Susan Bence
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WUWM
We revisit a few of the environmental change-makers we met in 2025. In big and small ways, they’re trying to make a difference in their Wisconsin communities.
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Teran Powell/WUWMIn 2025, Milwaukeeans embodied what it meant to be a community, responding to calls to support one another in times of need. -
Katherine Kokal/WUWMMilwaukee Public Schools announced in December that is has completed lead paint cleaning at 100 of its oldest schools.
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Status Pending
A podcast about how our immigration system works — or doesn't — and the impact it has on the people who are going through it.
Milwaukee Based
WUWM’s digital natives, Graham Thomas and Samia Saeed, talk about everything based in Milwaukee, based in Milwaukee.
Seeking Solutions: Keys to Homeownership
This WUWM series digs into systemic housing problems in Milwaukee and sheds light on solutions.
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There is an ongoing investigation into the hanging death of a Black man in Brookfield, a suburb west of Milwaukee. -
Milwaukee book influencer Cree Myles talks 'All Ways Black,' best reads of 2025 & US literacy crisisMilwaukee book influencer Cree Myles to discuss "All Ways Black," her favorite reads of 2025 and literature's relationship to politics. -
Can changes to Milwaukee's zoning code to allow accessory dwelling units, or "granny flats," help make housing more affordable?
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Let’s put this right up front, I’ve always liked Mazdas. Yet, I feel Mazda is slicing its market paper thin with its two compact crossovers. -
Graham Colditz is an internationally known breast cancer prediction expert. Joy Jiang is a biostatistician. Together they created Prognosia’s cutting edge software. -
American Science & Surplus is a beloved Milwaukee store that nearly closed this year. The store’s new owner shares how they’re operating the business during economic hardships. -
A small stretch of Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan shoreline has been getting a lot of attention lately. But debates over private vs. public rights on the state's waterways have been going on for over a century. -
A jury returns a guilty verdict in the case of Hannah Dugan. The Milwaukee judge was accused of allowing an undocumented immigrant defender to evade immigration agents
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