Edgar Mendez

Civic Media

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County Executive David Crowley approves $7.5 million in funding to fight opioid epidemic

Health

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4 min read

County Executive David Crowley approves $7.5 million in funding to fight opioid epidemic

Edgar Mendez

Sep 10, 2026, 1:27 AM CT

International Overdose Awareness Day is Monday. Here’s what’s being done to prevent overdoses in Milwaukee.

Health

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5 min read

International Overdose Awareness Day is Monday. Here’s what’s being done to prevent overdoses in Milwaukee.

Edgar Mendez, Meredith Melland

Aug 31, 2026, 4:27 PM CT

Section of 16th Street Bridge reopened Thursday

Government

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2 min read

Section of 16th Street Bridge reopened Thursday

Edgar Mendez

Aug 14, 2026, 12:51 AM CT

MFD releases results of investigation into Lincoln Avenue School fire

Education

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2 min read

MFD releases results of investigation into Lincoln Avenue School fire

Edgar Mendez

Aug 11, 2026, 1:45 AM CT

How children became this city’s lead detectors

Health

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14 min read

How children became this city’s lead detectors

Edgar Mendez

Jun 29, 2026, 2:29 PM CT

Opinion: Climate change and Wisconsin’s carceral cancer

Op-eds

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4 min read

Opinion: Climate change and Wisconsin’s carceral cancer

Edgar Mendez

Aug 31, 2026, 7:07 PM CT

Essays

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4 min read

NNS Managing Editor Edgar Mendez reflects on his family’s experience during the August 2025 flood

Edgar Mendez

Aug 26, 2026, 3:44 PM CT

Business

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4 min read

Burnham Park food truck owners worry earlier closing time will hurt business

Edgar Mendez, Jonathan Aguilar

May 1, 2026, 3:47 PM CT

New billboards raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl

Health

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3 min read

New billboards raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl

Edgar Mendez

Apr 30, 2026, 7:30 PM CT

Here’s what you can do if you experienced damage from the storms in Milwaukee

Community

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2 min read

Here’s what you can do if you experienced damage from the storms in Milwaukee

Edgar Mendez

Apr 15, 2026, 6:28 PM CT

Edgar Mendez

Articles

County Executive David Crowley approves $7.5 million in funding to fight opioid epidemic

International Overdose Awareness Day is Monday. Here’s what’s being done to prevent overdoses in Milwaukee.

Section of 16th Street Bridge reopened Thursday

MFD releases results of investigation into Lincoln Avenue School fire

How children became this city’s lead detectors

Articles elsewhere

Opinion: Climate change and Wisconsin’s carceral cancer

NNS Managing Editor Edgar Mendez reflects on his family’s experience during the August 2025 flood

Burnham Park food truck owners worry earlier closing time will hurt business

New billboards raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl

Here’s what you can do if you experienced damage from the storms in Milwaukee

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