Lake Effect Spotlight

Less than two months ago, both the Milwaukee Police and Milwaukee County Sheriff were either using or exploring facial recognition technology to help with investigations. WUWM traces how community pushback led to both departments halting use of FRT.

As outside investors buy up Milwaukee’s housing supply and turn it into rentals, one nonprofit uses a comprehensive approach to steadily combat that.

Public commemorations to Latino civil rights leader Cesar Chavez are coming down nationwide amid sexual abuse allegations against him.

Susan Fete co-founded Renaissance Theaterworks in 1993. She will retire this spring after directing a production of "Barefoot in the Park," which runs through April 12.

Milwaukee is fortunate to have many historic movie theaters still in operation, but the city was once home to many lavish movie palaces fitted with lavish decor and seats for thousands of movie goers.

Samer Ghani's "Memories of a Street Cat” comes out March 25, with a free release party at Cactus Club and music from five local acts.

WUWM speaks with Sharol Britton, a Milwaukee resident on SSI who's been sheltering this winter in her van.

The Lange family has been crafting millwork for decades in the Thurston Woods neighborhood. Now its offspring LUSH (Lange Urban Sustainable Homes) hopes to be part of the solution to Milwaukee's housing challenges.

A WUWM listener asked why colleges in Milwaukee don't offer African languages as foreign languages. Marquette and UWM only offer Arabic.

Milwaukee Survivor fans got together for a watch party, where they had the chance to meet some of the show’s players, including one who returned for Season 50.