Evan Casey

2 days ago | wpr.org | Evan Casey

When Luke Prokop was in the sixth grade, he was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up. His response? A player in the National Hockey League. "It was a goal of mine ever since I was really little," Prokop said. He's still chasing that dream now as a defenseman with the Milwaukee Admirals, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Nashville Predators. And he's already making history off the ice. In 2021, he became the first openly gay player under contract with an NHL team.

3 days ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Evan Casey

With Wisconsin facing understaffed district attorney offices throughout the state, a handful of lawmakers are pushing for money in the next budget to add prosecutors in counties they represent. Republicans are backing three separate efforts to add prosecutors in Waukesha, Washington and Brown counties. They’re pushing for the funding in Wisconsin’s state budget, which is currently being rewritten by the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee.

3 days ago | wpr.org | Evan Casey

With Wisconsin facing understaffed district attorney offices throughout the state, a handful of lawmakers are pushing for money in the next budget to add prosecutors in counties they represent. Republicans are backing three separate efforts to add prosecutors in Waukesha, Washington and Brown counties. They're pushing for the funding in Wisconsin's state budget, which is currently being rewritten by the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee.

4 days ago | wpr.org | Evan Casey

A Milwaukee man is facing criminal charges after he admitted to sending letters threatening President Donald Trump under an immigrant's name, telling police his plan was to have the man deported. Demetric Scott, 52, was charged with identify theft, intimidating a witness and two counts of bail jumping Monday. His aim, according to the criminal complaint, was to block the man he targeted with the false letter from testifying against him at an upcoming criminal trial.

4 days ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Evan Casey

A tentative agreement has been reached between striking nurses and management at UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital in Madison. The nurses, represented by the Service Employees International Union of Wisconsin, had been on strike since Tuesday, citing hospital security and safety, staffing and wage demands as reasons. The striking nurses returned to work Sunday morning, according to Pat Raes, the president of SEIU-Wisconsin and a nurse at the hospital.