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Students at the Medical College of Wisconsin host an outdoor health clinic during the coronavirus pandemic in 2021. Now, there's another outbreak in the state for which a vaccine already exists.

What to know about Wisconsin's measles outbreak and how to protect yourself

As of Sept. 2, there were 110 confirmed cases in Wisconsin. All but one of those sickened are unvaccinated.

MMSD serves 29 communities in metro Milwaukee.

A year after Milwaukee’s historic floods, officials are trying to prepare for the next big storm

A regional flood mitigation task force is working on long-term solutions to better protect the Milwaukee area from the next major storm.

Antonio Butts with Walnut Way Conservations Corps. It along with The Wisconsin Ecojustice Base Builders

Residents say We Energies proposed rate hike too much to bear

Milwaukee residents are urging the Public Service Commission to deny We Energies' proposed residential rate hike. The utility says the increase is necessary to improve reliability and infrastructure.

Gov. Tony Evers attends the first day of school on Sept. 1, 2026 at Pulaski High School in Milwaukee.

MPS cancels second day of school due to heat

MPS cancelled school on Wednesday, Sept. 2 — the second day of the school year. Most buildings do not have central air conditioning.

Food Justice Director of Tikkun Ha Ir Amanda McVann hands an empty carton to fill with vegetables to farmer Jenny Yang at the Fondy Farmers' Market.

Milwaukee's Veggie Chop Shop uses farmers' excess produce to feed those in need

A program in Milwaukee gathers excess produce from local farmers' markets, enlists volunteers to chop it up, cooks it into vegetarian meals and delivers them to places like homeless shelters.

Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Brenda Cassellius discusses the upcoming school year on Aug. 27, 2026 at Frances Starms Discovery Learning Center in Milwaukee. The school received millions of dollars in updates over the summer.

MPS goes back to school Tuesday. Here's the latest on teacher vacancies, new school projects

Milwaukee's first day of school is September 1, 2026. What to know about MPS teacher openings and new renovation projects on the north side.

After their art classroom flooded, Riverside University High School art teacher Paige Bauske and her students painted this mural to bring color and new life back into the space. Many of the art materials were lost in the August 2025 floods.

'We can make something new': One Milwaukee teacher's yearlong recovery from 2025 floods

How do teachers in Milwaukee recover from 2025 floods that destroyed their classrooms? Inside one class at Riverside High School and how the students and teachers moved on.

'We can make something new': One Milwaukee teacher's yearlong recovery from 2025 floods

How do teachers in Milwaukee recover from 2025 floods that destroyed their classrooms? Inside one class at Riverside High School and how the students and teachers moved on.

Flood victims share stories in groups during a two-day strategy blitz at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society.

Community organizer reflects on activist efforts one year after historic flooding

Community organizers are bringing together Milwaukeeans affected by flooding to learn what changes they want to see before another historic storm hits.

The sycamore tree where Barb Agnew first spotted monarch butterflies and led to years of stewardship.

Local volunteers celebrate restoration of monarch butterfly habitat in Wauwatosa

“Passionate” doesn’t even come close to describing one Milwaukee resident’s commitment to conserving habitat for monarch butterflies. We visit the Monarch Trail to learn about its nearly 20-year evolution.