to the National Retail Federation.
Some local organizations are stepping up and offering free back-to-school resources in Wisconsin to help mitigate the financial stress on families. Here’s where you can find those resources in and around Milwaukee:
Where can I find free school supplies in Milwaukee?
Here’s a list of organizations providing free school supplies in the Milwaukee area.
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South Division High School Back-to-School Community Fair
South Division is hosting it’s 3rd annual Back-to-School Community Fair. Come for resources, free backpacks and school supplies. Tickets are not needed for this event.
When: Aug. 10 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: South Division High School, at 1515 W. Lapham Blvd.
Hmong American Friendship Association’s 17th Annual Back-to-School & Health Resource Fair
The Hmong American Friendship Association is hosting its 17th annual Back-to-School and Health Resource Fair. The event offers free school supplies, community resources, free food, games, activities and live performances. Registration for free school supplies will done in-person at the event.
When: Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: 3824 West Vliet St.
Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center’s Back-to-School:
Gerald L Ignance Indian Health Center will be handing out backpacks and school supplies, and there will be a cook-out meal, frozen treats, and activities. This event is for Native households only. You must provide Tribal ID or proof of descendance.
When: Aug. 22 from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Where: Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center, at 930 W. Historic Mitchell St.
Blessed Savior Catholic School Back-to-School Kick-off
Blessed Savior Catholic School is hosting its Back-to-School Kick-Off. The event includes school supplies and bookbag giveaway, free food, music, community resources, bounce houses and face painting, free haircuts and hair braiding.
When: Aug. 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Blessed Savior East Campus, at 5140 N. 55th St.
Wellpoint Care Network Back-to-School Bash
Wellpoint Care Network is hosting its second annual Back-to-School bash. Children will receive free backpacks filled with school supplies. There will also be free haircuts, bounce houses, a video game party bus, raffle prizes and free food.
When: Aug. 10 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: 8901 W. Capitol Drive
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County
United Way provides school supplies for the students in need who attend Milwaukee Public Schools, Waukesha County schools, Germantown School District and Ozaukee County schools.
Milwaukee Public School students attending one of the Milwaukee Community Partnership Schools can contact their guidance counselor for resources.
Waukesha County students attending Hadfield, Hawthorne and Heyer Elementary schools and Waukesha South freshman, can contact their guidance counselor for resources.
Families in Germantown School District can contact School Social Worker Stephanie Kaebish at 262-502-7121 or at skaebish@gsdwi.org.
Families in Ozaukee County can contact Melissa Parchim at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ozaukee County at melissaap@bbbsoz.org.
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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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What you can do:
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.
In court
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.
Brice Turang slides to home plate to score during a game between the Miami Marlins and the Milwaukee Brewers on April 17. (Photo by Chris Arjoon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MIAMI – Garrett Mitchell went 2 for 4 with three RBIs including a two-run double in the 10th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Friday night.
By the numbers:
Miami’s Calvin Faucher (1-2) entered a 4-all game in the 10th and walked Gary Sánchez with Brice Turang on second. Jake Bauers hit a single to load the bases.
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Luis Rengifo reached first on a throwing error by second baseman Xavier Edwards, allowing Turang to score. Mitchell followed with his double.
The Marlins scored one run in the bottom of the 10th when Jakob Marsee came home on Trevor Megill’s wild pitch. Megill settled in for his fourth save.
Coleman Crow, who made his debut on the mound for the Brewers, threw 77 pitches over 5 1/3 innings. He threw four strikeouts, gave up two earned runs and a walk.
The right-hander was 2-0 with a 4.07 ERA in two starts with the Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate in Nashville. He missed part of the 2023 season and all of 2024 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
The Brewers scored three runs in the fourth inning. With the bases loaded, Mitchell hit an RBI single, Bauers scored on a forceout at first and Rengifo scored on a throwing error by catcher Agustín Ramírez.
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Miami’s Otto Lopez hit a triple to center field in the fourth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Owen Caissie. Lopez hit a two-run homer in the sixth to pull Miami within 4-3 and Ramírez doubled in the eighth to tie the game at four.
Abner Uribe (1-0) earned his first win of the season, coming on in the ninth inning.
Marlins third baseman Graham Pauley left the game in the seventh inning with right oblique discomfort after spinning out of the way of a pitch.
What’s next:
The Brewers and Marlins continue their 3-game series on Saturday, with Brandon Woodruff (1-0, 4.36 ERA) taking the mound for Milwaukee and Sandy Alcantara (2-1, 2.67) for Miami.
The Source: The Associated Press provided this report.
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