Jimmy Gutierrez
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WUWM
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Wisconsin birders join Lake Effect's Xcaret Nuñez to chirp about all things birds.
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WUWM's Maayan Silver and WisPolitics' JR Ross keep you updated on political news.
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'Lumberjills' chip away at Paul Bunyan stereotypes at the 65th annual Lumberjack Championship, with more women than ever before competing in the Hayward, Wisconsin, event. -
In April, Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on a federal obstruction charge. The FBI handcuffed her at the courthouse and posted it on social media. This week she was set to start her trial, but it’s been delayed. Here's what you need to know about her case and the precedent it could set. -
The initiative is working to increase access to perinatal mental health care through peer support, resource brokering and advocacy. -
Antoine Carter speaks about gardening, public art, philanthropy and his plan to build apartment buildings on vacant lots near Milwaukee’s Moody Park.
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Evers signed a new two-year budget Thursday to ensure the state gets a federal Medicaid match that it would lose under Trump's tax and spending cuts package. -
For Bubbler Talk, we explore the history of Silver City, National Park and the neighborhood's former amusement park. -
What can you do when you spot ICE in your neighborhood? One local organization is training community members how to spot, verify and document ICE activity and presence in Milwaukee. -
Headliners include BILAL, Digable Planets, Madison McFerrin and Septeto Charambó. The series is every other Wednesday starting July 2 to August 27 at the Marcus Center's Peck Pavilion. -
After years of litigation following the Dobbs decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court justices, with their liberal majority, ruled that the state's 176-year-old law does not ban abortion in the state.
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