Alyson Bruner

3 days ago | spectrumnews1.com | Alyson Bruner

MILWAUKEE — New data suggests that gun violence in Milwaukee is declining. Both homicides and non-fatal shootings have in the city over the past few years, according to Milwaukee Police Department data.  But current Milwaukee homicide numbers are still higher than they were before the pandemic. The effort to reverse that is focused on community engagement and education.

3 weeks ago | spectrumnews1.com | Alyson Bruner

MILWAUKEE — Property assessment notices are arriving in mailboxes across Milwaukee this week, and for the fifth year in a row, residential property values are on the rise.

3 weeks ago | spectrumnews1.com | Alyson Bruner |Rachel Ryan

WISCONSIN — A group of Wisconsin bishops are urging elected officials to reinstate a policy that protects churches from immigration enforcement. Bishop of the East Central Synod of Wisconsin Anne Edison-Albright is one of the faith leaders that signed the letter sent to legislators. “Our main message is that our faith compels us to stand with our immigrant neighbors and to be a safe space, a sanctuary for those neighbors,” she said.

3 weeks ago | spectrumnews1.com | Alyson Bruner

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County is taking a major step forward in youth justice reform with the construction of a new, state-of-the-art facility designed to provide local, individualized support for court-involved youth.

1 month ago | spectrumnews1.com | Alyson Bruner

MILWAUKEE — During the past several days, we’ve been sharing life-saving information as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, teaming up with our local meteorologists to help you stay safe when storms strike. Now, as we wrap things up, we are taking to the skies to see how severe weather is handled from a different perspective: the cockpit. Michael Morman, a retired military pilot and current 737 captain for a major airline, joined Spectrum News to discuss how pilots handle the weather.