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In the mid-1900s, a Racine man named Anton Kratochvil built more than 20 round or semi-circular houses and apartments in southeast Wisconsin. But why round?
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Susan Bence/WUWM“Passionate” doesn’t even come close to describing one Milwaukee resident’s commitment to conserving habitat for monarch butterflies. We visit the Monarch Trail to learn about its nearly 20-year evolution. -
Photo provided by Yessenia RuanoPresident Trump has ramped up an aggressive immigration policy — one that targets people without criminal records, and even people with pending asylum claims or visa applications. In Milwaukee, there may not be a clearer example than Yessenia Ruano.
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Following last year’s passage of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a growing number of people are ineligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. We explore how that's impacting people in Wisconsin. -
Last year, I marveled at the simple interior and exterior beauty of the GV60. But I may have been too modest in my praise. -
The Trump administration is proposing changes to Head Start, which it calls deregulation of the childcare program. An English-only requirement could hurt immigrant families.
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UW-Milwaukee's Manfred Olson Planetarium Director Jean Creighton presented at this year's International Planetarium Society conference in Fukuoka, Japan. -
An art exhibition in the Milwaukee area is displaying cardboard sculptures that highlight Chinese traditions. The showcase also depicts how the artist’s family survived war and emigrated to Wisconsin. -
On any given summer Tuesday at Alice's Garden, you can catch a lesson on gardening, a yoga class, an artisan market or an outdoor concert. -
Earlier this year, landlord David Tomblin's companies owned over 200 rental homes, but he is battling receivership, which would cut him off from management and rental income. -
After an April executive order by the Trump administration, the Department of Education has taken the stance that considering race in school discipline violates the Civil Rights Act.
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