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Wisconsin's PSC approved a We Energies rate increase that's smaller than the utility first requested this spring. Here's what it means for customers.
Wisconsin is facing its largest measles outbreak in decades. This week, health officials confirmed the virus has claimed the life of a baby.
After the Democratic wave hit Wisconsin on Tuesday, leaders in both parties are figuring out what comes next. Plus, election reactions from Democrats and Rep...
The preliminary hearing for Owen Andersson, the Blacksburg man accused of kidnapping, holding hostage and assaulting a minor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, took...
Wisconsin’s next governor has a very Milwaukee back story, complete with a football career.
Wisconsin State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands draws Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley
A bald eagle is in critical condition at the Wisconsin Humane Society in Milwaukee because of lead poisoning, the humane society said.
Democratic state Rep. Sequanna Taylor has won reelection to Wisconsin's 11th Assembly District, defeating Republican challenger Shandowlyon Reaves.
People living and working in Milwaukee’s 53206 ZIP code, where David Crowley grew up, reflect on his historic election as Wisconsin’s first Black governo...
A bald eagle found in Milwaukee is receiving treatment for severe lead poisoning at the Wisconsin Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.
After a historic Election Night in Wisconsin, Gov.-elect David Crowley is preparing to transition from his role as Milwaukee County Executive.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley will be Wisconsin's next governor after a "blue wave" hit Wisconsin. Democrats Rebecca Cooke and Mitchell Berman fl...
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Milwaukee is in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
Region: Southern Wisconsin
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The origin of the name Milwaukee is disputed. One theory derives it from the Ojibwe mino-akking, "good land." Another derives it from a Meskwaki word for "gathering place," and the city itself traces it to a Potawatomi word for "council grounds." Early records spell it many ways, and the Milwaukee Sentinel did not drop the spelling "Milwaukie" until November 30, 1844. The Menominee, Meskwaki, Mascouten, Sauk, Potawatomi, Ojibwe and Ho-Chunk lived in the area. In June 1812 a council held at Milwaukee decided to attack Chicago, which led to the Battle of Fort Dearborn, and in the 1833 Treaty of Chicago the tribes ceded their land and were sent west of the Mississippi. Alexis Laframboise, who set up a trading post in 1785, is considered the first resident of European descent.
The city counts three founders. Solomon Juneau arrived in 1818 and founded Juneautown east of the Milwaukee River. Byron Kilbourn founded Kilbourntown on the west bank and laid out its streets so they would not line up with Juneau's, which is why many of the city's bridges cross at an angle. George H. Walker built a log house south of the river in 1834, and the area became Walker's Point. Large-scale settlement began in 1835, and 39 votes were cast in the first election on September 17 of that year. The rivalry peaked in the Milwaukee Bridge War of 1845, and on January 31, 1846, the towns were united as the City of Milwaukee, with Juneau as mayor. German immigrants arrived in three great waves between 1845 and 1893, and by 1900 a third of the city's people were of German background, earning Milwaukee its reputation as the most German of American cities. Sources Wikipedia: Milwaukee
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