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Maayan Silver/WUWMMMSD manages the wastewater and flood prevention for 29 Milwaukee communities. The system is being maxed out from a week of storms and flooding. -
Wisconsin Women's Well-Being Index, A Narrative/Wisconsin Women's Fund AllianceWe explore findings from the Women's Fund of Greater Milwaukee's Women's Well-Being Index. It compiled data to show how women are faring in areas such as education, economic security, health & safety and housing.
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Milwaukee police have banned the use of facial recognition technology for now, following a heated Fire and Police Commission meeting. A tech policy shares what the public should know. -
Much of southern Wisconsin is under an extreme cold watch Jan. 22-24. Here are Milwaukee-area resources to help you stay safe during bitter cold. -
Milwaukee's health department released its community report identifying five major areas putting Milwaukee residents at higher risk. -
Chicago-based NuMat is the first company to successfully commercialize Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), one gram of which has the surface area of a football field. -
Graham Colditz is an internationally known breast cancer prediction expert. Joy Jiang is a biostatistician. Together they created Prognosia’s cutting edge software. -
The Wisconsin DNR is providing bottled water to more than 1,700 households because of PFAS contamination in their drinking water. One impacted community, the Town of Campbell, has come up with its own solution. -
ABCD is a local org that offers support for breast cancer patients, connecting mentors with similar life experiences and diagnoses. -
A recent American Medical Association study found that physicians on average suffer from depression, anxiety and PTSD at higher rates than the general population. -
When a baby is born, there’s the option of a birth doula. Now, more people are seeking death doulas to help them prepare for the end of life with clarity and support. -
Since 1958, a federal program has controlled the invasive sea lamprey population in the Great Lakes. It's been under threat this year by budget cuts from the Trump administration.
