Abby Callard

Are you ready for some baseball? The United Nations released what’s being called the comprehensive report on climate change. And the news isn’t good. Today is opening day, and it almost feels spring like. You’ve heard of the Wolf of Wall Street, but how about the wolf hunters of Wall Street?

We  have a plethora of links for you today. The rumors have been flying since basketball coach Buzz Williams announced he’s leaving Marquette. But the search for a coach is still on. The conclusion that the missing Malaysian flight went down in the Indian Ocean did not sit well with relatives of the lost passengers. Hundreds of those relatives protested in Beijing yesterday and got a meeting with officials in the Malaysian Embassy. Milwaukee topped the list of large metro areas where the poor are the most segregated from others, according to the Atlantic Cities. The Milwaukee Health Department is…

It might technically be spring, but the weather didn’t get the memo. Make sure you know what’s going on with these links. A trial in Egypt ended with more than 500 members of the Muslim Brotherhood getting a death sentence. The BBC reports. Gov. Scott Walker will finalize his tax cuts today with a signing at a farm northwest of Green Bay. The Wisconsin Badgers made a sweet comeback against the Oregon Ducks on Saturday (85-77). Hello, Sweet 16. A train in Chicago derailed early this morning and jumped off the track and onto an escalator at the O’Hare International…

Top o’ the morning to you! Happy St. Patrick’s Day. But let’s get to the real news. Gary Witt, the frontman in the Pabst’s entertainment empire, wants you to wish Michael Cudahy a happy birthday. The man responsible for the Pabst Theater, Turner Hall Ballroom and the Riverside Theater turned 90. The autonomous region of Crimea in Ukraine voted overwhelmingly to join Russia yesterday. But that might not be enough. CNN asks the all-important question: What happens next? Most of us can admit to doing a Google search for ourselves. But Christopher Viatafa found out he was on California’s most-wanted…

The cover in question UPDATE (2:06 p.m.): We’ve confirmed the black boards have been taken down at the Brookfield Sendik’s. It came to our attention – through a tweet and an email – that the Sendik’s in Brookfield was putting our March 2014 issue (the one with the two brides embracing on the cover) behind a black board. This treatment is generally used on material that’s deemed inappropriate and offensive. Our March cover story looked at what the economic benefit of same-sex marriage might be if the state of Wisconsin were to legalize it. The headline on the cover? “For…

Yesterday, the American Public Transportation Association revealed that public transportation usage was up – at 10.7 billion trips in 2013, it reached its highest level in 57 years. That is, of course, unless you live in Milwaukee. In 2012, the system registered 44 million trips. In 2013, only 43 million. That decrease of 2.36 percent puts Milwaukee on par with cities like Denver, Dallas and Pittsburgh, which also saw decreased bus ridership. But in those cities, other forms of transit – such as commuter and light rail – can make up for some of the decrease. In Dallas, the city’s…

It might be Spring (or at least feels like it for today only), but the snow is not done wielding its chilly wrath just yet. Miley Cyrus brought her talents, unitards and music to the BMO Harris Bradley Center last night, but the arena was only two-thirds full, says the JS. A new blood test can predict – with surprising accuracy – which adults will develop Alzheimers disease. The test is not ready for mainstream yet, the researchers say. Winter might be on its way out, but Wisconsin could still feel the pain of this year’s record-breaking snowfall in the…