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Beyond Our Senses: Bank Swallows
Beyond Our Senses is a new documentary that follows thousands of Bank swallows as they migrate from South America to Milwaukee's bluffs in the spring.
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OZAUKEE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY/THE KUBALA WASHATKO ARCHITECTSWisconsin has a nickname. You've seen it on license plates: America's Dairyland. And in Milwaukee, you may have heard this moniker: Cream City.It… -
Joe Timmerman/Wisconsin WatchDevelopers pitched a 500-acre project for rural Grant County but, as opposition mounted, they ‘ghosted’ the county’s point person. The potential deal appears to be dead.
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Katherine Kokal/WUWMWill Wisconsin schools have too many staff as student enrollment goes down? Latest report on overstaffing in schools from Wisconsin Policy Forum. -
Sophie Yufa/Courtesy of Milwaukee MagazineIn July 1952, Oconto, WI was overrun with an estimated 175 million frogs, as residents reported the amphibians covering windows, lawns and roads all summer. More than 70 years later, you'd never know it happened.
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Wisconsin's teacher apprentice program can help with shortages. But reporting from Wisconsin Watch's Miranda Dunlap finds the program is stalling out. -
There’s growing concern about public safety during police vehicle chases in Milwaukee. On June 23 the Milwaukee Common Council could discuss potential changes to MPD's vehicle pursuit policy. -
Primo comfort, convenience and modest cost of operation are the hallmarks of Toyota’s Sienna minivan.
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A coalition of Jewish organizations organized a bus trip to Clay County Jail in Indiana, where Milwaukee area Muslim leader Salah Sarsour was being held after he was detained by immigration enforcement. -
Something unique is in store for folks planning to take in Milwaukee’s Juneteenth parade Friday. They’ll experience a 30-foot-long “living river.” It’s the creation of Milwaukee Water Commons and lots of volunteers. -
“Winter Hymns” is a Wisconsin-made film about a day in the life of a palliative care doctor, written and directed by Nathan Deming. -
Milwaukee is home to one of the nation’s oldest and largest Juneteenth celebrations. WUWM’s Jimmy Gutierrez shares an audio postcard from last year’s celebration. -
Radio Milwaukee's Carolann Gryzbowski and Anthony Foster share Summerfest recommendations for the opening weekend of the festival.
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