Madonna High School yearbook
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Courtesy Kathy McEwen
An all-girls Catholic High School opened on Milwaukee's northwest side in 1965. Six years later, it shut down. What happened?
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Courtesy of American Printing House for the Blind and Nerissa SparkmanLouisville-based GoodMaps, hatched at the American Printing House for the Blind, provides turn-by-turn directions in train stations, airports and other indoor spaces. -
Archives & Special Collections/Milwaukee Public LibraryMPL's Archives & Special Collections department is home to a wide range of primary documents that highlight the spooky side of Milwaukee history.
About $320,000 of WUWM’s annual operating budget came from the CPB.
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Dr. Jim Conway gives an overview of vaccine availability in Wisconsin as we head into the flu season. -
Yemeni coffee houses are popping up all over the Milwaukee area. WUWM drinks its way through some of them. Up next: Al Wadi Coffee House. -
Groundwork Collaborative's Lindsay Owens says the impact of the cancelled health care subsidies may be even worse in Wisconsin than in other parts of the country. -
Can you find a coffee shop in Milwaukee that’s livelier than a dance club? If you’re visiting Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. in Greenfield, Wisconsin, anytime after 8 p.m. on a Friday or Saturday night, the answer is yes.
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A Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade ICE will stand trial in December after she declined to appeal a ruling rejecting her attempt to dismiss the case. -
Japanese stiltgrass is a non-native annual grass that's newer to Wisconsin, but has been detected in the eastern and southern U.S., including Illinois, for several years. -
George Kolintzas Jr. has been relying on veterans' benefits to stay afloat as he starts a new job and a new school year. Here's what he has to say about the current economy. -
Milwaukee Public Schools spent the summer cleaning lead paint, asbestos and now, dealing with a chemical spill. That didn't dampen the mood outside Browning Elementary Tuesday morning. -
Five Pick 'n Save grocery stores have closed in the Milwaukee-area. One of those closures leaves a predominantly Black neighborhood without a convenient fresh food source.
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