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1 day ago | tmj4.com | Sydni Eure |Tony Aria

WAUWATOSA — A decision by the Wauwatosa School Board to phase out WSTEM and other STEM programs has sparked outrage among parents, educators, and community members. It paves the way for the closure of the W-STEM School, one of the highest-performing elementary schools in Wisconsin. The vote came during a tense school board meeting Monday night, where members voted 4-2 to end the programs, reversing an earlier decision from October that had proposed a five-year phase-out plan.

2 days ago | tmj4.com | Hanna Lopez |Tony Aria

DOOR COUNTY (NBC 26) — At the NFL Draft, you might just get a taste of Door County, thanks to Hinterland Brewery ordering from Door County Custom Meats, where every brat is still tied by hand. Keith Birnschein grew up casing sausages alongside his grandfather, who owned a local sausage shop. What started as a chore back then eventually turned into a lifelong opportunity.

3 days ago | tmj4.com | Sydni Eure |Tony Aria

MILWAUKEE — Many members of the Catholic Church shared the news of Pope Francis’ passing as one of the first things they woke up to Monday morning. "Well, I was saddened," said Mark Ramion. "I turned on the news, and it was the first thing I saw, and I knew the pope was in ill health, but I was very surprised and saddened by his passing.”“As soon as I woke up this morning, I saw a text from a couple of different family members that he had passed away," said Rachel Scheils.

5 days ago | tmj4.com | Tony Aria

The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th-century wartime law. In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order of this court."Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented.

5 days ago | tmj4.com | Mike Beiermeister |Tony Aria

BROWN DEER, Wis. — Natasha McCants smiles easily these days, but that wasn't always the case. The past two years have tested her in ways she never imagined after a cancer diagnosis changed everything. "It was very hard. Very, very hard. It was not an easy road to get to where I'm at now," McCants said. In February 2023, at just 45 years old, McCants received devastating news: she had colon cancer, despite having no prior symptoms. "My first thought is, I have two children, and who needs their mother.