Court records: State indicates former UWM professor accused of sexual assault has fled the country

Court records: State indicates former UWM professor accused of sexual assault has fled the country

MILWAUKEE -- A former University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor accused of sexual assault failed to appear in court again on Thursday, July 18.Online court records showed during a status conference Thursday, the state informed the court that Anthony Azenabor left the country, and the state indicated there was reason to believe he would not be returning.A bench warrant was issued for Azenabor's arrest after he failed to appear in court on July 8.

Kesha headlines UWM's PantherFest at BMO Harris Pavilion Sept. 6

Kesha headlines UWM's PantherFest at BMO Harris Pavilion Sept. 6

MILWAUKEE -- Kesha will headline PantherFest at the BMO Harris Pavilion on Sept. 6, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee officials announced Tuesday, May 14.The concert will take place from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.The annual PantherFest is a celebration of the new school year for not only students, but for the entire campus community.Put on by a team of students and staff, PantherFest includes not only a concert, but also a Street Festival by the UWM Fountain.The street festival will take place Sept. 6 before the concert, starting at 3 p.m., and will feature free food samples, activities and games, music from Milwaukee-area DJs and more.Shuttles take people from the street festival to the concert.UWM students receive one free ticket with a valid UWM ID.

Study: Moms with husbands, live-in male partners sleep less, do more housework than single moms

Study: Moms with husbands, live-in male partners sleep less, do more housework than single moms

MILWAUKEE -- Ahead of Mother’s Day Sunday, May 12, research funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development suggests that mothers with a husband or live-in male partner sleep less and do more housework than single mothers, despite having someone to share the load.Even when a mom is the sole breadwinner, she doesn’t get a break from housework on her days off, doing three times as much cooking, cleaning and laundry compared to what sole-breadwinner fathers do on their days off, according to a related study, co-authored by Noelle Chesley, associate professor of sociology University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.A news release from UWM said according to the first study, "Marital Status and Mothers' Time Use," authored by professors at the University of Maryland and University of Southern California, both single mothers and partnered mothers spend roughly the same amount of time looking after their children, but married mothers are more likely to sacrifice their own leisure time and sleep to do housework as compared with single and divorced mothers.“The idea that a mother does more housework when she has a partner or spouse may sound counterintuitive, but it’s the reality in most American households,” said demographer Linda Jacobsen, vice president of U.S. Programs at Population Reference Bureau in the release. “What we don’t know is why mothers feel compelled to do more housework when there’s a man in the house.”One hypothesis, according to the release, is that married women are more sensitive to social expectations.“Married women may feel that to be a good wife, they must prioritize housework and child care ahead of their own leisure and sleep,” said co-author Joanna Pepin of the University of Texas at Austin in the release. “These expectations likely stem from society’s collective assumptions of what it means to be a wife and mother.”The other study, “Signs of Change?

'Just wanted attention:' Man said sign with swastika at UWM was meant as conversation starter

'Just wanted attention:' Man said sign with swastika at UWM was meant as conversation starter

MILWAUKEE -- A sign with a swastika on it was carried on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Monday afternoon, May 6.Students told FOX6 News a man was seen with the sign in front of an Israeli organization's booth.He told FOX6 News he only held the sign as a conversation starter, and said it had nothing to do with Nazis or white nationalism."I just wanted to spark the conversation.