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This year, a former Navy pilot in Milwaukee has turned his grandmother’s recipe for amaretto into a finalist for a Good Food Award.
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Mark Savage/Savage On WheelsIt’s near perfect for a family of four that needs a short-bed pickup. -
Birding by ear is a skill that vision and non-vision-impaired folks can learn to help them identify birds.
WUWM has been recognized for its journalism in 2025 by Hearken, the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association, the Milwaukee Press Club, the Radio Television Digital News Association and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.
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Maria Peralta-Arellano/WUWMEl Salvador and its President Nayib Bukele have become key players in President Trump's mass deportation plans. -
Katherine Kokal/WUWMUW-Milwaukee pauses plan to merge student centers until 2027. What does this mean for DEI and student support at UWM?
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Wishbone was a beloved PBS series that introduced classic literature to an entire generation of kids through the eyes of a Jack Russel terrier. A new heartfelt documentary, What's the Story, Wishbone?, goes behind the scenes to show how a scrappy public-television production became a cultural phenomenon that still resonates 30 years later. -
Ridgelan Farms gained national attention when activists broke in to free beagles from animal testing. Now, there's a national effort to rehome 1,500 rescued beagles. -
Milwaukee Public Schools leaders voted this week on a 2026 budget that includes cutting assistant principal positions and adding teachers.
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Sarah Levin, executive director of JIMENA, is a guest lecturer Wednesday, May 27 at the Jewish Museum of Milwaukee. -
Volkswagen comes to the power party with a juiced-up version of its handsome Tiguan. -
Milwaukee’s annual Heal the Hood Block Party & Resource Fair returns May 30. Organizers behind this year’s event are stressing the importance of groups collaborating to best serve the community. -
King’s Chord is Rufus King High School’s a cappella group. They’re the first Milwaukee Public School to compete in the International Championship of High School A Cappella, the competition that inspired the hit movie "Pitch Perfect." -
Coming up with ways to make our homes more resilient in the face of severe storms can be daunting. We meet a Wauwatosa resident determined to protect his home.
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