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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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. -
Sam Woods/WUWMWUWM is exploring how the economy is impacting Wisconsinites with different financial concerns. We visit a dairy farmer who sells pumpkins to supplement his business.
About $320,000 of WUWM’s annual operating budget came from the CPB.
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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. -
Dewey Schanandore is one of thousands of Indigenous people who attended a residential school in the United States. He shares his story and how he has overcome its lasting challenges.
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Milwaukee and the surrounding areas was devastated by massive rainstorms last weekend that flooded basements and washed out roads. Here is how to help those impacted. -
MPS educator Dannette Justus is the founder of youth literacy program, JustUs and Books. This month, she's joining us to recommend books for fighting "summer slide." -
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers declared a state of emergency after what’s been called a 1,000-year flood in southeastern Wisconsin. The storms quickly overwhelmed water systems, leading to severe flooding across the Milwaukee area. And with help hard to find, a few community organizers sprung to action draining basements and clearing property. -
Jessica Young and her family are one of hundreds of families still facing challenges after an unprecedented storm hit southeastern Wisconsin. -
Lake Effect’s Xcaret Nuñez spoke with fairgoers at this year's Wisconsin State Fair and produced this audio postcard.
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