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How to do a Wisconsin cheese festival Right? Have a cheesemonger — essentially a cheese expert — lead the way in introducing, pairing and eating cheese in America's dairyland.
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vchalup/Stock AdobeOver 800 people have removed themselves from the Wisconsin organ donor registry this year. A transplant surgeon and the president of organ donation at Versiti Wisconsin weigh in. -
Mark SavageWUWM's auto review columnist Mark Savage reviews the 2025 Mazda CX-5.
About $320,000 of WUWM’s annual operating budget came from the CPB.
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted into Wisconsin this summer, triggering multiple air quality advisories and raising health concerns statewide. -
Bad Bunny wanted to share the history of Puerto Rico on his latest album. So his team made a call to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. That’s where a professor was ready to share the island’s history of colonization and radical politics. -
As SNAP cuts and grocery closures worsen Milwaukee’s food insecurity, Nourish MKE expands services and builds coalitions to fight hunger and offer hope. -
Amid immigration fears, Milwaukee’s Latine leaders are creating spaces of hope, resilience and culture through art, community, coffee and connection.
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Wisconsin is the third best state for cycling, behind only New York and Alaska, according to People For Bikes' City Rankings report. The report shows that Milwaukee's bike accessibility has increased by over 50% since 2018. -
A hotly-debated reroute of a portion of a gas and oil line in northern Wisconsin is seeing its day in court. -
A Milwaukee-based security company is working to increase access to firearms education in the Black community. -
Wisconsin's minimum wage is currently at $7.25 per hour, the federal minimum. A coalition of labor and progressive groups are campaigning for a boost to $20 per hour. -
What do we need to know about a presidential disaster declaration? Why Trump's National Guard troop-ire may not hit Milwaukee, and more on this week's Capitol Notes.
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