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Licenses committee directs ID scanning and recommends 20‑day suspension for large nightclub renewal

Milwaukee Common Council Licenses Committee · November 11, 2025
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Summary

After reviewing months of police calls and the applicant's record, the licensing committee amended Red, White & Blue's plan to require ID scanning for every patron and voted to renew the license while recommending a 20‑day suspension to the Common Council.

The committee reviewed Red, White & Blue (RWB), a high‑capacity venue on North Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, and its multi‑year history of police calls and crowd incidents. Licensing and MPD records presented a series of disturbances, including fights, underage admissions and New Year’s‑Eve crowd control problems. RWB’s operator acknowledged…

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