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Hunger is rising in Wisconsin and there’s not enough emergency food to meet the need.
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Avery Martinez/Wisconsin Public RadioWisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany escaped a sinking plane and swam to shallow water after an emergency landing in a lake. Tiffany and the pilot called 911 from on top of the plane. -
Mark Savage/Savage On WheelsThe tested Pilot Elite was among the quietest SUVs I’ve driven all year, maybe several years.
This WUWM series focuses on the challenges of food accessibility in Milwaukee and examines solutions.
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Milwaukee Public Schools and the Waukesha School District don't have air conditioning in many schools. As climate change brings heat waves, Milwaukee cancels school and kids can't learn. -
After 28 years, MSFF is the city’s longest running film festival honoring local filmmaking. This will “most likely” be its last year, the festival director says. -
Evers is not running for a third term, which means he has just a few months left in office. How did he shape Wisconsin?
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Twenty-four years ago, Asian carp were found in the upper Illinois River. Ever since, scientists and environmental groups have been pushing for a way to stop the voracious invasive fish from penetrating Lake Michigan. -
Cocktail writer Robert Simonson shares some recommendations for the best Milwaukee-area martinis he’s tried recently. -
The Milwaukee Public Library hosted a concert late last week to celebrate music — and to encourage youth to sign up for a library card. -
New research shows that a commonly used measles antibody test may incorrectly suggest that previously vaccinated adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are not protected against the disease. Dr. Freddy Caldera, a gastroenterologist and professor of medicine at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to reassure patients that they most likely are protected. -
UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences is the nation’s only school dedicated to the study of freshwater and aquatic sciences. Rebecca Klaper has led it for the last three years and has been a water scientist for more than 20 years.
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